skyhuck
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Everything posted by skyhuck
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Absolutely!!! There seems to be nothing of that quality today, its all a bit superficial and shallow these days.
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Brilliant!!!!!!!!! Really enjoyed that
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What a great thread!!!!!!!! Nice one Matty and all those who have stepped up !!!! All of you lads involved will sit down to night with the kind of satisfaction the cannot be got from working for money!!!
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Yes, but those are almost all down to operator error, not equipment failure. I prefer to be in control of my own destiny, not hoping things won't go wrong.
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Please give one example of an accident where climbing gear failed?? You own your climbing gear, you know its history and inspect it and decide if your happy to use it. When you hire a MEWP, you are putting your life in the hands of the hirer, you know nothing of the machines history or how well maintained it is. Even machines that are well maintained and tested can have unseen decay or some other fault thats not detected when tested.
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Nonsense, I openly admit that MEWP's scare me, I feel its less dangerous to use the tree. The tree has been stud there for years, through wind and rain, a MEWP will be set up on the day of the job, realistically which is more likely to fail???
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Not sure if I can make it or not this year. Went last year for the first time and had a ball!! fantastic show, the climbing, axe throwing and "tug o war" were great fun!! I would encourage any who can to go, you'll have a really good time!!!
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Take the old one to a hydraulic hose supplier, they will probably make you one for a fraction of that price.
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I'd climb it if it was fairly stable on its current location. I would remove all the lower branches and then nibble away at the top, its surprising how often they will start to stand back up when you get some weight off.
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Im no fan of the EDL [they're far too liberal lol]
skyhuck replied to Lee Winger's topic in The Lounge
:congrats: Indeed, we are not getting the full story here. How many of us would be complaining when we read in a few months time that a violent woman with mental health issues has harmed or even killed her baby and the the authorities knew, but did nothing. -
Sadly there are far to many accidents within our industry, often leaving people badly injured or even dead, but I can't recall one where it was caused by the tree failing with the climber in it. I have read of a few accidents where MEWP's failed.
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No, because I'd have done it while you were waiting for the MEWP
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AH!!!!! so those trees aren't as big as we think, they just look big because your tiny!!!! Joking aside, excellent work, so glad you have those pic's to remember them by, jobs like that don't come up very often
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I'm pretty sure thats legal, so long as the trailer is empty. Many years ago when I go my first mog, I had a hitch on my timber trailer and pulled my chipper behind the trailer, never got stopped.
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Not if it had only been tied up after the storm and before any more wind.
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Personally I'd price it for a MEWP..........................but then climb it:sneaky2:
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Plus its the time factor, its not just that it take you longer than the likes of Alex Price, its that often you find parts need replacing that you did not anticipate, if its being done at Alex's place the parts are there, if its being done at home you have to go get the bits, it all takes time and time is money.
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Cool, I could do with a mate like that.
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Quads can be ag registered.
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Fitted????????
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No money needed?????? .
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Says it all really.
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:congrats: Well said Dean, for me shows are about seeing whats new, seeing who sells what and having a laugh with some mates
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I've taken the wife and 4 children there, its very good IMO
