coolie

wtf are you supposed to do ???

I usually say but I can do it in so many man days and a proper job and if thats what you need then quality and speed costs more.

Nice Machines.Are you Logging the pines?Radiatas?

Thanks for that tip Dean,simple is best.

67 kg

Grasshopper,When you can walk on the rice paper and leave no trace,Then your steps will not be heard.lol

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p9NTo6BWvs&feature=PlayList&p=5339577134CB152E&index=2]YouTube - Kung Fu - Rice Paper Walk[/ame]

You can control the spiderjack with your fingers and thumb, the lockjack for me seemed very hard to control. Pull the toggle and free fall!

Then let the toggle go and your free fall is arrested.Very fast descents are possible but can be stopped at will.

At this point I will confess that I use a figure8 with my lockjack on long hanging descents.

As has already been mentioned a hitch can be better for branch walking.

I love the Lockjack,I would always use it for my main rope but in combination with a hitch on any second rope.

Just as VTs require a bit of tuning,the fine touches on a lockjack require a bit of practice.

I've told him to get some facial tats and change his name to Luke 'The Muss'.

 

Cook the man some f***in' eggs!

 

Would that help?

YES,if hes looking for trouble.

Agriculture, fishing & forestry jobs in New Zealand on Trade Me Jobs,then type in arborist or groundman.

Here is a useful link to keep an eye on,cheers.

I like Eucs, but for an easy takedown it would be Norfolk Pines.

hey i've been in Gisborne for last 6 months but looking for work in South Island now - seems to be more work in central NI from what i've heard - what do you reckon?

there were jobs down South advertised on Trademe Jobs,last week.There are also a few in Wellington at the mo too.

What is the RCO?

RCO is the username of Reg Coates, who is a member,heres a link to his lateset video post

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/11036-lombardy-crane-removal.html#post197011

71KGS and 6MTHS preggy.

thats cheating

Nice pics Paul.Thats one of the most interesting jobs Ive seen.I had to cut out two cars once,that ran off the road and were lodged in trees on a steep bank.But it pales in comparison to a PLANE,haha.:thumbup1:And that tractor looks very handy too.

mmmm looks delicious.

keen to try the howard hitch too though it seems quite stiff with OP. any suggestions?

You could buy an armor prus eye to eye from Treetools.

Welcome to the forum.

6'2" & 105kg.All paid for.

thats a great compilation.Ive saved it to My Favourites:thumbup1:

If I lost my Lockjack,it would be VT. Distel on Lanyard.

The Household bleach and Salt options sound like good cheap alternatives,I will have to trial them.Thanks for the tips lads.

NZ Herbicides.

Either Tordon Brushkiller(Triclopyr & Picloram)

or Escort(Metsulfron)

or Roundup(Glyphosate)........depending on the species.

Also use the same for injection/flitching.

japanese humour

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvjbsEiDWuM]YouTube - Japanese humor[/ame]

everybody was kung fu fighting

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnjb8Hx76u8]YouTube - The Worst Kung Fu Movie Auditons EVER!![/ame]

Kill Bill

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Xl0Qry-hA&feature=related]YouTube - Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang[/ame]

This cracked me up

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3GlIpe2Acg]YouTube - Major Payne - Little Engine That Could[/ame]

Either will do me,If its the right size for the job and the chain is sharp then the rest is up to the operator.

does this happen often?

Modern Arboriculture by Shigo,on page 2, there is a pic of a concave shaped Office Block in NZ, that was shaped to allow an existing Pohutakawa tree to grow.Its more common with footpaths and low volume roads.

In my own experience,I have found it to be most common to transplant or fell trees from a new development.Then to start again from scratch with new plantings with maybe some of the existing trees retained.

You get some good jobs eh Drew.

Not of course that I'd ever use the system, I'm just off to give my Lockjack a polish

Do you use an extenson at all Dean,for the LJ?.For ascending or such.

Sorry for the derail Adam.

The O rig looks cool,especially with a revolver.