Craig Johnson

2 hours ago, Jake Andrews said:

 

Tell me more

In all seriousness. Was two rope working one of your considerations when you were designing your harness?

 

Yes but not as a mandatory requirement. Fail to Safe, built in redundancy and the wider choice of options. I don't use two lines alot  but the two bridges add a lot of stability when branch walking, as the two rings are usually apart etc. It's also nice to have that option as the work plan often changes once you are up in the tree.

44 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

Presumably all of the harnesses with a single bridge will be deemed inadequate for tree work now too?

 

good job there's some designed with two or three independent bridges then? 

15 hours ago, MattyF said:

So am I getting this right they are going to ban knots ? Would this count for friction hitches too ?

yep. are you competent to tie that knot? has that knot been tested to work with the rope and hitch cord combination you are using? AND do the rope manufactures approve that whole set-up?

yes there is the turtle burger CE climb, but 'they' have moved the goal posts and its impossible for any one else to do!

14 hours ago, Jake Andrews said:

Yeh i was being sarcastic with my comment. Their system makes a lot of sense to me but will never happen in our industry. If a level 3 had to go up a tree to inspect a L1's knots and anchor then he might as well do the job himself.

so the biggest problem is lack of training and inexperience?

On 07/09/2019 at 16:29, Steve Bullman said:

Will also make climbing competitions even more boring to watch, or will they be exempt?

its a sport

just the thin edge of the wedge, knots will be band as each component in every system will have to be compatible ☕

knotty sycamore

we use wooden potato boxes, can be picked up for £15, and have a covered porch by the back /side door where they fit. i trim the box's down a little so you can reach the back. change the box's in ten minutes if the tractors battery's not flat

a friend has a massive one, size of two filing cabinets, looked great worked well until the stone cracked  

bind the cord with electrical tape before you cut it, cut in the middle of the tape and dont forget to mark it up for your LOLER records ( use white tape and number with a sharpie)

2 hours ago, Brocky said:

For a handicap, the better the climber, the more ropes they have to use.

could be, but the idea been if its a sport its not work so you could use no ropes and free solo it ??

7 hours ago, Island Lescure said:

 

Anyone have experience with clayey soil?

 

yes, very slow if dry. pre soaking the night before helps

On 05/09/2019 at 08:23, Jcarbor said:

Hot!

like the doors of hell, what are you heating an outside olympic pool, it most be a full time job feeding that many logs a day.

autumn and spring run the wood aga for 2-4 hours cook tea and charge the UFH, in the winter may be up to 12hrs but dont keep it in all night. use about 15m3 a year

1 hour ago, Tom D said:

The issue of friction with 2DDRT systems in a dense canopy is not to be underestimated. You could easily find yourself stuck if you had an injury. Plus if the rescuer has to bag in and tie in twice the time it takes to reach a casualty could be excessive. Which then raises the spectre of pre-installing TWO rescue lines. So now there are 4 lines in the tree plus a rigging line if required!

if you had a preinstalled access line and backup, it would be 6 lines, all requiring different anchor points, plus lanyards and H2H connectors, i think that there is upto 14 connection points/carabiners, 

update,  i called the TO after getting little scene from the admin assistant. glitch on their system, but the application is ok and i have the receipt from the Planning Portal so they except the dates and that 6 weeks has passed. crack on. result

and thanks for the feedback guys

3 hours ago, billpierce said:

I'd be interested to know what the rest of europe do about this if its an eu directive that has pushed toward 2 rope?

very very little.  italy is the only place that you need a second line, but only when accessing the tree ssrt

what Timon said, plus no one will mind if you have a little wobble or you voice cracks, eyes leak or anything like that, I did when i gave my best mates eulogy, i shows emotion and compassion.

don't over think it 

How do i stand, submitted a CA on the planning Portal and received a conformation that it had been sent to the council, checked the council website as they are now out of time, before we start work(light pruning) and its not there? crack on or ring the tree officer?   

15 minutes ago, Mark J said:

I can't see many firms paying level 3 IRATA wages for a decent climber.

does window cleaning pay well?

2 minutes ago, Mike Hill said:

But both bridges are attached to the same web on a harness,thus introducing a single redundancy. 

 

We need two harnesses. 

 

but there only attached to one body, so single redundancy again 

And of course to follow it to its logical conclusion you need two bridges and two independant tie in points. 

23 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Isn’t that what we do anyway? Prize money being the price of the job?

if its prize money for a sport, we wouldn't have to use two anchor point etc as we are not at work ?

just thinking aloud, a new sport of tree climbing for prize money.(nothing to do with work) there will be several divisions/leagues, removals pruning etc, with a handy cap system dependant on number in the team and size of chipper etc, this sport involves climbing trees however you want, to do the tasks depending in which league you are playing, to collect as much prize money in the shortest time. league positions will be worked out after handy cap taken (may be like golf as its a sport)

i think it will take some time to work out but from tomorrow, full on training for this exciting new sport  

if anchor point failure is the problem throwing another rope at it wont help. most trees only have(when removing) one TIP and the second one, below your feet?,miles over the other side? and when your blocking down a stem?

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