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  1. scotspine1
    This video also demonstrates advanced climbing... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_1MTxvR3TQ&feature=related]YouTube - Ascending - Texas Kick[/ame]
  2. scotspine1
    Thanks Rupe, never seen that before. I was told that this video demonstrates advanced treeclimbing? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GmHWp8aCus]YouTube - Installing Cambium or Friction Saver on Straight Limb[/ame]
  3. scotspine1
    Educated Arborist, What is advanced climbing?
  4. scotspine1
    can you outline what other uses there are for Dynaline in arb other than winch cable? thanks TC
  5. scotspine1
    Whats going on with the schwabish in this pic?
  6. scotspine1
    What about this? going for £6000 no Vat, 60K on the clock 04 reg, its for sale up north, no tool boxes though....even has snorkel for when Glasgow city centre gets flooded.
  7. scotspine1
    Nice solution.
  8. scotspine1
    Thats good pic of a cow hitch bob...
  9. scotspine1
    Steve, take a small hammer and go round the whole vehicle tapping the chassis, bet ya £50 it looks like swiss cheese by the time you've finished.... Seriously mate, its probably worth £1000 but it looks like an MOT failure waiting to happen. Is it for delivering logs?
  10. scotspine1
    Sounds like it'd be rubbish. Its a weird looking thing...bit like a bad Freelander copy, was just curious as the one in the pic is going for under £3900 no Vat. Need something more like SWB Daihatsu Fourtrack or Defender 90.
  11. scotspine1
    Anyone used one for treework? towing trailers, chippers, off road capabilities etc?
  12. scotspine1
    Isle of Wight They started off saying it was about treeclimbing competitions, then just showed the roving reporter sweating buckets in the rain on a slow as hell DbRT system. It looked like the BBC had rushed the climbers into to doing something that they thought might look interesting for the viewers, at one point about 6 people proceeded to hang upside down like syncronised swimmers...maybe a new event for the TCCs...it'd be even less relevant than the current disciplines?
  13. scotspine1
    Nice footage Tom I take it you started with the top cause it was so badly decayed and you didnt want big dead bones falling on you as you took out the lower stuff? Sometimes you got to watch that when you drop those bigger pieces higher up they dont shockload the lower limbs too badly and cause root crown failure. Did the tree have honey fungus? Looked like Oudemansiella mucida at 0.30. Thanks for posting
  14. scotspine1
    Pics?
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    Alex, you dont post much mate, but when you do its always a pleasure to read your words of wisdom, cheers, TC
  16. scotspine1
    Good advice there Pete The branch and stem structural strength may feel strong, but the root crowns are susceptable to failure particularly if the tree is long dead, this is an important factor to consider if you have to rig any pieces out or pull off branches/sections of stem with a tagline. Dont doubt your experience of this but I've found them to be very weak. This may become more of a safety issue in UK climbing as students fresh out of college will face more and more dead/dying Bleeding Canker chestnuts. The HC is already a very brittle tree when healthy and the decaying timber only makes it more unpredictable. I'd be advising any trainees to take extra care when dismantling Bleeding Canker HCs. Good advice. Nice job on the Willow Steve.
  17. scotspine1
    They allow you to set up and retrieve a rigging/climbing system from the ground using a throwline. Wonder how the rigging version would be under dynamic loading?
  18. scotspine1
    Good choice. I had to cut the 3 tool loops off that go up the way from the back support.
  19. scotspine1
    Nice precision felling Dean, reckon if you'd made that notch 2ft higher you'd have missed the gutter?
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    Excellent work Reg, another top quality vid as well. Appreciate you posting it on here, ta. Near the end of the 2nd vid - never seen two blocks used in that way before, was that an experiment or a new technique for rigging bigger timber? looks like it works well anyway. EDIT - just saw this at another forum so no need to answer...cheers "Its ideal for heavier stuff low down, especially if you're having to slow them up quite abruptly....heavier sections yet easier on the rigging. The set-up obviously takes longer but is worth it, all things considered."
  21. scotspine1
    cheers, Tom D - groundies were using two Buckingham Portawraps for that piece Marc - was demonstrating to a trainee why they should not stand beside a tree when its falling over.
  22. scotspine1
    Up here we've probably had the worst summer since the mid 80s, not much chance to take decent tree pics or vids - too dark. September's been alright though so started taking the camera back out to work and got some decent footage of a Scots Pine fell. After that is some random, rigging, felling etc usual tree surgery stuff from the last couple of weeks....3 mins worth. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caEtY5vP8Oc]YouTube - TreeworkSep2009[/ame]
  23. scotspine1
    The straps that attach the lowering device to the tree act like static loops, which means they wont choke to the stem in the same way a Portawrap does under load. Any significant movement of the straps could send the device hurtling upwards toward the climber and send the piece of timber crashing down out of control towards the groundies, house or property.
  24. scotspine1
    Taking that into consideration, lets say the makers of the device worked on a safety ratio of 10 : 1 when testing the device - that means the device and straps should be able to withstand a load of 10 tons so why it moving on the stem at lets say 1500kgs(15Kn) for a shockloaded 500 kg piece?
  25. scotspine1
    You're not selling it very well. Why do you think it moved on a piece which was over half a ton despite the double straps? Thought the SWL was nearer 1250kgs? the fact that its moving at around 500 kgs is a bit concerning? .

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