Ewan Murray

straight is better for pruning cuts curved cuts more timber faster, the sugoi is good has XLG teeth so takes bigger bits when it cuts but doesn't leave as good a finish

Guess my 70meter line is ready?

I thought it was more due to walking with your spikes on haha

I found the Alveo more comfortable but its just not robust enough, I have the new vertex and im pretty happy with it, Kask or stein was way to hot. The new protos are large but are very comfortable and the ear muffs are awesome.

Crossbows come into their own on huge tree's where a big shot will just reach the first limb, with a tiny weight and fishing line it will fly, throwlines are awesome tools and you can come stuck if you only rely on throwing your rope or ladders Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk 2

haha she'll be right mate, yeah mate just give me a shout if you need a hand

Arb australia is no longer part of the ISA so that doesn't stand for much, In Melbourne some councils require arborists to have certain qualifications but i have only heard of one guy getting pulled up for it, aslong as you have tickets you should be set mate. Work is easy to come by but there are people you don't work for, if your thinking about contracting its a competative place and you will need all the kit rigging included and be prepared to work for guys who have no clue. In regards to visas' a working holiday is a year long but can be extended if you work for 3 months in a rural place (anywhere that isn't Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and some places in Queensland) will give you an extra year on the visa. On a working holiday you can only work for a company for 6 months unless you get sponsored or are contracting. With sponsorship you are allowed to stay for 3 years then apply for residency but you are tied to one company for that time. You can still leave the country for 4 weeks anytime after that will stop your sponsorship. Or you can find yourself a nice Shelia and settle down haha Hope it works out Bro any questions just ask

Looks fine to me mate, With rope and cord i find that if the ropes soft use a firm chord and vice versa, people prefer 10mm to 8mm as its slightly larger to grip and doesn't burn your fingers when descending quickly, remember to use heat resistant chord with a pulley type friction save e.g. art ropeguide as the friction that is normally at the anchor point is now transferred to your knot.

Arb Australia is no longer part of the ISA so certification means squat, in melbourne there are some councils that require a qualified arborist to a certain grade in order to carry out the work but i have only heard of one case of someone getting pulled up on it, aslong as you have tickets you should be fine. Visa's a working holiday gives you a year, unless you work in a rural place ( which counts as anywhere other than Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and some places in Queensland)for at least 3 months then in will extend it to 2 years. On a working holiday you are only supposed to work for one company for 6 months unless you are a subby then theres no issues. If you find a company you like they can pay to sponsor you to stay for up to 3 years you have to pay something also, this ties you to the company but allows you to apply for residency when you have finished the 3 years, you can leave the country for up to 4 weeks before it expires. Work is easy to come by but there are alot of companies that you wouldn't want to work for and being a contractor is pretty hard alot as it will be big work with inexperienced groundies you earn better money but need to have all the gear and transport. hope this helps mate

You found Haha Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk 2

Are they going to dangle a gingsters just out of the plane to get you to jump?

use a thimble with a short chord attached to the shackle above the prussic so when it retrieves it picks the pulley out of the loop rather than forcing the pulley downward

Give my mate Duncan a ring he might be able to help you out his number is on his website Tree Cutting St Albans, Tree Services, Tree Care Leighton Buzzard

Broadie on here showed me a sweet doubled up 6mm friction hitch he used for a while, it takes some fine tuning but can work really well i will try and get some photos of his if he doesnt post them first.

My mate Broadie came up with this idea to stow the mini reach on your scabbard works sweet and keeps less on your harness

Easiest way is just to catch it before it hits the ground!

Throwline on to a branch it can be low down, attach the throwline to the hitch side of your rope pull the throwline as high as it will go without pulling the line out then tie off or get your mate to hold it, pull out Ropeguide as normal and it will catch on the throwline set lower in the tree. Just make sure the distance between your throwline and the ground isnt shorter than the distance between your ropeguide and the throwline as it will hit the ground anyway

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I used Cougar Blue which is 11.7mm the other day through my spiderjack and it was tending nicely it is an extremely tight outer jacket and is incredibly static for a regular climbing line i would say that and velocity are the best i have used, a thinner rope with static properties and tight outer jacket works really well

This is what my mate dan uses pretty simple and easy bottom post on the page http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/44806-idea-2.html

Looks good lads shame about the weather mean to head back to catch one of these at some point. Any one tell me what rope this guy is using never seen it before. DSC_1080 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Mark with hands as quick as that I'm surprised your not the next Joe Harris! Back on topic what rope are you using through the spiderjack that helps it self tend alot and think aout how you are pulling the rope dont snatch it down towards your chest reach high and pull down into the device should work sweet, any problems just ask Mark how to improve your strokes one handed!

Glad its working for you mate i love my Black diamond bag too, i dont put my spikes in them though just to be safe(and they wont fit haha)

I climb in class A's and won't go back to all round protection, with common sense and awareness of the ability of a saw to twist and turn the trousers if they do hit them. You could cover yourself in chainsaw protection but that won't make up for bad work positioning. Pfanner gladiator ventilation are awesome light cool and tough Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk 2

It depends who you are working for mate and how involved you want to get into the scene as there is a big one here in Melbourne a lot of important people and events take place here it's pretty cool. Work is good a lot of large tree's and massive robes if you want it an open mind is needed when you first stray as they do some things different here and it's worth getting good with a throwline , footlocking and Srt it will help a lot Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk 2