broadsword
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is it a primer or a purge?
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anyone used a fanno saw? they look pretty good. you can get em from honey brothers Fanno Razor Tooth Speed Saw FI-1700
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i spent this arvo playing around with an old croll ascender, a short endless sling a quick draw and a bungee strap and bodged it all together. bloody marvelous! fast and efficient!
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i got me an old hand ascender kicking about in the garage. im gonna give this a spin! looks mega efficient.
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high climbers and timber fallers! beautiful book!
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all the time? 13 years down the line and touch wood havnt cut myself yet. and still kept my governer happy. do it when theres no other option imo. stay lucky dude!
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i totally agree mate. sometimes it is safer to use the saw one handed. we all do. but not all the time!
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From the album: trees n that.
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full dismantle at totnes castle in the pouring rain.
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From the album: trees n that.
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starting fifty percent reduction over castle and moat restormal castle. cornwall
broadsword posted a gallery image in Members Albums
From the album: trees n that.
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ive found that its usually cos they're learning to cut and hold!
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i work for one of the largest companys in europe and have climbed with them since i was seventeen working on price in various boroughs of london/hertford shire. we get paid according to how much we earn the firm on a daily basis so time is of the esence. im not saying that you should never use the saw one handed but it should be reserved for when absoloutly essential. when i first learned to climb i was taught to cut and hold. its all right untill you dont get away with it. there is usualy an alternative. endless sling choked around the branch with a sep cut for instance. or is that just nonsense? seems to work for me and i still get paid! encouraging one handed use when not needed is a silly risk i.m.o. that way lies disaster for less experienced folk.
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try not to mate. you can still work fast and efficiently while doing the job as safely as you can. you dont have to cut corners and take silly risks. aside from anything else you can always do something radical like use a rope when working over obsticles rather than cut and hold/use one hand! quite straightforward really.
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it boils down to experience for sure. we know where our limits lie because weve been there and done it again and again, slowly honing our skills finding out what we can and cant get away with. unfortuatnatly a belated slap round the head isnt going to rectify the fact that most chainsaw injurys to arms are as a result of cutting and holding in my experience. we had a guy hit himself in the nose with an ms200 after it 'kicked' and have to have his face reconstructed. using the saw one handed way too close to himself. theres a time and a place for these things. i agree that training for one handed use is a good idea but it should still be discouraged unless nessacary.
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there is a time and a place for one handed chainsaw use. at the extremeties of limbs when you physically cannot operate the saw without loosing balance. they are designed to be used one handed in exceptional circumstances [never as an excuse for poor work positioning] and we all have to do this at some stage. one handed use in my opinion should be discouraged unless absoloutly essential. its bad for body because of the strain it puts on your arm and cutting and holding is the cause of so many injuries. infact i would say if someone cuts themself its usually because they were cutting and holding and couldnt hold the weight of the branch so the arm is pulled over the chain. working for a large company ive seen this so many times especially with youngsters trying to work too quickly.
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if your looking for a bag that will literally last forever you can go much worse than buying a black diamond haul bag [touchstone, zion etc...] they are expensive but i garuntee you will never need to replace it. i have had a touchstone now for about five years and it is unbreakable. ive had silver bulls, stiens and the stiching always starts to break or they tear inside of a couple of months. they are really hard wearing and tough and can get mountains of gear in mine and still have room. theres my sales pitch!
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i really rate it. the friction you gain from one of these over the ropeguide is not worth the money for the Art for me personally. i have a home made x long friction saver with a pulley and the difference is negligable i reckon. i use the multisaver everyday and it is smooth and easy to install and retrieve.
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impressive slides man. some seriuosly heavy stuff going on. great viewing!:001_
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ha:lol:
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very impressive mate. just scanned through the srt book and learned a thing or three. nice one.
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have you tried the treemotion dude? best ive ever used. very personal thing tho.
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that is defo a machard tresse dude. i used it briefly on a lanyard but found it slipped alot. can also be tied with an endless sling to provide friction in an emergency [three man rescue] if you dont have anything else. quite a cumbersome hitch tho.
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would have to agree with that mate. and you can void the ce/en conformity by not using the petzl lanyard with the device. the lanyard is very stiff and cumbersome i think. gotta be a trango cinch for me or hitch and pulley.
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really scary guys. the most ive had is a groundie cut my line as it lay at the base of the tree. ive started taking my rope bag into the tree now and straping it there with an endless sling. even then it hangs down tho.
