Gray git
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Joy of really big hedges as a few inches out just won't be seen.
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Wouldn't be without it now!
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Another big hedge to top today, blowing a gale again which was making my job in the picker hard doing the windward side but making life easy for the two climbing the tops as could just jump cut them and 20ft of top just sailed off clearing the driveway to land in the field. Monster chip up tomorrow and 8 more to top.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
Gray git replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Some interesting little fungs around a birch we had to lift over a footpath and some big brackets that completely encircled both these ash stems I looked at yesterday, cherrypicker removal of these me thinks!
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Whats with scrap cars being in places you cover, surely that can not be a place name?
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Tonight's joy, lifted it's root plait(what there Was of 1) and hung up in trees at opposite side. Police closed the road for us to drop it, big step cut and yank the bottom of with the winch till it fell. Couldn't belive it but while we were actually winching it down a Car pulles up at the cones, Driver gets out and kicks a few cones out of the way shifts the police Road closed sign and drives towards us, luckily the tree dropped just as he set off and missed his bonnet by about 5ft - clean pants probably needed. Copper wouldn't tell me what was said but I guess he'll be having to pay the station a visit in the next few days.
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Had the bigger brutes come into out yard barn last week and chew the rubber around the truck gear stick and chew a hole in my new arbpro jacket, war was instantly declared and poison bait boxes went down. I thought it was only 1 but 7 bags went in 1 night so recon it could have been more but hopefully that should have stunted them for now. Mice I can put up with, rat's are a definite no no!
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Yeh to many items far too cheap on his list there! If it was genuine I'd be interested in a few things but not worth the risk without laying eyes on the things 1st!
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What's the ground conditions like? Would something like a genie boom self propelled rough terrain boom do as quick to reposition, cheep over a long hire and can have very good reach. Lots of the big hire companies have a good range of them ready to go.
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Still doing the big complicated stuff Paul but getting the lads to do more as the skills improve. I'd boshed the top of this one then ben went up to chog the stem which will be the biggest he's done yet. I still do most of the cherrypicker work but that's because I try to discourage cut and hold but sometimes in a basket it's just got to be done to be quick within reason.
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Not beeline but 9mm arb pro line which is a much higher rating so hopefully should be OK but if I suddenly stop posting I was wrong
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2 big Pines yesterday Rope only just say long enough to strip the 1st to help rig the 2nd that had a compromise root plate. Lots of chip with rb full and trailer full, so glad the timber was stopping!
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Could you please post up a picture of your zigzag rench set up. Good video, thanks for posting.
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Good guy, knows his stuff!
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Was that with Jason Paul? One of my old crew leaders from way back when I did line work.
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Friends little dear found a wet spot and I got a sos to go rescue him and a pond clearing job that the dumper had to be helped out the slops every time. Normally when we get proper stuck it's either cold wet or dark but normally all 3 so pictures don't happen, will have a look on old pc for some of the rescue missions we have been on as make an effort to photograph them for bragging rites.
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Here is an interesting twist to my original post. The listed building which the tree grows next to is actually part of the former council offices which are currently empty but they are still paying rent on this as they had a long term tenancy agreement with the local Lord until a point a new tenant can take over the property. Yesterday I get a call from the planning department asking if I can prioritise the work on this tree as a new tenant has been found but won't take the offices until the tree has been worked on and gutter and roof damage repaired. Shame it took them 10 weeks to grant the permission, could have saved themselves a whole bunch of rent!
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That's the badger Joe, cheers. Bottle of wine I got for putting tow tree and lights up slowing my brain tonight.
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Query on day rates for climbers in North of England
Gray git replied to wjotner's topic in General chat
Proof northerns never exaggerate! 👍 -
Technical answer, it's green?! :what:
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😳 Ah well, the last time I used a prussic was about 10 years ago and last time I used a spider jack I nearly went for a dirt induced long nap. Blue tongue is good I'll give it that but really like my tachyon especially on the zigzag which you introduced me too, so I've got you to thank for that.
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Treat your new zigzag to a new rope, tachyon it's the snizle bud!
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Query on day rates for climbers in North of England
Gray git replied to wjotner's topic in General chat
You can afford a box.... Lier you stole that! -
But can only be used with max 13mm rope and rated at 17kn so only real light duty really.
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I'm going to go for the staged removal argument to do with minimising soil heave near a listed building, as most at our lpa don't have a clue it'll fly easy!
