RobRainford
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i stumbled across that while ago. he should have tested it with his todger!
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isnt it like daisy chaining a crab, which you arent meant to do? surely something like a 8mm oval maillon in the middle of the pulley instead of the crab would be easier overall?
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The tree climbers knotbook is an essential one for the library. Has all the knots in it and pros and cons!
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I'd be interested in this also. Plus does anybody use the stein skywalker pulley? That's got 2 holes instead of the 3 of the HC. the pinto has one? Do you have a pic of the setup darren?
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if you can get the model number, or just google trewhella winch and see if you can find an image that matches yours then find info on that.
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For Dave and Rich (The howard knut combo and treeflex mod)
RobRainford replied to Tom D's topic in Climbers talk
I've bought some shackles to try and also a couple of delta maillon rapides to see if that's any different. May aswell give it a go! -
My bike runs on human fuel. It needs refuelling a lot though!
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will it not go on youtube? then you can just link it.
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hey rob
where abouts are you based in lancashire? if your 10 mins from parbold it could be a handy job that ive been to look at, its a 150m ish line of leylandii with 1 tree per metre. all about 30ft high, they all want taking down to 10ft and the customer wants all the sticks so we only have to take small brash away. i was thinking two climbers because its a cut and chuck on the floor job while another guy sneds up and possibly another guy chipping his brash. Its a hell of a job, ill post a couple pictures on here in a couple days when its daylight.
might be an idea if you want a few days work, i thought it could take 4-5 days!
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was that by any chance in parbold? seeing as you are basid in wigan, it seems like we may have both been to the same place!
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It was for a friend so it's one of those type of jobs. "I know a guy who can do it" Some of the plum branches were very dead. As I was putting the back cut in and it was being pulled it just snapped off. No hinge or holding wood left. Snapped clean across the grain!
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the quad i had was a kawasaki klf300C and only had brake lights which then doubled up as side lights. register it as an agricultural vehicle!
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i make bigger waves when i jump in the bath
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okidokey. ill leave it sat seasoning anyway. not gonna waste that wood.
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For Dave and Rich (The howard knut combo and treeflex mod)
RobRainford replied to Tom D's topic in Climbers talk
mark if you want as much gear as possible just hang all your saws on your harness and drag those around. if you look at the label it says the hooks are rated for the attachment.but hooking crabs where theres fabric involved is why there is this idea in the first place, will have to see what its like without them myself. -
nissan navara bottom end failure
RobRainford replied to combined tree services's topic in General chat
weve had our d22 do the same thing, nice big hole in the engine, 80k miles and 7 years as a workhorse used seasonally so march-september heavy loads and long distances. £1600 to fix that one, thats why we purchased the defender to replace it. 7 years was long enough for it. my hilux did 9 years of the same work and now only just needs a rear diff. Shows the reliability. although we had very few major problems with the navara good luck with your fix, we are still trying to find a new engine. -
£30 for as much as you want? how does that sound?
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I did charge them plenty indeed. Didn't expect to be there for 9 hours though! I could stand on the plums and I just felled pieces taking most of the wall of greenery with it!
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For Dave and Rich (The howard knut combo and treeflex mod)
RobRainford replied to Tom D's topic in Climbers talk
I could give them another go. I'll buy some shackles and have a go with them on there. Rich I too use a snaplock. Are there any better parts instead of the small shackles? A maillon or something? -
Here is a job i did on wednesday. Few conifers, a mulberry(? i think) to thin out and clean up and ivy and clematis which was covering a plum tree. It was a nightmare. Makes me hate ivy so much more. i know you are so envious, the garden was so small i couldnt take proper pictures, i was stood as far back as i could when i took them.
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For Dave and Rich (The howard knut combo and treeflex mod)
RobRainford replied to Tom D's topic in Climbers talk
I never got round to buying the small d rings. So they were just hanging there. I wasn't sure on having to use both hands to clip on. One to hold the ring and the other to clip the crab on. Especially if one hand was holding on! You can have them if you want -
For Dave and Rich (The howard knut combo and treeflex mod)
RobRainford replied to Tom D's topic in Climbers talk
Rich I have two quickdraws here. I went to try that mod on my sequoia but couldn't get on with it. They are just sat here if you want them. Edit: too late! -
The only bits that will be recycled are any brash and smallest branches, i can take home the rest. Just putting this out to see the interest.
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i find the distel can lock up sometimes, its good on a lanyard as a short distel, i find the knut is a better alternative and it doesnt need a pulley to tend it, i found a pulley only got in the way.
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I will have some laburnum on my hands on Saturday 23rd. A tree to take down. Some good pieces of wood there for who wants them. I'm in st helens near Liverpool.
