Taupotreeman
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Metro wee rad 15Kw. Heats the water to the point steam comes out of the taps when we've had it going for a while. Great for cooking a stew on top in Winter too.
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Saw these a couple of years ago, they've added a couple of extra songs since. At least someone had the decency to put up all the song titles this time.
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If you totem the Birch it's likely to rot pretty quickly. They tend to start turning to mush after a few years. How much is the retaining wall holding back? If it's nothing major just keep an eye on it but if it's holding back a huge amount I wouldn't even take the risk unless it's a pretty substantial wall. Plus, leaving a totem isn't going to do much for your reputation now is it.
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neighbours tallish conifer needs attention
Taupotreeman replied to likeitorlumpit's topic in General chat
I was thinking the same thing. Here I am spouting on about the idiots here that are poisoning and setting fire to trees that are blocking their views and now we are discussing how to do exactly the same thing ourselves! How about just having a chat with the neighbour. If you've got issues with them over other stuff like lobbing rubbish into your garden, sort that out as seperate topic. What exactly is the problem with the tree anyway? -
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Aha, more commonly known as the six thirty method.
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Thought they'd changed that ten to two method?
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Your throw weight? or Access system?
Taupotreeman replied to RopeKnight's topic in International Arborist Forum
Who needs throw weights when you've got spikes -
Mr. Cooper going as the karate kid?
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Don't worry, there will be plenty of the female of the species in the future that decide they don't need the male for any part of the getting inseminated stage but rather just take their pick from a sperm bank and work from there.
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I don't have any kids. For one, I'm far too selfish and also because there are already far too many people in the world. As the population grows we bulldoze other species into extinction just so we have more room/food etc. There will come a time, even with genetic propogation etc (I believe at least) that we will not be able to support the population of the world with either food or water. Much of the world's population is already on the brink of starvation and if we keep breeding like rabbits we will tip over the edge i'd say by 2050. The increasing life span, our ability to control or prevent disease etc and the way wars are now fought means less people are being killed or dieing because of these reasons. Sooner or later we'll hit overload. Is that a bad thing?
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Do all professional chainsaw users think joe public users are fools?
Taupotreeman replied to egnsean's topic in General chat
I'd say the more experience some people have the more dangerous they are (see my last post). People just get blase, simple as that. -
Do all professional chainsaw users think joe public users are fools?
Taupotreeman replied to egnsean's topic in General chat
You're never going to be able to talk any sense into the man who wants to cut up a bit of firewood with it etc (at least for the bulk of the time) because apparently he won't be using it enough to have an accident. The same as you are never going to be able to talk any sense into the man ( again, for the bulk of the time) who has been using a saw all his life despite having no training. He hasn't had an accident up until now so he never will. At least that's their theory. Just like the guy who fed his hand through a garden chipper a couple of years ago. He'd cleared the blockages while it was running heaps of times so why would this time be any different? -
Do all professional chainsaw users think joe public users are fools?
Taupotreeman replied to egnsean's topic in General chat
I've met plenty of those "ex bushmen" who apparently know what they are doing with a saw because they've worked in the bush for so long. The stories they tell make me shiver and I wonder how they are still there to talk to me. I've then met the odd DIY'r who has gone out, bought the saw, bought the safety gear and taken himself on a two day course to learn the basics. Who's the safer? The guy who has been doing it for years and is now so blase that he apparently doesn't need the safety gear and the working chainbrake or the oddjobbob who uses his saw once in a blue moon but is over careful with the machinery? Mind you, seen plenty of oddjobbobs in jandals and shorts throwing a chainsaw about too. And a guy working around 400v conductors in a metal EPV. Gives me the eebiejeebies thinking about it. -
Thought about it but because of there not being many contract climbers down this way and seeing as some of the outfits down here are busy cutting each others throats price wise I thought I'd just leave it for someone with bigger gonads to do. I'm past all that ugly stuff. Spent a year climbing monster gums next to the 500KV in Oz but that's a different thread. And I'm not sure these things would be classed as branch walking anyway.
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Haha, not even going to make a comment on putting my spikes on to do gums. I remember the last thread on using spikes on trees that weren't coming down. Just had to look at some huge ones in Taupo that needed dead wooding and, of course, the dead wood is right out on the end of the limbs. I think I just said I wasn't interested. Chickened out basically.
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You can leave my V8 well alone thankyou very much.
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I've just emailed my mate in Canada and I'm waiting to here from him. I've asked him for a few pointers, leads, contacts etc so if I here anything I'll pm you.
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Personally I don't see the point. I mean, you up the bhp by 0.2; wupdeedoo. There's nothing wrong with the poke in a 200t for most, if not all applications. Then you bang the weight up by 1.5 to 2lbs? Judging by the number of people who admitted to using a saw one handed on several occasions the weight increase is going to have a reasonable effect on them (and me) when you start looking at strains, RSI etc. May aswell stick with the 200 IMO though I might actually consider looking at the husky if the first reports are any good.
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There was another thread on burning cherry laurel, maybe someone can put up a link to it seeing as I'm not that computer literate. As for burning shrubs; if it burns it burns. You just won't get as much firewood out of it for the effort put in that's all. Manuka is sometimes not much more than a shrub but I never turn it down when it's on offer as it burns hot and long. It's worth the effort to cut even the smallest firewood out of it compared to some of the bigger stuff that I turn my nose up at. Having said that, just lately I'll take almost anything. As I said, if it burns it goes on the fire.
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Just wondered if anyone has struggled with a branch walk on a big gnarly smooth barked Gum. I don't mind admitting that I hate the things due to the lack of branches and the fact that there's not even any decent rough bark to grab a hold of. I generally avoid em like the plague. Any of you fellas tackled any biggies?
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Any particular part of Canada, it's a big place. I have a mate who is over there at the moment so I could put some feelers out if you want.
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Just depends if you have residency or not. You can also get residency under the business catagory by setting up a business when you arrive. You have to prove to immigration that you are making a profit for the first 2 or 3 years and that you are returning so much money into the economy. I don't know the full details but it was something I looked at. Don't know about Oz but for sure if you have the drive and the work ethics you should be able to get the rewards in either country. Just don't come over and expect to land on your feet. You will have to work at it but boy, the rewards are great.
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Very pretty Stephen but Brrrrrrrrr.
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Yep, started using one of these last year instead of a blakes hitch and pulley system. Being slightly old fashioned and stuck in my ways it was something different for me and I found it great for going up but not so good for coming down the tree, especially at speed. It was also a bit unnerving at first as the knot doesn't tighten properly until you put your full weight on it so if your still holding on to the rope when you go to take your full weight in to the harness sometimes the hitch won't grip and you come sailing down the tree. Also, it's complete pants when it's gunked up with Pine sap.
