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Hillier's gives date of introduction or earliest known date of cultivation at the end of each description. Good luck.

how will it fair covered in conifer sap, dirt, sawdust/shavings, bits of bark, climbing up through ivy etc. Will those cams open and close without the slightest problem all of the time? Has the zig zag been tested in the real world? where is the proof of this? where are videos of it being used on removals? is it more of a device for people who spend most of their time in large open crowns removing deadwood or handsawing tips during crown reductions? Was it given to objective treeclimbers not connected with Petzl to be put through every conceivable treeclimbing situation in all weathers on many different species ie the sap problem with firs? Most folk in their wiseness have kept using rope hitches despite the availability of the lock/spiderjack, could it be that the reason for this is that a rope hitch just feels better/safer?

I dont accept your notion that 'your job is to tell the client your conclusion as to the risk of failure'. What if your professional conclusion is unacceptable to the client? Do you just walk away? You may if your a consultant who has charged for a report but I'm a self employed tree surgeon running my own business and the time I spend with a potential client discussing their tree is completely free of charge. Am I looking for a solution that creates work for myself? of course I am because it's my job to find an answer to the client's tree problems, that's how I earn a living, the client calls me not only looking for work to be done but also for the best solution to their problem. In the case of the Copper Beech the client was not prepared to live with the tree as it was, to her the tree posed an unacceptable level of risk, the reduction was best solution, this approach is not only professional but reasonable to any normal person. .

As a professional arborist working in the residential/private sector I deal with trees and risk on a daily basis. But it's not a tangible risk you can quantify in any way shape or form, it has nothing to do with QTRA, Matheny/Clark or VTA. This particular notion of risk arises from the tree owner's imagination and their personal experience of their tree. Lets say a tree is in a customer's garden. They live with this tree year in year out, one day during a storm they believe the tree has grown to a size where they believe it has now become an unacceptable risk to their property. They can't explain why they feel this way, not in any language we would recognise anyway, they've never heard of Claus Mattheck or David Lonsdale. They then call in a professional, that's us. On hearing their worries and concerns, do I then tell them they're wrong to feel this way about their tree? I dont believe I should. It's not my job to decide what's an unacceptable risk for them, well, not in any definitive manner. It's my job to try and understand what they are trying to communicate about their tree and then try to get the tree within their perceived level of acceptable risk. Removal? sometimes, preferably not. Reduction? possibly. When you are trying to meet a potential client's needs, you're providing them with options, guiding them with your knowledge, some theory, but mostly from the experience of dealing with trees day to day over a long period of time. Take this Copper Beech reduction I did a couple of weeks back, the potential client was sitting on the fence between complete removal and reduction. By understanding what was her acceptable level of risk I then explained how we could save the tree and manage it in the future. She accepted my ideas and a crown reduction was carried out. Did the tree need a crown reduction? from my point of view - No Did the tree need a crown reduction from the client's point of view? - Most definitely Yes For me this is the most common type of risk we deal with.

Excellent work Reg. Zipline worked really well. Made that job look easy but I suspect it was anything but easy.

What about one of those 'tree' mobile phone masts? bonus is you get the £10000 a year from vodafone or whoever for the land rental. The nice thing about this idea is that not only would it destroy the clown's view again but he'd already have paid the £50000 fine for the supposed increased value to his house for the sea view - he would lose this value off his house again, so in theory he'd have shelled out £200,000 by the time you put up the 'tree' mobile phone mast, plus all the while your raking in £10000 a year from vodafone.

Yes, excellent to hear the guy got fines/costs totalling £140000, not only has been made to suffer financially but he's made a complete ass of himself and will forever be known as the clown who felled his neighbour's tree and got a massive fine.

Great vid, well put together, enjoyed the rigging as well, cheers for posting.

very good, looks like you guys had a lot of fun there, thanks for posting.

