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Hi, seriously considering a move to Stockholm. Anyone had experience with this company? Good and bad comments welcome! Cheers!

thought there might be a few old ones going spare now everyones gonna be buying the new RC lowering devices.......

did mine with Jo Hedger at Arborventure

Hi, Anyone selling a small lowering device? not a figure 8, but the smallest Buckingham or ISC one or similar at a cheap price? PM me. Cheers!

Yeah, its the bible!! But i am suprised that there is not more out there on the subject of arborist rigging, Sherill have some brilliant cartoons drawings in some of there previous years catlogues that, although only there to sell more equipment by demonstrating their uses, would make an excellent rigging book if compiled into a publication. Wonder if they have ever thought of doing it?

Do i have to soak the ropes in Olive oil overnight or just an hour or so then through the washing machine? The ropes are a mess, much worse then anything i have ever pruned beofre! 100 times worse then any conifers i have ever climbed! Friction hitch almost glued to the rope and the chainsaws all clogged up. Won't be taking on any more of these trees in a hurry!!!

Hi Guys, Not posted for a while, but thought i'd ask some advice!! Today i began dismantling an 80ft Ficus macrophylla, 3 main leaders growing in awkward directions, one of them totally dead. I took the dead leader out first, extremely challenging climb and some valuable botanic collections beneath, so it was a bit of a bugger! All going well i thought, then i began working on the live wood. Through a small gap to the floor i managed to freefall a couple of large sections, no bother. Then i felt something fall in my eye, it was sap from the Ficus, i wiped it out immediately and there was not a problem but my new Tachyon rope is totally covered in this sap after a day working aloft, as is my lanyard, friction hitches almost glued to the bloody rope!! I've had issues with conifer sap before, but this stuff is a real pain, any suggestions on how to clean these ropes? I've used petrol on my arms, saws and metal parts but for obvious reasons can't use it on rope! Any suggestions? Help appreciated, i wanna try and get it off asap! Cheers guys! Ed

They do top quality seasoned hardwood logs at reasonable rates too. £50 a load if anyones interested! They will deliver anywhere in Lincolnshire and surrounding counties! Greencuts Ltd 01472 841100, speak to Michael.

Speak to Michael at Greencuts Ltd. Based in North Lincolnshire 01472 841100 www. greencuts. co.uk Top quality wooschip / mulch can be supplied without thorns!

3 or 4 weeks my 18" MS341 usually lasts when i'm doing private trees in gardens or parks - site clearance on rough or disused land i'm lucky if i get a fortnight mate

We found a bag of weed and a bong in a lime bottom the other week! The tree was outside a school. I bet there was one very unhappy pupil at hometime when he realised the lime bottoms had been cut. :-) ha, ha! wish i'd seen his face!

Hows Jo Hedger getting on?

Ha, ha, ha!!! :-)

Cheers folks! It was a lovely suprise and it made the trip down south well worth it! The £450 prize money went straight on climbing gear! Got a new harness, new lanyard, rope bag and a few other bits and pieces! :-) Just need to practice more now and hit the gym a bit more and try to do a bit better in the ISA climbing comps, done 2 so far, footlock lets me down but i eventually completed 50ft for the first time EVER in the ISA comp in Guildford on saturday! I did it in 48 seconds and didn't miss a lock. Massive thanks to Jo Hedger for helping me to learn the footlock technique and being very helpful on saturday by lending me her full body harness (The ISA harnesses were much too small for me) and footlock line! Very much appreciated! Thanks for everything and good luck for Providence! ;-)

I came from Yorkshire, about a 400 mile round trip, but nothing on SWB and people who flew in, big respect to all you guys! :-)

Climbing with both ends of the rope is slower, more weight to carry around a tree, more knots and prussik loops in directly in front of you, and if ur working in a tree using both ends you need a much longer rope to ensure u always have a line to the floors for tools and stuff to be sent up and down! I agree that both ends can be useful now and again, but have not used the other end for a couple of years! VT and hitch climber, and lanyard all the way mate!

Loud is not the word mate - i am defintely bringing earplugs next time!

We already have a team entered! Should be fun!

This pretty much is my normal set-up anyway!!

We all do things that we shouldn't with chainsaws from time to time, this is proof why we should think twice next time! If i'm honest, 95% of the time i'm a silky man, but we've all done it Dean! Had a couple of small cuts, and one off an MS200t, all just scratches! Not really into that one handed stuff personally, but i understand it is often the most realisic approach. I love my Silky! Hope it heals soon mate, bet u **** yourself when u realised what u'd done and saw the blood! ;-)

Wonderful idea Bob! like i said when we discussed this earlier, count me in! I will definately be there, and can bring what equipment i have if needed! I would like to see and have a go with a GRCS as i have never even clapped eyes on one! Would also like to learn about / discuss any techniques people are using or would like to learn. This could be a very interesting day indeed. I am looking forward to it! Ed

First time i watched it i agreed with you Dean, but it didn't seem as fast second time around. He is in total control of the saw and his actions at all times, cannot see a problem with the pace or the technique! However, it appears he has only one point of attachment to the stem, i ALWAYS use 2, i consider it like a seatbelt in my car, it gives u that backup should you ever need it! And working at that pace, u are more likely to need it then if ur taking your time! Not sure what the reason is for the big bar, seems studid hauling that thing around when a smaller saw would do the job! He's demonstarting how to be more efficent blocking down and not having the saw hanging on your harness between sections, yet wastes energy having to use a saw of that size to begin with - he's either climbed up with the saw or pulled it up to himself - not very energy efficent imo!

I think its maybe a bit older then that SWB, but i might be wrong! They do say that the secret to a Sequoiadendrons size is the location, and if they are planted in perfect soils they can rocket up in a short time, whereas some old trees grow much slower if in less ideal environments! Beautiful trees, i love them! Saw them in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, they blew my mind, the size of them is insane! Made me feel rather insignificant stood there looking up with my jaw on the floor!

What age was it mate? did u count the rings? She looked a monster when the trunk was laid on the floor! Some great pictures in that set - you guys did a great job!

Manual of woody landscape Plants by Dirr is a good one!