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was dismantling a tree 2 miles south of the Pentagon on the morning of 9/11 - heard the explosion, saw the huge clouds of smoke, then all the tree crews from our office were called back in and we sat round a TV watching the towers collapse as the sirens wailed outside. A sad day indeed.
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same here GQ Parachute harness isn't it?, dmm screwgates and multiplait, still got them kicking around somewhere. compared with 3 strand nylon rope and prussiks, multiplait was quite a step up although it did have the same elastic band characteristics on long ascents. climbed on that setup for over a year before I moved onto the similar willans harness and new england hi vee. as someone said, you could go out tomorrow with that setup and still carry out every job we do albeit with a little more discomfort. £100 is a good deal considering they are of vintage quality
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2001/2002 found another, deadwooding pines around this house, just swung from tree to tree all day the real classic non digi pics I've got are from Glasgow though, some quality stuff going on in them , they're in the garage in an old shoe box, 100s of them, will try to dig them out and scan a few this week.
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any pics or videos of your work?
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nick, tell us about your experience, would you say your a very good climber? by that I mean can you carry out a wide variety of general treework jobs in a time and manner that allows your employer to make a profit?
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pre digital pics from when working in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland
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Anyone fancy teaching a lad to climb like the pro's? :)
scotspine1 replied to YoGi_93's topic in Climbers talk
yogi if you seriously want to be good at treeclimbing you need to go and find some decent trees away from the general public and just practice yourself. -
Seen 100s of tree vids on the net over the years but this time lapse video is the best I've seen. Anyone whose been involved in large tree removal has to respect this crew and what they achieved in 7 hours. A colossal tree by any standards, an American Elm had dropped a large stem onto a school leading to the tree being condemned for removal. Ok they had a crane and a big diameter chipper but this job is carried out with great efficiency by an obviously very experienced crew, including the stumpgrinding. For me this is the best in tree work
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why not just buy a Sugoi with the 420 blade?
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if the zig zag was re-incarnated a 1000 times, each time evolving into a more refined device it'll still be a 1000000 generations behind the vt in evolutionary terms
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ha ha, thanks Mick
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the way the hitch is round the back of stem, will the zig zag still function as normal when it's cams are contacting the stem under load?
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what about when it gets wet or covered in sap in the middle of a big Sitka removal? Carl, you know as well as I do that when it comes down to it, these mechanical devices aren't as good as rope/cord
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the zig zag looks like a step backwards from a rope/cord hitch for me, using a rope/cord friction hitch is more intuitive and instinctive....you dont need a reason why a rope hitch feels right, you dont need technical drawings to show why it works, you can see and feel that it works, with mechanical devices there's always doubt so matter how many mechanical devices/gadgets are thrown at us these so called innovations will never feel as safe as a good old fashioned bit of rope, even when your hitch is covered in sawdust, sap, dirt and soaked right through you know it's still going to be fine. Can the zig zag do this and you'd still feel 100% safe? doubt it
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The Hitch-Hiker - The new direction in srt?
scotspine1 replied to Pete Mctree's topic in Climbers talk
What do ropetek recommend for the stopper knots? double overhand? just wondered how tight they'll get with a climber and his chainsaw etc, that's why I mentioned using another steel biner through the top that'd still allow you to fine tune the hitch -
The Hitch-Hiker - The new direction in srt?
scotspine1 replied to Pete Mctree's topic in Climbers talk
Interesting Pete, let us know how you get on with the double overhands tightening up. (edit) what are the stopper knots in your pic and what is recommended? Is the Petzl Oxan the only steel climbing biner that can be used? reason I ask is can you put that biner through the top hole and use that instead of the dogbone thing to save time undoing the knots? do you know how long the inventor of the hitch hiker been climbing on that setup? -
The tree officer obviously thought the Birches were of some value, look at it from his point of view, he has to justify his job every now and then, by spending some time on the Birches, talking with the homeowner on the phone and the typing up the required paperwork, sending out an email etc he's made it look like he actually does something uselful for a living, he probably went home that night and thought to himself, 'RESULT!' Tom, ultimately the TO has the upper hand, this is the way of things in the UK, we're a country ruled by bureaucrats who love to exercise their authority over increasingly trivial matters.
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Firstly, Silver Birch is native in all parts of Britain. Secondly, Local Authorities have a duty to try and protect wildlife habitat around villages, towns and cities, those Birches sound like ideal habitat regardless of their aesthetic appearance. I'd just forget about the incident and move on.
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was joking about mike's vid chainsaw boots? never wore them in the states, have always wore them here, it's a cultural thing isn't it, different factors in different countries ie climate/temperature, government legislation/guidelines, insurance, training etc
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Mike, you were pushing the 'knowing what you can get away with' card to the max in that vid matey. All things considered though, well done to you and treequip for getting what sounds like a hellish tree down in a tight spot.
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if you ever needed proof that kiwi treeworkers are better than the rest for christ sake dont watch treequip's 'bombing out' vid it's quite possibly the greatest spectacle of rank amateurism ever committed to digital video it doesn't matter who it was that was climbing either, mike hill (kiwi) was the gaffer on that job. The whole approach was as pathetic a display of half baked treework you'll ever see, in fact it should go to the top of the guiness book of records 'worst treework ever seen' category, replacing all of old murph's vids.
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box elder
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peter, the pic with the high sides on? do you have a sideview pic? also, done a d22 kingcab yet by any chance?
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Rich The business model wont work, franchisees or affiliates would need to invest financially to prove they were serious because it'd be a huge risk on your behalf to buy people chippers and tip trucks, tools etc, they (the franchisees/affiliates) would have nothing to lose if the business failed, but you'd be left seriously out of pocket. Ultimately, once the potential franchisees had used their own money to buy a chipper, tip truck and tools etc they'd forget about supporting your venture and instead go out on their own. Isn't there another way for you to help support ex military people that doesn't involve financial risk?
