Dean Lofthouse
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Everything posted by Dean Lofthouse
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Halifax road going out of Brighouse. Been done a while, just never got the opportunity to take photo. Was totally clean below canopy, new emergency growth below now showing. Now that's what I call a crown lift
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Just think of the Hundreths of seconds you could shave off your times if you used wiregates for redis
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See you sat 16th ?
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I've watched Rupes vids of his work climbing comp in Ireland. I bet "best practice" "guide" and "Guidance" doesn't say you can fly about in the crown like a demented lunatic burning friction knots out like they're going out of fashion.
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Nah, she loves me now, she doesn't want to go.
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We all do tree inspections, reports are another issue
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"Guide" and "guidance" Is that what it is Tony just a guide? I someone chooses to use such equipment, would they be going against HSE or void their insurance etc. ?
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Used sensibly there's nothing wrong with them. Re-directs should be an aid to work positioning not life support. When I'm doing a long branch walk I put in redirects on a branch above to control swing should their be any. I don't put them in to hold my weight, my weight is on the branch I stood on. As a matter of interest does anyone know if there is anything written down in gods big book of rules of tree climbing that says I can't use spring gate crabs for redirects
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If it helps Mani, I'd never have used a step cut either mate. Not to say my way is the only way though. It'd have been gobbed, I never use steps in that situation, where a big lump is being pulled over, It is hard to tell from a video what the situation or envroment was. But it did to me look like a training session or lesson. The step was far too deep as you pointed out which would make it less directional.
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Doesn't matter what trade it is Matt, it's hard to find someone who actually knows what they are doing or is trained in what they are doing. It also hard to find someone who takes pride in their work, most trades todays primary concern is the price and the money. I have made very little out of some jobs but still kept up the high standards. At the end of the day (god I hate that expression) each job you do is an advertisemnet of your work. You must provide high standards to each and every one of them because you never know what work you may get from them. I can honestly say, I have never had a tradesman do a job for me and they've done it right, there's always something either wrong with it or something you noticed they've bodged years down the line. That's why I do everything myself and don't trust anyone.
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Fiited new master cylinder and braided hoses yesterday. Although brake performance is no different from fitting the servo, the pedal is now solid, the spongyness has gone. So to sum up, the only thing not new in the system are two brake pipes and the brake pedal itself. Spent over £2K on parts and done the labour myself, around 41/2 days work. Just sprayed chassis with old engine oil, so should do me for a good few years yet with not a lot of trouble. Just need to look into getting a new back on it, this ones only 5 years old and looks tatty as you can get with rust all over, bought from autolift in bradford
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Ha ha ha , bummer, so have I. Makes me nod like a baby.
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Sorted it now, just put the new servo on and it locks up no problem now. The brakes are excellent now It just goes to show, I've been driving round for 5 years think "oh well, that's Landrover brakes for you". Check your landy brakes guys, they do or are supposed to lock up easily. Got to fit new master and braided hoses over the weekend which will improve them more, but just had to do one thing at once so I new for sure what the problem was.
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That's why it's important to do a good job at a fair price and leave the site cleaner that it was when you arrived. That way you build your client data base, 50% of my customers have used me before and don't even bother with a second quote. But it takes a good few years to build one up
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If you didn't have a TV or radio, apart from a few price rises and fuel prices you wouldn't know any different. ....and unless your credited up to the max and living by your means, you wont know any different. I'm same as before, very busy at the moment touch logs. The credit crunch is 90% hype and shouldn't affect anyone who has been sensible with their finances, companies included
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I use spring gate for redirects sometimes
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Climate Change - Man made or not?
Dean Lofthouse replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
A clever way of getting more bucks for the same item Dagmar I agree, but with twice the waste. The skin should be the only waste and can be composted. Everything is turning into convenience this and that. -
Climate Change - Man made or not?
Dean Lofthouse replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
One example is our lass came home yesterday with a plastic bag with chopped onions in it, how f@@@@ lazy can you be!! Buy a bleeding fresh onion, no wrapper and chop the blinking thing ya sen. -
When the customer says, "can I keep all the logs" then suddenly, even 2" is a log.
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I try to pick a vertical TIP no thinner than my forearm. I try to pick branches that would, IMO still support my weight if it were turned through 90 degrees. Obviously bomb proof anchors such as this are not always available. If I do find a bomb proof anchor and I need something a bit higher, I put in a redirect higher up leaving my main TIP as a bomb proof anchor, trying not to put my full weight on the redirect and try to spread the weight . It's a case of having to think all the time, try to understand side loading and don't take chances, there's always a safe way.
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That's called a Beaver cut. (Joking) You never know what direction the tree is going to fall, commonly used round here by the local Tree Specailists
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Thank god for Health and Safety. Good job there were no gas or electric services nearby. Does make you realise just how strong a trunk is, when subjected to a 360 like that, a bit of wind will be nothing in comparison
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I personally find it hard to believe that people who are climbing now, actually have to ask others what thickness of branch constitues a good TIP, thickness of your wrist is one answer given out for example. Surely this shouyld be taught on the climbing course, IMO it is one of the most crucial factors in climbing. The TIP or primary anchor has a vast number of different factors that have to be considered when assessing it, not just how thick it is. Courses need to be more in depth Soory Laz, I'm off on a tangent again
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I have loads of hand saws. A little hacksaw A big hacksaw spear and jackson tenon saw Coping saw Fret saw ooh ooh ooh, I forgot, a silky saw too!! Infact I have three, one blunt one, one sharp one and someone elses
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I'm actually in the process of doing a land swap with the Scout Camp, for land adjacent to the wood but with no rights of way, it's about 1.5 acres as opposed to the 3.5 acres of my wood, but it can be made secure all round and it's flat. I was going to put up farm gates but don't want to put in a load of security to then hand the property over to them and have to start again
