treedave
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Yet another pit fall for the DIY master / have a go hero. All to serious when someone damages themselves and it's another accident statistic that fuels another issue for the competent / professional user.
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Camanito Del Ray - the most dangerous path in the world
treedave replied to Mr Ed's topic in Video forum
Via ferrata can be scary!, not just the drop etc, it's when the pm thunderstorms kick in and you realise you're strapped a lightening conductor that goes right to the top! -
I sometimes get pain on the outside of my knees, but this tells me that they aren't in the right place ie moved and probably too loose. I'm on Klein's till they wear out and then it's velcro and unobtanium (the lightest metal not yet known to man!) all the way!
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Deerman - Looked at this myself the other year and had the same problems, couldn't even qualify for the green rebate due to the old building I'm in. Went for a 15kw back boiler linked into the existing old oil burner via neutraliser system. This means that 2/3 of hot water and heating is from free wood, but I have the benefit of someone at home most of the time. Not the answer your after but it all came in at 2K fitted and running, so it will take 2 years to pay for itself (at present prices!) and the rest is gravy! If you don't want to go that route the APF was awash with log/dust/pellet burners, so if you can wait that long it's a good source of info / products. Have you been here? http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk FAQs search: biomass, is worth it Hope it helps:icon14:
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Fav's are - Big oaks except turkeys, Noble firs (in the right place) Liquidamber for colour and any unusual trees.
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This site might be worth a look, even if you can't practice them. I'm with Big A on getting the basics down pat, then you can learn the tricks and tweaks later. If you need any smaller diameter cord let me know and I'll see what I've got that you can have (you seem to be sorted for main line bits). http://www.animatedknots.com
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Braces on ground days, belts if I'm up a tree any time during the day. No problems with joggers nipple here, but I have my braces on the outside. Strategic plasters can help with JN, if your suffering:wave:
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Cheers guys, looks like they are good enough for a short clip for the 200. Not sure about taking the gate out (reducing the strength etc) but if that's your taste, then go for it. If they don't play with bigger saws I'll dig out some old snap gates and see how they go, thanks again for the opinions
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Have only seen the one (smaller?) rated to 5kg, any details on the 15kg version? I know black diamond do a version, but no rating on the website.
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My Health and safety manager at work has a pair of mitts and swears by them, but then his idea of safe lone working when felling in 120 acres of woodland is that I call him on my mobile if there's a problem! I prefer company with a 2nd saw, 1st aid kit and some coffee!
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Anyone used / using these?. Thought they might be good as a point to shorten the 200t to or temp clip for rigging slings etc. or what do you think?
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Have had a Butterfly from the start and moved on to Mk 2, but it's coming to an end now, so will sitting and swinging in/on various at this years shows.
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:dito: My thoughts are with you and yours cernearb.
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My mates iphone lives in a cover (otterbox? don't know) has had it since they came out and no probs yet (chainsaw work, adventure work with groups, climbing waterfalls, canoeing etc) and he's less than gentle on his kit. charlie - sounds like your piece is way more than a phone with web access, more like a PDA that calls for your tea on the way home:icon14: Doesn't the gprs cost an arm and leg for data transfer? Beaver - £50 a month was a guesstimate / vague memory, £35 may be right for my mate as well, does it depend on your package?
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a mate of mine has an Iphone, seems good to me, does all his email, calls and work diary on it. No stylus to lose and no keyboard to break, all you need is a bare finger and I frequently have one to hand. Only down I can see is the £50 a month, but at least it's all in.
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You call it Karma, I call it natural justice!, sounds like that guy was no loss to the gene pool!
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Cheers chris - was thinking of talking to my local farmers about taking my hardwood chip for base bedding in the winter byres, might try for improving gateways, or hedge bases.
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Slight diversion (I've got one of those foreign Isuzu things). Same issue, wet grass over wet clay on a slight side slope coming out of a wood, 2 1/2 hrs and a load of mess later we had got the 12 ft to safety. Went back with these on, a breeze. Three runs with a trailer for firewood and no problems
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Anna - hope the horse is on the mend, I feel for your vet bills:scared:it's bad enough with a 12st dog!. Busy trying to get the last round of treatment back via insurance, but they don't want to cough up!. On a different line, I've heard of farmers using chip as animal bedding - can you shed any light on this?
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belated for yesterday, hope you had a good day and here's to another 4 decades of fun:star:
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Ooops, misjudged that one then!:banghead:If it's that big then the results are even better than I thought!. That's about as big as I go, unless you want go to 48-56" double power head units. I got my ripping chain from a fleabay shop - alaskan mills search would find it, but thought it was expensive. If you are of a mind you could grind off some regular chain to the same format, easy enough to get the pattern from the link below http://www.granberg.com/ripping_chain.html It may even be worth getting a reel in from the states, by the usual routes?
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It's good to see that you're getting good results on the dougie with standard chain. I've just got a ripping chain for my mill and the difference it makes is noticeable, both in finish and speed of cut. I would recommend getting some if you're going to cut Oak and the like, or bigger widths. What's the dougie going to end up as? :wave:
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I've got a double cab at the moment (has to double up as the school bus on occasions!), but will be changing to a crew cab soon. Like the secure room for essential / expensive tools but better capacity for the chip etc. Personal fave at the moment will be a Nissan, with a tipper, if the money and pay load maths works out.
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Nice for the smooth stuff, but i'd prefer mine if it got a bit muddy. I only use it for towing the chipper, a bit under powered for hauling firewood.
