RobRainford
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ive had that. carving a mushroom out of al old piece of beech, the piece which was being carved was approx 2ft across from about half way up the tree, about 8 inches in there is a solid piece of metal, which i believe to be shrapnel. The tree was taken from liverpool so theres a good chance!
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Hi there just been prcing up some kit but cant find where i can claim my AA member discount? your name is in the member benefits catalogue. Which says i can claim 15% off. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Nice job on those hedges ed, i would have given up on the top bits, im not all that tall so it would be done up to where the cutters would reach! the facial expression there is PRICELESS!! made me lose my brew!
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i have found people sometimes, ive got to the top and been like oh look another person
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ive got one like this:
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Advice from you academics!
RobRainford replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Training & education
Hama im on the onsite course so if you need any help you can just email me or message me on here [email protected] if you want to drop a line i can help with the lab notes and stuff. Im not the most academic myself, im only academic because im still young and have the mindfram for it really. I struggle to get the merits and distinctions as i tend to get distracted! But i just plod along and i am finding it a bit better at making time to work instead of hoping i get time.You will come round to it, from what i can see on here you do know your stuff, the work related stuff should be a breeze for you, there are guys on my course who have sat in an office for the past 20 years and when it comes to work side of things it bewilders them. i would say you have more of an advantage than some people on this course. -
I think we have as much. Worst day is Thursday. Start at 9.15 for an hour on soils. Then 10.15-11-15 on plant biology. 11.30-12.15 seminar. 1-3 lab practical. Arb principles 3-5. Very theory filled. Can never take it all in! I'm surprised that I am learning something though. How do the soils and plants modules work online? Are you given the results and then you write those up?
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There is that. We don't get much choice really. You have to do the work skills too then? We could choose a controversial issue too. I chose training and cpd. Worked out ok. Mine had to be in on the 10/3 though. Handing in my dendrology tomorrow! The dendrology leaf collection assignment is worth 25% of the total module marks. Which for the amount of effort put in is unacceptable and has been complained about!
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which assignment is that? Do the online students do a different work skills assignment to the full time?
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now ed, my shitroen would have done better! and thats got half worn wide low profile tyres on it you could buy a secondhand tracked APC, and fit a box on it, carry a lot of chip, kit and will never get stuck
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well most mid range trators of recent age (JD 6030 series and other equivalent) will have a 40k box, which is only 24/25mph, ive took one at that speed on a 50mile trip to lancaster, just keeping an eye on who was behind me and pulling over in laybys from time to time, get all sorts of 'salutes' as the drivers go past. WE also have a smaller kubota 2350 which is a compact tractor, it does about 8mph at full speed, and its road legal.
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Ive been looking on ebay, and looking at the black widow catapults, and was wondering how good this would be at launching a throwline? or some other small weighted bag with the string attached. I cant afford the big shot and cant justify it as of yet. My aim is good with the throwline, but sometimes it takes its time to get there and it gets fustrating sometimes! what would you think? one of these: BARNETT BLACK WIDOW SLINGSHOT CATAPULT + AMMO NEW LOT on eBay (end time 13-Apr-10 20:00:00 BST)
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There is also Rob Malcomson at myerscough in preston, unsure of his number though!
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I did large trees in summer 08. Felling some almighty poplars with my little 260 and a 15" bar! Congrats on passing. I struggled to get an assessment because not many people do it!
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He could always dye it to match them
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Jazzy dresses and yellow thigh highs? That's bound to get some attention!
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afaik dont you need 33 before you can take 34? i cant remember if you do. 34 is a fun course though, dealing with serious tension and compression! what are the prerequisites for being an AC?
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i would assume so, it would also be a tight fit, but i used a pair of longnose pliers to push it through. But its in and works well.
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I can add to that, i know some knowlodgeable people who are active with customers, one guy is really good with it, he can come up with all sorts of examples. yet still talk it simply and in a way that even 70yr old mrs potts in the big house on the hill can understand. sort of like this: we understand it like this: 1: we dont top trees because it is not industry best practice and it looks bad and has more chance of a tree catching some sort of pathogen. it has to be explained like this 2: ere luv we dun' do that coz it might make the tree poorly sick and it might not look pretty
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its simply a pin that has a choice of two directions, beneath the silver cover, there are 4 holes opposite each other, a metal bar goes through two of these either parallel with the pulley or perpendicular to it. You simply thread a loop of rope into the gap in the top and push the pin through, then scew it back on, its very clever, you have to thread the rope through the cover too unless you end up with that not being able to go anywhere! the OP loop i have there is 10mm, and it was a struggle to squeez the metal bar through, so id say 10mm is maximum. ill post a picture of it when i am next with my kit, as im inside in a warm house and cant find the effort to go outside for it!
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yeah, its a 70cm one, i would prefer a shorter one as i do lose a fair amount of height from it when its round small branches. I am saving up for another shorter one or anything else thats endless like those, i was thinking a normal dyneema sling? but im concerned about the friction capabilities of it?
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Does the hc always have to have two crabs in the two holes? I've used a petzl William pear carabiner and there's enough room to have both the friction hitch, the HC and also the spliced eye. Just as a way of eliminating metalwork? I've climbed on a knut for a while so not needed to use mine. But I'm thinking of trying the vt. I've tried it a bit but had no proper usage so can't compare it.
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The small pullley is a guide and also there for retrieval purposes. The ring is a perfect size for the cocoon. It will cone through fine. Sometimes it needs a wiggle. But it's easy enough.
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No they are not, credit for the splices and the ring in that goes to jamie, he helped me out on that half, made it a lot easier im thinking about a shorter prussik loop, but would have to be something thats sewn rather than tied to keep bulk down, but this one works for now. some proper way round images, and one hung up in the workshop. it all works pretty well together, the oscillante pulley is small enough so the rope wont jam in it but is enough to allow a good force to pull it down with.
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here's the setup in action. Works very nicely and frictionless! It's also retrievable from the ground! http://img11.imageshack.us/content_round.php?page=done&l=img11/7025/73256184.jpg
