bob

some cankers but not excesively so had all the classic signs of phytopthera

i am not in the photo

sorry about thephotos tried turning them but arbtalk would not accept them then we were on site within 40 mins of happening climbed lowered chipped 20 mins it was a private tree so all we did was remove the snapped limb we are struggling with the chestnuts since christmas have done 12

3 days a week

nice one was that grcs or portawrap you seem to tie your half hitch a long way above your gob which puts more slack and shock into the rope than i do thats not criticism just a point nice choice of saws

should have stopped at home playing tin can alley and would still have set this thread running

sorry forgot the photo

new years eve

not sure if you will make out the skid marks just before we got there an oldish lady had crashed into this as you can see it was on a straight uphill and her skid was 15 ft long her opening statement was good job i was going slow

maybe should have put under stowing your gear but shows same thing in the end

thanks for sharing that but its more than my imagination can cope with

steve hope your next holiday photos are not the cause of world war 3 as it already looks like your responsible for world war 2.5

i have an nptc tie pin does that count for owt

we have an old washing machine and we have a rope scrubber cleaner thingy ours is a coiled shape and works really well idealy even on anti vandal paint you hang them just below outside tap and then with a bit of water on just pull rope through ropes can be very bad for washing machines as they are very heavy and end up in one side and it throws it out of balance wife blamed me for killing ours

surely you are scottish

if that is what you think why are you insured with NO qualifications and nptc do not do refresher anything lantra do

in that case im getting a licence too count me in can i supply the bullets please

where have you got this re doing every 5 years total ollocks h&s recomend an update every 5 years but that can take many forms most of stuff on that list is same for all my 8 colleages

we have some only protected at the bottom ours came from charterhouse richmond about 5 years ago no good for fishing bright orange

aw shucks what a start for the new year did not win vid comp or this one must be saving for the raffle prizes for my good luck to start cheers al

so have i like i said not updated in 4 years

no comment

this was my qualifications up to 2003 will update soon Abrasives and Grinding Wheel Chainsaw Safety and Maintenance Chainsaw Operation Basic Chainsaw Techniques Advanced Tree Climbing Advanced Tree Climbing and Rescue HIAB Maintenance and Operation Tree Climbing Procedures and Safety Updates Aerial Rescue Safe Working and Tree Pruning from Hydraulic Platforms Tree Pruning from a Hydraulic Platform CS 30 Maintain the Chain Saw Operation of Vehicle Winch CS 31 Fell Small Trees Stump Grinder CS 32 Fell Medium Trees Operation of Woodchippers CS 33 Fell Large Trees CS 34 Clear Individual Windblown Trees CS 36 Cross Cut and Stack Produce CS 37 Breakdown Medium Sized Broadleaf Crowns CS 39 Operate the Saw from a Rope and Harness CS 40 Carry out Pruning Operations CS 41 Carry out Dismantling Operations Personal Protective Equipment Regs and Equipment inspection Driver Improvement Certificate MEWPS Niftylift 120 Operation Of Lorry Loaders HIAB Hitching and Unhitching Trailers Certificate of Competence in Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment Electrical Hazard Awareness Computer awareness C.A.T and Genny + Locator Certificate of Competence in the use of Pesticides Advanced Tree Climbing Techniques and Equipment update Arboricultural Dismantling Techniques and Equipment update First Aid at Work level 1 Certificate for IT users CLAIT Entry Level in Image Editing Level 1 in Image Editing Level 1 Rope Access Technician

i give in

independant assessors are much more imparcial and thats why thy changed it too many people went on crap courses and the trainer passed them standards are much higher these days