Rich Rule
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Eddie a skilled operator is a pleasure to watch as is a confident, proficient and experienced tree man. As Steve pointed out, a non climber questioned then almost poo poo'd the opinions of experienced members. I would never dream of going on http://www.diggertalk.co.uk. Joining up, then implying on a thread there that the people with experience had their heads up their Harris'. Or that I would have it macked in a few weeks or months. It takes time to be good at everything and whatever the discipline try and work with as many quality people as possible. Eyes and ears open at all time and soak up the experience!
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You could always choose not to read it mate.
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As has been stated you are casting judgements on something you have no experience at all. I reckon a challenge is on. Ill find a nice 80-90 foot live Lombardi. If I ring bark it now it should be nice and crispy by the time your 2 year time served is up. There is a difference between get g a job done and still being alive at the end of it and someone who completes the job in 2/3rds of the time and barely looks like thy have broken sweat. I would consider the latter to have experience. As for driving diggers, my old man did it for 28 years. I think I first drove a JCB aged about 5. I give it up at 7 as I was over qualified by that time. Couldn't get a job for love nor money!
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I don't know you mate or your attitude towards work. I do think the commen above is pretty naive though considering you aren't a climber and had not tried it. Some people make it look easy, others make it look harder. Don't underestimate the time it takes to become proficient at it.
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Just downloaded it. Seems quite good. I really can't believe you kept that one to yourself and didn't share it Carl.
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Someone out there may sell a starter kit but I am not sure who. If you have a word with nod at Treeworker I am sure he could sort you out. I would recommend Samson splicing manual. (Can be downloaded as individual sheets for free though) Wire fid Jewellers pliers Sailmakers palm Whipping needles Whipping twine Marlin spike or awl Sharp knife or scissors Marker pen Oh, and a couple of new layers of skin for the palms of your hands as you will probably need it to start with.
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Said splices and funky green stuff.
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Had a bit of an issue with some polydine rigging line and a ms200t yesterday. Luckily I knicked it about a foot from the splice... Phew! Lucky escape! I respliced it then did a couple of splices on some tachyon. He got me some funky green liros twine for the wipping. A bit different but it all works.
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Lovely.
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I have cut armour pruss aswell. I blame on my hands... Big hands! I use the wire fids and have snapped them. Knicked my 16mm polydine rigging line. I was proper gutted until I noticed it was 6 inches from the splice and not the other left which would have been 20 metres or so to cut off. Got home and spliced that up. Dirty and well used but a breeze compared to 8mm.
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Well done. I have spliced loads of double braid and 16 strand and tenex type ropes. Never managed to complete an 8mm friction cord splice. Apart from Marlowe, but that is loose as a loose thing. I have snapped wire finds and generally get so annoyed with it I end up cutting it out.
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I can't even find a picture of it on the whole Internet... Just been on their website requesting information and the capture token function has died.
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Fair enough
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I dont quite get the reasoning there. If you know you are likely to lose the work why not put in a price that of you do actually get it you may make some coin. Going in absolutely rock bottom, doesn't make sense to me. Fair price for a fair service.
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I have a cut and climb which is great. I have been looking for a link to the proclimber jacket people are raving about. Anyone got one? my web searches have come up with nada!
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Mark I think the pin fits the new one aswell?
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Weather forecasting is an obsession for Norwegians. I had sat and compared forecasts that are real time with the BBC and yr. YR, as I stated is probably the most accurate. I used accuweather for a long time but it seemed to just go downhill. I'd check the forecast and they couldn't even get the real time weather correct let alone future forecasts.
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I use the Norwegian yr.no app on my iPhone. Found it to be the most accurate of the few I've tried.
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You would just have the two large rings at either end of the rope. The small ring on the Prussic. The CS is just used and setup as a normal CS with one small and one large ring. The ring on the other end acts as a stopper not or just use the other end from time to time to reduce wear on the Ali rings.
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I looked into this a couple of weeks ago. The 11mm is access line and the 11.7 is climbing line. However the 11.7 had significantly less elongation making it more static. Surely it would be better for work positioning whatever your flavour of SRT? Also, the 11.7 can be spliced (I think)
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What is the going rate for sharpening chainsaws?
Rich Rule replied to Woodworks's topic in Maintenance help
Actually reading your original post again... Are they a firewood personal cutter or work for a tree surgeon or there own business? If it is the latter, I would be inclined to say to them if they are a professional user and cannot sharpen a saw they dull, then they don't deserve to use one! -
What is the going rate for sharpening chainsaws?
Rich Rule replied to Woodworks's topic in Maintenance help
Do you have your own saws aswell? Just get your friend to buy you a load of files and maybe a dremmel. A touch up with the files or electric if they have kippered it. Then you can use them on your own saws. Unless it is an 88 that they repeatedly use for digging with. -
I think you missed the link mate.
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Mine have been XL. But then I like to wear a fleece under it when it is bitter.
