Rich Rule

Congratulations Steve and family.

I would agree 100%. I have trained Muay Thai since the mid 90’s and did BJJ for a few years since I moved to Norway. Nothing better IMO than a sparring session at the end of the week to reduce stress. As for the BJJ being safer, I am still sporting a sore knee I picked up when I twisted it grappling. That was about 2 years ago. Other than that, learning a new skill, especially MA is akin to water and a sponge. I try and soak up as much as possible.

Far too complicated for a knot Luddite such as myself Ben. Ill stick to my single line thanks.

Lawrence Shutltz will teach you every thing you need to know and more. So much content. Subscribe and just stream the episodes. Or download to watch later. The final chapter shows him working a big tree with normal doubled rope and then does the same simulated climb but SRT.

Paul, if you are dabbling in SRT. I can highly recommend the Schultz effect. Best 40USD you will ever spend.

True. TBH I have seen lots of really good comp climbers who are great at getting round a tree. It doesn’t necessarily mean they are good tree workers. Treework isn’t a simulation of comp climbing it is the other way around. So being good at one doesn’t mean they are good at the other. Yes, I am generalising and there are always exceptions. I have never met Jo in person, seen her compete, seen her working or even teaching. A lot of things are taught at college. Basically that is where the learning starts, ie when you actually start doing work. The best for of learning is through experience, unless you are a dunce. The brighter dunce will pickup on titbits if information handed down by old timers. Sadly, there are not that many old school tree workers left. The job still used to get done without all the shiny bling, bling crap.

I dont believe Boel is a world champion.

I’ve got long legs so only seem to catch the back of my leg with a 20” inch bar.

It is cryptic. He was referring to someone being a C yoU Next Tuesday. Bit harsh I feel. To whom were you referring?

Someone else commented that to equally compare working practices for IRATA to tree work... Get the IRATA climber to install two ropes from the floor, scale to the top. Drop back down a bit and enter a window. Go through a room, into a corridor. Go down a lift shaft into the third floor. Do some work. Back up a stairwell at the other side of building into another room then decent back the first floor for some more work then back out the window, climb back up to the top and decent over the backside of the building... All the whole being connected via two ropes. It is absurd and ludicrous to think it would be a workable solution for IRATA. So as tree climbers, why would we be expected to do it?

Great video. Nice work.

Nice work mate. Looks like you had a good day for it. Been pretty terrible weather here in Oslo area. Bring on winter!

Well I dismantled a dead willow tree today. One stem had failed last week. One stem was pretty rotten and the last stem had a crack horizontally at about 5 metres. The tree was resting in some dead bits in the last stem. I did the tree with a single line. Didn’t even use my flip line for a lot of it in case the compromised stem decided to collapse. Guess what? I lived to tell the tale. Education and experience is key, not throwing an extra rope in there. I tied into the tree on one of the stems that was the most robust. I wouldn’t have wanted to use an extra rope... (as I said at times I didn’t even use the flip line for a lot of the cutting.) ... let alone be forced to. As for the man who doesn’t believe in ‘what ifs?’ The whole safety aspect of the industry is to plan against the what if. You know when and where to cut and when to know to bail out. That is gained from experience. Once again we are back to the education aspect and not another rope.

Of course it could have been rumour or old wives tales... I was informed when I was younger that if a traffic officer got out of his car and tried to do you for driving offences. If he didn’t have his hat on it would be invalid. The hat is part of the uniform and they have to be in uniform for the charge to stick... Another, was finding out how long ago the speed camera was calibrated. Another, if you are flashed by the speed camera if the notice doesn’t appear within 14 days they charge is invalid. As I said, probably old wives tales or urban myths. I only got a chance to try one out. The missus was heavily preggars with my first. She really needed and eye lash. We were in black wall tunnel not far from Greenwich, where we lived at the time. A car accident after the tunnel and between the first and second exits blocked the whole road. Traffic backed up to Bow. They had to get everyone reversing back to the first exit. As the rozza came over to explain the craic, I told him the missus needed the loo and asked was it true that a pregnant woman can piss in a police officers hat? He said yes, called the traffic sergeant over and explained. The traffic sergeant quickly issued us to the front of the queue.

