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True enough mate, he wouldn't stay still.. any tips? I only managed a camel half-lunge. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Don't encourage him Joe! He'll only get more ideas... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Yep the old ground bit is a godsend! It makes those modules a little easier. Good way of getting up to date tho, doing any kind of course really. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Good work. More pics Mark please. Nice to see your craftsmanship progress from metal to wood now n'all. Looks pegged, nice touch. What are they made of? All the best, Conrad Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Myerscough do a foundation Arb degree, but it's modular - 12 modules. The first 6 are at level 4. The last 6 are level 5. Finish the course & you have the FdSc(level 5) but you can finish after the first 6 & you get a Foundation Diploma(I think it's called) which gives you a level 4 qual. That will take 18months ish. You pay for each module. 2 years ago the adult tuition fee loans were expanded to cover part time & online students as well. Your pay back starts four years after you start the course & then only a %age of what you earn over about £24K ish. But, if you already have a qualification at that level you will not be eligible for the loan & would have to self fund. At an LA would your employer contribute maybe. All the best, Conrad Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hi there, we wanted to have a look below where the fruiting bodies were. We found dead, broken roots - couple of pieces seen on the vid. Some of the root cambium was damaged & 2 roots off the buttresses had died but sprouted again & grew down, looking like they were re-anchoring. Probably due to the merip. At least there was something there, even though there was dieback in the crown that lined up with it. The flatter side of the stem we thought may have girdling roots, which is what we found, with dieback there on the stem too. The compaction from the path may have caused this. We took off the dead branches over the path. Be interesting to see if it fruits there again, & if the dieback spreads. Conrad Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Sound that is Mark. Good talent, skills and pics - cheers for sharing. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

C'mon let's see the pics with one of you sat on it.. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

5th pic - Now that is a branch walk & a half! Nice find, were they as big as frithsden pollard? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Good find, thanks for posting. Looks promising, if a little bulky. Maybe the pros outweigh the cons... I like a bit of innovation, especially when it doesn't cost £200 to try. The vid didn't linger on the joining of the 2HC's tho, is it as simple as 2 big flat top Krabs or what? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

More Mavericks!!!!!! & openly pedalling their renegade ways on the internet ! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Doubled up Joe - takes me about 10mins on my phone! It's like speaking to each other's answerphone Arbclimber issue 4 there's a bit in there about fall loading toothed ascenders, & them being able to sever the rope. Only takes a shonky union to fail or if you are on an epicormic you havnt seen which goes, & even falling just 1metre to union below can be enough. So with every thing else being below the ascenders - it's going to hurt. Even if you are just off the ground you could be looking at 2 broken legs if they are locked straight on impact, even at that height. Seriously. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I'm hearing you brother My suggestions are: Man sized big shot. Ropetek Wraptor(engine powered) A 21 year old to climb for you Or on a tangent what about unicender & pantin? I havnt tried one yet, but it goes up. & down. Does SRT & DdRT. Here's a crazy thought/brainfart : what about a pussik above the uni or whatever you choose & handled ascenders onto the prissik/klemheist so if you went & overloaded it you might only damage the loop & not your main line? Easy Joe, what do reckon to that? How's the spikes doin ya? All the best, Conrad Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Yep an out & out maverick! ...again When did IRATA training in '03 we had 2 lines/ropes on ascent/descent - always. The instructor & assessor said that us tree guys were the only folk working at height with only line. Albeit one that we could go up AND down on. So to restrict ourselves further with something that can ONLY go up isn't great. Nevermind only using something that could strip or even sever the rope in event of a bad fall/anchor point failure. I do hear that you said bombproof anchor. Hey sometimes I even take my seat belt off when reversing a car! Problem as I see it, is a classic case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing for a lot of us myself included. We're not daft, we all want to go home at the end of a day, but there seems to me to be a real need for some kind of standardisation which could cement all the different strands of knowledge together. Would be a shame to hear of ANY failures or accidents when they could have been prevented for the sake of us all getting our heads together. Would a hitch above a handled ascender even have time to kick in & prevent the worse happening unless it was nice n tight? Petzl shunts are a good bit of kit, used as ascent back up on 2nd line in IRATA. When I did it, you had to buy the kit you were trained with, & no deviations allowed when working on a job. What you did up a tree down a cave whatever was on your own head if it went wrong. So, restrictive to innovation yes, but less room for error on the bosses/level 3's watch. They used to say the rope bit was just catching the bus to work, what you did when you got there was what you're being paid for. Climb safe Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Appreciate the input. Thanks for taking the time. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Good un, thanks. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hi, Vito I take it. Was that the body that went not the engine? Would you get another? Thanks Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Sound. I think some lines are 4-500 kgs breaking load..? Out of interest, where did it break. As in the eye or after the splice on the straight line? Thanks Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Nice one, a google has just led me to a hammock forum with step by step photos that has de-mystified it. It's got a paper clip in it, but I reckon I'll still have to use tweezers! Both ends - good move. Thanks for posting Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

If it's for 200tdi with the bullet connector/rubber blocks they are pretty long lasting & you can clean them up with a bit of patience. The 300tdi 'upgrade' to the plastic block & blade push fits are not so. I replaced the whole front loom - fuse box, engine bay, front lights etc in an evening for £30(3 years ago) which was cost of a used but intact & relatively(well in landrover terms!) unmolested one. The headache was free, but would be easier if doing it again. The rear loom, for lights & tow socket, can be more easily replaced too. That plugs in at the engine bay then goes inside the chassis to the rear. If you have to/want to pull it out, tie some string on the end so you can pull the replacement back through. Or put the new wiring in some hosepipe & tie wrap it to the chassis for that 'proper job' finish. Give Tony at Alldrive Landrovers a bell. He may have what you need kicking about(think that's who I got my loom off) & might post it you. Or at least you could get some sensible advice. Generally though, if it's just rear lights/trailer lights playing up, then running another short earth to the chassis sorts it out, unless there are additional problems as well. LED lights are good upgrade, v low powered so are either on or off. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Sound. Good for you. I've sold a few bits in the past, given some away as well. Good feel good factor if you can make a living, but I had to do tree work too. Busy doing other things these days, but always got some 'project' on the go. Saw David Nash at Kew last year or so. Inspirational. & he's made a career out of it. There's a thread on here if you do a search. All the best Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Brasso. Wadding not liquid. Polishes scratches out. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Like it, what sort of splice is it? & how did you actually do it?? ...tweezers, magnifying glass, patience - or was it just skill? Thanks in advance Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Oops sausage fingers on phone... Yes, had to do this on mac laptop recent & it sorted it. You can google problem & sift through all sorts, but this worked for me Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App