Definition of idiot (arboriculture) someone who has no inherent ability for working with chainsaws, ropes, knots, handsaws, winches, climbing equipment, machinery etc. Someone who is naturally a terrible judge of forces, distances, weights and angles. A person generally lacking in foresight in relation to matters of treework. Maybe a guide is a good thing, a little bit of guidance could work but what's next? an NPTC unit in handsaw use? I can already see the training providers drawing up training courses as we speak. .

I'd pay £80 seeing as you've got to cover your air travel, accomodation and food. If Justin gets another 19 people that's £1600.00, hows that? need more?

Donny, only reason I said nothing is cause it's gonna cost me around £200+ to get to London from Glasgow plus hotel etc Maybe Jonesie does scholarships for Scottish people? Well Justin?

what about driving about in that vintage mog?

if you need help or guidance on using a Silky or any type of handsaw then get out of treework. Only cackhanded clowns continually cut or knick themselves with handsaws, seriously? is this thread a joke? Part of the problem with treework today is that it's attracted a lot of idiots who should've never been encouraged to get into treework, idiots need constant guidance. Jaime, if you want to improve safety in the industry ban idiots.

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was trying to kid Tommy on Al, thanks mate, thanks a lot

from your 1st pic - looks like NMNP or NMHP, no CE marking or ratings anyway. Looks like cheap rubbish unless someone else here can shine a light on the brand? Ask him where he got it from?

Thanks for posting Tommy that Maillon looks like a pile of junk, as in junk quality, like something you'd buy from Pet R US to attach a to a dog lead any CE markings? any brand name or anything other than that 8mm? From the pics it's not a genuine 'Made in France' Maillon Rapide, I'd only use genuine Maillon Rapide for quick links, maybe Petzl do a version? other than that I wouldn't touch anything else. Remember though Maillon Rapide makes different versions from different materials for different applications. To me it looks like he could've just used a regular oval Petzl triact biner to attach to the Grillon, even added in a swivel in there somewhere between them to negate the twisting.

How to ID it - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sI7hgFZ-4g&feature=related]How to identify Chalara ash dieback in the field - YouTube[/ame] a brief history [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf8fll_DWOM]Chalara fraxinea (Chalara Ash die-back) - A brief history - YouTube[/ame] At around 3.04 in this vid this guy has some sensible thoughts on the problem - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaYPjQE3Wtw&feature=related]The Ash Dieback Problem - YouTube[/ame]

woodmouse, in your first post on Arbtalk you said this: yet you think you can start and run a successful tree care business? For talkin's sake, let's liken the tree care industry to an ocean - a trainee arborist/tree surgeon whose been in the job about 2 years is sitting in a small boat on top of this vast ocean, all he can see is the surface, that's all he's learned about in the short time he's been doing treework, but there's a whole world beneath him he has still to learn about. At this moment your about 10 miles inland. If you want really want to be a success in this game, give the industry the respect it deserves and go out and get some experience before you think of starting a business, this experience will help make your business a success.

seriously? surely not. interesting figures on the comparison chart in the brochure - http://www.echo-usa.com/CS-355T/CS355T-brochure oil/petrol caps on a same side though could be a half decent cheap saw though for anyone bored or annoyed waiting for Husky's T540 and doesn't want to part with their cash for the MS201t. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQmFUZVHzj0]3d product demo | electriceasel.com - YouTube[/ame]

hey, dont be too hard on gangster rap it's all about the context [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfVjP-nJ9E]3 Eucalyptus Trees Killed - YouTube[/ame] Re Beech fell, interesting method Tom

are the vents as large as the petzl helmets?

hey pfanner, if you see this thread, vents..............

vents......totally agree Drew, no big vents like the vented ecrin roc or vertex, as someone's already said, the vents on the Vertex can be set open or closed depending on the weather, this a basic principle for helmets required by folk working in rigorous outdoor work, especially climbers. I suspect if they dont sort that issue out it wont sell, and if people buy it, they be cursing the heat created by the lack of vents.