Dan Curtis
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Aha! It could be viewed as a climbing aid, along the lines of spikes/pantin, which, I believe do not need to be LOLER'd either. This is a whole can of worms! I know where you're coming from and of course it should be checked by the user, but it's not life support, therefore has no CE mark and is irrelevant to LOLER imo.
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No worries. Keep an eye on the forum for rec climbs. It seems they have become more popular in the south east over the last year or so, with people travelling a fair way to get to them. With that in mind, you may well be able to hitch a lift to a rec climb with a fellow arbtalker. Hopefully meet you at a climb soon:001_smile:
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Not to throw a spanner (or wrench) in the works, as a rw is not for life support, merely a friction aid, it could be argued it is unnessecary to have it inspected. Therefore LOLER'ing the tether is pointless. Any thoughts? Also, whilst on the same point, has anyone had their wrench LOLER'd and had any grief?
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May be having a Suffolk based Rec climb in the near future, I'll keep you posted:thumbup: Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I thought that but wondered if someone has done proper testing? We tried but couldn't find a donor sj
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But surely not worth trying to find out!
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Where was this? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Sadly, the trailer isn't mine. Rated at a max lift of 500kg, but I'm pretty confident it can lift more. There was one on earborist recently for 5k, other than that, you'd have to give jas p Wilson a call. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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It's a botex 38 compact. It's bolted through to the chassis and has a Honda engine in one side to run the hydraulics. Jas p Wilson make them I think Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Stihl ms150ce vibration are high 4.9/4.9 lol
Dan Curtis replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
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I can assure you it wasn't. But much easier standing on the floor to do it
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How old are you Jack?
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Moving timber around on site a while back to stockpile for extraction. Didn't take it on the road.
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Had a couple of limes to dismantle for Frosty with Ian Flatters. The first had a nice gap in the wall, the second had a wall underneath with a nasty lean where the tree had pushed it out so we dismantled the wall and felled the trees:thumbup: The weight and momentum of the back stem split the co dominant stems as it hit the floor
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Sorbus spp?
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Caught a few at it in the gateway to our yard a few years ago. We pulled in and blocked their exit, was a few moments till they realised we were there. A frantic ten point turn and burning rubber followed. The best part was the apprentice piping up "I know her". Funnily enough we didn't see them again Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I've now given the 150 a proper testing. It's still a ripper in harder wood. The cutting speed in larger wood is marginally slower than a 200, so it's not going to replace it for dismantles, but for reductions, deadwood etc, it's fantastic. It feels fairly low vibration wise and has very responsive throttle control. I generally step and chuck everything, for which the 150 is awesome. A couple of quick blips of the throttle and you're ready to grab. It's nimble and light in the tree and doesn't snag when moving around. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Be careful trying stuff like that. Remember it's also possible to release a hitch on a single line but what happens after that can vary. The zz isn't designed to work srt, and you could have issues with it biting. Stay safe mate:thumbup: Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Well I'll be jiggered! Worcswuss can't be another alias of central services?! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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You buy one and I'll break it:D a friend of mine has access to a proper testing lab, could try to get in there too Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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The more I look at the pictures the more I think resin. But in the flesh it really didn't seem that way, it didn't feel or seem like any exudation I've seen on Cedar before. The colouring and texture weren't right. Ho hum, maybe it's just me then:biggrin:
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Run mine on a 20, superb power if a little unbalanced. Runs nice on a 24 but I've got bigger saws for bigger bars Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Lift your foot straight up and it should tend from the ground:p I usually thread a throwback onto the tail, then tie a spike underneath it. Once you're high enough, your groundy can pull the tail and the bag will drop to the ground....as long as you've tied the spike the right way round Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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A couple from the site I've been on today. Pheonix Beech and a hungry (literally) oak. The beech has been down a good few years but the lower canopy is still in full vigour having adjusted to it's new orientation.
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Found this today around 70ft up a Cedrus libani. I may be being stupid and it is in fact sap exudation that has combined with dirt and discolured but wanted to ask to see what others thoughts were. The pictures aren't fantastic and I had nothing with which to pry it from the branch to look inside, but I'm fairly certain it's a fungi of some sort. I've tried the usual reference materials but they haven't turned anything up. It covers a small part of the stem like a slime but is rock solid. When the surface is scratched it has a whiter, dusty interior. Any thoughts? Either that or its bird doo doo.
