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So...where were we, here's a pic from the 40s/50s of treeworkers in the US dismantling a huge tree using a two man cross-cut saw. Pic courtesy of Robert Philips. One of my favourite tree pics this.
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Here's another US ad, this time for a charity, from 1919, asking families to buy trees to plant in honour of their men lost in the First World War.
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This is an ad from the US company Davey from 1959, just goes to show they were miles ahead of Europe when it came to urban tree care. In fact you probably wouldn't even see an ad like this today in the UK.
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AAAh Haha ha hahaha! go on MB lets see some pics!
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Yeah but he lives in surrey, 7K is the equivalent of £70 everywhere else in Britain.
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Renta, You should never leave treework completely. Dont go cold turkey and vow never to work with trees again as some of my friends have done. Always keep a hand in, that way you can make some quick money at the weekend by removing a small tree or cutting a hedge. I've never understood why people leave treework 'forever'.
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Dont see whats so funny, the HSE inspector also told me about another karabiner they want the arb industry to adopt - the double clipper, which can be seen by clicking the link below..... http://www.czechclimbing.com/clanek.php?key=4711
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Was speaking to my local HSE inspector yesterday, told me that HSE want arborists to start using a new type of biner with a tachometer fitted which will display the hours you have used it. This is a very basic prototype they have been working on, when you apply pressure along the gate, it triggers a sensor and the tacho starts working, take pressure off, tacho stops. What do you reckon? good idea?
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Have you read this? It has a section on the most important fungi we see on trees.
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tuppy, In relation to general tree work. The NPTC tickets are just a starting point, the very basics of what we do. You need time on the ground using the saw before you can even think of climbing and cutting for money. You need to get experience working with good arborists. Having said that, there are some units ie - spraying etc that will help you find work with specialist companies.
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tuppy, Do you have a driving licence and your own transport?
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MRSA isn't the only problem the NHS have these days....If you've been to hospital in the last few years you'll have noticed how arrogant and lazy the majority of staff have become, that includes everyone from auxiliary nurses with inferiority complexes to surgeons with attitude problems. Still, we dont have any other option, if you go private it'll be the same bloody doctors and wards that they send you to anyway. Whatever happened to people being nice anyway? Surely it isn't that difficult to show a little compassion for ill people?
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At no point on their website do Treesunlimited say that the screwgates are for climbing. Maybe they need to follow the example of Treeworker who dont stock a single screwgate biner. In fact all the arb dealers should follow Treeworker's example of not selling screwgate biners. Treeworker are obviously miles ahead when it comes to knowing the practicalities/leglislation of arb equipment. As for not being mentioned at companies house, your having a laugh aint you? Since when was being registered with companies house the sign of a reputable business? ha ha.
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Jim, Being able to use both ends of your rope is a good skill to have and it works just like you described but its not the most efficient way to move and work in a tree. Personally I would learn how to do it then move onto using a lanyard or flipline for your 2nd tie in point. This allows you to advance your main line while staying tied in and also provides the 2nd attachment point when cutting.
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They might shift a lot of units, but there not serious dealers like Treeworker or Treesunlimited.
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Is this the kind of set up your talking about Jim?
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The work at height regs 2005 relating to arboriculture state that only 3 way self locking biners should be used for climbing attachment. The dealers that are advertising screwgates for climbing cant be taken seriously as credible arb dealers.
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There are still a few suppliers selling screwgates, cant understand why though as everyone should be using 3 way self locking twistlocks or similar.
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Just out of curiosity, why are Honey's advertising this? http://honeybros.co.uk/catalogue/more-info.asp?ID=129
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http://www.buxtons.net/cgi-bin/products.cgi?fa=display&id=996&crid=&cmrid=25&cmpid= You've got my address Steve right?
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inertia brake?
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A few pics or your set up might be a good idea Jim, there's a few folk here who could give you some pointers on the best way to set a climbing system, carabiners, ropes, etc.
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Interesting that someone has been prosecuted by HSE under Work at Height Regs 2005 for not having a trained 2nd climber for rescuing. They were fined £3780. Dont remember reading about it in the AA Newsletter or ISA's Treeline? Has anyone else heard of this incident?
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Negative. Most people would just use a MS200 if they couldn't get hold of an MS200T. And even with the rear handle people would stihl use it one handed - definatley more dangerous than one-handing a top handled saw. Whose thinking of phasing them out anyway? I thought the industry had dealt with that issue a few years back?
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Using Climbing Gear From The States In The Uk
scotspine1 replied to Leyburn Lad's topic in Climbers talk
That may be true, I dont know enough about R&D in arboriculture to comment, but when it comes to rigging practices/equipment America led the way. The US arb industry were also the first to build and produce bucket trucks/aerial platforms specifically for urban treework decades ago. From what I've seen we still dont have one single dedicated tree MEWP in Europe.
