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Interestingly that's one advantage I hadnt considered. Id thought about the ease of rescue point, but had not thought about its advantages with regards isolating a crotch in a thick canopy. something that seems to take far too long when setting my cambium saver

thanks Steve, that was pretty much what I thought he meand and what had crossed my mind almost straight away

fair comment I guess lol I can see why in a big company they would do it. multiple crews all over the place, making it hard to keep tabs on equipment, who's using it, how theyre using it. In a small crew where the boss is there the whole time, he's more likely to notice and stop it happening. that was my thinking anyways

stops them abusing the saws and encourages good practice and maintenance i suppose. not an entirely bad idea for a big company IMO. I couldnt see it working with most smaller outfits

oh you do love to confuse me dont ya could you elaborate on 'less is definitely more in the long run'? I think I understand what you're getting at but im feeling a bit dense

If youve got a tree climber's companion handy Peter, Page 50 that's where I learnt it from anyway. pretty much describes exactly what you described to use instead of an ART system. Since that book was my only way of learning these things for a long long time, that's where a lot of my terminology comes directly from

do you mean just an adjustable false crotch using a pulley? choked off around the base of the trunk? if so, it puts into the realms of multiplying forces doesnt it? not that that necessarily matters

everything so far taken on board. Chris, Yes i think a day on the job with both will have to be done. It'll give me half a chance of seeing what theyre like to work with, although there are multiple crews from company A. HighScale, maybe!! B works weekends and A doesnt. I know this because B was doing a tree at my mate's this morning when i got the call Steve, Yeah the list of quals that the employees at A have is pretty darned exhaustive. Not that ive broached the topic with him but it certainly suggests they put money into training. yes on the job is better in many respects, but its those magic CS and UA numbers that are the keys to the doors. I can certainly appreciate that! B, Im not sure having not met the guy yet, but what i get the impression of, is that He stopped grounds maintenance work a number of years ago and set up doing tree work. company A is about 10 years old, B is by the sounds of things considerably younger. I think part of me is a little enamoured at the fact B has already commented to my mate that he can have me in the canopy a lot, whereas on a CS38 at A, I may only get aloft if they do aerial rescue drills. I dont think I'm going to get a whole lot further before ive had time to go home and meet both gents and test the water

what's the difference between the ecrin roc and the vertex vent then apart from different vent arrangement? is the ecrin even up to specs for commercial use?

found a nice serviceable britax 24/12v beacon on the side of the road last summer. had fallen off someone elses tractor so i jumped off mine and taxed it. works brilliantly. id love a lathe. heres hoping to finding one in similar circumstances!

argh! sorry mate, the guardian of the wallet has just forbidden me from buying any more things to fix up. list so far stands at suzuki crosser astra van heap of defender bits to make 100inch truck cab 2 welders 2 mowers 019t 036 think she's got a point back up for grabs again guys!!

ok mate, if you could PM me at your leisure with a rough weight and size of the box I'll see what I can sort out

Ed, would you send via courier at my cost? dont really want to miss this opportunity but wales is a fair old trek quick Q. do any/all of them run?

im from lincolnshire not wales! no hang on... im not really helping myself here am I

right guys, Ive just finished my 3rd and final year of uni and now have 2 prospective employers inviting me to come and chat with them with a view to a long term career. both about the same distance from home. so travelling to and from work theres nothing in it. I like the area that employer A is in, and thought about looking for somewhere to live near there. less so with employer B. employer A is a larger company with at least a dosen guys. It has a lot of fairly large contracts and provides a whole lot of services. I contacted these guys and they seem eager to meet me. employer B is a one man operation who has an untrained labourer but has now need for expansion, needs a second climber and has got in touch with me via word of mouth. now, I can appreciate that there are pros and cons to both scenarios. I havent had a phone conversation with B but have with A and he was very encouraging and made it clear that he always has work for the right guys. with a larger company I can see myself perhaps feeling a bit like a lowly peon whereas employer B has expressed an interest in me working 'with' him rather than 'for' him. I suppose a large thing to enquire will be which is likely to invest in training the most for its employees. So far Ive put myself through everything and paid for all my gear with little yet to show for it. That is of no consequence as long as it doesnt continue to be the pattern by which my career progresses. I dont necessarily 'expect' things paid for me, but I would appreciate an employer who invests in his loyal workforce. what are the other fundamental things that I need to be asking them? A has contracts in site clearance, ROW work, commercial and domestic work and even some carving and craft work. B, im not sure yet all suggestions and insights gratefully recieved. Jim

problem i found when looking at the new tomtoms was you have to spend a bit more for the tomtom one, and it has slightly less features than the navman, and no SD card slot for adding maps/updates etc, only its onboard memory. good unit though. I really dont think theres anything in it but price

cant beat a bit of black sheep! reckon we should start another show then! roundhay park? Harewood?

I've just got the navman S30. had bad experience of the old navmans and good experience of the newer tomtoms but the new navman unit is brilliant quality and even better value! 100 quid in the shops, 85 from staples online fast satellite lock, every feature you need. able to update it with easy to use software and an sd card slot. fixed cameras of all different kinds. warns at 500yds audibly VERY clear voice nav. reads out the junction number you need, the number of the road to turn into on roundabouts etc. cant recommend it enough. comes with car charger, cradle, home charger, usb cable and leather case. very stylish compact unit. and yes i just wrote that not copied it from the net haha.

no that's no problem at all Moby. I'm pleased you did bring it up. I learnt something I didnt know, which makes it a good day. and i appreciate you bringing it up with a view to saving me any grief! Jim

Something Id be very interested in. Im big into bats and conservation in general. On that note though, a more in depth course may be more beneficial to myself, but I wouldnt let that rule yours out Jim

how cool is that!

haha this is my pip tricolour border collie, about 3y/o now and here she is with the new one, Mac, sable border collie with giant ears!

not used my samurai much yet but ive not had any problems with it bending either. im sure by the sounds of it it's only a matter of time but it was free with total arb so what the hey

yeah good point! and trees unlimited sell a 4m rope lanyard with a snaphook. oh well, im using karabiners on my 5m one anyway so no problem.

I think it's the snap hooks that are only supposed to be used on lengths up to 2m, not that our lanyards can only be 2m. 2m doesnt give much scope for tying into things