Rich Rule

As we as I can see from my balcony. He walked out and wasnt sacked.

I think Alan needs to stop holding back and tell us what he really thinks.

Mark, the stitched eye2eye perform great. I have a couple of Blue (Stein IIRC) one and they work great.

Samson have a great App for iPhone which has instruction and links to videos for most rope types. As for splicing OP. I wouldn’t bother IME. The throat of the splice makes the bottom too stiff and effects the way the hitch works. I did used to like a short VT though, a longer hitch may react differently. Tommy B would be a good place to start.

Be careful out there Pete.

Say if you throw the line and get 2/3rds of the way up a tree. Base tie and make sure you have enough working rope for the tasks. Then SRT to the anchor. Scramble, alternate land yard or free climb to the desired point. Then pass your system through the desired crotch and pull the line all the way through. Schultz effect shows a lot of these techniques and methods.

I often will leave a few limbs below the top if I feel the need. As well as the dampening effect you have something to grab hold of in skinny wood. Stone dead spruce. Not rigged but very windy.

I think it depends on the weather and situation. I will often get the top out first if it feels like the weather it picking up. Rigging the top in strong wind off a tall pole can banjo you about, big style.

We had a jobsworth, I mean HSE, turn up onsite once. I was up a big oak tree and all the kit was laid out on the garden. Spill mat for the fuel etc. Rescue kit and first aid and all the RA and MS in a waterproof folder. Pretty much a perfect site. Mr HSE starts going through everything and cannot find a problem, apart from one of the saws. Which happened to be one of my ported saws. He picked up on the fact that the stickers were missing. OMG shock horror, no stickers! The company owner just said, that is the guy up the trees saw, he is from the North and very grumpy. No one else is allowed to touch his saws let alone start them. The HSE said ok and went on looking for more problems which he didn’t find.

Whilst I agree giving a modified saw to an employee could turn nasty. What’s not to like about a ported saw? Lighter saw, less fatigue and overuse injuries. More power, less likely to barber chair or split out on you. I think a lot of saws are underpowered for manufacturing and environmental reasons. That is why I refused to use the first generations of 201t. They were borderline dangerous IMO.

if you think that is rough, want to hear the kicker? That is for two seats only. Commercial vehicles have the rear seats removed and you get quite a few tax benefits. If you were wanting to have the seats in the back you are looking about 850 k NOK plus depending on options.

I have one of these but yet to climb on it. I have quite a few friends who climb on it and rave about it. SO for just less than a hundred knicker, ex vat. I gave it a shot. Also, I live in Norway and knew Brexit wouldn't help my plans to get kit from the UK so even though I didn't need it, I put in a big order in December. Courant Squir V2 Red 60m | Honey Brothers HONEYBROS.COM Courant Squir V2 Red 60m from Honey Brothers. The largest equipment specialist in the tree care industry.

Why wouldn't you tell them you have cash? It always used to be that way, cash up front and drive away with a bargain.

Just no, you will never stick with SRT. That rope is so bouncy. Something with minimum elasticity would be so much better.

Might I add, they were more than happy to sell me the truck I had already leased from them for 3 years. I only bought it as it was a very good deal and extremely low milage due to having almost a year off through injury. Also I would have to wait a good few months till more 2.8's are in stock. The ones coming in now are all taken and were ordered around October and November last year.

I am well aware of the differences. Finance from A N Other provider to buy the vehicle outright Or a lease plan. Or purchase with hard earned pennies. Over here they still have to apply for finance for the term of the lease plan. Either way the point is they don't want to sell me the truck, and are steering me towards leasing the vehicle. Even When I asked about Hire Purchase they just adjusted the figures for a lease plan to bring the residual value down to zero, so effectively buying it... yet not being able to have it as a Asset to my company. That is my point, the salesman gets more commission for a Lease contract than any other so they try and steer you in that direction. Then at the end they actually said if I walked in with the 650000 Nok in a bag they would sell it to me for list price and zero discount.

I am having the same trouble here Jay. They can offer me a better deal apparently if I finance or lease. More like more commission for the salesman. I am trying to get the new 2.8 Hilux, after leasing for 3 years. I ended up buying my present motor from Toyota finance and will trade up to a new one when they are readily available. They just make excuses if I mention purchasing the new truck from them. Even offered a lease purchase that over the term reduced the residual value to zero, so effectively buying it. Whenever I ask about a deal to buy the truck with money, regardless where it comes from just not a lease plan... they just say I shouldn’t bother as they can’t give me any discount and List price all the way. The world’s gone topsy turvy!

I would like to know Steve.

It was 10 years ago mate. Might be too long ago to remember or find the results.

A lot of Spruce have been declining and eventually dead in Norway. GranBarkbille of Spruce Bark Beetle is the cause. Noticed some blue staining but not as much as that. Pretty obvious when the beetle has been through. Dead trees, loss of bark and similar markings as you would find in Dutch Elm diseased trees.

I use one of those and it is great. Very light, strong and multiple uses. Just wish I had bought a couple more when I got my RRPro.

Personally I would avoid some of the kit you mentioned. Better options out there. The courant Squir rope from honey brother is an excellent SRT rope, very little stretch and cheap. 60m for about a hundred quid. I would go for 60m over 45. You can always leave some in the bag but to max out a 45 metre and have to attach another is a right royal PITA. If you have a foot ascender then great, use it. Get a RW and stiff tether and it can work with your existing Hitch climber and hitch. Or buy new, up to you. You will need something to help ascend your hitch. I use the 4srt Chester. But for years I just used a Lyon tape sling like a ruck sack and a krab at the front. You might want to get some form of knee ascender? I have the Haas Velox. It works a treat. For a couple of years though I used a home made one. There are other available. Decent throw line and throwing skills is a great help for setting lines and pre-directs. Ie throwing from a particular position to go through a specific fork to start the work in a tricky area. Ie work in the way up rather than go all the way up to get an anchor first. A couple of slings and krabs for redirects. KISS. Just means they are usually non retrievable. So you have to go back up, or use natural crotches for redirects. The beauty of SRT is you can be a kit junky and make it as complicated as your ego need (Just for Insta likes) or as simple as you need. I keep it simple. As for the plethora of info in the web, your right and there is so much to watch/choose to learn. Maybe check out the Schultz effect. It costs about 40usd and is an extremely comprehensive SRT information resource. Plus it has hundreds of hours of footage to put it together. Sometime it is nice to support the smaller guys in the Industry. Hence the reason I would avoid some of the manufacturers you mentioned in your post. I prefer to give the money and credit to the original manufacturers and not the ones who see a good idea and then copy it, often not to the same standards of quality.

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O dear, O dear. There is no club. Whenever someone questions your methods or disagrees with you, you spit your dummy. This isn't the first time. This is an observation and not a personal remark.

A bit of old throw line tied in a loop. You can then put it anywhere on the setup which makes the ascent easy.