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Who is the oldest working climber on Arbtalk?
dannyT replied to Mick Stockbridge's topic in Climbers talk
thats just your body getting used to it when you first start climbing. -
Like stephen said. Ivy will srip off relatively easy when you get above it. Stripped a load of ivy off a big beech a few months back. Once you get going it comes of pretty quick. Its just getting going, mind over matter. If its putting you off so much qoute an extra day, strip the ivy and do the fig and cherry. If thats not an option bite the bullet, its time to get dusty
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Here you go geoff. 0161 775 8921, Industrade.
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Got a flier sent through the post from a firm based in irlam. No web address. Ive bought kit from them in the past and they are OK. £100 of most RRP.
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Cheers geoff. Looking more at the bigger range end of the saws, anybody any experience?
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Who is the oldest working climber on Arbtalk?
dannyT replied to Mick Stockbridge's topic in Climbers talk
Yep Bills 52, and climbs everyday. Awsome! Leaves a lot of the young ones standing. Offered to climb today but his harness was already out. Must be me -
a good crown reduction (where the tree is balanced and keeps its natural shape) is much harder to perform than a thin in my opinion. It takes a lot of experience before an arborist is proficient at crown reductions. A lot of what i see past off as reductions are just trees which are "lopped and topped". As said above trees dont react well to a severe reduction. I would always try and advise on a crown thin as opposed to a reduction, it looks visualy more "natural" and in general more beneficial for the tree. Getting costomers and the general public to understand this however..........................
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A local dealer has some really good deals on echo chainsaws at the moment. Has anybody got any experience of using these saws? Do you rate them? What are the power and performance like of the saws? Are they built to last? Cheers in advance fellow arbs
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telecom climber Stick to doing your own job
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great pics, looks a top day out. Awsome tree.
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great trousers Been working in them now for about 6 months. Nice stretchy fabric. Hard wareing kevlar on the knees and ankles. Nice and light. Mine came in olive/green colour. Had the SIP freedom class C. These were very hot/heavy for working in. Gone over to class A now, much more comfatable for working in.
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Some work pics from this week. Felling 6 large trees (pops, ash and lime) in order for site access. Combination of climbing and straight felling did the buisness. Subbed in a nice john deere to help move some minging pop stems, this saved some time and our backs . Done and dusted in 3 days. That "handsome" dude with the saw is liam, AKA mozza. Bearded bloke is Mr Rowbottom, Im behind the lens.
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good skills fella. That split would have made me nervous. But nerves make us think and keep us alive. First of many to come for you
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try somebody who hunts with a hawk.
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try your local wildlife trust. I did last spring and got on a two day course for free. Just had to complete a couple of surveys as a curtesy for them providing the course. Although it was'nt aimed directly at arborists. It was very informative. Learned loads about bat species, habitats, conservation issues, law and surveying techniques. The ecologist who ran the course made it really enjoyable. They where long days as you had class based seminars in the day and then out into the "field" at night observing bats. Give em a call you will learn loads
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YEP. Cool little camera. I was looking at SLRs when i got it, but decided on this, just like how compact it is. Boasts lots of good features and applications still havent worked how to use them all yet Very reasonably priced at £150 prob get it a lot cheaper now.
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PMSL
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cheers for the reply. Not sure who the carver was, but it was at Tatton park last sept. Got some more good shots of the moth (weird "hummingbird hawk moth???) The camera is a Cannon IXUS 85 15. Lovely little compact job. Well pleased with it. Get some great close up shots with it.
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heres some random arb type pictures taken throughout last year............
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What should i be paying for a LOLER inspection on my climbing kit
dannyT replied to Leyburn Lad's topic in General chat
Forgot to add that i payed an initial cost £70+ for my first ever inspection......... -
What should i be paying for a LOLER inspection on my climbing kit
dannyT replied to Leyburn Lad's topic in General chat
£40 + £6 VAT. For my climbing kit. Every 6 months. -
:confused1: Waste of time and money for the client.
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Proper "old school" pollarding
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hhhmmm...........Cheers for the advice fellas. Not really sure what too do now :confused1: good thinking RE the toxic wood, didnt think of this
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Took down a Laburnum last summer that was infected with "chicken of the woods" fungus. As this is an edible fungus i took back some of the infected trunk and dug it into the ground in my garden. Will this yield fruiting bodies this summer? If it dose has anybody on here ever tried "chicken of the woods"? Is it any good? and has anybody got any recipies?
