Dan Curtis
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And the rest!
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Nice Tshirt mate, part of the gang now!
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Might be infringing on a few other products. But can make them up to order!
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Most trips the truck was either full of chip or shorter offcuts. These are the last few trips from today once all the chipping was done. It would've been killer handloading that into the 130 and the bigger bits were unliftable. The job spec was to get it roadside in lengths. We've probably moved near on 4 tons of timber with it now
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Oh the shame of it!:blushing: In my defence the passenger had two open cups of coffee so I couldn't keep much momentum:sneaky2: This was where we were working on Friday, when I walked in the wrong bit I sunk nearly up to the knee:thumbdown:
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Some nice shots there mate, been thinking of doing a similar thread myself for a while. a kind of cross between Silky's diary and general life shots. I haven't got any of your fancy app's though:001_tongue:
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Knocked this up for a job where a load of cord had to be extracted in lengths with a 4x4. Would've taken ages loading up high and very little payload space on a 130. The prototype was done in about 50 minutes one evening, then having tested (and broken:blushing:) it, the MkII is now operational. The front bolster bit is moveable, depending on timber lengths. It does fit on my roof rack in one piece or with a quick removal of the axle pins, it'll fit inside the back of my truck in two pieces. Today was the MKII's second outing, and we managed to get a faily hefty lump on it by putting the trailer on its side and rolling the biggun' on. The MkIII will include a skidder arch, but will wait until I get a job that needs it. Not bad for £62.00, and most of that was the wheel bearings!
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Groundsman to a min CS38 required North Suffolk.
Dan Curtis replied to Dan Curtis's topic in Employment
Bump In addition to this position a full time groundsman/ 2nd climber is required for an immediate start -
Congratulations mate, hope all three of you are doing well:thumbup:
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Yosemite bowline all the way for me. It's just tidier than a bowline with a figure eight, and undoes easier than a Fishermans. Once you've clipped in just give the tail a pull to check it's the right loop. The tie off should cinch in, not the loop you're clipped in to. I've never had a problem with it.
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I thought all monkey puzzles were underneath LV lines?
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TCIA's Best Practices for SRT in Arboriculture
Dan Curtis replied to dcoffey's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
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Joe, when I was having similar problems, omt suggested working out how much rope you need before you get to work positioning point. As in go out on the limb already positioned on the rope for your final WP. It'll help in the short term but once you get used to making little adjustments you'll be fine:D
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Do you mean the line stretches out and puts you a little further than you planned? Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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Crisitunity! Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'll get my coat:)
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Id use steel if you're pulling a back leaner with a tractor, less worry about breaking ropes. Also make sure you haven't got a throttle happy driver, early pulls can be bad news! Good luck however you go for it, let's see some pics! Got one very similar myself in a few weeks:D
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Could you get traffic lights booked and then use a hold all red when you go for the money shot? May be more time effective than a dismantle, and more cost and paperwork effective than a road closure
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I know what you mean, one of mine seems to have a permenant strain in the forearm for the last few months. I'm trying to combat it by being more hands on with the tree than the rope
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It can be a touch uncomfortable though. I used the pantin on this job; http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/45485-last-few-days.html to avoid having to spike back up the spongy stem on the second day. I had to take it off after five mins standing on the spikes as it was digging into my ankle but it had done it's job by that point.
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Fair play, it can be a downside to SRT. Personally I weighed up the pro's and con's and the benefits of SRT by far outweigh the downsides for me. Tip work is still possible srt, just perhaps with a little more route planning and balance. Redirects can improve work postioning and are potentially safer in terms of possible pendulum swings.
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You can and I have, but if you're on spikes it's a lot more energy efficient to walk your way up, tending slack as you go. If you get the hang of it you can spike a stem with the rope, no need for a flipline, provided you have the rope in already
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Maybe have a reccy throwline event then:001_tt2: Honestly mate, when I worked day in day out with a human bigshot I couldn't throw for toffee. When I left I had to learn, it took a while but I can now usually get my final TIP within half a dozen throws, and I'm not a throwline supremo or anything SRT doesn't require an isolated branch so throwing can be less demanding, as long as its up there and loading at least one load bearing point, you should be good to go. Failing getting a high enough point, throw as high as you can, climb to that point then redirect your way to the top
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I think you're worrying too much mate. It'll feel weird at first but go for it. You'll be able to do everything srt that you can ddrt, and more besides! I know exactly the situation you describe but you'll work it out. Remember, it's a change and new set skills to be learned so you need to give it a chance before you can get flying on it
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I'm guessing you mean self tailing? If so, you can, you've just got to teach yourself the right movement. It's a big learning curve but you won't miss the sj once you get srt fluent:thumbup1:
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I think you're right, I'm nearly a year down the line and can't justify going back. It's ok for the odd easy up and down, but for me srt is king
