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  1. can be a tricky job if you don't have the right tools this vid covers the fundamentals - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7CaN2hdssk]Nissan Navara 4x4 center tailshaft bearing replacement - YouTube[/ame]
  2. Hybrid Black Poplar more than likely the very common T.T. 32 'Balsam Spire' it's a hybrid of Western Balsam Poplar (Populus trichocarpa) and Eastern Balsam Poplar (Populus tacamahaca) Hillier's Manual calls the tree 'Balsam Spire' (P. T.T. 32) (P. Tacatricho 32)
  3. quality Reg, looking forward to the whole vid
  4. the description of the botched rescue attempt from the ground with the 2nd climber cutting the line at the base tie off - sounds something like this?
  5. Details below, the climber (Rachel) appears in the thread (7 posts in) to give her account the accident. Involved a hornet attack and a groundie cutting her line at the base anchor in a botched rescue attempt - Women Arborist Injured at New York Botanical garden? | Tree Buzz .
  6. it's an old trick of the trade mate, especially stateside. Seen a quite a few folk do it by choice. Used it myself for years . You switch the bottom straps so the buckle isn't sitting right on top of that bone that sticks out the top of your foot, only hassle is it's not as easy to tie as when the buckle sits at the front. You see where the buckle is on his spikes now, means it's just the leather strap that's going over the top of his foot, not the buckle, makes a lot of sense
  7. I must've seen 1000s or tree vids over the years but there's something a bit different about this one. What the guy lacks in technical ability he more than makes up for with his easy going ability to tell his story. Anyway, I liked it, thought some of you folk would too - http://vimeo.com/74648624 .
  8. scotspine1

    Summer 2014

    nice drop at 4.25
  9. if you've seen the film you'll know what I'm talking about wait for the slow motion replay - LiveLeak.com - Rally car makes spectators sh*t their pants! .
  10. nice one Robert, great idea
  11. anyone here used them? good service? decent quality parts? High quality, non genuine replacement parts for Stihl and Husqvarana chainsaws cheers TC .
  12. that was another one I forgot to mention, brilliant saw I'll tip prune mature trees with it most days like the one in my avy, plugs into generator we take to all our sites. Very reliable saw and will last a lifetime.
  13. seen these husky vs stihl threads before, never contributed to one so here's a few thoughts then I'll never need to contribute to one again. Stihl 020t/ms200t, 046/ms460, 066/MS660 - excellent saws, the 660 is probably the best saw ever made, the sheer amount of work it will do in it's life with relatively little maintenance is incredible. Not made anymore though eh, same as the ms200t - best top handled saw ever made, it's successor the ms201t is a disgrace to the stihl name. Husky 346xp, 560xp, 372xp, 385xp - excellent saws, as good as the Stihls above, the 346xp when use wisely can get through a serious amount of work despite being a small saw. 560xp (the newer versions) - beast of a saw, 372xp and 385xp - as good as the equivalent Stihls. Jonsered cs2171 - excellent saw, like the 372xp it's derived from it's a saw you can rely on day after day without almost no maintenance other than sharpening/air filter clean etc. It's more robust and better built than the 372xp for some reason, which is why it gets a mention. .
  14. cross section of a recent large roadside Kretzch Beech removal (see below) Over the years I've attended many windblown Beech trees which failed due to Kretzch, also dismantled and felled many large Kretzch Beeches over the years. Nearly always see extensive decay when seeing fruiting bodies like in your pics. Personally I would fell those two trees if they are near a busy B road. The tomograph/picus is a complete waste of time and money.
  15. very good Reg, great pics, cheers for posting
  16. whatever you do, DO NOT use a Stihl MS201t
  17. Big tree, within falling distance of the pavement? The Kretzch would be a big concern for me.
  18. you may have found someone by now, but if not, Chris Simpson at Informed Tree Services could help you out- Informed Tree Services Ltd Tree Surgery Consultancy Consultant Tree Surgery Course Tree Surveys
  19. Kevin, are you using two roperunners in your DRT system? The roperunner seems to have coincided with your new found liking of DRT?
  20. funny you should say that, was driving through Largs today and saw Stevie working on a removal, took a pic of his skills, interesting idea with the bobcat -
  21. Kevin, Why the big change from working off a single line to two separate lines? In all your vids your working from a single line. What is it that's happened to make you change your system in such a big way?
  22. Cheers to everyone involved with making this seminar happen, was a good day, loads of valuable information/ideas.
  23. Various versions of that idea have been around a long time, but as Craig says it shows your thinking beyond the usual frame of thought. Have you tried using a much shorter hitch? Just to put things in perspective and to make sure we all understand each other clearly, the system being referred to in the thread title, 'hitchclimber' is not what that system is called. The hitchcimber pulley arrived very late to the party and it seems many people assume the system of using a micro pulley for tending slack and as a fair lead is called the hitchclimber system, it's not. Treeclimbers had been placing a micro pulley beneath their hitch in their system for the reasons stated above for well over 10 years before the hitchclimber appeared on the scene. Also, the CMI Mickey Mouse pulley had been around a long time before the Hitchclimber. Having said that I do appreciate the Hitchclimber was a step forward for many climbers. However many climbers still use a regular single micro pulley for tending slack. .
  24. how does it compare to the 200/020 Dave?

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