Tom D
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Yeah Tim, it had died from the top down I definately didn't want to be underneath anything because the whole thing shook everytime I dropped a piece,a couple of the lower scafolds were still pretty green hence the splitting. The problem was directing the tops to miss the lower stuff was impossible, it just went where it wanted. I was happy with the base of the tree after all it had stood up to those winds we had last weekend ok. The scaffolds were huge, the pov makes them look thinner, the one that split at 6.30 was 19 metres long!
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Tech cert Management Day, Who just sat the exam?
Tom D replied to Theocus's topic in Training & education
I found it pretty tough, at least there's talk of a spring resit so may not have to wait another year:thumbup1: -
Without the HC I think the VT wins hands down but with the HC the Howard is king. IME to make a VT work properly with the HC you need quite long legs (on the hitch), that means you have a lot of sitback when ascending or foot locking, the howard can be tied shorter and still perform well.
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The beech video, POV ran out of power before the end. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VUx_GLpwS8]YouTube - Middleton beech fe 0003[/ame]
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Have to say I'm still liking the Howard Hitch, performed really well today on a big climb.
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Thanks for the comments guys, here's a few more.
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I gave up after the first few, just stepcut the rest. On the Biology front monkey, it was more a case of what didn't it have.. There was merip at tha base, and Pleurotus and Pholiota on the limbs as well as Oudemansiella and some others that I didn't recognise. not forgetting the Nectria...
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This was todays job, I wasn't particularly worried about it as it was barely dead, however it turned out to be a bit of an arse twicher, the upper limbs were majorly brittle like ceramic as you get sometimes with soft rots; still hard to the touch, or spikes but no elasticity at all. Good fun once I got into it, took 5 hours to get it all down (with half an hour for lunch)
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Remember to shut that window before you pich it up. Done that before:blushing:
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He needs the receipts because he wants to claim your wage against tax. You don't say how much you were paid, if its below minimum wage he is in trouble. You could always tell him this. It is also illegal for him to employ you as self employed if you do not work for anyone else as well. You may have been exploited, but you have gained some experience which will help you get your foot in the door with your next employer.
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checkout the sound of this car as it drives past, best with sound turned up. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b853h1ocEhM]YouTube - Scariest Thing Ever[/ame]
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Nice job Steve, 5 of the 12 we took down recently were that size, I quite like working on them actually, was there any stringyness left in the timber? ( appart from the felling cut at the end) Got a big dead beech to do on friday, similar size I think.
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cover the cable in waste oil, it will slip over itself easier on the drum, its messy to handle but you should be wearing gloves anyway:001_smile:
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The oral was a nightmare because I missed that lecture and was totally stumped by 2 of the questions. and yes it was an artists studio. The real problem was finding time to answer all the questions. Dont waste ages on the 5837 survey,it was only worth 15 marks where as the last question was worth 40. the tree condition report was also tight on time with 7 trees to look at as well as a p+d ident and oral.
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Took mine today, its really tough, definately passed the ident but its anybodys guess how i did on the other three papers. The woodland oral was a nightmare. good luck to everyone else.
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Try this guy, though if you only have one stick you'll have to deliver it. Falkirk Wood - Scottish hardwood timber, flooring, kitchen work surfaces
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Price by the metre, over 15 m I'd charge 45-75 per metre depending on the type of fence and height etc, you can't really go wrong then. Sometimes it seems dear but I tell myself ( and clients ) that I'm putting in a quality fence which I am happy to guarentee for 5 years. You get people charging low rates for crappy panel fencing and 3x3 posts which are only dug in a foot, I explain that thats not what we do and charge a decent rate. I dont do many though:001_tongue:
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I prefer the streight edged ones as I often do little directional felling cuts when reducing if the limbs are a little too large to hand hold.
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The cyanide is released quickly as far as I know, just mulch it with everything else.
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Well done mate, thats one of the reasons why we pulled out of landscaping. You're competing with so many cowboys... and I never enjoyed it. Really nice work there.
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Pulling a loop out to get your groundy to pull up a big saw or winch cable is one thing I like about it , another is putting a sling between your harness and the HC for long ascents. Like at the start of this vid. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DlMeIHejZk]YouTube - big firs 0003[/ame]
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Petzl oval with OP on tachyon at the mo.
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i had one like that , the butterfly valve was loose.
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Go on a price comparison site and get the best deal you can on a personal loan, you can still put it through the business and claim back tax on the interest. I bought my first one on a credit card, 0% interest deal, i transfered the ballance a couple of times and never paid any interest for 2.5 years. I dont know if there are as many deals like that out there now though.
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glad I never bought one then.
