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Superb quality images David...very impressive.

Trees grown to a particuar shape! very interesting...Oaks in a hazel coppice grown for "Elbows" used in ship building...great programme Ben. so Ben you are "Stubby ?"

I love stuff like this...it makes me want to out a hug a big mass of carbon dioxide,which gives me an idea.i,m of to Richmond Park on my bike:idea:

remove what mick...the telegraph pole or the Monkey puzzle?

I agree with Dean..we need a really cold spell or freeze to teach those critters a lesson!

return asap B2t! keep the HC and exchange for a pulley type system saver of whatever make takes your fancy...i had the money at the APF for either the ropeguide or the pulley saver and tried both...found the pulley saver had a smoother "Glide" better bend radius..but forget the standard Edelrid...you need a wheel in your system of some variety....Friction-free bro!

Enjoy it John! i miss the Snow...it,s warm snow here in London WHEN it snows and that is rare and never lasts very long...it,s funny watching every one panicking at even the lightest of dustings! Every winter in Durham as a kid we would have guaranteed deep snow for weeks even months...shame you can,t get a picture john...i bet snow is also rare in your neck of the woods...

Back on the Bicycle for this one...a few miles cycle and a short train journey...shall probably cycle the full distance next time...it,s only occasional work and it,s a quite nice journey through Richmond Park. Made sure i had a Poopy on my lid...felt i wanted to for this one for reasons of pride..hope it stays on i thought:001_smile: I first met Ryan when i worked on the tree team at Continental Landcsapes.. Mainly re-pollarding London Planes as usual on Street trees.. Hounslow Council..Ryan was the up and coming lead climber and was always very fearless and very fast which is great in the Factory tree world but you could tell he was destined for greater things.....hadn,t seen him for three years until i got a message from him after he,s seen my thread and instantly thought "That sounds like Paul"....it,s a small world eh? arrived at the destination and cycled the short distance to Where Ryan lives and was greeted by the site of his new set-up....Ryan is like a Son to me and when i worked with him i grounded for him many times and so felt quite proud of what he,d achieved in a short time...Most of his work is large rigged Dismantles but today the impact block would have a rest as it would be a mere reduction of a Tree of heaven...the weather was glorious and again because my comfort Zone in Tree work is Climb or Ground...Chip and tip then home! bash it out:thumbup: Simple communication and traffic management and no dramas...it went like clockwork and we were done in less than half a day and i was paid for the full....but today wasn,t about the reduction...i was only there to chip....so for me it was about this Green "Thing" that i came into contact with...what was it? what did it do? could it be a real chipper? Surely not for the last time i used a Grenmech was on a demo about 5 years ago and i didn,t like it at all and prefered the "Landforce" i was using at the time..Had never come across one since ,only using orange or yellow varieties of chipper:001_rolleyes:Ryan bought this "Greenmech chipmaster 220" for £8,500 with 700 hours on it when he bought his Iveco and said it had already paid itself back...this is Such a capable machine...it didn,t faulter once and i mean not ONCE! i am amazed since my last encounter:biggrin: what a joy to use. that is my lasting memory of the day for me...Green all the way for me! and my Poppy was still on my helmet at the end of the job:thumbup1:

Also just looked at your website...also like it,s un-cluttered...straight to the point format...Also think you should change your name to "yogi the beaver":biggrin:

Great new thread Tony!...i look at fungi very differently since our meeting...it,s as if a ndoor was opened in my head that had beed jammed for some time:001_rolleyes:...when i was younger and in a tree Pathology lecture i just used to hear long unpronouncable names and saw tumbleweeds passing in front of my eyes....i just wanted to climb trees and cut as required by the tree officer....but now when i look at them i compare them to familiar objects....e.g the ugly milky cap (Apart from the milky substance it,s exuding) reminds me of a "Zidjan Splash Cymbal" any drummers on here will know what i mean and that is burnt forever into my memory....in a nutshell,thanks for the shift in my thought process regarding this subject.... Very interesting post...Armillaria is a sneaky bugger it seems..."Sit and wait?" like you explained to me? waiting for the host to cough or sneeze and then WHAM! and i like foh the innonotus emmerges through the bark in order to fruit...Fascinating,i am truely hooked:001_smile: It,s great that the walnut lives to fight another day! nice to have you back in this revamped "Diary of a......" type thread:001_rolleyes:

i usually do:001_rolleyes:...hey anyway back to this Roka E cambium saver Born to trot....how are you getting on with it....is it on E bay yet? have you put in an order for a Rope guide or pulley saver from Honey Brothers?

Lovely colour...stands out ammongst it,s towering neighbours...

Great Kit Tommer! liking that A LOT! and a funny new Avatar:thumbup: nice one CTS!

Great picture! Did you grind it out with your teeth:confused1:...congratulations then...success with that!

thought you were john!.....i just woke up to over 51,000 views!!!! WOWZER! Thanks lads! Okay...NEW day...New Job trial and it,s only 12 miles away! i,m not exactly prepared for it,but i,ve decided to go anyway...i need the occassional work he,s offering.....got to Dash! Fingers crossed!

One of the guys i worked with was a Samoan and taught me to say,"Kauri" correctly with the rolling "R"...

should be a very interesting half day Steven and welcome to Arbtalk...a great first post that i hope pays off for you! if i could of i would have gone for it...

Of course...always thought it was browner (like beefsteak)..but it is actually very Red...thanks Matt...

Tony!! What in God,s name is this jammy bracket?? is it half jellyfish?? it,s Scarey....tell me it is edible and tastes of Strawberry jam:confused1: i,ve named it the JellyJam Cap:001_rolleyes:

Ha ha!....now there,s a thought. Worked a year in London for a tree company run by an Aussie and with 75% kiwi,s so i feel like i,ve been there all ready bro! i,m gonna spend some months with my Son and Grandson...but the world is a tiny Place and i will get there......One Day. hey Drew check this out...an old Lady i did a job for the other day gave me this as a gift...Sweet Ay?

Just vizualised it Drew...That,ll work. nice tip:thumbup1:

Don,t mention the "C" word...he,ll be on here going on about Bicycle clips as usual:001_tt2:

i hear what you,re saying Drew...but the throwline is only attached prior to Decent...

Art Ropeguide is a nice especially teamed up with S.J or L.J...But the Pinto Rig Pulley is a substancial peice of kit...i lower mine after use using throwline:thumbup:

Thanks Bolam:sneaky2: i now have this picture in my head that i can,t get rid of:lol: