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is there any real significant difference between a lock and spiderjack? on the speal the spider apparently is better for subtle adjustments and such. is this the case??

tachyon rope?? thats new england isnt it - istantly put off that due to past experiences ith new england ropes - found them far too dynamic, if i had to pull myself up a big tree after cmming back down or throw lineing i would be knackered and only be 3 inches off the ground after having g to take up all the slack! i take it lockjacks arent too good on larger diameter ropes then?

you can have a groundy pull up a big saw using a standard pulley, been doing it for ages, thats why i have skinny arms!! i was thinking today, i'd swung on a twin stem tree out from a stem to the other and scrambled along a branch upside down to get that last piece of dead and realised that i didnt have enough slack to reach by about 10 inches and just teased the vt so a i could reach it; would a lockjack be able to offer you subtle adjustments such as this? also what ropes work best? a the momment i use a 12mm treerunner rope - i've used it for 3 months and it looks like its a year old! time to replace that cambium saver that went missing i think....

hi all! i climb on a VT with just a normal pulley, have done for some time, and now i need a change. Problems i'm having at the mo are far too much sit back when foot locking and hassels with setting up secondary anchor points. climbed on a lockjack with a 11mm blaze once last summer, worked well but didnt like the feel of the rope or the fact it was on a relly windy day! never used a hitch climber but know they are a damn site cheaper! any advice and past experiences using either or would be cool:thumbup1:

pics will have to wait for a bit - i've lost my usb cable for my camera!! Yep thats right no chipping although we do have a chipper, it rarely gets used! my ears have never been so good! i climb mostly pine, oaks and the biggest birches i've ever seen! as for the cold, well you can always go to Goa till spring! just starting to think about using gloves to climb in, but its going to be fun when it gets to -20 and the sweat can freeze on your face!

The company is based just out side stockholm but they now hold contracts that cover all of sweeden and are planning on establishing a full new setup in the south near to Malmö. so drunken weekends in denmark! i think the pay is good - not the best you can get as subby back in the uk but its regular and all your saws trucks fueld etc are provided by the company - for an experienced climber that start basic is 200sek an hour plus your overtime of which there can be lots plus more when you work on the rails (at a guess from what has been discussed in the past an extra 6000sek a month). The work on the city side of things is pritty standard stuff, a bit of rigging here, a bit of a reduction there and a lot of spikeing up and smashinig down pines, apparently work on the rail is easy but it depends on whta side of things you will be working on as alot of the work is simple spike up smash the top out, fell done, and thats all some people are capable of doing, the more skilled you are the trickyer the jobs you will be given. There is plenty of opportunity with in the company to develop, becomming a crew leader, training new employees, some surveying. but what is need most at the mo is people who can climb trees using a rope and not just off spikes - there are plenty of lumberjacks already here!

sorry dont know either those guys. beer is expensive and there are lots of hot blond women, got to love the ones with the wet look spray on jeans and knee-hi pirate boots! New turn of events, it has been brought to my attention that subbys need to be VAT registered to satisfy tax inspectors in sweeden that you are leggit and not fiddling your taxes (pain in the arse i know) but we are setting up with another company based in the UK that are VAT registered and basicaly you sub to them and work out here - and you can still write off you costs out here against your end of year tax bill.

wanted lots of climbers for upcomming projects covering the whole of sweeden working on rail contracts which covers both forest work and work in private gardens, city contracts and other private arb work. I have been with this company for a month and they have made my move to sweeden as smooth as possible and are genuinly concerened with the welfare of all their workers. Yes its going to be a bit chilly over the winter but there is the summer to look forward to as well as crashing around the woods on a snow mobile and treking up to lap land to do some snow boarding and check out the northern lights. Anyone interested should e-mail [email protected] or if you have any other questions send me a private message and i'll try and reply asap although my internet access is a little sporadic at best.

looks like no one has then. been clibing on it for a while now, once adjusted its comy as an old slipper, my only problem with it is the attachments for the chainsaw, the stiching looks like if you swing an 880 from it it will just fall to bits. apart from that, good harnes.

just bought the Abies 2 (i think) by antec, not sure why, it was agood idea at the time and i guess i'm sick of climbing with my old heavy weaver. any body got the Abies? anything to look out for? only climbed a small maple with it so far - after about and hour of pissing around with the straps to stop me losing a nad:blink:

cheers, the translation is a bit weird but you can kinda peice it together

Hi, As things stand at the momment i'm going over to Sweden in a fortnight for a two week trial with the company 'Trädfällarlaget'. Any one heard of these guys before or worked for them? i've checked out their website but can only look at the pictures and guess at what all those words mean. But a heads up on what they are like and what work i'm going to expect out there would be great.

Never know till i give it go! when can i start?!!

insurance policy!!! i dont have one! ha! not because i'm a cowboy - i've only ever been full time employed through other companies so never had to worry about it, mind you there have been a couple that probably didnt now i look back on it! i guess ineed to check with the guys in sweden if i'll be covered by their insurance.

Hi, i've been offerd a chance to go work in europe, but i have to go self employed and fill out an E101. At the momment it will only be for 2 weeks but could lead on to a much longer contract. Any advice on how to go about this and what the pitfalls are, such as how does the tax situation work out when working abroad? And also has anyone worked in sweden? what is it like? Any help much appreciated, cheers.