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  1. slack ma girdle
    Another one for the Solidur, cheap, hard wearing, and long lasting.
  2. slack ma girdle
    The smaller ones will never attain their potential, and reduce the growth of the surrounding (better) trees. You have to be ruthless when thinning
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    2023

    slack ma girdle posted a topic in The Lounge

    It can only be a good year, when it starts with this !
  4. slack ma girdle
    @AHPPgood points particularly about the gloves. There is nothing worse than having to wear a gloves on the wrong hands because you have worn a hole in one, and trying to get a quick turn around . Mackerel mitted has never been so app.
  5. slack ma girdle
    Towie Works in Carmarthen sell everything you need. The conversation is really simple.
  6. slack ma girdle
    You have the experience to make the right decision as to which is the most applicable. No one system does everything. Starting with the basics underpins everything else.
  7. slack ma girdle
    Don't be so defensive, the point Mr Squirrel is making is a valid one, inexperience is the best way of making things go badly wrong. Which given the nature of forces involved can have a catastrophic consequences for the climber. The Arb industry is obsessed with shiny bling, when in reality 90% of the time is not really needed. Buy 50m of Marlow Nelson 3 ply, and learn to natural crutch rig properly . Sub contract to some other local companies and use their equipment to see what works for you Serbrooke tree services produced a good video on this.
  8. slack ma girdle
    If your bags are the same size as these, then they are 0.2 m3, which is 5 bags to the cube. Barrow Bags for Logs (Vented) SACKMARKET.CO.UK Heavy duty reuseable Barrow Bags for Logs with Vented sides 45x45x95cm high (approx) 4 x 20cm high lifting loops...
  9. slack ma girdle
    I don't get alot if these loverley trees, but they generally need some creative rigging, hence the videos. There has been a lot of other domestic jobs between these two, but nothing of note.
  10. slack ma girdle
    A quick bit of rigging just before Christmas. To stop the branches rolling down the hill we used mostly verticle speed lining. Quick and simple just like me !
  11. slack ma girdle
    Gardens and public open spaces are exempt from felling licences.
  12. slack ma girdle
    Biggus diggus looking tiny, nice sunset.
  13. slack ma girdle
    You need a felling licence .
  14. slack ma girdle
    I was hoping for the easy option, without having to fabricate a frame. I have 8 Case weights from my old tractor.
  15. slack ma girdle
    I don't suppose that anyone has a set of front weights for the above?
  16. slack ma girdle
    There was a lot of concern about weakened fiber strength of dying Ash a few years ago. Having felled alot of dead and dying now the following are the main points of concern. The tops die back quick which makes climbing the smaller limbs dangerous. But the larger limbs take much longer to become unsafe , providing that the wood is still mostly white. The biggest risk when felling is from branches being flung back at you as the falling tree brushes past adjacent trees . I have had no issues with loss of hinge fiber strength, including jacking over heavily leaning trees. If it's an 'iffy' tree , then it becomes a two man operation with comms, one watching the crown whilst the other cuts. I have not had any issues with banging in wedges and dislodging dead branches .
  17. slack ma girdle
    I got a load of cypress , and the bigger ones would be ideal. If you fancy a trip out west with a trailer...
  18. slack ma girdle
    Unpopular Poplar. Peel off some of the bark, and it will be fibrous
  19. slack ma girdle
    Unless you are doing loads of very large leaning trees, you will find the ratchet wedge much more useful. I probably 20-30 trees with the Koller wedge, to one with the jack. Get proficient and confident with the ratchet wedge, then move onto a Jack. When things go wrong with a jack, because of the size of the tree, they go very wrong. Always always have a Plan B.
  20. slack ma girdle
    Ere ya go, Koller wedge in acton
  21. slack ma girdle
    Ratchet wedges are good, but you need to think about what you are doing. They will work on all but the biggest trees, and mine still surprises me. I have been useing the Koller wedge for 4 years, and has been faultless. They are alot heavier than wedges, but require a lot less effort. Alot of people complain that they are too slow. Tree Jacks are very heavy, but have an eye watering amount of lift. The smallest tree i have managed to use one on is 55cm diameter. Getting the cuts right takes alot of practice. Did I mention how heavy they are. I did a video of the Koller wedge, which i think is in the video section.
  22. slack ma girdle
    Are you tracking them, or are they tracking you! What an amazing job
  23. slack ma girdle
    Cheers David, now that you have said that i am heading towards the Brick tuft, H.lateritium. I kept coming back to the Sulfur tuft, which i knew it wasn't, and the brick tuft isn't in my id book.
  24. slack ma girdle
    I'm sure that this is an easy fungi to identify, but i am going round in circles. Any thoughts?
  25. slack ma girdle
    It sounds like you are ready to start looking for your own work. You will never make decent money working for other people. If you can build up a good reputation, then people will come to you. Just be mindful of blowing your own trumpet , and not able to deliver your promises. I regularly get people with vastly over inflated abilities, and deliver a big mess.

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