Mark Bolam
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Neither.
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Here’s the factory settings if you have the necessary ‘D’ headed tuning screwdriver.
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I am using the clip, but it will be tight with PI. No problems at all with the attachment, it’s never come off. My lanyard is only 5m, so it’s a pretty minimalist set up.
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I’ve got one Rob, and am getting on pretty well with it. 10mm lanyard though, don’t know what it would be like with a chunky one.
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Fair do’s Ben, good result.
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Just cross your fingers and pray. Remove as many targets as possible. As MB says, the wind will get into it now and expose other limbs to stresses they haven’t experienced before. No consultant in his right mind would put a ‘SAFE’ stamp on that, don’t waste your money. Many would suggest a 3m crown reduction, which as PB has suggested would look shite. Cedars don’t reduce well, they lose the classic cedar look. Anyone suggesting a reduction should put up pics of meaningfully reduced cedars they have done that still look like cedars, rather than fake Christmas trees, and what they looked like after 5 years. Real shame, because it’s still a nice tree.
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Just crack on with small claims mate, no one will be interested in his bullshit, he’s just a chancer.
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You don’t actually require Public Liability, just Employers if you have anyone working for you. You’d be mad not to have it though. As Ben says, your best starting asset is a thorough knowledge of the business.
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He’s talking about one-handing a rear handled saw Pete.
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@Unframed Dave do you see what I mean?
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Have you considered any form of training at all?
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Husqvarna's Rear Handle Chainsaw tools strop eyelet
Mark Bolam replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Climbers talk
Nothing like a krab Will. 80-90kg I think, enough to keep you in the tree. -
Husqvarna's Rear Handle Chainsaw tools strop eyelet
Mark Bolam replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Climbers talk
Exactly. Can you not just do this Jamie, and send me a tenner? -
It makes harrowing reading, and I applaud his stance in some ways, but a chainsaw will always be a lethal tool. Operator error. It’s harsh as fuck but it’s true.
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It’s easier just to learn how to avoid kickback in the first place.
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We just double up in that situation, like in the vid. Different length slings would affect my ocd badly when I was looking at my speed line kit.
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Joking Andy. That oak is stunning. The top of your workbench looks like that compared to the top of mine. Mine is made from the cheapest ever quality 6” x 2” white wood offcuts screwed to an old barbecue frame.
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For about 10 months of the year, not really. For the other two you will thank me one day.
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10 of them with slings weigh about 2.5kg mate, don’t be so gay/such a woman.
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Andy is a total bastard. It is now a top for his new workbench.
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I’m pretty sure the TO has queered the pitch here, and removal at this stage would now be illegal. @daltontrees could clarify I hope? Is it in England?
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Certainly. Not advisable over targets or with bigger lumps.
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Only if you do them up….
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I start running my multiple harness course soon Dan, I’ll keep you in the loop.
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That’s a strange one Ben. So if you need to transfer to the tree you are then climbing in a full body harness? Whatever next? A course for swapping harnesses at height?
