Stephen Blair
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heres a pic, not very good but better than nothing
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didnt know that, good pub quiz fact mate.
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friction is your friend, but when it is round something big at a crap angle plus bouncing off another limb, then its a pain. when you are younger and superfit and climbing full time it was never an issue, but i am certainly open to new ideas, but most of the time i am scrambling about conys:001_smile:
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i had to dead wood monster wide oaks and sweet chestnuts on a golf course. it was a nightmare doing it with my basic techniques. i used my throw line for that but could really of done with some of the fancy we pully things, the friction from the rope round a big limb was a pain in the arse.
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DONG that was the on the front page of our local rag. hilarious. got some pine looked out, going for it later. it has been lying for 5 years so it will be as dry as a bone and well stringy, perfect for demo. do you want picked up from ferry mate.
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never tried footlocking and hate throwbagging on a line. i like to see what my rope is round.
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100ton railway wagons, there are 19 on the train. it was approx 30 ton we had to get out the first 5. i sit level with the top of the wagon, so i can see my grab going in so i have a banksman on the gantry guiding me up and down, with my wireless headsets. there are baffle plates in the wagon and it is only a meter wide so its pretty tight. but getting the hang of it now, but there isnt much room for working. a few feet hire wouldnt go a miss, i have a camera on the back of the tractor for chipping so i am going to move it onto the jib so i can see better. dont know what kind of coal it is angus, but i will ask.
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hi there guys, i managed to get a contract emptying overloaded coal wagons with my roofmount and clamshell. so they have just called me, 5 wagons overloaded approx 60 ton. i will try and get some pics. heaters on, and no sawdust down ma trousers. catch you later. stevie:001_smile:
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i saw a tree today that had been cabled up and supported(badly) the woman told me how this was her favourite tree and she loved it so much, i guessed it would cost about 500 quid to thin it out and cable it properly. guess what is getting felled,logged and replanted. for half the price plus 2 tons of firewood for the lovely lady. it all must come down to the customer, hence all the pollards up here.
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i offered to rip all that out with my roofmount, did they get another roofmount in, they thought i was to expensive. or should i say the other guy was working for less,
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i saw a small bird gathering fur off a roe deere 2 weeks ago, look out for early drunk bumble bees. poor little fellas
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i love how they call it 'fly' tipping. not very sneaky
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what does this cost, if you were to take a day with 2 guys, including all the bracing?
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tractor work in cathcart. but it didnt come to anything. its not my thing the railway, especially when the trains are still running.
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hi mat, looked at job today. it was a 100 foot sequioa now 50 feet.
the folk are minted, range rover sport and porche in the log shed. 3 great danes running wild. have priced and i am waiting to hear back, could be potential to a weeks work.
so that one i owe you buddy. keep you posted. stevie
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is it not just better to take weight off the limb, i got called out years ago to take down a big double stem lebanon that had been braced. the right hand stem had broke at the base and was held up by the cable. it was well dodgy. when i came back the next day to tackle it with my trusty hacksaw and spare pants, luckily the cable had snapped overnight and it was down. phew said me. now that tree did get another 30 years. but would it not of been better to take it down 30 years ago and plant a new one, and it would be a good size now. i think too much tree work is done for the now, i was always taught you planted a tree for your grandkids. but i know it all comes down to pound notes and pleasing the customer
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they started off 10 years ago as scottish lumberjax, they were 3 pals. they then tied in with another guy about 5 years(approx)and changed there name. one of the original guys left and went out by himself. i met a few of the lads last month while looking at work for them and they seemed sound and enjoyed working for the company. by the looks of the directors cars in the car park they seem to be doing ok.
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sorry, i know what it is but i just dont see the point. if something needs braced, arent you just prolonging the inevitable?
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real men use ladders arbtalk
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thats good advice from graham mate, dont let my posts put you off, this is a fantastic ocupation to get into and you have a head start already with your gardening experience.best of luck
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ARBTALK- lopem, topem or dropem it works for me:001_tongue:
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i dont get cable bracing!
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why would you prune a tree for insurance reasons?
Stephen Blair replied to TJ_toast's topic in General chat
i am pricing for an insurance job just now, trees on a sandstone rock face have loosened rocks that have fallen down and wrecked a double garage. i have to remove all the growth so it can be pinned and netted. -
most of the dead wood i am finding are beech,elmand pine. so it is looking pretty similar. i nearly stopped the van today at the side of the road when i saw some on a blown beech, then i thought to myself get a life. lol
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throwbag on a climbing line!! you know who we are, who this?
