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  1. carlos
    these do look good for the right situation, seem a bit pricey for what they are though!
  2. carlos
    id say somthing that bridges the gap between just passing your nptc,s and becoming a safe working climber. an hours logged system, continued assesment, or retests. within a good company mentoring from more experienced climbers works well. i think the hse have got the order of things the wrong way round, much better to work out a new safer system then try and implement it rather than saying the law has changed you must use two ropes but its up the the individual climber to cook up their own system.
  3. carlos
    hard to say really, i would say it could take around half a day for one man if you have to get the tree and stakes, tree tie etc, then plant. to many variables to put a figure on it id say. getting a price on the tree should be easy enough once you know size species etc.
  4. carlos

    day rates

    carlos replied to Mr S's topic in Picture Forum

    how long have you had the mog? in my limited experience they can suddenly need very expensive repairs.
  5. carlos
    i still think a twin rope system in a cluttered tree is going to be a slow going nightmare even twin srt, i just did a big sprawling macrocarpa, full of dead wood and storm damage, no central main anchor , the idea of managing and dragging another rope around !!! maybe a munufacture will come up with a twin device that takes two ropes and can be operated easily with one hand, that could help. setting two lines from the ground!!!! the relief some days when you finally get the shot...... now repeat??? i dont think i could cope to be honest!!!
  6. carlos
    you could take the saw into a local garden machinery place and get one that fits, might be a bit more expensive than online but at least you will know it fits. if its a cheap saw a shorter bar may also improve performance
  7. carlos
    we got the stihl battery one in the end. its great, very light although a bit top heavy when fully extended, quiet, no vibes, cuts well due to the narrow kerf bar. hope it lasts as it does feel very plasticky thanks for the replies. carl
  8. carlos
    you cant buy them in shops, they are made by a guy in the states, he is a member on here called "surveyor" ( i think thats it). the shipping was ok but i did have to pay import duty which bumped the price up a bit, although my mate didnt get caught by customs. a very good and easy to use device, i use it all the time unless i want drt then i use a lockjack. there are a few threads on here about the bulldog bone, could be worth a trawl through if you are thinking of getting one. carl
  9. carlos
    i just return to the canopy anchor at the end of the srt climb and untie and dessend using drt.( i try and make sure the splice is up at the tie in point) i climb on a bulldog bone so this change over is simple. if iam on a pole i choker off a srt line and just tie the end of my climbing line onto the loop and pull the knot down when iam on the ground. iam sure there are lots of better ways than the above but they work and are simple.
  10. carlos
    lessen the clutter!!!?? would take me about two days to tie that ...
  11. carlos
    cool thanks for the replys, i was thinking mainly cobalt metal bits. ill dig out the bench grinder and give it a go, some of them couldnt get any worse!!.. il start with them. i cant see myself spending hundreds on a sharpener, i could get a lot of new drill bits for my needs for that amount. i guess ill have a look on youtube for a tutorial vid./ thanks again carl
  12. carlos
    base tie to asscend then 9 times out of ten ill switch to a canopy anchor
  13. carlos
    do these work well and which ones are good as iam sick of always rooting through my drill bits looking for the least blunt ones!! thanks carl
  14. carlos
    i just put on my pantin fooot asscender as normal then put on the spike and push the shank back so that it is half under the foot assc, it puts it out at a bit of an angle but it still works fine. for frog walking i use a homemade knee ass that clips to a foot loop , the loop stays on the boot and dosent interfere with the spikes, i will often wear this set up on dismantles. there is tons of good vids on youtube about SRT, but a lot of them seem to make the set ups really complicated and gear intensive, iam sure they are good and have there place but imo they arnt essential by any means, id say my srt set up is nearly as simple as my drt set up just a bit more gear to get straped on at the start.
  15. carlos
    how would a hiab that size handle in terms of slew etc at full reach and near its max lift??? would of thought it might be hard to work it smoothly? would a tractor and crane unit have a lot better access options? mega truck though. would make a great option for the " getting a bit old to climb scenario" !! (providing one had pretty good credit rating lol
  16. carlos
    the stihl battery one has been ordered, thanks for the help. carl
  17. carlos
    thats assuming you have the skills to make one, not crazy money to buy and then at least you known its right and can concentrate on learning to climb srt rather than tinkering around with a home made one. my friend made his own and it seemed ok.
  18. carlos

    sawpod

    carlos replied to carlos's topic in Climbers talk

    thanks for the feedback, not too worried about the look , it will probably just blend in with all the other srt clobber im trussed up in
  19. carlos
    cool thanks for the feedback, the battery one sounds better in a lot of ways , good to hear it had the power although with the motor in the head might take away from the overall weight saving over the petrol model. good point about the rain on the roof. thanks for the feedback guys.
  20. carlos
    going to get a new pole saw at work, looking at the two stihl ones , just not sure whether to go battery or petrol?? any thoughts. thanks carl
  21. carlos
    christ!! arnt they rated to 22kn?? were you ok?
  22. carlos
    doesnt sound like an ideal set up, how much of a swing is there to the main anchor point? you say you want the weaklink to be re settable.... how many times do you think the tree is going to disintergrate during the dismantle!!!!? could you set a line between two trees to get you directly above the dodgy tree?
  23. carlos
    ive been more than happy with my 18v lxt drill, long battery life and 20 min charge time, its not had pro use but done a fair bit with it over the years
  24. carlos
    Where are you based? Would kill for one of those!! be careful they seem quiet keen!!!!
  25. carlos

    sawpod

    carlos posted a topic in Climbers talk

    how do people find these? i use a tree motion harness with my silky cliped just behind my side "D" but i find my chainsaw lanyard is always getting wrapped around it and is a pita. any other ways of over coming this? thanks carl

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