madclimber
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Everything posted by madclimber
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I wear Kong climbing gloves, godd protection and grip when climbing, also has thumb and for finger open so you can easily do knots etc, i think mine were about £20.00
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Been reading this and it is common with climbers, i get the pins and needles and numbness in both my arms and hands, more so my right, sometimes it wakes me up at night and it is frustrating when you need to go to the toilet
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They took some cool picks their, i agree its nice to be appreciated
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I do sometimes but not all the time
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And me
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Lanyard, spare saftey strops which i now use for cutting small limbs and letting them hang, saves rope work, first aid pouch
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Im in too
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Going by the bark id say thyat its a black walnut mate
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I agree, my groundsman is the dogs, He knows how a tree should look when thinning or reducing as acts as another set of eyes.
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Most of the day was covered by call outs :post:Had one where a Limb had snapped off a london plane and killed a dog in the park. Dog was still under the limb when we got their
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Nice one
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I totally agree, first and formost think of your own safety, weve all been there. No good trying to be a hero and having an accident. good call mate. tomorrow is another day. Like Nutty said we do the same to our trainees, if your not happy come out of the tree.
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Have you tried Complete Tree Care, they are an agencey specialising in arborists / tree surgeons. theirs loads of jobs, uk and abroad. http://www.completetreecare.co.uk
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When it comes to birds nesting if i see any nests prior to work being carried out i tend to do a recce first. If the nest are vacant then ill carry on working but if they are occupied then i tend to leave the trees till the birds have flown. Sooner safe than sorry
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Cool link, ill be joining
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Cool specs dude
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reduced 3 large Robinias, damn thorns and a large pollard. :
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Oh well peeps this is me sitting in a london plane just before i started to pollard it
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Must admit i often start from the top on unstable trees to decrease the body weight. As for rigging again i only do if necessary.
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Great article, good to get recognition
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Ive just signed up to do the Arb Diploma online with HCC, anyone else done this course
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Had a cool day, did quite a few large pollards on sime Planes and then had a call out to tend to a large limb from a yew coming down and killing a fox...
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I agree with stevebullman, im taking the same route, just paid to get an ad set in the Thomson local
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Yeah id agree, i love it especially the climbing side of it. I dont mind doing ground work but i soon get itchy feet
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Was in the army for about 7 years, came out and tried a few jobs, Got a job in a garden centre and did my RHS, then went on to do the ND soft landscape and design It was their that i saw aload of bods climbing trees and using chainsaws and i thought yeah ill have some of that and have been doing it ever since
