Lancstree
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I'm an arborist for a LA also so I don't really see how it would conflict with my job, especially as I work in a different town than I live in. I thought about a planning qualification before but they all seem rather heavy on or expensive. In your opinion John, what do the Tree Wardens you have come across actually do? The reason I ask is because I've looked at the list of duties and benefits but I'm still pretty clueless about it. I'll give the co-ordinator a bell tomorrow. You are right though. I narrowly missed out on getting a tree officer job because I lacked experience in dealing with TPO's and planning issues.
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I'd be up for that. I'm over accrington way so its only an hours drive at the most. Anybody need a lift from round here>
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Is anyone on this forum a Tree Warden for the Tree Council? I'm going to inquire about becoming one which should be beneficial to my local community, my knowledge and education and hopefully would put me in a better position for becoming a tree officer in future years. It sounds like a worthwhile thing but I'm just wondering if other people have found it worth their while?
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Another free prize draw; winner gives £50 to charity.
Lancstree replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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Try the knut ( no misspelling). It takes a little practice to tye but usually moves effortlessly up the rope and grips a treat. As with any knot you can add wraps to make it bite more. I reckon the knut is as good as or better than the icicle, martin and distel as a simple climbing hitch
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Found the only army surplus store in manchester city centre and it has some good tackle in it. http://www.militarykit.com/ When I was there I was really tempted to get one of the montane extreme smocks. especially as the weather is still rubbish. I also like the look of the buffalo belay jacket on the website but don't remember seeing it in the shop it says its a lightweight short alternative to the mountain jacket. I think the snugpaks may be too hot and bulky. Anyone got any of this tackle? I reckon a lightweight pertex and pile jacket would be comfortable.
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Yeh I got this same info passed onto me by one of our gaffers. I wonder how the investigation was prompted? I wouldn't have guessed it was a spot check on qualifications - more than likely a tip off from someone who knew what qualifications the team had.
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Kind of you Jamie but I'll pass on the offer thanks because I don't have the time just yet. Cheers
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Cheers for the tips. Leccy tape will do it for now. Wouldn't mind learning to splice climbing rope. Not that I'd do it a lot, just a useful skill to have.
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Good points. Leccy tape will do the trick. Just out of interest, what source of heat do you use when using the heatshrink?
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Thought of that, though perhaps selatape would be better so you could still see the condition of the whipping. Some eyes seem better constructed than others, this is just bog standard new england
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Hello. The transparent plastic sheath that covered and protected the eye splice whipping has worked its way off and is now sliding up and down my rope. Anyone know a good way to get it back on or replace it with something else?
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Today I dug up an old ronhill pertex windshirt I fogot I had. I really like stuff from the 'nike pro' range so I wore my nike pro compression sleeveless vest first, followed by a really light but lofty fleece I bought at an APF show for about 30 quid and finally the pertex on top. I know it wasn't a very cold day but I was comfortably warm from the word go. I sweated a lot during the day but it never felt cold against my skin and by the time I got home each layer I took off was dry as a bone. I'm going to keep trying different combinations in different seasons until my wardrobe collapses! One way of getting around the corporate clothing problem is to wear a light weight hi vis vest with the logo on.
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no notable wind in the north west, just showers
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Treevolution Dismantling Course
Lancstree replied to David Humphries's topic in Training & education
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Treevolution Dismantling Course
Lancstree replied to David Humphries's topic in Training & education
I'm just looking at the picture of the cow hitch and wondering how it has been finished. Could you describe the tying process or possibly provide a link with a good diagram? -
Is this the carving chainsaw 192 C-E? The narrow tip looks like it would be handy when pruning trees with a dense canopy and branches set closely together.
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The plastic coating on the rollups begin to crack fairly soon from constant rolling and unrolling.
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Marc what do you get most wear out of in the tree, the smock or the jacket?
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Wish my work would issue them! They aren't supposed to be waterproof though, I think they are akin to wetsuits. They transport moisture away from your body far quicker than anything else can. The description reckons wearing anything underneath can impede the water transport unless it is high wicking too.
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These have been around for ages and I'm really tempted to get one and try them out. They are made of pertex and filled with pile and keep you warm when wet supposedly. You are supposed to wear them next to the skin thus eliminating the need for layers and they dry out fast but they cost around £100. Has anyone else used these? The guy in my local outdoor shop uses his for caving but buffalo mainly supply the army now so he can't get them.
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I'm looking into this too. I reckon if I start the reading now it would ease the burden during the course and get a better understanding by reading it twice... the trouble is which bits to concentrate on because it would take me a life time to get through a reading list like that, cover to cover. Is the course heavy on mathematics? Every course I've ever done included a module on statistics but I can't see it on the syllabus.
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Its a good job if you can get it. They only come up once in a blue moon in the northwest and you need experience in dealing with planning issues and preservation orders to stand a chance. I'll continue pruning the 'target pruning' way until he comes up with some paperwork to state otherwise!
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How recent was this? They appear to be in full leaf
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We are working on a lime avenue this week removing the epicormic growth (suckers) from the base and the bole of the trees. I've been making the final cut where, to the best of my knowledge is the best for 'natural target pruning'. On lime epicormic there is often a bulge, much like a canker from which the branch protrudes and I make the cut where the two meet. I've just been informed today by the tree officer that on lime trees its acceptable practice to cut right back as though to include the bulge as part of the branch but this looks to me to be a flush cut and an entry point for bacteria. His demonstration included single cuts made where there is a cluster of epicormic growth, thus treating this cluster as one. Has anyone heard of this practice on limes?
