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  1. Will Hinchliffe
    Yea one of my favourites. Stourhead have a mature one that is really beautiful.
  2. Will Hinchliffe
    We use Plantoil. No problems with it making a mess but the oiling hole on the bars of the 371 and 372 seem to get clogged a bit to frequently.
  3. Will Hinchliffe
    I know, outrageous isn't it.
  4. Will Hinchliffe
    We run our 395 on 404 chain. It seems to cope with it fine.
  5. Will Hinchliffe
    A contractor on the longleat estate had his timberjack stollen from the woods a couple of months ago:thumbdown:
  6. Will Hinchliffe
    Nice work
  7. Will Hinchliffe
    Without the knot its a klemheist like Rich says. With the knott it is similar to a helical hitch but tied with a dynama sling. Hitches tied with slings as shown in your picture are only suitible for ascent and will burn through if you descend on them. Rock climbers use them for emergancy ascents. Friction hitch cord is much more durable and more suitable for tree work.
  8. Will Hinchliffe
    Usually he ties it longer but it was making his hitch slip a bit that day. I keep telling him that he needs a spliced eye. We even have spare ropes with spliced eyes sitting around but I think he wants to get his moneys worth out of his blue rope first. I bet its quite scary pushing a tree over like that Alopa.
  9. Will Hinchliffe
    Nice one:thumbup: Would like to give that a go. 24 seconds sounds fast.
  10. Will Hinchliffe
    You certainly have to keep an eye on your hitch with the hitch climber. I Tie a Vt but have it quite long so that it dos not interfere with the top carabiner. I wouldn't switch the top carabiner to the middle hole keep it in the top hole this holds the hitchclimber pully at a better angle.
  11. Will Hinchliffe
    We raked it out and put in builders sacks then hauled it through the windows in the wall. We also got EA permission for the stump treatment.
  12. Will Hinchliffe
    A few pics from the last 2 weeks. Jon, Bat surveying with an endoscope in Bath. Some clearance work in Bradford on avon. Fixing a net in the flamingo Avery at Longleat and Kieran up an Ash.
  13. Will Hinchliffe
    Nice:thumbup:
  14. Will Hinchliffe
    I didnt really explain it very well to start with. I guess you could clip on a static line and srt up it, but you would want to make sure the hitch had set nice an tight.
  15. Will Hinchliffe
    You just use one rope, its tied in one big loop (eye splice to the top caribeener and other end in a bowline to the bottom caribeaner). If both ends touch the ground at the beginning you cant run out of rope.
  16. Will Hinchliffe
    Is that Inonotus hispidus ?
  17. Will Hinchliffe
    5. A soft lock on a figure of 8. Move the lower two ropes over the top of the large ring then trap it between the rope and the ring. I look forward to seeing some more photos from other people.
  18. Will Hinchliffe
    4. When at the top of the tree and trying to throw the rope higher it will sometimes keep self tending due to the weight of the rope below. To stop this tie a slip knot (Marline spike) above the hitch.
  19. Will Hinchliffe
    Thats a good idea with the crab. There is no need to pull it all up tight to the branch you could just haul it half way up if thats how high you need to go. You cant run out of rope Steve.
  20. Will Hinchliffe
    3. Re routing your system with a hitch climber. Tie a slip knot bellow the pulley and clip the oval caribeaner into it then pull the tail end to pull the system through the fork.
  21. Will Hinchliffe
    I dont think its possible to do it with a rope that is to short.
  22. Will Hinchliffe
    2. Using an alpine butterfly to use a lanyard with a cinch an a single line configuration. I tie my alpine butterfly by forming a slip knot first then putting a half hitch over the slipped loop.
  23. Will Hinchliffe
    Anyone got any photos of techniques they use or have tried? I tried to take some today, mostly simple things that most people will know but hopefully a few people will find them useful. 1. An interesting way to set a footlock acces line. I saw this technique on an American forum and have tested it out at work. You must haul the system up to a position that you can strop in and still reach your Vt.
  24. Will Hinchliffe
    Lovely place to live:thumbup1:
  25. Will Hinchliffe
    The Scots pine is showing reiteration. Its a great example of it. Sorry I didnt get to chat to you or TCD for long.

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