educated arborist

SWL, SF & number of lifts for tonne bags: any bag which is to be 'lifted' comes with its SWL marked on it as well as its permited number of lifts, It is possible to buy bags with a higher SWL 0.6cu rated to 2.5 ton as aposed to 1 ton (standard) as well as bags with a higher or lower SF which dictates the number of lifts 0.6cu bags with 5lifts max (standard) and 0.6cu bags with 20lifts standard bags with higher ratings cost more money (up to £20/bag on a minimum order of 100!!!!) all this information must be displayed on the bags by law (LOLER regs) hope this helps

it doesn't take long to get the technique u need on a pantin, ive tried both & would say pantin every day of the week!

£65 per kit this 1st time & then £40 there after, collected, inspected, marked up & returned to your door overnight, will have to be this comming thursday (29th oct) or next monday (2nd Nov) I operate a nataional service & group firms together in different areas of the country call me on 07835 029 923 to book in.

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dyslXia, spelling not my strong point, i hope no1 waz offended by it Sikh's carry a knife called a kirpan which is a 3-7" fixed blade knife on a day-2day basis The Criminal Justice Act (1988) says that you may carry a knife with a blade length of 3.0" or less so long as it is capable of folding. That means no fixed blade knives Sik's have since been granted "special dispensation" because of their religion and are even alloud to wear them in court. Since the court cases of Harris (1993) and Deegan (1998), a three inch blade locking folding knife have been considered illegal for day to day use. The courts considered that "a knife that could not be closed without releasing a lock was in law a fixed blade knife " So just to clarify all fixed blade (sheath knife style) knives, all locking folders and all folders with a blade over three inches long are illegal to carry on a daily basis. This means that a regular Swiss Army Knife, penknife, smokers knife etc are perfectly OK to have on you at all times where as a Swiss Army Knife, penknife, multi-tool which has a locking blade is illigal i had mine confiscated a week after the case as the copper said i had to transport it in a locked glove box (despite the fact i was 2 young to drive & on a train on my way to a scouting event!) As all arborists carry a resque knife with them at all times whilst climbing this area of the law is usually well known by them, but hey.

out of intrest which of the people that have posted so far either live or have lived in/next to a large self-segrigated asian comunity within the uk?????because when i began liveing side by side such comunities i learnt 2 things 1 I grew up in a v.rural setting with my mum & most of my friends, collegues & other family holding very anti-rasit views. THEY DON'T HAVE THE 1st CLUE WHAT SOME NON NATIVE SELF SEGREGATED COMUNITIES ARE LIKE!! 2 Don't tar races, religions or creeds with the same brush! some very good friends of mine are african, asian, arabic and so on & I hate white violent chavs as much as i hate asian 'gangstas' When in rome do as the romans, none of MY muslim friends believe that the british people should cahnge their ways nor panda to their's. Just as I have no objection 2 british tourists in hot pants & strappy tops blazing into strict islamist countries being spat on by the locals. When my wife & i travel to parts of africa & the far east I wear trousers and short sleaved shirts at the very lest & my wife wears long trousers/skirts, long sleaves &, dependant on the region, she covers her hair!! if a seek want's to ride a motorbike then he can take his turban off & put on a crash helmet like every1 else has to BY LAW! and if he is allowed to carry a 7inch fixed blade knife in public then why can't i carry my handy swiss army knife (with a blade locking feature) in public!!!???????

for a reasonable chance of successful transplant the roots would need to be pruned at least one year before lifting & ideally 2 with the plate having been divided into 6ths with alternate segmants being pruned the first year then the remaining 3 at the begining of the 2nd year with a year of all 6 segments putting back the wee fibrous roots which are so crucial when yransplanting mature trees. That said if the whole root plate can be excavated & TRANSPORTED then the years of root pruning could be avoided. unless you can find some1 who wants a semi-mature acacia then its a no brainer and even then access would have 2 be v good for you not 2 part charge the current owner. is your client trying to get something for nothing or do they hate the idea of being tree killers!??

if a limited company can't pay & the sale of their assets doesn't cover the claim the directors have to pay & if they can't then they will lose there house etc & iff the accident resulted in a fatality then he/she/they would face a charge of corprate man slaughter you only need to speak to some1 who's been through all that for 1minute 2 realise that it really isn't worth saving a couple of hundred quid. two climbing kits & one rigging kit collected, inspected & returned to your door for an anual bill of £200+vat; not allot is it???????????? (repeat inspectiuons £40ea climbing kit inspected every 6 months & rigging every 12months)

hi £400 seems very steep i inspect kits for £65 per kit the 1st tine and then £40 from then on, all marking up is included in the price. I operate nation wide and my phone no is 07835 02 99 23 as for your insurance, they would have to pay out but after they do they will take you for the full amount. I work very closely with some members of the insurance industry, there was a bloke not so long ago that under declared his anual turnover, a payout from a resulting accident came to £350k after paying out they took the blokes house, cars, equipment the lot! If youre insurance firm have to pay out EL or PL and you can't prove you have an in date 'record of thorough examination' they will have to pay out by law but then they'll recover as much of the payout as posible from you if that means your house, cars then they'll have them

my yard is on the edge of wotton-under-edge give me a ring on 07835 029923 and i'm sure we can work something out, mike

but i have managed not to fall out yet! let alone 3 or is it 4 times now?

