john dawson
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Firstly things first - Welcome to the forum! By the sounds of it, you dont seem too adversed to using saws yet? May i suggest a basic maintenance course of some description will be immensly helpful in order to identify and look after key parts of the saw. Any local training provider should happily run a bespoke course (see above link to Ed Robinson and follow to Mick Burns' site) or may let you sit in on a CS30 (Myerscough college, nr Preston). Avoid the CS31 unless you will be felling trees for carving timbers, although my knowledge is timber is usualy much bigger than that for carving purposes!! A Stihl 024 can run a carving bar and chain. Idealy because of the engine power you will be needing a 16" bar, running a 3/8p chain, this will give a quarter-tip nose on the bar. This is the larger of the two sized noses and as such may not be great on the detail. Just shout if you need a hand - Happy carving!!
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Nd + nc arb 1999-2001
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A tad late, but heyho! I remember seeing some pics of some sips in a camouflage! I think there is also a denim effect aswell.
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The problem with a "tree crane" is its just one persons description of an item. Terminology can be very different in areas of the country, either that or it was written by an idiot! It could be a forwarding unit or trailer, it could be a timber grab, or even as an old chap on my local estate calls it " a hurdygurdy!!" In all my years in the industry, ive always used "Flat files" for saw maintenance. Yet a horticulture lecturer with no saw maintenance experience insisted on calling it a "Draw file" to students, and tried disciplinary actions to anyone questioning it! Minus all of the above, Merrist wood has a good rep, so you will be well looked after!
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It does seem daft doing all those miles when other locals could do the job, i guess thats just the way the contracts go.
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usualy the matching ones to the troo's! just looks daft otherwise! Try Mike Pihl Logging and go to "shop",
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For those who enjoyed the Tour De France last year, The Giro D'Italia starts on Saturday. Its basicaly run along the same lines as the TDF, Its a Three week long Bike race around Italy, with all the usual mountain stages, crowds, leaders jerseys and the like!
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Everytime i try to be observant, i get slapped! Best for shapley/skinny peeps is the treeflex, unless theres a small fetish you're not telling us about?
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Looking at the pictures they use to promote themselves will tell you if they are worth dealing with, you can tell a lot about any company like that.
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tree work on watchdog/rouge traders BBC 1 now!
john dawson replied to showoffsummer's topic in General chat
Butcher by name............ those chainsaw wellies look great! Starts with a 200t on the ground, one handed....... -
tree work on watchdog/rouge traders BBC 1 now!
john dawson replied to showoffsummer's topic in General chat
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The neighbours are perfectly entitled to hack anything back to the boundary line - permission or not. However they should've returned the waste material (or at least offered, as it is the owners property to deal with). Good manners would have suggested discussing with the owner first and/or doing a proper job. you could try to claim back for the cost of trimming stubs back? But yes, the Helliwell system is the most commonly used. The Arb Assoc's "the visual amenity valuation of trees and woodlands, the helliwell system" Guidance note 4 is listed on their website under publications Arboricultural Association
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Far too much to list, but in my experiences it dont mean diddly squat unless the aptitude, attitude and common sense is there. My life has always been in treework, from helpin my Dad with private jobs when i was a wee nipper, to working in the forestry dept on the local estate during school/college hols, to working on numerous wide ranging contracts for numerous companies as a pro, to even teaching/instructing arb & forestry skills. As long as your head & heart is in the right place, things will be fine & dandy!
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http://www.hypro-eu.com Look for the Berthoud Vermorel series. you will not be dissapointed!
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Your opinions needed, Yes you kind sir.
john dawson replied to Ian Flatters's topic in Climbers talk
If you do regular pole work, you wont need a practice. the slower guys average around twenty secs, but think of it more as a timed run, ie your last run was 20 secs, try to do this run in 19 secs? But to be honest, there isnt a lot to change. Its all organised voluntarily, so anything is better than nothing (And done very well by Terry and Lisa!!) If anything, its just tinkering and polishing. try a big timing clock, souvenier tees (like ISA, Not the plain boring ones) An overall trophy/standing like the formula 1 races ie the most consistent over all events. But realy not having these wont necessarly detract from the entertainment. Maybe just more advertising for events? this is mainly relied upon the show organiser putting it in the show program. if they dont have the room on the advert to list it, then this could mean a reduced entry list? -
Thats the one! Thanks Kev
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Your college course (should!) far exceed the requirements of a CS41 course, and (in theory!) you should be able to sail the test, no probs! The course is a good idea just for a practice. I only needed the timber hitch, and lowered everything using slings! Just pester Jay to do a demo!
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What constitutes a LOLER inspector to be certified/trained/competant in testing MEWPs? As iv only done the Arb kit (climbing/rigging) I wouldnt be confident or knowledgable to test a MEWP However my experiences of MEWP insp's are "some bloke from the insurance company" or "a bloke from a crane company" (and worse - these peeps testing arb kit!) As im not getting anywhere finding any MEWP Testing courses, Does this mean any old muppet can have a go?.....
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Jeez!! Thats enough to scare even the most hardened of criminals!!!
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Go onto NPTC.ORG.UK go to assessment schedules and download the CS30 and CS31 schedules. Where in ireland are you doing the course? Choose the training centre carefully, some will let you hire equipment/ppe. Try to do the training course as well as the CS tests, this will (hopefully) prove to be useful in whats required. Good Luck!
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There is a camping area. Follow the capel links and talk to Laura Diggins (organiser chick!) Or see if justin J needs any "security"?
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If anyone needs a Loler doing for this, just let me know!
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Yeah, thats me! Sorry chaps, im rubbish with names on a good day! Just for the record, my assessor guidance notes from 2003 state a pole rescue is compulsory. The problem is that i have still yet to witness a pole rescue as part of an assessment. Regardless of this, you guys @ college should(!) be perfectly able to sail through an assessment without breaking a sweat. Swot up on the schedule and keep calm.
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Does anyone have any reccomendations for a good quality carving oil? It needs to be a proper "anti-fling" and capable of keeping its properties with the unusualy high heat thats generated. (and apparently not all oils do this)
