Tom D
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My LOLER inspector told me, I had a krab fail on the gete sticking, I wanted to use it on a chainsaw strop, he said that a three way krab has to work as a three way even for tool use, so even though I use a screwgate on the saw a failed three way is not acceptable. The reason for this is someone from outside the company may not know that it has been downgraded and so use it for climbing.
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What weight will the csf lift?
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Very true, I often see clients eyes glaze over as I tell them why their tree is so special / interesting. But they know that I care about what I do and so I get the majority of jobs that I quote for.
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Welcome to the forum baldy. I have two colledge leavers working for me just now, one has been with me for a year and is now a decent climber, the other still needs a lot of practise. Although both were on the same course starting at the same time, getting a years experience has made for a huge difference between them. So my advice would be go for a course with as much practical experience as possible. Learning to climb trees is like learning to drive: you can't do it from the classroom, you must get as much practise as possible.
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Co-dominant stems?
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Just to be different I run 2 very heavy cables from the battery to a three phase type socket on the back of the landy, the plug goes on the trailer. I tried proper connectors but they always corrode, the three phase socket seems really weatherproof and has lasted for a few years now. I use heavy cable because my original setup used to blow fuses, cos f yu did'nt unplug it before tipping it would seek power from the main battery and blow the fuse, so now i use very heavy cable and no fuse; another reason to use a god quality socket.
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I dont think you have to use 10:1 you can use 7:1 but the maths is harder.
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I don't think an inspector would fail that, but they are fussy about gates not locking properly, i've had a few fail for that.
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I'm not an inspector but I'd use that. By the way as far as loler is concerned when an item is retired it must be completely removed from service, not downgraded.
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Used to do landscaping when I was in a partnership, I hated it. I get asked to do things all the time but I always say no, exept recently when this old lady that I was working for told me that she had a joiner coming to replace a rotten garden gate. It was about 3' by 5' and needed painting, he was charging £1600 + VAT. The B*****D.
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If its a big enough job I'll go anywhere in scotland.
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Handbags at 10 paces or what! I can see the point of the original post but everyone is free to do things their way. Personaly if it is on a rope I always put a gob in, I had one hit my foot once and i like the precision of the gob. Each climber has his own favourite cuts and so use what works for you. Forcing people to do things they are not comfortable with could lead to accidents. I have a mate who cuts and holds almost everything, he's really good at it, personally it scares the s41t out of me but he has never broken anything or himself so who am I to argue.
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I use 16 mm too Pete, my pulley is rated to 3000kg and it is held with a 1" dead eye, I am not sure of its swl off the top of my head, i have a flying capstan and a home made bollard, the capstan uses a 3 ton round sling and the bollard two 4 ton ratchet straps The weakest part of my system is the slings which i use for all branch lowering and smaller stuff these are 300kg swl. https://www.gustharts.com/Products/Arborist%20Equipment/Arborist%20Climbing%20Equipment/Strops%20%26%20Lanyards/ Bottom right, come in different lengths, only a couple of quid. I also use a couple of home made spiders made from 13 mm climbing line.
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Just watched it, I recon my missus could put a back cut in. I'm going to let her loose with the 880 tomorrow.
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Did my 41 last year and if I remember correctly the strongest part should be the tree and the pulley / pulley dead eye then the capstan / friction device and its attachment, and then the rope being the weakest, unless you use slings to attach the load in which case these should be the weakest link.
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I think petzl certify the vertex for 5 years but sone are just 2, its up to the manufacturer I think. Glad I saw this I nearly bought a husky one yesterday for a subbies to use.
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A propper pikie would just drive off with it like that.
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Just bung em in the washing machine, I don't bother with a bag, detergent is fine as long as it does'nt have fabric conditioner, which makes your hitch slip apparently.
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Interesting, are those the same ones Dean?
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Bags made out of cargo net would be ideal.
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Are you sure? Surely that would be an easy loophole for cttting TPO trees; just get the neighbours to do it.
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Ouch. Are they uv stable? if you could use them again and again maybe not so bad.
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Yes it does get a bit tight when you leave it but I' only tend to split logs when I have no other work to do, this is why i have a yard full of rings and cord lengths. Actually as i sell logs by the bulk bag I was thinking of getting someone in to split them and paying them by the bag. The only problem is will they dry in a bag? I am not sure as there will be less air circulation than in a heap. And talking of heaps does anyone know how to calculate the volume of a heap ( assuming its a long sided pyramid )?
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Let it dry for a year and take all the bark off, then in the summer paint it with that thompsons weather seal stuff. I painted an old chicken hut with it once and water would still bead up on it 10 years later. It will rot from the ground up though whatever you do.
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You've been on Hair Talk have'nt you Steve:001_tongue:
