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A pic showing the whole tree would be good and some pics of the dying branches - close ups if possible. Has any groundwork been done recently near the tree?
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Yep, nice one John. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_gunni What about this tree being pruned - location - west coast of Scotland
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Genus is correct, but without the specific epithet your answer is worthless
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Anyone ID the tree being dismantled in this pic? location - west coast of Scotland. Botanical name only.
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Abies alba - European Silver Fir
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Nobody said it was 50. How come you dont have frogwalking against the clock? Looks a lot more sensible than footlocking. [ame= ] [/ame]
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Frank, you need to get someone to show you how to do it before entering a comp, this guy here makes it look very easy, anyone whose done it for real knows its anything but. If your even a few pounds overweight forget it. [ame= ] [/ame]
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Morbark Model 10/20 - any good?
scotspine1 replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Large equipment
Now thats a proper chipper. Reckon you could tow it with a mountain bike? I got some local pruning jobs and diesel is going up yet again. -
I think the Auchencruive footlock was about 50ft in 1999/2000? I remember more recently Perth North Inch seemed more like 40 ft, anyway, lets just say its a challenge. Plan to have one more go at the old comp thing sometime though.
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Frank, have you ever tried footlocking non stop on a doubled rope for 40ft without mechanical ascenders? its exhausting, why do you think there are only about 4 serious competiton climbers in the whole of the UK? Its not as much of a laugh as people have been saying mate, unless you like having a minor heart attack at 15ft from the bell your suppose to ding.
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Dont have a bike these days but amongst other bikes I've owned this was probably the most fun, despite its ugly appearance - Kawasaki KLR 650.... The US military commissioned a diesel version, would be handy for quoting jobs, hardly ever need to fill the tank -
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Might be worth trying Matt Cooper at SAC Lanark, see if he knows if anyone is looking for subbie work. Or Angus Tresidor at Kilmarnock College - might know an enthusiastic trainee arborist with basic NPTC's and driving licence looking for a start.
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Not directly related to what your talking about Chris, but interesting nevertheless - [ame= ] [/ame] Some people might say this would never happen in a treeclimbing scenario, but I've seen guys ascend more than 12 ft using a VT before holding and pulling the slack through. At 13 Kn of force, its fair to say if this were a real person they'd have suffered horrific injuries, at the very least their spine would've snapped in two.
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Been using the Kolibri for about 2 years now, its a very comfortable harness, the solid legloops are a good idea and also help reduce the risk of suspension trauma (venal pooling). If I could make any changes to the harness, it'd be to lose the four tool loops on the topside of the back support, back support needs to be like the Treeflex or Treemotion pelvic support, have open/close legloops and design a new bridge that doesnt involve a buckle with a sewn termination.
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Seen pics of this device before and didn't like the look of it. Now that I've seen the vid I'm thinking it looks pretty good. Would really need to try one before I passed judgement though. Anyone here use the Unicender? What happens if you climb up onto a branch and create slack in the rope? will the cams grip automatically when you lean back onto the line or do they need adjusting before weight is applied? [ame= ] [/ame]
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Marc, never seen that exact set-up before, will try that soon, thanks for posting.
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When you cable with steel, if installed correctly, the eyebolt becomes part of the tree much like a branch, so the energy is dissipated uniformly round the attachment area. The stretch in the Cobra system can be a disadvantage when you are trying to create a static support system which is trying to strenthen an area of structural weakness.
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Stevie, I've used hundreds of copper nails when installing copper wire and lighting conductor air terminals in trees with no ill effects, are you sure it was a copper screw that killed the top of the tree? The idea that hammering copper nails into trees will kill them is a myth.
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Never said they saved time, read my post again, its you that doesnt make sense, your happy to pass judgement on a subject you know nothing about.
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Had a lot of experience with using bucket trucks in the US, cherry pickers, spider lifts and 'Genie' booms in the UK for tree removals. They are all excellent tools in the right hands and can make the job a lot safer and easier provided you have a good understanding of work positioning. I would only let an experienced climber use a cherry picker for a large removal that involved rigging. Most tree surgeons in the UK dont like hiring cherry pickers because they find the cost of renting them prohibitive, especially in the private/residential market where quotes have to kept realistic. .
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Why would you do that to a pulley? if anything it weakens it.
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Tom, take a deep breath and look at the pic below, ok, its not the wedding finger, but its a deglove caused by a ring, thats an amputation, there's nothing that can be done for it. I used to wear a wedding ring at work until I saw these images a few years back. It could happen feeding brush into the chipper or catching the ring on a small stub in the tree or a piece of equipment.
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Great video Tom Lose the wedding ring at work mate, Google 'finger degloved' then choose the images options, there are hundreds of pictures showing the devastating effects of wedding rings etc injuries like this one. This one is pretty tame. Of particular interest are the pics where the skin and flesh is completely removed from the bone leaving a bloody stump which has to be amputated.
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Ed, you should be proud you converted a bin lorry into a chip truck. I always assumed it was a bin lorry, whats wrong with ex-bin lorries?
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I'd say it was a good idea to remove that Beech