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scratch all that........... technora isn't made from dyneema anyway i should have read the post a bit better, if it is indeed technora then you have nothing 2 worry about mate. what diamiter have you used? post it up and i'll let u know the SWL

hi, don't mean to piss on ur bonfire but dyneema is probably not the best material to use for a whoopie sling, its melting point is very, very low & unless you’re planning on using them as mini whoopie slings for weights of 250kg max! this is not due to the mbs of the material but due to its melting point. When snatching both the sling/split tail that attaches your snatch pulley and the sling/split-tail/lanyard that attaches your capstan can, momentarily, get quiiiiiite warm, in testing we have managed to glaze split-tails attaching both the capstan & the snatch pulley; both of which have melting points far, far, faaaaar higher than dyneema. So Be warned!! That said 12mm dynaline or similar has a MBS of 9200kg and 16mm has an MBS of 14900kg safety factors to establish a SWL depend on its intended use & configuration.

i'm going with Malus Xscheideckeri'Red Jade' but a couple of shots of the leaves would make certian

I prefer .177 for both targets & pest control, if its gona b more for ft than pest control then i'd advise looking for a second hand ft rig preferably a walther lg300 dominator(dommi) they are A1! pop in 2 ur local ft club & gun smiths and ask around ur better off spendin £1k on a second hand gun which has probably cost its owner £2k or so inluding scope, mounts, match trigger etc.

Jeez you’re up early! I was so knackered that I’ve only just woke up! I think I speak on behalf of all of the exhibitors & visitors when i thank both jonesie & Richard from Kingswood very very much for the opportunity to attend such an enjoyable show. I think enhancing the social side of a trade show was a great idea and hope that the camping & late night entertainment will be able to continue & grow at the show in the future. Its good 2 hear that u found the site to be so tidy and hope that every ones responsible & co-operative attitude which was & is required continues to build this show in to one of the best & THE most enjoyable in the arb diary! Once again: thank you jonesie & Richard very very much!

I don't ,ean to digress but...... who TF told u that? i have some close friends who are rather 'involved' in the construiton industry: one for the uk's largest home builder and the other on big, big civil contrtacts. If either of their margins fell to 5% they'd cease construction; oh yea; thats exactly what the uk's largest home builer did, actually it was when there margins fell below 15% and we are talking 15% on billions! In my opinion, the smaller the business the larger margins you require, sort of as insurance, as for margins on jobs you have to weigh each job up individually, i try to predict how much any 'down time' would cost me on a job & how likely that down time could be and charge accordingly. when i was working as a sub-contract climber a firm i worked for was asked to qote for a job 180miles away and it involved some considerable hire costs, 1 or 2 days of down time would've cost 1000's but the whole job, if all went 2 plan sould only take 2-3 days. They piled the money on & as it hapened all went well.

I wouldn't even use a hand wash detergent such as woolex, u don't want 2 know what goe's into them! and there is a chance tat even tis will degrade the webbing, or more woryingly the stitching! beal rope wash or nickwax tech wash are both designed & tested for the job if ur feeling flash use rope proofer on your ropes after uve washed them & never have wet, heavy ropes again! ive been doing it 4 years and highly recomend it to any1 if u have ur inspections done with me then just ask me 2 bring some when i come inspect ur kit, ive usually got a bottle or 2 of each in the car.

put it in a pillow case & put it in the washin machine but dont use any detergent including fairy liquid. pour boiling water into the draw to wash out any detergent/softener residue & run te machine with nothing in it. then put the harness or rope in with either nick wax tech wash or plain soap suds and place on another cycle. if harness is leather then use a water based dubbing/ conditioner.

firstly use either a 'astro tube' type of rope cleaner or some good gloves to force as much of the milk as u can off the end (which should be taped & cut NOT heat sealed) then find a tree as close to 1/2 the height of the length of youre rope, set up a seperate asention rig/ system on its own line, asend to the top, tie a prussic on your velocity, clip in & absail down. Repeat as many times as is nessisry cutting off the hollow milk & re taping the end. (PS i no i cant spll!)

Nation wide service £65/ kit on initial inspection £40.kit from then on, prices include collection, marking, inspection & return 2 your door either overnight or on a weekend to avoid down time. call 07835029923 for loleruk

ive seen a few which have some shrink tube on the eye 2 keep them open & that seems 2 work well u jst have 2 remember 2 put it on before splicing!Doh!

NO it is not legal, the type of inspection (6months, 12months, EC, IAWES or FEAA) must be stated by law on the thorough examination certificate/ report. Certain factors that are significant (fail or cat B fail) on a 6month(PPE) inspection may not be significant on a 12month.