coolie

I use either,I wont use a timber hitch unless I can get minimum 5 wraps and I cant use a cow hitch if the sling is too short but otherwise both are good.

flipline(steelcore or16mm,distel/micro). C/saw lanyard.

2 spare crabs,2 slings,1 double pulley.

Likewise I add anything else as req.

how many others have actually printed it off and started reading it I am on page 90 only 280 to go

 

p99 here,Bearing Capacity of trees.Good stuff,but a long haul.

dannyT Yes,you guessed it.At the moment I just release the cams on one end of the rope and then lower back to the ground. Or if Im going to work off my short rope I get onto that and leave the marbars on the long rope.When its time to descend I take the lower marbar off and clip it onto my harness,attach the sling from the upper marbar to my D,attach to an 8, hold the cams open with two fingers and descend on it,this is all double rope. I also really like the fact that you can disassemble the marbars and then you have 4 ascenders to use for srt of your choice.I personally like to try different things,I was using Ddrt today, a distel and micro pulley,medium size well branched trees.

I say jump on a rope and give it a go.Im 50 and I use ascenders for the long hauls,its allowed.Also,I didnt start climbing until I was 43.I used to be a Forestry tree feller and then I switched to Arb and I wished Id done it sooner.Keep us informed on your progress.

I am now in the habit of telling the groundies how many wraps to take, so the buck stops here when Im wrong.Id be interested in your comments but I think that your in a better position to make that call from above the block.

I considered that my previous post was a bit harsh and one sided so I am posting again on the topic.First of all,I think that just about any arborist would agree that utility arborists are more concerned with maintaining clearances than with tree health and aesthetics.Yes,that is correct.I found that it worked like this... Budget allocated for financial year,Lines patrolled,work required quantified and priced,budget blowout realised,work required prioritised and streamlined to come within budget, trees get clearance and no more. I may have become a bit cynical,but if you plant too close then can you really expect the earth to revolve around your trees.This is a totally different scenario if the trees were already established before the lines were,Utility companies are then obligated to carefully maintain that vegetation.

Elvis Lives. treat me nice,treat me good. treat me like you really should. because Im not made of wood, and I dont have a wooden heart.

:dito: The people planting too close to lines are adding to the cost of electricity supply.

and then leave in place as an access line?

 

always providing a rope to the ground for rescue purposes is being pushed hard by HSE in NZ at the moment and everyone seems to be working it into their systems and procedures. Also,if ya got a pantin use it.

atree pic is 4u.James{coolie}, Dad says he seen u climbing the big ole mac spar on SH52 on Friday,on ya Marsbar; ya taking er doon??

Dad dosent use em, he says theyre 4 old men like u and 4 girls like me.

Yes they make it easy for the long hauls,the thing I am enjoying is that Ive also got four ultra ascenders now for srt,tensioning rigging ropes etc,so now Im srt ,Drt ,Ddrt ,as I feel fit.Tell Mike "he knows who his Daddy is":star:Yeah that spar is firewood now before it toppled onto the road.

The marbars start with a pair of cmi ultra ascenders.A steel rod goes thru the upper holes and another longer one(300mm) goes thru the lower holes,the rest is webbing and tubing.There is an upper(hands) and lower(feet) ascender.They are used on a doubled rope,you could use just the upper for footlocking etc.They are my new toys and I find them embarressingly easy to climb on,but they are for ascending only.

Thanks for that Michelle,they sure are easy to ascend on,only drawback is changing over for work & descent,say hello to Dad from me.

awesome,I was half expecting a tongue to flick out and catch the dragonfly:

Coolie -

 

Not a good idea to use acetone on polyester - it will make the fibres swell up and weaken them. Not to mention ruining the UV resistance.

 

But if you like the smell, what the heck.

 

S

thanks for that,I,ll look into it. The smell the missus likes is the pine.

a work of art ,amen,my avatar is a chainsaw carving I found on a japanese site,there is some talent out there.

We use Janola which is ammonia bleach(household),also run the c/saws in it to disinfect.

372 or 441? both good saws,20" bars about right,25" and Id also go with the lower geared drive sprocket.The Forest or Arb places Ive worked for have all been either all Stilh or all Husky to keep accounts,spares,tools etc easier to manage.

Thanks Mark,HC's are great for moving the washing around on the clothesline.

I will have to give the butter a try sometime, anchor or tararua.

bloody pine sap,Ive been taking acetone on site and wiping down the ropes and gear as we go,my missus loves the smell so not all bad.

Hmm, yes you are confused but that has nothing to do with it.

 

You can self-tend with a Blakes but you need another small prussik hitched onto the attachment end of your rope, ie, spliced eye, then attach that to the micro pulley.

You can then pull up the rope hand over hand.

 

Just a pulley with the Blake hitch is slack tending.

 

Maybe though, I am confused?

 

got a pic,never seen a blakes like that before but very interested and I am feeling confused too

Australia,a small island off New Zealand.

rabbit was hopping along the forest path when he saw bear who was squatting down having a crap,rabbit asked "do you mind if I join you","be a pleasure" said bear.rabbit was thinking' Im usually scared of bear but this is nice.bear finished and stood up but was looking very concerned,he asked"rabbit, do you have problems with the crap sticking to your fur"."cant say I do" said rabbit.so bear picked him up and wiped his arse with him.

Used to be a PADI Instructor and a commercial abalone(paua in NZ) diver,never dived outside of NZ though,agree about the night dives they are great,most people think that they are going to be scary but I find nightdives to be very peaceful,deep dives are great in NZ because of the great reefs and drop offs and the fish(like groper) that are past the 100ft zone,I believe PADI dive courses are formatted by people who want to impress on others that they have a great knowledge,scuba is basically simple but can be made to seem quiet complex requiring more and more courses $$$$$ and gear $$$$