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Sports massage are best.

from my experience injuries come from a weak lower back more than anything.

doing deadlifts maybe twice a week will help greatly along with strengthen the obliques muscles and core.

Good find.

I spoke to lantra recently and they now offer assessments.

the bark tears easily and can pull you down the stem if you don't put your ears in it when felling out tops.

Light wood for holding pieces, If it a re-pollard inspect the attachment points fro the new to old growth before tying in.

That tree/ trees is ready for epic failure.

Is cable and bracing a good long term solution? I think that that tree will fail no matter what and cable and bracing might be wasted funds. Fell and re-plant is what i would recommend as this tree does not have much of a future.

PM'd you Micheal.

Sounds like a good week...mine was the opposite.

Had a well priced job that would take me 2 days to start of the week..completed job but lost van keys and immobiliser on site. got home at 8pm on second day after leaving van on job and arranging chipper etc to get taken home. Had to pay for someone to come out and sort out truck. Day after that i lost my new iphone 4s with clients addresses on it..which meant i was unable to to call clients to re-arrnage jobs for week..2 clients were not happy and said they will get someone else as they has waiting in for me...then today i got a letter for jury duty. great!!

Mail on iPhone makes things a lot easier for me, and nearly all my quotes and invoices are emailed now.

Same here. Got an iphone about 3 months ago and i can now do emails at lunch time and deal with job requests / book in appointments in the day time rather than waiting until i get home.

worst boot i have ever owned. like walking with high cuff clogs on.

no flexon at all in them...which is good for spiking but bad for ground work.

arb fashion. getting a bit ridicilous now.

Reasons why you don't use it on the ground.

1/ It is designed for up the tree and not ergonimical design for the ground.

2/ If an accident does happen then how will your insurance company look at it??

3/ Climbing saws are expensive and generally a small ground saw won't cost as much. use a 026 on the ground not a pricey tophandle

£100

Any takers?

not in to running much myself..but my younger brother ran from Glasgow to Edinburgh for sick kids last month - 65miles vai the canal route in 1 day or 2.5 marathons!! What a machine.

This book is no longer printed and all stores have sold out.

Anyone know where i can purchase this book?

It is now £200 to buy second hand copy!! from Amazon.

Cheers.

tactical pullups?

Tactical pullups is keeping a hollow core and sucked in shoulder blades through out the whole movement - Makes it around 50% harder...but it is correct and healthy way to do pullups / chins

Thumbless grip and the feeling of being in a "vertical plank" with each rep. Glutes, abs, lats, etc are all engaged before the pull

Plenty complain about the wages but don't know how much all the overheads of running a business really are.

£9 a hour is fair. If thats not enough money then start your own business

( then you will undertand )

climbing will only make you so good until you need to add assistance exercises. Look at sprinters..you think they just practice running to get fast.

All rounf tree work strength is what you should be after anyhow..not just climbing strength. Lifting big logs, splitting wood, all that stuff means you need strong core and legs. Also with a 660 hanging from your harness its good to have strong legs to support the weight for several hours while spiking.

try these

Barbell press.

Deadlift.

front squats.

tactical pullups.

c.o.c grippers.

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i think they offer more in the way of physio for the hands and wrists as high reps won't make your grip any better. been meaning to get one for a while now as they seem fun to use.

I have few big chunks of oak that was milled 18 months ago.

1 inch thick and 6ft long. ( could cut to fit )

pm if interested.

I'm wondering what people try to earn for a day's work for two men, truck & chipper. I price at £350 per day (no VAT) - but am coming around the the idea that it's not really high enough.

 

What do other people charge? And do you find the type of work makes any difference to the rates you can charge?

 

I'm also interested in rates people charge / price at for larger gangs - or even blokes working on their own.

depends on your overheads.

I would say that its too cheap. even if you pay your groundie £50 a day, Minus fuel for chipper , van, and saws. wear and tear and equipment, milage on van, assuming your are insured. ...what does that leave you???...£150 a day profit.

£500 seems more reasonable.

Better than no firewood. If it burns....

Nice website. Very professional.

looks like you own a large arb company. Clear and easy to navigate.

i have used it. It charges for Pdf files to be send.

Fungi and knot app by arbtalk are one of the best apps on Iphones. Maybe Steve should make a tree I.D and 1 Similar to arborist app?

I would buy both for sure. Would save much more time if i could send detailed qutes from my iphone on site.

We like UK arbs here in NZ. They are desperate for work, bring a heap of shiny toys and flash qualifications (half of either are useless)

Once you property introduce them to big trees, big saws, warm weather and steep ground and break them out of a nanny state mindset, they do okay.

 

They are generally great in a big broadleaf, but like a seal pup in big pines, macs and gums.

Well said!! and so true.