Highland Forestry
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Best practice says when on a limb walk you will have two points of contact so as to avoid swinging into the main stem ?
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That is a really stupid question IMO - theres so many different factors to consider which in turn are all different for every individual business. If the order book is full and the business is showing a good profit, why would you mess about with it?
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mmmmmm shiny kit!!
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whatever you do..... do not let Jo see that... !! hehehe
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arrrrrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!
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I'd agree with that.... there's so many posts on this forum that somehow always revert back to the whole HSE thing. I for one am fed up about hearing about the HSE and all the guidelines, red tape, laws, recommendations yada yada yada.
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New Arb catchphrase..roll up roll up.
Highland Forestry replied to cerneARB's topic in Picture Forum
ahh didn't get the red buck eye..... no it was a guess, but having re-read the post they're all there in the file names!! -
New Arb catchphrase..roll up roll up.
Highland Forestry replied to cerneARB's topic in Picture Forum
Sarents Cherry, Buck Eye and Whitebeam ? -
Used to love pushing over dead trees..... we are asked to leave them when working in woodland now as it's apparently good to have standing deadwood, keeps the eco-mentalists happy!
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moss on a rock??
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Never seen the HSE up here, but wouldnt be worried if they came on-site as we're generally pretty good.
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Was it me, or was that Susan Boyle wierdo woman absolutley wrecked last night??? There's either something very wrong with her, or she was wasted?!?
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When I did my climbing tickets, we were actually shown how to get a groundsman to rig up a rescue set-up which allows the groundsman to rescue the climber from the ground.. It's not a fail safe though, it basically relys on another tree somewhere on the ground where the groundsman attaches a strop and a pulley and runs the climbers main line through the pulley and a prussik. The climber then loosen off his prussik whilst descending and the groundsman controls the descent. Personally, apart from pole rescue which is alot more difficult, especially with spikes, I'm pretty confident that most climbers can get down from any tree pretty damned quick. If the climber is unable to get down from the tree under his own steam, he most likley requires immediate emergency response in any case.
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I very often have a competent climber as a groundie so I'm lucky in that respect, but like Stevie, sometimes I have to just go with a groundie and rely on self-rescue. As far as risk assessment goes and controlling risk, the best thing I can think of is to make sure the groundsman knows if anything happens he'll need to get hold of the fire rescue service and the ambulance very quickly - if in doubt, 999. Grid reference and/or address always on risk assessment as well as the grid reference of any accesspoints. On some of our paperwork we have even identified suitable helicopter landing sites as an extra precaution. If you have a throw line or even another climbing line set up in the tree ready to go.... do you get any problems with branches falling on it, tangling etc??
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HIRE tracked skidsteer with mulching flail
Highland Forestry replied to bob's topic in Large equipment
Nothing as fancy as that i'm afraid... If we ever use them they are hired in sub-contractors.. -
You can do a certificate of competence in climbing ladders!! I had one when I was 16, it was a full days course provided by the forestry commission!
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sparky
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Interesting..... the Ash I have seen this on do suffer from and always have suffered from early leaf drop, and are in a hedgerow very close together..... and very often the leaves have black spots on them (tar leaf spot?!) but I did not think that Ash were susceptible to tar leaf spot????
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Good post Jake... I'm also interested in becoming a LOLER inspector.... but in North Scotland. I believe you can do a course for it, although thats all I know just now..
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some people are just born stupid?
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Be warned..... a good set of insulated, inspected rods will cost you ALOT of money. Saw a brand new set a couple of months ago... somebody mentioned £400 for the set !!?!
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Looks like last seasons polyporus squamosus to me (Dryads Saddle) !!
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Lots of good tall trees near Aberfoyle.. would say it would be a nice place to go rec climbing. The countryside round there is nice.. Loch Katrine is well worth a visit while you're in the area, very scenic!
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In the first pic I can see a small dog trying to hump a bigger dog but he cant quite reach..... In the second pic I can see a rhino
