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  1. Dan Curtis
    Been digging through some pictures and found these. The Preston Twins, Preston Park, Brighton, pictures from Halloween 2011. They're regarded as the largest and oldest surviving elms in Europe, possibly the world. According to the http://www.thetreeregister.org they are each 638cm dbh Also on the same site there are two other elms that are purported to be 1175 and 1162cm dbh, so perhaps the twins aren't the largest around. One in Ireland, one at Hampton Court Palace. The tree on the left is a ragged old chimney, hollow to the floor. According to National Elm Collection - Brighton & Hove City Council the trees are home to a colony of White-letter Hairstreak butterflies, which are dependant on elm.
  2. Dan Curtis
    I've got a bigshot, but I don't rely on it. Being able to throw is important, but having a bigshot is a brilliant ace up your sleeve for manky ivy covered, tall, cross windy days
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    Without ppe or insurance
  4. Dan Curtis
    That's the one I was thinking of. They climbed it on kids TV last year, one bloke spent the night in the top
  5. Dan Curtis
    I know of one way we could get a picture;)
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    <p>Rubbish! Only if the M11 and M25 are moving properly, which they never are! Do you want me to meet you in the city? Can park at my brother's on newmarket street</p>

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    <p>Yeah, think he's somewhere on the A11 so shouldn't be difficult. Around 2 and 3/4 hours to Watford I think, maybe less if you go A505/A1</p>

  8. Dan Curtis
    Will have to be suffolk Adnams though, none of that cizzzzzzzzzer!
  9. Dan Curtis
    Yep, and you can still have all the benefits of the lj on srt. Self tailing, pulling slack from the top etc. Oh, what a joy it is to use Check this out too if you haven't seen it; http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/video-forum/51093-will-lockjack-work-srt.html
  10. Dan Curtis

    <p>Yes please. Dexta (andy) from newmarket wanted to ride together, have you got another seat? He's the guy who came to the climb in the snow the other year</p>

  11. Dan Curtis
    Yeah it is a zk1, but it's the same with the zk2, the picture is from last year. M/a means mechanical advantage, you get this by creating the bight by pulling the rope upwards from underneath the rw. What I mean by keeping them apart is concentrate on tending the rw and the lj will naturally follow, making the operation more user friendly and making a stiff tether, in this situation, redundant:001_smile:
  12. Dan Curtis
    Yes, and for that matter, anyone else who has new toys going through r&d:sneaky2:
  13. Dan Curtis
    Welcome to the forum Steve. Yes a pulley would aid in returning from limb walks. The picture shows the kind of thing you'd be after, though there are almost inexhaustable options for pulley/hitch combinations. A prussik knot has a tendancy to bind, which makes it difficult for the pulley to do its job correctly, so maybe look at changing hitch. If you're happy climbing underhand with the knot above, I'd suggest trying either a blakes (in the photo) or a klemheist. Personally for a hitch with a slack tending pulley, I'd go for something more compact, which you can pull overhand. Perhaps look at the treemagineers hitchclimber, though other pulleys can be used in the same configuration. Try to keep the hitch as compact as possible in this situation to minimise sitback and maximise efficiency. For further reading on hitchclimber type setups have a look at the hitchclimbers guide to the canopy http://treemagineers.com/downloads/hitch_climbers_guide.pdf
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    I found the sj a bit cumbersome with the rw, the brake got in the way. The lj however, is amazing with the rw. I didn't think so at first but I persisted with it and finally got on. The key is the tending. Don't climb as though you're on a hitch with the rw. I personally found that you should tend the rw as you would a hitchclimber then let the lj self tail-see the picture. Keep them separate and you can tend with one hand, don't let them bunch up. This way you also have a slight m/a, be it inverted, leaving one hand free to aid balance etc. Even makes coming up from droopers easy as ddrt
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    Imo, a stiff tether isn't all that great on a Lj. It kinda spoils being able to tend the wrench and letting the lj self tend. Plus they don't pull smooth underneath like a hc, so defeats most of the point of a stiff tether for the wrench. Just my opinion, others may see it differently:001_smile:
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    To repeat myself
  17. Dan Curtis
    Just found this while looking for the plane; Britain's record-breaking trees identified - Telegraph
  18. Dan Curtis
    Get some pics up when you do it. I think the biggest hardwood in the uk is a plane, down in Devon somewhere I believe
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    Nice;)
  20. Dan Curtis
    Only just seen this rob. I think that's the main cause of my trouble, I'll have to make I set the bar in absolutely spot on. Haven't had the mill out since I posted on here so haven't had the chance for a vid yet. 60" pah! Now you're showing off:D
  21. Dan Curtis
    Been posted before but always a good one!
  22. Dan Curtis
    Awesome vids, thanks for sharing!
  23. Dan Curtis
    Don't watch films much anymore, though have been watching eastbound and down recently, Kenny powers!
  24. Dan Curtis
    Awesome. There's a vid on YouTube of the tractors on corkscrews, they look amazing fun:D
  25. Dan Curtis
    Hopefully make it down there, I think Mr Flatters and Mr Bourne were both planning on it too

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