Taupotreeman
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Whereabouts were the Gums Drew?
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Photos will go down a storm. Maybe next time you should think about NOT posing in the fire suit....maybe?
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Just water. we had about 6 feet of lake shore then it was into the drink. The guy at the bottom doing the training was wearing waders to hook up some of the stuff. We really only had to worry about upsetting the local iwi by dropping stuff in to the lake but safety comes first and the whole lot actually tidied up really good. Just a bit of leaf litter and the odd bit of dead twig. Managed to do several lumps in the one lift as well. we reckon there were about 20 trees with 40 odd lifts which took around 6 hours. This included all the training as all of us on site were new to crane work.
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Poor old Laurence had to get his waders on. It's those cheap boots the scape buy. Tried to talk him into Meindles cos his feet were frozen. Pity we didn't do it a couple of days before because the weather was crash hot.
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Not sure if you can make it out in the photos but the Gums were on the edge of and down a sheer pumice cliff. The drop to the bottom was between 20 and 50 feet. Pumice is not very good at holding and they had one large Gum that just fell over into the lake. No wind, no warning. That's one of the reasons why the tops were dropped into the lake. We weren't keen to risk anyone up the tree with all the movement going on breaking out the tops. The guys spent a day with an EPV or MEWP, plucking out the side and then dropping the tops. The stems were then all taken out by direct lift.
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Few more.
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Drew, not sure that fire suit is really your look awesome photos though. Looks hotter than hell.
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As we still haven't quite got the arb unit set up for council, and as this job was too big forme and just one other guy to tackle we called in the contractors. The job was to remove some decent sized gums of the bank along with weed species from down the bottom on the lake shore. The job also ended up being a training day for not just the contractors but for me as well. 41 and my first crane job. was well chuffed to get a play and might even see if I can do a bit more sometime with these same guys.
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Sorry guys, didn't mean to send this thread off on a tangent and I sure as heck didn't want to get this old argument up and running again. It was more in jest. I'm of the belief you carry on climbing until you don't want to anymore. If you can't cut it in the commercial world you can always do a bit here and bit there to get your thrills, even if you're 60. Anyway, whose the oldest person to climb everest and how old were they? You stop when the body, mind or both give up.
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Van insurance renewal bandits
Taupotreeman replied to Salix Tree & Countryside's topic in Insurance Forum
Can I rub salt in the wounds by telling you that my insurance for a V8 Disco, fully comp, any driver, is less than half that price for the year. -
"I'm far too old and knackered to be on the tools these days" I got told once that you're only as old as the woman you feel (at least in my case) so I'm younger than I actually am I'm 41 and still climbing, in a fashion. Hope you're not stereotyping against us older climbers there Janey. You wouldn't be applying that we're past it once we hit 35 surely?
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Not sure Drew. Had a look around at the field days because someone told me it was good for bargains. What an absolute rip off that was. Reckon I might try the army surplus up on K road or one of the uK surplus stores. Will have to try swazi. Apparently the guy was in at the wife's place the other day. Shoulda got her to ask him.
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Sorry Bro, I'm a skinflint at heart. I just wait for Taupo District Council to buy mine though to be fair I have been on the look out for a decent waterproof for when I take off up the mountains. Kathmandu had a 60% off sale the other day but I've heard a few things about the quality of some of the gear. I'm liking the sound of some of this ex military stuff though.
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Don't think I'd be too keen on using one of those for work at that price Drew.
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Ginja, if that post and, more to the point, way of thinking, doesn't inspire more women to get into the industry I don't know what will. Nice to see someone with the balls, gumption and attitude to just go and do it.
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Bunch of saddos
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For goodness sake, go out and enjoy what's left of your life. Fine, if you enjoy it now and the money won't get spent, divvy it up among charities or whatever but don't give me this rubbish about maybe a new car. With 160m quid? Really? OK, I'm annoyed again now.
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Just watched the press conference they did. Apparently they aren't going to change a thing, maybe get a new car for the wife. Is it just me getting sick of hearing this BS when someone wins big on something like lotto? This is a life changing event and something that happens to only a few. Maybe it's just me but I'd be spending up large. New houses (yep, plural) cars etc, setting up some of the family and friends and with that kind of dosh I'd be putting some towards some needy charities too. You only get one life and one chance so why not enjoy it while you can. I don't/wouldn't need all of it so it would take a while to figure out exactly who was going to get what but "maybe a new car"? get real.
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Work In New Zealand Help Please.
Taupotreeman replied to Tree Menders's topic in International Arborist Forum
Yep, have done Waitomo. Only the glow worm caves though. They also do this blackwater thing where you go through the caves in wetsuits and the pitch black. Apparently it's awesome so if you get a chance have a go. Don't bother if you're scared of the dark. Be a good day out if the weather holds but there's not much else going on down there. Farming country mainly. Oh, and wait for the sales at the outdoor shops. Kathmandu just had a 60% off sale so this is usually the best time to buy. -
Work In New Zealand Help Please.
Taupotreeman replied to Tree Menders's topic in International Arborist Forum
Hold off on your waterproof. If you start up with a bigger outfit it should be part of the kit issued to you. If you're looking to splash out on a good one for yourself, Bivuoac, hunting and fishing, Kathmandu or similar will have decent ones. If you're looking for a cheaper option there's an army and navy surplus on K road in the city. -
Bandit and Morbark seem to have held true to the Keep it Simple design plan.Something I think Vermeer could benefit reflecting on. We have just bought a 12 inch drum. Looked at the Morbark but back up service wasn't too crash hot, although the chipper was a good one. The Vermeers, according to all I talked to, have too many things that slow the job down like poor auto feed and a safety bar that gets knocked by every branch that goes through. Out of all of them the Bandit looked like it meant business and was the easiest to use with good back up service. Two of the biggest outfits here have been using nearly all bandits (in one case that's over 30 machines) so can't be too much wrong with them. The guys don't treat them very well and they get bashed and battered but still keep going. The only thing that seems to let them down is when the springs go on the hydraulic crusher/infeed.
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Slightly more information than was probably required
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Work In New Zealand Help Please.
Taupotreeman replied to Tree Menders's topic in International Arborist Forum
Fine for the weekend LSD and there's a heap of snow on the mountains now though I'll guess you know that if you have been watching the news. Blue skies for tomorrow though which is good news as my gardens resemble a swamp. -
I have to say Janey, that costume leaves very little to the imagination
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I just use a MP3 player under my ear defenders. Works primo and I don't get the issue of losing signal everytime I move which seems to be a problem with the built in ones I have tried. I just make sure I don't turn the volume up to loud or over compensate with the volume when I'm chipping. It also means I can play my own music as well as listen to the radio. MP3's are cheap as chips these days so if it only last 6 months so what.
