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Ha! Think about it numbnuts! stash it for what?...lets say 10 secs. Thats really gonna hurt, lol! Tough guy indeed! ho ho Anyway, since when did you go all ergonomically correct on us? Bet Jerry B would'nt have a problem with stashing on his harness between cuts.

LOL! it sits on top of the section you subnut! Ha ha ha

Loads of good points being brought up in this discussion. I've worked for companies who do the training/signing thing and its not enough to just get the groundies to sign a piece of paper to cover your arse if the sh*t hits the fan. You have to have continual assessment of their abilities. Making a groundperson understand the importance of their job is paramount. They have to realise that they are an integral part of the whole operation. Maybe the problems start when they are made to feel less important than the climber. Good climbers have a habit of being very confident people who can at times come across as arrogant or overbearing. The main issue I have with MB's list is the authoritarian tone, 'do this or else' mentality. The list starts with a very condescending tone and continues with it till the end. If I was decent hardworking person given that list I'd be thinking 'this guy must think I'm a chump' It's not a good way to start a friendly working relationship with a new member of staff.

Ok, just don't be hard on people who are not as smart or hardworking as you, they were born or brought up that way its not their fault.

Reg, the first tree is a very dead Elm. Job was a couple of months back. I'd like to buy a GRCS soon for lifting sections of stem off and lowering them. Very good for multi-stem trees.

I don't have any hard and fast rules on getting a stem down, loads of different ways.... Sometimes I snap cut and hand held sections - throw into landing area. Sometimes lower with rigging gear if there is no other option. Sometimes slice cut right through. Sometime get groundies to pull sections off. I'd use a Blockdriver if I had one.

As I only used the Sawpod for one day I can't comment on its durability, but I reckon it should be fine if you don't throw it in the back of truck after use. I'm looking forward to trying the Sawpod on a large pruning job, which I suspect is the best use for it. I'll be using it climbing all the time now. Sometimes its the little things that makes your life as climber that bit easier, the Sawpod is definetly one little thing that makes working in the tree that bit easier. SawPod = Cool

I never thought of that, just assumed it would'nt work, thanks Steve will try that next time.

This is where I used to keep my pruning saw, just under the main chainsaw attachment, so you can probably see why I like the Sawpod.

One thing I will have to get used to is the tendency for the trailing end of my lines catching behind the saw handle, however this is just me being tad pedantic.

The biggest difference between the Sugoi leg attachment and the SawPod is that the Sawpod keeps the scabbard tight and close to the leg, fitting snugly to your calf area. The elastic even fitted round my spike Velcro straps, which are quite wide.

It was always within range for me to grab at various points throughout the removal. Even when my legs were straight.

Sawpod Review Tried a Sawpod the other day for the first time. A few years back I tried the Silky Sugoi leg attachment, it was very poor so I gave up on the idea of a legstrap. The Sawpod has convinced me that the legstrap set up is an excellent way of attachment. I used it during a removal with a Silky Natanoko 330.

That has a kind of fascist undertone to it. Bit like when Colin Bashford called some AA Approved Contractor's staff, 'crap' I've worked with poor groundies, who eventually turned out to be good. If you want a good groundsman look in the farming community, best groundsmen apart from excellent climbers I work with come from an argricultural background, hard work doesn't scare them and they have that natural empathy for practical hands on work.

Bullet points Mb....bullet points..... preferably with little black dots before each bullet point. Did you mention the groundsman has to be a qualified climber, able to climb the tree to rescue the climber if he got into difficulties? Because under UK law this is a must. Infringement of this rule may lead to prosecution with a possible jail sentence if found negligent therefore guilty.

No, but it was mildly amusing.

'Face the butt towards the drag path.' WTF!!! Who you talking to? 6 years olds? I've always thought that MBs list was way over the top, there is a lot of good stuff in there, but its like reading Tolstoy's 'War and Peace'!! you just can't wait for the feckin end.

That should apply to Alaskan Mills as well, they're lethal in the wrong hands.

Ms200Ts are too dangerous for inexperienced members of the public to be using....most sensible people realise this. The kind of untrained subnuts that buy powerful chainsaws will always exist, and are a reminder to the rest of us just how stupid humans can be. They are a great example to show your kids, 'Look son, see that man over there on the old shakey ladder with the chainsaw above his head, he's an idiot'........'oh, right...thanks for telling me that dad'

You guys don't know what your missing......

Big wood falling indeed......bet MB gave you props for that one Steve. Nice fell.

Thats what I call treework, feckin excellent Reg!

Highscale made it in 30 and his is the best so far IMO

VDuben, thats great...

For Climbing and Groundwork I charge £160 per day if they're friends of mine everyone else I charge £200. For that, you get a very skilled and efficient climber who is safety concious but can also get the job done on time and make you good money. If your a good climber then charge good money, if you can handle any size of tree then you deserve good money, don't sell yourself short. I know excellent climbers who are too afraid to ask for more....don't be afraid, be assertive.