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Everything posted by bob
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only thing them spikes good for would be removing all the dog poo from site
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legally i dont think you can use them on a trailor as the hopper height is affected but then again if you take it off and use it on uneven ground you will do the same but would be harder to explain to a h&s guy if some thing went wrong all that said i,ve been there and chipped on trailers
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have a flick through this all justification shown by nptc instructors and assessors http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/pdf/wahreport.pdf
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i,ve been after one of them caravan movers to put on my chipper but they seem a bit dear at £1000 and have been trying to get inspired to plumb up some hydraulic motors instead any thoughts boys and girls
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we were using the gripplers for tensioning wires which is not the cheapest wut better than just braying stakes in till tight enough
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please dont abuse me over this we are supposed to all work to the working at heights regs which states you should climb on a double rope system you should only climb on a single system if you have justified it in a generic risk assessment then its ok which is what we have done:wave::wave::wave::wave:
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difficult to get them tight without cutting into roots with either wood or wire and damaged a few roots and found if wet ground the root balls came a bit wobbly and wood get in way of irrigation system as do pegs for wire stakes often deter vandals and protect tree from knobhead grass cutters all down to area i think
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be wary of putting land rover grabby tyres on pickups they do not work as well as i thought one wheel grabs and the other just spins and no traction at least on pickup tyres both spin and you go forward if you put chunkys on you get stuck straight away that is why pickup tyres are designed more like slicks after pspending money on nato tyres i had to go back to pickup tyres
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i prefere stakes have had problems with root ball fastening and have usually gone for stakes
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i would not have the carbon fibre ones as i think they would get damaged in my kit bag i went for ali ones
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good effort keep them coming
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a bit springy for a crash mat would be good fun ringing down a tree on to one
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speed is always a funny one its more about effeciency and depends on staff levels drag distance and chipper capabilities if i am dismantling next to 11inch chipper with 3 groundsmen i will work harder to keep them occupied where as 20metre drag to a 6 inch with 1 groundsman nice steady pace generally we process up the tree as groundies should be chipping brash not processing i am the fastest climber at work but you will never see me rushing its all down to planning and positioning! p.s if speed is how fast you can put the tree on the floor so that groundies are burried and take longer to chip up imho thats piss poor its about effecient working from one tea breakj to the next
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i still run 3 254xpg,s and have several under the bench
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1st leave it alone 2nd light thin remedial 3rd fell
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if the courses are that easy why not save up and do them insurance is important why not save up and get some the lads i work with are all qualified min experience 4years full time and are all good climbers in a 15 mile radius i know 95% of all tree lads but can only name 5 good climbers and tons of crap
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how low would you go for a 2 man 8hr job???????????
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am really intereted in what you class as a low rate for a 2 man team with truck and chipper insured and qualified and working within legislation because if your too cheap you will never be the above my moto is a fair days pay for a fair days work and i never chip on price or undercut and i am kept busy :wave::wave::wave::wave:
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impressive stuff steve many thanks for all the work it must have taken to organise and all for a good cause am saving up could do with at least 1 prize as the wife never buys me owt honest once again thanks for all the work
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totally agree and lets be honest good climbers arnt cheap crap climbers that think they are good may be cheap but usually break stuff or take longer:cussing::cussing:
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if you give me all your kit every other year i will do your inspections free gratis
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how thorough do we all check our own kit being totally honest if you had to check my kit and sign to say so you would be more thorough than doing your own and be honest if you were sending your kit to be inspected would you clean sevice or re tie or even remove the od bit of kit if your kit is well presented all marked up listed on check lists its not that expensive to have it inspected
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we went down the loler route when it came in and i think we are safer and better equiped when i first started i got an old troll manchester approx 12 yrs old with 3 previos users names in permanent marker and a bunch of screwgates that had been around for ever no one ever checked there kit or thought about replacement dates i personally would like the industry to tighten up how many of you actually check and record every week
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if words were yards he would have done a marathon
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pete should know
