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  1. Tom D
    Never burnt any but I suppose being deciduous will give it a more dense timber so its probably ok.
  2. Tom D
    Also great on sappy stuff as it won't jam.
  3. Tom D
    Looks like tuberculosus to me.
  4. Tom D
    try John Thorburn and sons at Duns, they make em to order so you could have whatever you like. I know they can get stuff galvanised so worth a try. .http://www.jthorburn.co.uk/ Tell em Tom Dixon recommended them, that way I might get a discount next time I'm in.
  5. Tom D
    Have horizontal pins on the door / ramp, these fit into c shaped cups which point backwards, the cups are drilled to take a locking pin. To tip remove the bottom pins and to use a ramp remove the top ones. To improve tipping mount the top pins on a frame 2 - 3' higher than the top of the sides so that things will slide out without catching the door, this will also give you longer ramps.
  6. Tom D
    Not parent myself but, when we were little my sister had the same problem and my Mum got this special hat which was basicaly a wide elasticated brim with no top, like a big frisbee with a hole for your head. you put this on and it keeps all the water off the face and neck, I seem to remember it worked.
  7. Tom D
    The best harness for you is the one that you like best. Not much help I know but the answers so far tell the story, Just because I like my treeflex doesn't mean you will. Try before you buy, and give em a good workout. Go to a "get together and try someone elses. Anyone attending the Scottish get together is welcome to a go in my treeflex or Andrews tree austria.
  8. Tom D
    If you find yourself in Paris, visit Pere Lachaise Cemetry, Its a pretty cool place anyway and many of the trees have Misletoe, At least I'm pretty sure thats what it was, they are quit big trees and it was mostly at the tops. There was lots of it though. http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=pere%20lachaise%20cemetery%20paris%20france&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi Its also the final resting place of Jim Morrison.
  9. Tom D
    I did something similar once with a carving knife, the amount of blood was amazing, I see you're in a landy though so whats a bit of blood on the upholstry matter. Hope it heals quick, its pretty sore healing when you've split the nail.
  10. Tom D
    No problems showing you the VT / hitchclimber Sanny. Anyone else got any feedback?
  11. Tom D
    Yes, cheap for landrovers.
  12. Tom D
    It depends on your fireplace really, if an old larger fireplace has been bricked in to make the current one then its easy to make it bigger, on the other hand if the original one was the same size as what you have now you need to be carefull not to dammage the chimney brest. ( ask Dean Lofthouse about that) If you are having the stove free standing remember that to comply with building regs you need at least 150mm of hearth all around it.
  13. Tom D
    If we use Abbey St Bathans as a venue then I am sure we could do spiking / dismantling. I have made some enquiries and there is the possibility of some other venues closer to Edinburgh, I have yet to see the trees but I am told that they are ok, there would probably not be the chance to spike / dismantle or to camp overnight though. I know its still a long way off but if anyone has any feedback on this or any alternative venues please post soon as I'd like to give as much notice as possible to hosts and attendees. A friend of mine who is an NPTC instructor / assessor may be able to attend and possibly bring allong other kit, GRCS, SRT stuff etc. for us to have a look at which would be nice. I am assuming that people feel free to invite other tree surgeons who may not be on here ( I was thinking of asking a few people that I know ) I take it everyone is cool with this. Anyway keep your thoughts and suggestions coming so that we can all get the most out of this.
  14. Tom D
    If you're piping them together get a dunsley baker neutraliser.http://www.dunsleyheat.co.uk/linkupsys.htm We have one and its a fit and forget piece of kit,we link a rayburn an aarow boiler stove and an lpg gas boiler, by setting the thermostat on the lpg boiler low whenever the fires are in they do all the work but when the heating comes on first thing in the morning the lpg can pick up. Otherwise you will need some kind of heat store. We now make a tank of LPG last almost 2 years compared to 3 months before.
  15. Tom D
    Incredible, Just shows what diference another 3 zeros makes.
  16. Tom D
    I'm happy for people to have a play with the hobbs, and I for one would like to get a few splicing tips from Jamie. All things considered I reckon just hanging around with a bunch of like minded tree guys will be be both educational and a good laugh. I have aways enjoyed doing the NPTC courses for the same reason, It would be very easy to get stuck in your ways and never try any new kit or techniques if you didn't get chance to see and hear how other people tackle the same problems. Arbtalk itself is pretty good for this but there's no substitute for learning in the field.
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    Tom D replied to John Hancock's topic in Picture Forum

    Very good, I thought I might have got some one with that.
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    Tom D replied to John Hancock's topic in Picture Forum

    can anyone Id this fungus?
  19. Tom D
    Nice work Andy, that beech looked a bit tricky.
  20. Tom D
    Recognise this SWB?
  21. Tom D
    Yeah, I can't talk its pissing down here at the mo.
  22. Tom D
    Which in Shreks part of the world it does every day.
  23. Tom D
    There's nothing wrong with a bit of natural crotch rigging, all you need is a 3 strand poly bullrope, we got by with that setup for 4 years before we went "advanced". BTW you're welcome to come over here next time I'm doing a dismantle to see our kit and how we use it.
  24. Tom D
    For a clean tree if you hit the right branch first time with the throwbag than 5 mins no problem, on the other hand I am not ashamed to admit I did a dead elm covered in ivy last year and it took 1 1/2 hours to get to the top.
  25. Tom D
    Very nice effort, maybe its just the leylandii that take a crap hinge.

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