Dan Curtis
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I met a guy a few years ago who was running the bar and chain from a gyspy stick on his 200T. Mine needed a new bar so I thought I'd give this combo a try out. It's a Spud ported 200T now running an 8 pin 1/4" sprocket, 12" dime tip and 1/4" chain. This could be amazing, though I'm fully aware of the possibility of snapping chains and trashing nose sprockets. I really wanted the dime tip having had my 150T for over a year now, it's so manouverable in the tree and so controllable with bore cuts. Early tests are looking good, the next week will be a good test for it. Stihl don't recommend this setup, and I may be barking mad trying it, but I wanted to try it myself and see how I get on.
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I don't really have a problem advancing a top Anchor on srt. 90% of the time I'll climb on a base anchor and just use redirects to get where I want. The climbing is nothing like DdRT, so you don't need to have the main tip right at the top most anchor point. If I do need to make it higher, I generally swap over between redirects and lanyard, then set a static redirect at the desired height. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app
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"Fill your boots" is derived from taking a wazz in leather hobnails to soften them up. I think it originated in the trenches during the first world war Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app
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http://www.newtribe.com/documents/tip4.htm Try this out, it's not as complicated as the pictures look Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app
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Good on the lad. My best friend from about 2 years old until we were 14 was completely blind. Despite this, he was regularly higher than me in the tree, faster on a bike etc. He didn't and still doesn't let anything impair his experiences, even when he managed to launch an old farm hack Daihatsu onto one wheel over a water tank. I was a little sore that he got to drive my dad's combine before I did though. You may benefit from trying a yoyo system with a grigri. You'll need one footloop, one hand ascender and the grigri. This will get you around the pantin not fitting on his foot. I'll see if I can find you a link to the setup Sent from my GT-I9505 using Arbtalk mobile app
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On what grounds did the cyclist sue you Dean?
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Yes..
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Plane to deadwood and reduce slightly from the buildings
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So, the show is less than a month away. Looks like it'll be a good one this year, we've got lots of new events, from the SRT to the secret groundsman competition. Anyone who is sitting on the fence about whether to come, do it! It's a great event with a very friendly atmosphere and competitors span a huge range in ages and experience. The main East Anglian Game and Country Fair are also holding a photo competition at the show, so any budding photographers bring your cameras! Check out the Facebook page for more information; https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-of-England-Cutters-and-Climbers-Competition/394739513952567?ref=hl
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Nod had a reel of Cougar Blue, try him Tree Climbing Equipment Online Shop - Treeworker.co.uk - Treeworker home
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I know it's not what you're after but given the choice of those two I'd say a Lockjack if you're doubled roping, Unicender if you're single
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I don't think your link works Marcus. I assume this is what you were posting? Instagram
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I wouldn't. PPE is personal.
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The krab part may have been his concern, especially in a training situation. Remote krabs aren't the best idea imo. I had one mallioned onto a ring-ring cambium saver for a few years.
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How were you planning on attaching the pulley to the tree?
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Not quite Bob. Yes they can drive the combo but they're still entitled to a 4.25t gtw. Weights as they exist apply to the maximum permissible weight, not what you actually have in the vehicle at the time. A 3.5t transit in the eyes of the law weighs 3.5t regardless of what is in it. The unbraked trailer entitlement is another 750kgs. This gives you a max weight of 4.25t on a B licence. This is all acceptable until you're over 3.5t in the towing vehicle.
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I think so. The guy who I did my felling training with was very keen to emphasise that the felling tickets 30-34 are forestry qualifications, so apply to actual timber harvesting rather than a dodgy hollow stem in a back garden.
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I think it was part of the CS32 when I did it, to set a more consistent log for extraction. Haven't done it once since the course though, I love tearing roots out the ground:lol:
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What course are you thinking of taking? Imo, unless you're fresh out of school, it's a waste of time taking any of the prolonged courses just to get into practical arb work. You'd be better off putting out feelers to see if you can get any work, and just work your way through practical tickets as you can afford them/need them. If you were inclined to do something along the lines of the theory side of arb, take a 1 day a week or home study course. The ND's etc all seem very long and drawn out to not gain a lot, IMO
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I got mine from Nod at Treeworker, give him a try
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Sorry David, I was a little disappointed too. I guess I'm not too keen on donating my chains to mycological research Agreed, could've been a lot worse than 50%, hence I climbed it.
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Cheers Tony. I refused to rig, didn't have an anchor as such, I spiked up and knocked off what I could as I went. We pulled the back leant top off, then took a few sections of stem off with the backside limbs still attached.
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You were right, I died:001_tt2: Decay was fairly extensive, perhaps 50% holding, mostly the decay was on the tension side and into a main buttress root. The tree had a slight lean, caused by historic movement. The customer first noted movement about 4/5 years ago, and it has moved a little further in the last few months. All of this actually helped, as it moved most of the canopy over the drop zone:thumbup1: Unfortunately we didn't go to ground with it, chicken wire and staples just weren't going to allow it, so the full extent of decay will remain unknown
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I couldn't really give an answer to that. In most cases I've seen it's been fairly advanced decay, though I often have to frame of reference with regard to time. Mr Humphries may be able to give a better answer
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Haha. Most of it will palm off in decent bits so it should come down well. It may not come down as far as the decay, someone has stapled a mesh fence to it:thumbdown:
