Albedo

Here you go mate:001_smile: And guess what...it did it on it's own, just left it outside for a bit:001_smile:

I might just add that if anyone does use a tree that's miles off to one side for a bit of side support...it can cease to be your primary / secondary anchor if the swing is too great. The ideal procedure would be to have your own main line choked below your strop as normal. If possible the line off to the side is borrowed of a spare kit or second climber. A second climber might even put it up for you if you ask nicely.

Sometimes you can get an anchor into another tree that’s 50 or 60 yards away… you may be above that anchor and a swing would have an ark that goes 10 feet below ground level. This doesn’t matter as it still allows you to brace off to the side of your leaner. You are as safe as houses working braced off the side. If nothing at all is available stay on top using earlier advice and don’t slip… you’ll take one in the chin or the crown jewels at worst. Just perhaps plan your cuts especially on pushing or pulling chain so that you leave the saw safe if you gaff out. You can have it in your head to make the last thing you do as you slip being to hit the off switch then nothing too bad can happen. Also.. you will always find these tricky but don’t let this make you hate being on spikes. Spikes are good…you can go anywhere on them. Do lots of easier stuff on them and this type of thing will become very slightly less scary.

Take the advice in post number 2 from Steve. I was 32 when I started and now I'm 52...I only started my own business 5 years ago and freelance climbed for five years before that. You need to learn a bit on the tools first mate and as you say you won't have the volume of business to start with to learn by employing freelancers. Catch 22 innit:001_smile: Having said that there are a number of AT members who have done exactly what you propose to do and have got away with it:001_smile:

Thanks to Monsanto…the original patent holder on Roundup /Glyphosate it’s in the food chain and you can’t avoid ingesting it. US patents run out after a period of time so Monsanto got patents on Roundup resistant crops in order to extend their stranglehold on the herbicide market. They did this by using GM by the way. The glyphosate residues on these crops are in the food chain right now and have been for years. Welcome to unrestrained capitalism boys and girls:001_smile:

I just sold a cube of unseasoned conny for 70 quid.... Kerching...my round:001_smile: Sold as unseasoned for next year, it's been split and covered for about 7 months.

That's it in a nutshell, I was going to ask combined trees if he knows the volume of the load he sells for this reason. If folk can do what you just said ... that equals ...end of problem

I took one to the vet the other day but there was a huge queue of people who insist on knowing how much it costs to take a tree down over the phone. I had to drown him in the end with a bag of bricks.

Nobody is gonna sort this problem out for us, least of all some government department. No weights and measures person is gonna turn up not today and not tomorrow.

Me being a lateral.. out of the box thinking kind of guy…. It has occurred to me that drug dealers have their industry standards on weights and measures sorted out better than firewood dealers… How can this be???? My view on the matter for what it’s worth… Standardise the loose cube for the sake of everybody. It doesn’t matter how you deliver it as long as you know the dimensions of your truck or trailer/bag/ bucket or tractor … whatever… Just put a loose cube in your transportation vessel for the sake of firewood men everywhere. On quality… A seasoned log is a seasoned log …it’s easy. They season themselves you know. Giving up and doing a builder bag is no good for the industry unless the bags are a standard size...Ideally ...a cubic metre:001_smile:

Oil goes at the sharp end... Fuel goes at the blunt end... Change this and I will cock it up:001_smile:

I forgot to explain why I put the bicycles in your NZ thread. I built them from scrap recycled from the tip for a backpacker place in Nelson in exchange for lodging. At the time I was trying to build up business, as a freelance climber so rent free living was handy. The point being…. If there is one… that sometimes you have to be flexible and diversify a bit when trying to set up in another country. Best of luck dude...you'll do fine:001_smile:

I’m on a macbook now which is very slightly different but on a PC…… To upload pics from ‘Quick Reply’ Click …’Go Advanced’ Click the pic of a staple at the top next to the smiley. You get a pop up window offering ‘Choose File’ Click ‘choose file’ it will take you to my documents on your laptop. Just navigate to my pictures and choose the pic ( you get mini pics to look at but it helps to note the numbers you want in advance) Click a pic and it will appear with jpegxxxx in the window, then choose the next one. It’ll take a while to upload as the AT software resizes them for you. When it’s finished uploading close the window and you go back to your post. You can preview post from there. Maybe just try one at first to start with. Hope it works:001_smile:

One of the old shirts I use is a Helly Hansen polo shirt with a collar, in slightly faded blue. I look quite smartly turned out when it comes to the top of the pile once in every fortnight or so.

That's quite a good question in these days of ...must have everything. I wear old clothes and see the classy climbers as consumer fashion victims. It varies between old t-shirts ...plus old fleece I've had for years and very rarely the old army rain coat gets pulled out but don't normally bother with it unless it's hoolying down.

Your thread needs pics Will. I'll start you off with this. How can a bunch of bicycles be relevant to being a tree bod in NZ...?? ... Answer to follow.

Different people get different things. The most useful thing I get from AT is a finger on the pulse of whats happening nationally. Especially all the eucs dieing / chestnuts ill / various aphids. I also love to talk about chainsaw boots:001_smile:

I have several persecution complexes:001_smile: They go up and down along with the vino tinto:001_smile: If it wasn't me though I will revert to the cynical old git slippers in which I feel most comfortable:001_smile:

I'm being good now...I'm worried about Steve's blood pressure:001_smile:

He couldn't resist could he:001_smile: I'm not sure if Tony has beat your record or not David (when you left) he might have you by a whisker:001_smile: Edit: welcome back Tony by the way, if you are back

Well done Will...I was delighted to see this post as I'd wondered if you had gone by now. Still hope to buy you that beer in Auckland, they are still sitting on my visa application right now so fingers crossed. Worth getting up to Paihia (sp), Bay of Islands...good snapper fishing up there:001_smile:

Hi big Pete, good to meet you and I think you are making a good point here. Not sure about the reduction but you are on a mission which I think I can applaud... because I know from previous posts that you are a pro. Even though you are from the wrong part of the country and too old to climb but younger than me:001_smile:

The reason I ask is that although there are some exposed limb walks lower down they are potentially easily dropped into from elsewhere.It probably has some tricky bits but is quite a busy tree. Not that hard to go for some of the downward habit stuff thats there.... other options available. ya fat git:001_smile: whats your first name by the way:001_smile:

There is always a big question for me....the climber makes decisions .. Did you climb it?

I take your point, I leave stubs all over the place in case its me that has to climb the tree again:001_smile: I will leave this issue to the mercy of arbtalk. Except to say that I understand the big stubs but not the small ones. Even though I hate taking out a good future anchor point. Anyway ...respect for putting it up for discussion. This makes you look more professional not less:thumbup1: I also combine techniques pollarding one branch but not another,, that's for another day though.