Ian Flatters
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Yeah there are only two classes Novice/Tree Surgery and Expert. Novice you can only use normal tree work spikes whilst in expert you can either use tree work spikes or make racing toe spikes. There are also other category's within these being, Senior = 30-40, Women's and Veteran = 40+. So theres always a chance to grab some prizes. But basically the fastest you will get on tree work spikes is 13 seconds max. On toe spikes low 9 seconds occur throughout the year.
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Nearside pole is Alex Callard and Farside is Matt Thomas (World Champion)
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Cheers guys. Did spend a bit of time before travelling planning on what to film..... Rowan Lee i may have been nursing a hangover from the night before...... Good times.
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I spent all of last week competing in Ireland and it was an awesome time:thumbup1:. Big thanks to the Irish guys who turned up and had a crack. Thanks to Husqvarna Ireland for giving away 2 560xp's as well as tonnes of kit and some very impressive trophies. Anyway here's the road trip video of the team of guys i traveled over with. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZgdGwl0wEM]Irish National ploughing Championship 2011 - Pole Climbing.mov - YouTube[/ame] Oh and respect for the radio guy Henry who climbed up and was petrified of heights so had to be rescued by Terry Bennett.
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the first part of our extension milled with an alaskan
Ian Flatters replied to offgridchris's topic in Panther Mill UK
Stunning build! Awesome can't wait to see how you progress with it. -
Nice video. Videopad is a good program to use and match tunes up with. I got my hands on a Contour Hd whilst i was working in Ireland this week. Not a bad camera, I especially liked the red dot pointer thing that allowed you to set it up very efficiently. Buy a Class 10 memory card. They are the best for filming and only cost around £2 more than a standard one. Keep them coming.
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:lol:I might take the ship too. I'll get there quicker.
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But im not going to Europe:biggrin: Monopoly money will work right? I'll even take the hotels just in case.....
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Hi Paul, Im not sure if Sebs planning on making the trip i know some of the others are. Just got to buy a phrase book being a foreign country:001_rolleyes:
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Still better than my 1st attempt, mine looked like and egg tray:blushing:
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Ever thought how much preparation goes into setting up a pole climbing event, well here's a video. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsIDYxXL7U&feature=youtube_gdata_player]Husqvarna Pole Climbing-National Ploughing Championships Sept.2011 - YouTube[/ame]
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I would of made my cut grooves deeper and done some bore cuts, and made the grove angles quite steep to allow the bugs to get into it a bit. But that's just me. Thought the tree turned out quite nice personally.
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Shiny stuff rules, reduced friction in the system not only means saved energy and less damage to your joins (there was some research into climbing technique by hse a few years ago Pablo Bava cant spell the rest of his name). Once you go past the prussik you can have some propper fun bounding around the canopy. Which is mainly due to the tending ability with a micro pulley of jack system. Granted some people love the prussik im not one of them i love my spiderjack and my Valdotain for removals.
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Did you find the pre tension arm awkward to take off once you had created tension? Me and James thought it would of been better suited to have a ball pivot. The thing i prefer about the grcs is its lift to create tension but like you say it is a lot more £££. My bollard took a direct impact of about a tonne of timber and didn't even flinch.
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Remember that massive bit of oak i dropped onto my Stein:blushing: I personally hated the pre tension thing as i found it awkward when i used james so i went with the 3001. For me i would be best suited with the grcs as i rarely need a dual bollard but i will say they are built very well.
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I have the 65,90 and 120 ones and they all carry kit well and the 65 one is nearly 3 1/2 years old and gets some abuse. The 120 one is a bit big when going through airports with all the kit in (its blocked up the baggage conveyor twice now:thumbdown:)
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Hi Nick, I do tend to go lighter in weight when using a floating anchor but its mainly me using caution. The only time i mainly use it is when a single anchor isn't suitable/drop zone is forced into a position. Its better to fix it to another stem or two as well. With the self leveling bit i've tried it and failed to get it to self level as it always seems to favor/end up more towards one side. I assume this is to do with limb flex and the knot settling on the anchors. Like most things like speed lines they all have there place for when required. 9/10 standard rigging will suffice.
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Ardon I just quickly put something together, enough for you to get the idea.
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what is this cracking in this ash bark?
Ian Flatters replied to testcricket01's topic in Picture Forum
James, stop looking for excuses to turn it into firewood:lol: It looks like Pseudomonas syringae ssp. savastonoi pv fraxini like the rest have said. Just keep an eye on it and carry-out whatever works if required and when. All you really need to do. -
Took a friend and his misses for a reccy climb on Monday. Got paid in food so that was sweet as.
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I've got a small beech to take down this sunday so i'll add a picture up on here. Its much easier to show rather than explain.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/21767-gopro-hd-vs-x170-cameras.html Try this thread.
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Hate Beeches in the wet. Good work.
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No-one tell frank, he'll have them to go with his yellow jacket and trousers.
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One can hope:laugh1:
