Mesterh
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Oh dear. Maybe best to clarify for those few that may have thought I was being serious, I was not. I wouldn't want someone having a major accident because they thought I would laugh at them for wearing a chin strap or seat belt and heaven forbid that they should have a trouser falling down incident:scared1: So my sincerest apologies to all, well all except one, you know where you can stick your personal attacking comments:sneaky2: Do you actually think that me not wearing a chinstrap makes me feel big? And that i would really mock someone for not using PPE! Good God man what are you on about and as for throwing away ear protection! Anyway let's leave it at that please. As for the OP question, no it's not a silly question but it looks like it depends like lots of H&S stuff on how you interpret it. If its for an employee it's always best to take their recommendations as red.
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Calm down! I was clearly taking the piss! SFW? Theres too much nonsense on what we are supposed, recommended allowed to use. Nonsense as in does anyone really understand!?
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Pay at the gate.
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If your only looking for a short length of rope it might be worth asking one of the traders advertised on the right. They might have some odd lengths left over, worth a shot.
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Over the course of say 8 hours you will be way way slower than a splitter.
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I thought ear muffs are what keep your helmet secure! I have never liked chinstraps and they are the first thing to get thrown in the bin when I unwrap a new helmet. Its like a seat belt in your car, it will probably save your life in an accident but it feels uncomfortable and makes you look like a big girls blouse. No contest on what to do. P.S same with braces, but they wont save your life.
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I'd buy a yale xtc type, cheaper and a very good rope.
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Kw1 4 Just ignore the signs and follow the sat nav.
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Sorry to be thick but was does that mean? Mark, you could of just put some of the good old magic chain oil that desolves the stumps right after the cheque clears.
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You cheeky beggar! So not only are those of us who top trees money grabbing numptys with no skill who do bad work and don't give a toss about anyone but ourselves, we also all have failing business now do we?! Although I like the fact that you don't top trees you heavily reduce them:thumbup1: In fact that's quite cool, that's what I'm going to say from now on if I get asked if I top trees. Although since I have heavily reduced lots of trees I may introduce myself as a heavy reduction 'specialist'
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I always ask why they want the stump out then measure up and give them the price. I have been to quite a few jobs where the previous company hasn't ground it out enough, it's usually when the soil has been banked up against the tree or it's been on a bit of a mound. That is when you definitely need to talk it through with the
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Maybe it was just a dream and he doesn't remember sleep talkin since he hasn't bothered to post anymore about it:laugh1:
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Yeah I think the roots are worth a lot if you can dig/winch the stump out.
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Whats the cost going to be at the show? A nice introductory price I hope.
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Loving the one handed logging technique:thumbup1: did you drop the husky out of your other hand. Looks like you all had a good day.
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You know nothing about scousers! Then again it was probably a sneaky manc.
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Lets see some pics of all these failures then:001_rolleyes: You need to trust your anchor point a bit more:thumbup1: Not saying I do all the time though:laugh1: Tbh to me old lapsed pollards are more of a pita than anything else due to the amount of vertical stems that need removing rather than thinking they will fail on me.
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Huyton eh, my guess is someone was stealing someone elses tree for firewood. I bet they got some abuse:001_huh:
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utter codswallop. Potential this and potential that, if I plant a tree it has the potential to blow over and kill someone Nice sweeping statement about us numpty tree toppers, but since that also includes you I don't mind:thumbup1: If a climber isn't professional enough or should I say skilled enough to work out how to safely fell/re top a 20 year old pollard then he/she should be doing something else surely. Besides tbh, and this is only from my observations over the last 15 years of tree work not that many old pollards fail, true as you say it can cause cavities etc but just look at some ancient topped trees, they haven't all failed. I have seen some fail that have been fractured pruned but that's for another thread! In fact topped conifers are what I see fail more than anything but then they don't count. I do understand what you mean though. That's my take on it.
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You should never change a customers mind since thats err not very ethical. You should inform them of the different options and potential problems and let them decide what they want to do.
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I got stung the other week on the arm. Turned into a bit of an ulcer that wasnt nice.
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I dont have a problem doing a bit of topping at a customers request. I reckon the tree would rather be topped than felled and I fell plenty of healthy trees. At least I can feel better in the knowledge that I can do a better job than some. ie, at least I wont wear spikes.
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How bizarre! One rope rule to rule them all, and maybe a side strop now and then, or when someones watching:thumbup1: IMO you need to be more careful when using both ends of a rope never mind using two! Although tbh I haven't ever seen anyone using two ropes. Welcome btw:thumbup1:
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Yeah I dont think any amount of drugs would work on me to want that!
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Years ago on the power lines had a very camp bloke that would make Julian Clary sound macho, say the classic "Thats a huge one, you must have a very big chopper" While pointing at the tree I was asking permission to fell. Made me feel like a stallion.
