Taupotreeman
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What's with the on forum slagging match? Have I missed something?
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Most of the spiders are nothing to worry about. It's the little black ones you should be wary of. The constant heat was the biggest eye opener for me. There were some days you just couldn't do anything. You couldn't get cool and if you didn't have aircon you were in trouble. Time for the beach then Also dealing with mahoosive Gums day in and day out became tedious but the country is fantastic and the people accomodating and friendly. You'll find a very positive outlook in most Ozzies and a way more laid back lifestyle with many less uptight peole than in the UK (sorry to generalise but that's my personal opinion).
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Well, I understand some of that It all helps in the learning.
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Looks similar to the result when you take pictures with a fish eye lense Ian. You wanna explain photo colour, photo merge and HTR for those of us that haven't a clue what you're talking about?
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New Scafell XCR Chainsaw Boots Coming Soon
Taupotreeman replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I'm expecting the full low down on them plus pictures Butler -
Finally! Cheers Steve, hopefully now one of these threads won't plumb the depths of a petty playground slanging match.
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Huck, I'm not that dumb and I don't want to make too light of the topic but it's more along the lines of if the body of the climber gives out first (broken spine, crushed ribs etc) or if the rope would snap and haul the guy out of the tree. Speaking to the bandit dealer here in NZ he seemed to think that the climber would be the weak point. You can see that an incident could play it out in different ways and I'm trying to learn about the forces and effects on a body involved in such an incident. It does however look like we won't be feeding ropes through a chipper if there's a chance of blowing bearings etc.
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Currie, was anyone attached to that at the time or was it a loose rope?
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It's becoming more and more obvious that it is possible for the rope to actually get entangled in the chipping mechanism rather than just being cut by the blades. Question is now; how this effects the man on the end of the rope.
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Cheers for the heads up treequip. I'm more interested in seeing if it is possible for a rope to wrap itself around the drum or disc of a chipper and to see the effect that has on a climber if still attached to the rope, how much time they would have to free themselves should something like this happen and where the weak point is i.e. rope, climber or chipper.
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No Bro, completely in house. After the near miss of my rope that close to the chipper our H&S guy had me do a brief report. We got talking today and he suggested we might try a live run to see what would have happened had my rope got caught up in the feed rollers. Things have progressed from there. I think it would be a good experiment just to see what the possible outcomes are.
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This is the kind of info I need. We are trying to put together definitive stuff rather than hearsay and what might possibly happen. Hoping to use the info we gather as part of a training tool.
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I've had a rope go through my chuck and duck and it just cut it to shreads but not sure how it will go through the bandit with the feed rollers and all. There's been a couple of examples but I'm keen to get it on video. The idea of trying out different scenarios is interesting, especially with an old goat attached to see how it could affect a climber in a tree if one end of a line gets caught up. The groundie is still with us but no longer on the crew. When I had a pop at him about it he was pretty indifferent and reckoned he had been watching. If he was watching why was it me that was rapidly hauling up my rope trying to get it out of the brush rapidly disappearing through the chipper.
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After one of my trainee groundies got awfully close to feeding the tail of my climbing line, along with a pile of branches, through our new 12 inch bandit it got me thinking. Has anyone on here heard of people being pulled out of trees or through a chipper after having a rope snagged in the debris? I know it's a pretty morbid topic especially when there is another thread running on the death of a chap in the US, but...... My H&S rep rang today to find out if I would be interested in running a couple of experiments e.g. throwing an old rope tail first through the machine, then trying while it's tied to a dead goat, then trying again when the rope is attached in a typical climbing set up to something in a tree. We are thinking of filming the results just to see exactly what can or will happen but meantime, if anyone has any close shaves or experiences they are willing to share?
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There's still many chippers in the US, Oz and here in NZ that don't have the safety features of the newer chippers. I have one and I have a very healthy respect for it wich means I don't get to blase about using it. I also have a folder of collated information about on the job fatalities from the US in which there are several examples of chipper deaths unfortunately.
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A bloody good bloke gone before his time
Taupotreeman replied to Taupotreeman's topic in General chat
Turned up on site one day to see his 7 year old son taking apart a Poplar log (that Dave had felled) with his old man's axe. Looked a complete natural but scared the bejesus out of me when I saw how close to his feet he was getting. Dave said if his kid clipped his foot he'd learn real quick to be more careful next time. For anyone that's interested in the sport he's worthwhile watching on youtube. -
A bloody good bloke gone before his time
Taupotreeman replied to Taupotreeman's topic in General chat
The Americans banned the kiwis from competing as it was the ony way they were ever going to win a competition. David in his prime. -
A bloody good bloke gone before his time
Taupotreeman replied to Taupotreeman's topic in General chat
Correct Tommer. David was the big fella on the right. Doesn't look so big in the picture but when you stood next to him you stood in his shadow. Top bloke that dominated the world of wood chopping etc. Would give you the shirt of his back if you needed it and I'm stunned to say the least that a heart attack could take someone so fit and healthy. -
Just heard today that a fellow colleague has died of a heart attack. David Bolstad was probably better known for his exploits in the Stihl Timber Sports series along with fellow kiwi Jason Wynyard, who between them won the last several championships. We worked together on several jobs and his strength and fitness were something to behold. a good kiwi bloke and well known and loved throughout the King Country and NZ he will be sorely missed. Rest in peace big fella.
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Nasty. Thoughts go out to the family and a lesson to be careful and don't get blase.
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Smart work. By far and away my favourite wood.
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Here we go again. Thought I'd have a nosey to see if this thread has risen above the childish but obviously not.
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That's a Titirangi excuse Bro. More than likely they all sat around smoking a big fat one during construction then realised they'd left the tree there when the deck was finished and they'd all straightened up. Typical Westies ( I can say that cos I was one) Nice job though.
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Beat me to it Dak. Got the same email came through this morning and made me think. I have to change the way I have done things for years.
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Looks like the Waitakeries. If it is Adam they never think before doing anything. They're westies so that should say it all. If it's not then I apologise
