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  1. Dan Curtis
    Last weeks jobs were changed around a bit so I've yet to try it on hardwood... But, I used it on a couple of Euc re pollards yesterday, it was fantastic. The agility of the saw in tight spaces is amazing. The heads were fairly cluttered to start with but the 150 could get in easily, where a bigger top handle would've been cumbersome Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  2. Dan Curtis
    Done a little here and there, think I was leading 7a when I lived near an indoor wall. Only been on real rock at Stanage, Derbyshire. Someone I work for now goes a fair bit so I might have to get cracking again Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  3. Dan Curtis
    Been there, done that, in torrential rain. Twenty minutes to move ten feet Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  4. Dan Curtis
    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
  5. Dan Curtis
    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
  6. Dan Curtis
    Rec climb in the planning boys? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  7. Dan Curtis
    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.
  8. Dan Curtis
    Oh and a decent sized cork oak on site too Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  9. Dan Curtis
    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
  10. Dan Curtis
    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!
  11. Dan Curtis
    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.
  12. Dan Curtis
    Very nice job, looks like a decent lift even at distance
  13. Dan Curtis
    7 and a bit foot then. That's a cracker! Uk gems mate, uk gems
  14. Dan Curtis
    Short and to the point:001_tt2:
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  16. Dan Curtis
    Where did you pick up a new 200? Was it recently?
  17. Dan Curtis
    Give me a day's work and I'll show you a uni work climb:laugh1:
  18. Dan Curtis
    Nice find, any idea of the girth?
  19. Dan Curtis
    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.
  20. Dan Curtis
    Oak tomorrow and I think maybe beech thursday, I'll let you know
  21. Dan Curtis
    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.
  22. Dan Curtis
    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
  23. Dan Curtis
    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:
  24. Dan Curtis
    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:
  25. Dan Curtis
    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

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