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  1. Rich Rule
    Genius
  2. Rich Rule
    Nice work jay. Looked a lovely day for it!
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    Macbook Pro. On my 3rd round of Apple Mac's now. As someone posted, check out the refurb store on Apples website. There is always student discount available as well. I am not sure though if you can get a discounted refurb machine and then apply the additional student discount. Give it a go, your daughter will love you once she gets used to the Mac. Not saying she doesn't love you now..
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    May have changed now but the last time I pulled a line out was about 8 years ago. It was only 160 to repair, at 200 to drop, I know which option I would be going for.
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    Good work mate and nice vid. Not sure myself on the backbone but thanks for taking the time to explain and show it to us in the work environment. Where was the job mate? Looked familiar but then most North Yorkshire villages look the same to me
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    The guy who made the original post is literally about 3 miles from FR Jones. Good prices and good service and lots of stock for repairs and stuff.
  7. Rich Rule
    I just tie an alpine butterfly above the running bowline. Connect to another rope via a crab, take a wrap right round another tree and cut the rope between the alpine butterfly and running bowline. KISS
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    No worries. I find it retrieves well in narrow ropes. When I have used it with tachyon you notice a bit of friction. It retrieves well even thought from force of habit it tend to descent and leave the tree on a similar route to the retrieval end.
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    No you wouldn't use a spacer for the pinto top tie. The alpine is in The loop where the where the spacer would be.
  10. Rich Rule
    nice jay. where was that? looked a tall one.
  11. Rich Rule
    Nice couple of clips there Reg. Sounds like overall it was an experience. Would you do it again?
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    Johnsons AKA Higham farm, Layhams Drive. Or The green waste centre in Bromley but the bus garage on the A21.
  13. Rich Rule
    Yr.no or look out the window.
  14. Rich Rule
    He is good mate. I am back up north for Xmas. Hopefully make it out your way. You still doing treework Kit?
  15. Rich Rule
    Good work Tom. Hey kit, how is life treating you?
  16. Rich Rule
    Good work mate, how did you find the x rings?
  17. Rich Rule
    Funny you should say that as Kev's years is about 10 metres from where Jay works.
  18. Rich Rule
    Got some gloves for you to try Mark. Think of them as a chrimbo pressie. I'll bring them down.
  19. Rich Rule
    I was under the impression drop crotching was used to reduce the whole crown. Cutting back to a growth point that is one third of the retaining branch.
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    Negative rigging - the post is referring to taking timber with the block below the cut piece. Snatching but letting it run.
  21. Rich Rule
    Give it a rest mate. It does get boring when the same comment comes out everytime. Most people don't know the specifics of each job but still make the same remark. I recently felled a giant Sequioa at about 3 foot of the floor. First comment was ... Bad back, blah blah! The reason for the high fell was to avoid it completely wiping out lower limbs on a mature oak as it was about a metre too close. Secondly when we were trying to cut it down ready to grind, there was so much crap in there we did in 2 chains of 48" from the 880 and screwed the chain on the smaller 36" bar. Probably 200 quids worth. In hindsight I really wished I had felled it close to the floor first thing!
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    Go easy on the knee mate. I feel your pain. I did mine in 1997 whilst I was working in the States. I didn't have medical insurance so hobbled about and got on with it until I got back to the UK. Was a bitch for about 18months until I finally had an op in 1999. Touch wood, not had any problems with it since. Still have managed plenty of snowboarding and Thai boxing in the last 15 years since the op. One thing I did get though was a knee brace specific to that form of injury. It is called CTi the Edge and was endorsed by the US Olympic ski team. Not cheap mind but it meant I didn't have to put my life on hold till I eventually had the op. CTi knee braces: Options and Accessories Good luck.
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    Hi David, Helmet comms would have been great or even just two cups and a bit of string. With the sound of the traffic, chipper and crane it is hard to communicate. We started having a banksman but as the crane op could see both of us in the tree we sacked that idea and just used hand signals direct to the operator.
  24. Rich Rule
    Nice one. I usually have a small throwbag on a tool bina and clip it into the spliced eye instead of throwing just the rope when I advance up the tree.
  25. Rich Rule
    Nice one Tim. Was that you up the tree?

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