coolie

Is the chain brake on?,preventing the cover from going back on.

Im considering purchasing a mechanical descender(s) for single rope use.

We(the crew) are all ddrt most of the time, but more frequently it is a good option to use srt.

We use XTC Plus(1/2''?) and that limits the options.

I would really like a descender that is primarily good for descending the tail of a choked off rope while chogging down.At the moment Im leaning toward the Petzl ID,but I have never seen one in action.

Any users? Any tips appreciated.

The whole job only took an hour and half, and had allowed nearly a day as there is a ruddy great fish pond under the tree :0

Were the fish traumatised?

Im pretty sure that Blaze was developed specifically for use with mechanical ascenders/descenders,while XTC was developed specifically for use with hitch cord.

Does anyone use the cinch while chogging down,choked off,and descending the tail? Or recommend any other mechanical descender for this? Cheers in advance.

I wish I could climb like that

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Lets see the tree pics you got!

lol:thumbup:

Very nice pics and gear too.Im loving the Yank pic thread.Cheers.

Nice trees.Are they Saligna,s?

But the real story is the bloke sitting there for 4 days and protesting i feel.

This thread is a crack up.Its so much like being a Council Arborist.Political trees and policies.People with issues,agendas and a history of wrangles with the Councils.

I thought that (taking all the issues into account) you handled it very well.

Just wondering here Drew.Was the tree unsafe?

i think it would be safer to clip the redirect beaner into the bowline knot as does the retrieval beaner,dont you think mr bristow:001_tt2:

apart from that it looks good to go Drew.Have you tried it out off the ground yet?.

Zingit for me. Slightly off topic, Has anyone got one of these?

 

Pocket Line Stripper Line Retrieval (C22C) - £7.95 - Throw Lines - Arborist Equipment and Forestry Kit in Stafford West Midlands

Ive never seen one before,what does it do?

whew I wouldnt want to do that alone

I would never have believed Laurel & Hardy would make my playlist but they just did,lol

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Here is a pic that may interest you.Although this is a full on racing saw.

Nice big logs.By the way,What is the saw in your avatar?.Just curious.

Lockjack extended on sling and rope walking with an ascension & footloop,plus a cmi foot ascender over spurs.Of course, you have the same options using a hitchclimber.It just keeps getting easier.

we needed a win in England after losing the Rugby League

Hows the feeling in the camp.

Some good Matchups Scrums and First fives lol

We had one of those, worst bit of kit we ever bought, sat in a box for 6 months then sold on ebay..

 

Way way overpriced.

What was the problem,A.S.?

Can I get them to do the tree at my Mother in laws place please.

Haglof Vertex Hypsometer.Hgts to 300',distances to 100'.

Ben Meadows Company - Forestry Supplies, Surveying Equipment, Fire Fighting Equipment

It goes to show how much you can do,when your motivated.

I thought Id post a pic of a fishing snap swivel.One of these little beauties saved me a climb back up a poplar at the end of a job today.We usually attach one to the throwball and then use about a 1.5m length of lighter twine, then another snap swivel, attached to the throwline.These will snap open before the throwline breaks.Generally the smaller(lighter) ones are best.

Van the Man

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