Dan Curtis

Been there, done that, in torrential rain. Twenty minutes to move ten feet Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I don't like rigging with slings really, but a few people I work for like it. I'd be happy to give it a go, looks safe enough to me. I think it's main purpose is a situation where the climber is carrying multiple slings and can be setting the next while the ground crew deal with the last bit, so it does make sense in a way

Might just take you up on that, I'll see what I've got on. Be interested to see what this shiny new tool is like Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Rec climb in the planning boys? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I don't like the idea of having a krab at your psp. Fair enough use them for redi's but if that krab does anything funny, you're on your way down. A ring or mallion is cheaper and safer imo.

Oh and a decent sized cork oak on site too Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

You haven't seen the crack mate, fair few tons at a good angle with a big shear in the tension wood, on a bank, near the coast. I think it'll be a one man speed climb when it gets done. Bagsy the short straw:D Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Did a spot of tree hunting today after an early finish. There's a few crackers that need measuring. At least one beech that appears to be topping 100ft, despite a rather large crack in the base and a good lean. Do it on a non windy day methinks!

As above and if you gaff out, cinch both sides of the line together, don't try to grab the tree, you'll only do your shoulders in.

Very nice job, looks like a decent lift even at distance

7 and a bit foot then. That's a cracker! Uk gems mate, uk gems

Short and to the point:001_tt2:

Where did you pick up a new 200? Was it recently?

Give me a day's work and I'll show you a uni work climb:laugh1:

Nice find, any idea of the girth?

eee, don't like the look of that! A ring would be much better. I reckon it would depend on line angles and bark smoothness, so prob a case of judgement on each tree.

Oak tomorrow and I think maybe beech thursday, I'll let you know

It's quite a different kettle of fish. They both enable srtwp, they both self tend, but the uni has a slightly rawer edge to it. It scared the hell out of me for a couple of months but I'm getting my hand in now. Ascent wise I don't think the uni can be beaten, smooth with no sitback.

The redi's probably weren't loaded as best they could have been but it was the only choice really, and they held up so all is good

Willow pollard today, this saw is awesome. Full bar length cutting is a breeze with a light hand. Few pics of the saw and a size comparison to a 200t with 14" bar. I changed to the 200 for the last two cuts and it really felt heavy having done the rest of the tree with the 150. I was told yesterday the little saw makes me look bigger, always a good thing:lol:

Cracked out willow today. The main leader had cracked and twisted onto another limb. Leaving me no high TIP and no adjacent trees near enough to anchor from, plus a wee drop zone. Tied in out one side and redirected a bit closer to the top, worked the bottom side out to give me space to drop stuff. I made sure I was never working underneath the hanging top. Managed to drop over the top of the hanger and work my way up it leaving the two main resting points intact until I was ready to chunk the stem down. Once the weight was off it, it just about sat still enough to be brought down. The other main branch had an old crack which had occluded then snapped back open when I relieved the pressure on it. Gave the 150t a good run and had a cup of tea brought out about every half hour. Lovely job:thumbup1:

There is an easier way with the uni than tending pulley style, with a bit of tail weight you can lift it from the bottom, and it'll self tail. Imo, easier than pulley style tending

As you well know Mr Bourne, I'm currently a Unicender man, previously a rw/lj man, previously an srt access man. Srt access wise I've probably been at it for 3 years now, full time SRTWP since October 11, SRTWP rec climbing since August 11. I love the Lj/rw combo but the fact the uni does it so beautifully in one single item is fanstastic for me. I do have hitch withdrawl every now and then and give it a while on the rw/hc for about a fortnight until I get annoyed that a hitch won't self tend or gums up in the rain:biggrin: For me, SRTWP makes massive sense as I generally tend work work on trees of the larger end of the scale (not to say I don't do small ones too) I can access quicker, with less physical extertion. With a little forethought and careful throwlining, I can get my TIP, then direct my rope to my first work station, meaning I can start work quicker. Previous to working SRTWP, I was climibing on a LJ/Pulleysaver, and whilst ergonomic and user friendly, my body did take some abuse. I often ached at night, whereas now, I feel fresh of an evening. SRT means using your legs more, the things that have evolved to carry your weight, so it makes sense to utilise this rather than dragging yourself about with (relatively) puny arm muscles. With regard to climbing style, it's changed due to the possibility of redirects, today for example, I climbed a willow with the main top cracked out and hanging, and no central tips, I managed to tie in right out one side, redirect a little closer to the middle, then redirect over the top of the hanging top,to the point I could climb up and carefully bring the whole lot down in little bits. Ddrt I would've done it somehow, but Srt it was a breeze, with multiple suspension points in a structurally knackered tree. SRTWP in my opinion requires a retraining of the brain to route your trees differently, whilst being very careful of redirecting, understanding timber charateristics and most importantly understanding and having a working knowledge of forces in redirects. A little handy reading; http://vtio.org.au/Content/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Working-the-Angles-i.pdf http://vtio.org.au/Content/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Introduction-to-Redirects.pdf

Thanks for the links oxman! Gonna watch them tomorrow with a beer. Would love to have a climb with Jerry! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App