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about 30 mins into teh job you realise the boss has under estimated the man power Jamie
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give each saw user their own saw, then you are noy correcting and covering up others mistakes jamie
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neat idea. we have used a tree over a path before with the mog winch on a ratchet to act as a cable yarder. Jamie
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what knots work best?
Jamie replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in Rigging and roping
Yep used it a few times. best to know thew old school tricks. also used a (steel) carabiner as well to reduce the friction Jamie -
what knots work best?
Jamie replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in Rigging and roping
clove hitch if i'm lowering a few small bits, i just rig em all one after the other. alpine butterfly, i'd like to use this mid line, unlike a bowline it can be loaded from any angle. i tie off my tail on my split tail with a overhand knot, fig 8s come out to easily, as its never loaded its not an issue Jamie -
Call me simple but i like lumbering jack. I don't like gear reviews that claim this is the best product ever. that and i'm not too keen on gear reviews that just list details. 2 articles that spring to mind from last year. I think it was in essential arb they had an article on rigging software and force calculators. I know its important to know the theory behind forces and rigging, but 4 pages on what accounted for an advert. the other was an artcle in FMJ on harvester heads (i know its hard to get excitied about harvester heads) and there was another 4 pages of tech spec and pretty uninteresting reading. If they want some new stuff reviewed i'd happily step up to the challenge, put my neck on the line. Jamie
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hate it, i reckon tehre should be a poll. love or hate. it may be good habitat in much the same way as a slowly rotting tree is in a park, but I would argue the extra weight on the tree isn't safe. I dont know of any studies to back up my thoughts however. I'd back any governement that launched an ivy removal program. Jamie
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but it say that you are a 'junior' member Jamie
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Onto my soap box quickly. The arb guy at our local shop doesnt like splices, Dont know why (he wasnt there to comment). Any climber who cant tie 3 basic knots (prussic, bowline and a figure 8) should be slapped. in reality they are all you need. fishermans etc come in one you 'progress' past a single hank of rope. by progress i mean actually start climbing. Jamie
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topping out another prune Jamie
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most trees i prune get a reduce to 4 inch prune witha 10% verticle coronet cut and most of teh time i dont tie in to top em out Jamie
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i got my current bag at tk maxx cost me a tenner and it has a big pocket my silky, gransfors brux, piece box and water bottle fits in, it also ahs two pockets on teh ends for stuff and a a strap Jamie
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ugly ugly knots... Jamie
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i'm want a new pair of running shoes, something nice and grippy. Jamie
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up here it aint that cold i just add another t shirt. normally i'm out in 2 t shirts and a fleece or if its windy or wet 2 t shirts and a waterproof jacket (unlined) my hands and feet get cold but my legs onl get cold when they get wet Jamie
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for wrist and fore arm strengthening try wrist curls the revers ones palms facing down are tough going. Steve indoor climbing is only boring depending on where you go. my local is huge and they change the routes everyso often that picture doenst show all the routes / walls but there is enough to challenge most
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on my cutting course i had the last 3 trees in my section of the woods, 2 scoties and a wee dead scotty in the middle. cut the wee one and pushed it out the way. tree went down without a top, puzzled me brielfy, then it hit me. floored me, lesson learnt. Jamie
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We drive them in with a splitting maul, can't mind the weight. i prefer steel wedges, not as aggressive a taper but they make such a nice noise. There aint nowt better than battling with a tree with wedges. Jamie
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to me a wire core is easier to flip and another last line of defence. keep everything outta the way and everything is fine fine fine. if you did clip the pole strop i'd hope you'd feel the chatter through the saw, sparks or the vibration through teh strop / harness. nice video Jamie
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all my cuts are as flush as, it saves doing them when the stick is down. jamie
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ok, accusations was the wrong word. funny how people can read between the lines. I've got this thing for stirring the **** sometimes Jamie
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after my old haix were knacked i stuck them in a vice and stuck an 020t through teh top, it took a wee while but it got there then. i knew it wouldn't get through the steel toe but i was interested to see what it did to the boot. JAmie
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I never said i was kidding and i never said i wasn't. I also never mentioned what kind of work i do. Funny how the accusations start flying about 99% of the trees is bless with my presence are left as a stump. The company i work for are known for removals and normally horrible ones at that. Jamie
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-find the shortest / most damaged CUTTER -file it back so that its sharp -sharpen ALL others to match (unless you like banana cuts:thumbsdown:) -make sure the gullet is correct shape, -towards the end of the chains life i normally hit the raised areas around the drive link and opposite tie strap. -dont let the file ride too high -dont give big saws to noobies to sharpen -dont let a noobie sharpen my saw (i hate having to resharpen it) -get rid of all guides and learn to do it by hand eye and feel -dont take the rakers down too much my personal favorite dont hit the ground Jamie
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1.75mm zing it, i spliced an eye in the end so i can girth hitch it easily onto the bag. i'll get a picture tomorrow if anyone wants. Jamie