He said no electric chainsaws. It is in the post. As for recommendations. Buy what ever the size you need and to your budget. Any modern saw will be better than the bucket of nails you are running. If you only use a number of times a year then the Aspen fuel will be perfect. It is quite pricey Compared to regular fuel with additive, but you won’t have any worries about stale pump fuel.

The irony of it is... 3 weeks later I received a hand written message from a Rozza at the closest station, 30km away. It asked me to sign the ticket as the issuing officer had forgotten to get my scribble. Also they couldn’t process the fine without the signature, so please sign and return In Pre Paid envelope. I wanted to ask if they wanted me to set up a speed trap as well or better still, just report myself when I go a bit too fast. They wanted to give me points and an overly aggressive but quite pretty female officer kept going on about how dangerous I was and could have killed people... she was adamant I deserved them and both officers were having quite a conversation about it... Luckily, my son was in the car and speaks fluent Norwegian. I also gave them my English driving license... hence the no points and the debate between the two offifices. You make your own luck Eggs

Not a bad outcome. I got pulled in Norway at the end of November. 77kmph in a 60 zone. The 70kmph started about 100m after the Rozzaz. Fair enough says I. Can’t deny I was speeding, you come round the bend after a school, which is 60 zone to open fields and a dead straight road. Most people know the road and just a squirt on the noisy pedal and it isn’t that long before your at 80kmph. 5500 NOk fine for the equivalent of 11mph over the limit, at night, no pedestrian traffic. Well over 500 quid fine, possibly more depending on exchange rates.

I have a few of those under layers. They are bloody expensive. I tend to grab them when they are in offer at the supermarket or XXL. A fraction of the cost. I got @Mark Bolama Devold high end base later years ago. I think he only wore it a few times as it was so warm once he got going.

We fell a lot of Birch, a soft hard wood. I have felled some fantastic Elm, Maple and Ash trees over the years. Always seems the best looking timber goes away on a grab lorry. I grab bits and pieces but mostly for firewood. As I mentioned, I will get round to it just gotta get the builder to start the garage, workshop first.

In Norway or Scotland? we get to knock over some decent sized stuff in Norway. Always seem to go for firewood or ‘paid, never to be see again’ Gonna have to get on it and get a mill.

I just throw the hook alon the other end of climb line and clip it into my foot ascender and just hand over hand and foot pumps till you get to the anchor. If it a fair distance I might use a friction device. Or just tied a vt with a micro pulley. Works for me.

Looks great from my house.

I asked that question about 5 weeks ago. Expecting an answer is like expecting them to take note of any of this discussion... it isn’t going to happen!

I don't get how you can price the job to remove the tree, access to the base of the tree, no drag etc... the same as if there was a 100metre drag involved? Unless, you price it based on the worst scenario of the long drag and then you as a company, benefit from the time taken if you can get right under it. However, your posts read that you price for the tree to come down. Regardless of the area, how close you can get the chipper etc. I personally price the job. i.e. a tree needs to be removed. It might take me 2 hours to get it all down and then the rest of the day to remove said tree, clean up the site and get on the road. By your explanation, you would charge for the 2 hours, where as I would charge for 8 and include extra costs like bodies to help drag, rig or whatever needs doing. As for the OP, Leylandii WILL have more in there that you expected. That is a guarantee. Get in there and have a look see at the pricing stage. It might help but I have seen them underestimated countless times. Good luck.

I have been stuck for 6plus hours after a truck shot a Caliper and it took that long to replace the parts and repair. Two guys onsite with the company owner. January, wet miserable and a Friday to boot. We got paid the 20 quid OT for each hour after 8. It was insisted we took the money as he said it wasn’t our fault we had to be back late due to mechanical problems. I guess it is a case of moral fibre. He offered the money, it wasn’t our fault. We appreciated the offer and IIRC rounded it down as a gesture from us. After all, it was a quite an expensive day. He was a good bloke to work for.