arbogrunt
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Soft-link. One of those 'stubbie' strops does the trick, they're about £4. If you've ever tried to undo a flip line (and get their spikes out of the tree) on someone simulating unconsciousness, you'll know why!!. If you haven't, try it, its bloody hard/impossible!.
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I've done 2 rescues, both with a ladder!. One was a bloke who flaked out in the heat in a conifer hedge, managed to get him into a firemans lift, undo his strop and get him down the ladder - that was a bit of a drama!. The other one was, again using a ladder, a young climber cut himself whilst 'chunking down' a pole and went into shock. This was much easier, more of a case of talking him/handing him down - we snapped him out of it by taking the piss out of him:001_tongue:. None of us practice AR enough, I'm always thinking 'what if now' and most of the time it wouldn't be good!. Remember, you can't self-rescue if your not conscious!!!
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Thanks guys, Zingit it is then.
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I had a landrover for years, then went over to a dinky little Fiesta van 3 years ago. Its cheap as chips to run, reliable, nippy and too small!. I often drive it right into woodlands in the summer, the springs and shocks must be mullered!. Now I'm thinking of getting another truck again, I've heard there are some giveaways at the auctions at the mo.
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Although I've been using a bigshot for quite a few years now, I only use it occasionally. I've never paid much attention to what throwline I've used. The last lot I got was some Marlow stuff and was about as much use as a handbrake on a canoe (threw it on the fire in disgust in the end!). Any recommendations as what throwline is best from a bigshot without instantly turning into a tangled mess?
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I find tea makes me pee more and leaves me dehydrated in the summer. You've still got to get plenty of water in you. I NEVER turn a brew down tho.....one sugar please....!. Linda, you need to get one of those 'shewees', a girl I know has one and swears by it! (try googling it).
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My mate runs a 9" Jenson on a Unimog and its superb, compact, quick and reliable. I've heard people say bad things about towed Jensons, I've used an A528 before, it seem ok to me.
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'I love the smell of 2-stroke in the morning...' I haven't got any particular favourite, I like bits from all the films mentioned. A few of my mates were extra's in 'Full metal jacket', which makes me laugh every time I watch it 'This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for shooting, this is for fun'...classic stuff!
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suprised to see this lot bite the dust. Their pole-pruners are excellent, with an adjustable angle on the head, great for fruit trees. Shame.
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my mate had one of these beasties, he chopped it about so the business end was away from the operater and put a bigger Kohler lump on it. Only he could use it because of the mods he'd made to it (just as well, none of us wanted to get near it!). It lasted him years but his back/shoulders have never been the same since.
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Blimey mate, you've been in the wars!. I've got a few injuries that I've picked up from the industry (and before). I just change the way I climb. I had trouble from an old left wrist break, so I started climbing with knot on the other side. I started getting pretty bad tennis elbow on my right side, so I started using a hitchclimber and a rope guide/cam saver as much as possible. I also try and rig out as much stuff as I can to avoid shoulder injuries from 'cutting and chucking'. Also, look at the way you start your saw up the tree, try and alternate the arm you use to start and get the groundie to warm it up for you. I wear wrist supports, and one of those tennis elbow straps when I climb or shift logs. You can never make this job easy, but you can make it easier! (the older you get the worse it becomes!)
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A few points raised here PPE jacket - no thanks, tried one on on the ground once and thought. 'up a tree?, no way'. There would be more accidents from cuts/falls etc as a result of heat induced fatigue Type c trousers - always worn them, the only time I've cut them was at full revs on the back of my calf - money well spent and sweat worth sweating! If we all spent a bit more time and effort on work positioning and keeping two hands on the saw, we wouldn't have to think about wearing a chainsaw jacket up a tree:001_cool: The only exception I can think of personally about the above is conifer hedge work - I don't do much of it these days (mainly contract stuff), but if I did I'd invest in some of those 'tree-surgeons sleeves' that SIP knock out.
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First time I've tried to post an image, fingers crossed! We had lifejackets and a rescue boat to top these dead willows that were in falling distance of a public footpath. Great fun and I didn't get wet! Needless to say, it would be an aerial rescue worst-case scenario - a pole rescue over water - Shudder at the thought of it:scared1:
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Valdotain Tresse VT pulley set up. Photo's
arbogrunt replied to hesslemount's topic in Climbers talk
'For long ascents I use a sling between the pulley and harness' - me too, if I'm going up I use a short endless sling larksfooted on each end, between my Krab and on one sliding Dee. Once a pelvic thruster always a pelvic thruster! . -
I always go out backwards and where I can, use either 2 ropes or both ends of my rope...and enjoy it!
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Ha Ha, great card Jason! (it obviously runs in the family then?!). Marry Xmas mate:001_cool:
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First Aid Essentials for Climbers - (Celox & Celox-A)
arbogrunt replied to hesslemount's topic in General chat
When I did my remote areas FA course, they told us to use quik-clot after direct pressure, etc had failed. I've also got a CAT-tourniquet. Its good to have this stuff, especially if you work out in the cuds and its going to take the paramedics a while to get to you. -
I reckon its got to be; training, tree-officer, foreman on a big firm....or get a 'proper' job (boring!). Weather like this makes me wonder too mate...
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Stocker is right, nothing wrong with starting at the bottom as a tree-grunt and dragging a bit of brush. It will give you a better grounding in treework generally. You can learn a hell of a lot from the graft-end of a treework company and take it with you when you work as a tree-officer. You'll also get respect from Contractors if you've 'walked the walk' !. Get your boots on mate....
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I'd go Schliessing every time if your budget enables you to do so. They are better built and will outlast a TW. TW are still good value for money and their after sales service is very good.
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After 12 years RAF and Army I had a succession of crappy jobs. I was doing a bit of rock-climbing at the time and saw an add for a climber in the local rag. They took me on as a groundie and I was climbing within 3 months. 15 years later I'm still shinning up trees......some people just never learn!
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We are all entitled to voice our opinions, but we should never forget that these 'entitlements' come at a price. We must not confuse politics with remembrance.
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I creak when I emerge from my 'scratcher' every morning, so I have to have a good stretch out first thing. If I've been sitting in a wagon for too long on the way to the job, I have a quick warm up/stretch before I climb. Needless to say, the pee-taking is mercy-less!
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About 15 years ago, whilst at college, I had the chance to buy one of the colleges chainsaws (which were being replaced). I asked for a Stihl 036 but the Instructor said none of the Stihls were for sale (as they didn't yet need replacing. I then found out they had been bought at the same time as the Huskys and Sachs Dolmars they were flogging. I decided to buy a new Stihl 026!. Since then I've been a dyed in the wool Stihl man...but, having bought a Husky 357XP last week, I have to say its the best felling saw I've had my mitts on yet!. I use Stihls for everyday donkey-work, snedding, crosscutting etc. I save my 357XP just for accurate, fast felling work. (and I don't let ANYONE else touch it!)
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Great stuff Monkeyd. I must get myself over to Burnam Beeches, been meaning to have a walkabout over there for years.
