Rupe

How's her husband going to get fed if she's out on the road all the time?

You'd thinlk he take out into the yard and take some decent photos! He's not overly helpful with questions either! Something not right!

I can vouch for Owen then Kiwi. Probably the best freelance climber available at the moment in the UK. You definatly wouldn't need two climbers for the job!

When is the first branch ever too high to get a line over??

How much UK stuff do you want?

I'll send you whatever you like in return for some AP.

There isn't a general rule that rope and cord have to be different diameters to grip and work efectivly! It depends on the knot and the application. Split tails are larger diameter (and often equal to rope diameter) because they are used (primarily) for blakes and open prussik hitches and these hitches work well with similar diameters as long as its in a Ddrt system. In rock climbing, prussik loops are used for self rescue on single ropes, in this instance a significant differnece in diameters is required because full body weight is appplied onto the loop which is not the case in our Ddrt systems. The with Vt's and other fancy hitches a difference in diameter is required but there are no hard and fast rules for this, it depends on so many variables.

Yes, and in normal use (as designed by petzl) there is no need for this to be officially load bearing but arbos use things differently. There are a coupel of really neat ways of tieing VT's and distels etc using the becket!

Yep, but the becket (bridge) on the fixe was never "officially" load bearing.

rarely even take them out to jobs except hedge trimming. But will if the tree is dense or Lombardys stuff like that.

If its only half a cube then 50 quid for ash is ok, if its anything over half a cube then bargain and if it really is a cube then a very good deal IMO.

Tony, I've seen that at Comps before, old news mate! It was one upmanship on Gavin old wheelbarrow that he used to use whilst everyone else has beech rolleys! I can't remember where I saw it, Brussels I think or Nantes, not sure but it was cool!

That wasn't mine, I just posted for Gerbutt who was having troubles up loading pics directly.

I get gunned plenty for many things, thats not a problem for me. I just think that there is no right or wrong with reductions, so posting pictures of your (ones) work is a bit pointless, un less your happy to get ripped to pieces for no reason cos generally that is what happens. No-one agrees on much cos its so objective (or subjective I'm not sure which) but then those who think something is ok will probably say its crap just to stir things up, so the conversation goes round and round and gets no where, but that is part of the fun of the forum I guess. From my point, I don't think I've said much about this reduction, because like I say its pointless, all I pointed out was that I don't think you listened to the customer very well. If you search through, you might find some reductions that have been posted by people with very little experience. Some of the pics are not the best work in the world but the generall responses are encouragement and praise, because that is what we do. Encourage the new guys and tell them they have done well, and then rip the old hands to peices cos they can take it and its fun!! You and I are old hands, well past needing anyone to tell us we've done a good job! Except when it comes in the form of genuine sarcasm from Tim!

Right I sorted out the glitches. This is the rest of the video, usign footage from the new drift head cam as well. This is more for my editing practice than anything else, but it shows how much better the drift camera is compared to the previouse best cheap camera on the market. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a0XIgtSwLU]YouTube - Edited bike snow etc.wmv[/ame]

Ah, wrong side of the M5! I'll bare you in mind but not much on at the moment.

Its no coincidence that I have never posted nay pictures of reductions! Its just worht it, they are so subjective, there is right and there is wrong but there is such a massive gap in the middle where everybodies opinion will be different. Ultimatly the relationship between customer and tree worker is vital, between customer and tree is next in line and the relationship between worker and tree is probably the least important with regard to making a living from this job.

Fixed it! Bit of a pavlova but got there in the end Its still rubbish though........ [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnP4SY6mY6o]YouTube - snow biking fixed.wmv[/ame]

No they were on duty thats why they had all the kit with them (thats riot sheilds they are sledging on) Good community policing I reckon!

They got a bit of a telling off for this! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhaozqnZpAc]YouTube - UK Police sledging on riot shields[/ame]

I've been playing around with the head cam some more, this is the drift X170 again. This footage is from biking yesterday, after my little crash! I edited it and published it and put it on you tube, but all the segments with the drift camera have come out half frame with green infill. The bits filmed with my old camera are fine. I tried editing again using only footage from the drift camera but it came out the same? This is the second version of just drift camera footage..... Anyone got any idea as to what I’m doing wrong? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW5F8MlTlec]YouTube - snow biking 2.wmv[/ame]

What is? Letting a potential murderer go on about his business but making a few quid out of it on the way?

You can't look for work as a climber, no way. You'l embarass yourself and waste soemones time. Go for it as a groundie, you have the rescue ticket so you can work directly with a climber as apposed to just beign the third person (dragger) so that will get you some experience and insight into the job.

Is that extortion or blackmail? I always get those two muddled up!

Minimum requirement then is CS30 which is using a saw to cut stuff up on the ground, like logs and trunks etc. It will teach you/him maintenance and safety and some techniques. Its not much use in its own but its a start. After that you need CS31 for felling small trees. Then you can fell small stuff and cut it up. Some place will do 30 and 31 as one course. Thats your basic "entry level". Then if you get straightforward jobs that require removal of small trees (fruit trees and the like) then you can get on with it. The courses don't teach you everything but its a start. If you have any doublts about felling then don't do it till the confidance is up. Like, if the tree is taller than the garden is long! Or if there is a chance of it not going where you want! None of these course will teach you anything about tree surgery, or how or why to prune trees, so don't set yourself up as that just yet.