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3M make a good disposable uncorded earplug, get them from a workwear place in Glasgow but found this dealer whose doing them at a better price. 3M 3M Uncorded Earplugs (1100) | | Disposable Ear Plugs | Hearing Protection | Personal Protective PPE | Protec Direct
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nice pics Alex, looked like a nice tree to deadwood, is the ivy staying?
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If you could choose one saw that needs a tune up....
scotspine1 replied to Catweazle's topic in Chainsaws
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How do horizontal branches help a Cedar of Lebanon shed snow?
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Your right about that, a horizontal branch has the largest load due to the centre of gravity being at the furthest point out from the stem, but then why does nearly every species of conifer have horizontal branches?
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Depends on the species, health and situation of the tree.....there's no good or bad angles for tree branches.
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You'll be building a raft then?
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Hey monkey D, Whats that circled in red, had you guys already coro-cut this Beech or is it a wound from the storm damage?
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Looking for someone to haul timber in the southwest
scotspine1 replied to Tree Man Tom's topic in General chat
Any pics of that tree coming down gibbon? -
Ben if your genuinly interested you should call these guys, Home - Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited they use Santanas off-road, towing drilling rigs on a daily basis, they also use Defenders.....would be good to get their opinion on maintenance issues/off road/towing capabilities if your thinking of buying a used Santana. Iveco recently bought the Santana and have made hundreds of improvements to it including a new 3 litre engine with more power than the Santana had, they sell it in Europe under the name Massif, there was plans to bring it to the UK to compete with the Defender, but the credit crunch has postponed that.
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Mester, no joke, I once saw a groundie snort a line of Celox for an unstoppable nosebleed, mixed results......stopped the nosebleed but he died from an expanding head, within 10 minutes his brain was rattling around inside his bulbous skull, burst his hardhat open. The coffin was square.
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Gerald Beranek was the photographer, he posted these pics on another forum, thought some of you might like to see this tree. It's a Valley Oak, Quercus lobata, 163ft, 10ft Dbh.
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what? ok.....as MB said is this just anecdotal or is there published scientific evidence to prove your finger will be amputated if you use Celox on a small Silky cut?
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Know your post wasnt directed at me but that looks an excellent first aid kit, is it/or when will it become available to buy?
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There's your problem right there, there's no good reason why you should be changing blades every 10-15 hours, ruining the threads mate. Slackening. tightening etc. Why are you changing the blades so frequently? Black and decker powerfile for the lower roller, go in through the hopper and go light on both sides just to get a sharp edge.
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What condition where the blades in? sharp? Got a 2003 528 with 900 hours on the clock, never had this problem (so far), sounds like it'd be worth speaking to the guys at Redwood to find out whats going on before someone gets seriously hurt. Only issue I've had with the 528 is the fuel tank which I drained and cleaned last week after getting fed up with constantly blocked fuel filters. The filth that came out it was unbelievable. Unrelated to your problem but do you powerfile the roller teeth to keep an edge on them and tension the springs down a few threads every now and then? Is this the model you have?
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Official "Yank'" Picture Thread
scotspine1 replied to GASoline71's topic in International Arborist Forum
Brendon, thanks for posting the pics, looks like your involved in some really nice work in great surroundings. Nice to see all those trees so close to the houses.......thats a rare sight here in the YUK. The wraptor looks excellent especially for post lunch climbs. This pic - like the orange plastic rods on the chipper mudguards so you can see where it is when reversing, been meaning to do something like that on my own chipper for ages, looks like a great rig. Anymore pics of the truck and chipper, think you might have posted pics before but cant remember, what about tools? do you have enough storage for everything? cheers
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too thin, hard to get a decent grip when throwing, easily tangled, easily caught in bark fissures Ha ha, nice work, could you do a couple of spliced eyes in in a new Yale xtc sometime soon? (no milking stories please) maybe a few 13mm Yale/Samson split-tails as well, ever spliced 24 strand Blaze? was thinking of using it as for blakes split-tail on XTC cheers
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not good
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Weaver 3mm throwline with a 16oz bag on both ends (for isolating target) thrown out of a Faltheimer or 'Stein copy' foldable cube is very workable and practical for most situations like setting climbing line in tree or setting a pull line when felling. I found Zing It to be a worthless waste of time, tho it did come in handy when I was marking out a room for wooden flooring. The other thing to remember when using a throwline is to not to try and pull it out the tree too fast if you've miss your target and need to throw again. Nice and easy does it. Weaver-
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Official "Yank'" Picture Thread
scotspine1 replied to GASoline71's topic in International Arborist Forum
Wow.......seen similar sights here after storms, but never seen the turf looking like a carpet! great pic, thanks for posting.
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Thanks Keven, always good to see how other folks are doing the job, cheers again for posting the pics.
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Agree, its worth mentioning that your tree looked perfect for a MEWP removal but there are definatley situations where a MEWP would make the job more hazardous than climbing especially if your guys have little experience of work positioning out of a MEWP, add in poor ground conditions for outriggers and having to rig pieces down using the tree as an anchor point and you've got a perfect recipe for disaster. Its good to be a adaptable and always keep your options open particularly when dealing with storm damaged trees.
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Possibly. Difficult to say without seeing the tree/extent of damage and its situation in the garden. Seeing the massive reach on that cherry picker would now give me the insentive to take a second look at the possibility of using a truck mounted MEWP from the street/driveway. Before seeing these pics I would have looked at the option of getting a spider lift into the back garden, if that wasn't possible I'd be working out how to dismantle it from a rope and harness. Sometimes MEWPS arent the answer to these unpredictable removals due to positioning of the turret/boom restrictions and having to work from the bucket/basket under the tree etc. Another very expensive option on that tree would have been to use a crane with the boom reaching over the tree and using the ball/hook as an anchor point for your climbing line.
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That's exceptional reach which looks like it could've gone a lot further......never seen that MEWP before. £1500 - £1800 sounds about right for a piece of equipment that specialist, but it'd be hard work convincing most clients that it was the only answer to getting the tree on the ground, well done to your company, climber and groundies for getting the job and getting the tree down safely.
