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  1. Ian Flatters
    I just got the banjo piece from 'deliverance' going through my head for the whole video...
  2. Ian Flatters
    Got mine from Ebay too, very, very old buckinghams but for £22.50 inc postage was a bargain! Well comfy for most of the day. Question looking on the treeworker link Climbing Spurs - Treeworker.co.uk i only ever thought there was long or short gaffs. Whats the Europe gaff? Can someone enlighten me to this because im bamboozled.....
  3. Ian Flatters
    Is it simple to use? as that's kind of the main thing i want. Something i can pick up and use fairly proficiently fastish.
  4. Ian Flatters
    I was thrown on a seminar at barchams and they had some guys from Nottingham uni tech thingy there showing (sales pitch) on thermal cameras. In my opinion i wasn't impressed firstly cost and secondly it kind of stated the obvious?? like a huge cavity and the showed us the lack of heat surrounding it = decay? But we didn't see any photos of bats or bat roosts, which i would imagine would show up clearly at the cavity entrance. But still its the cost of the thing. Would rather save for a picus.....
  5. Ian Flatters
    :blushing:Tony, what do you use and is it any good and do you know how much it costs?
  6. Ian Flatters
    wow! that's terrible, feel sorry for your mate.
  7. Ian Flatters
    Ok im looking to buy a new CAD program for my surveys/reports im currently using sketchup but it is hard to use and difficult to import/export from. Im looking a 2 programs at the moment: Autosketch 9 and TurboCAD 16 deluxe both avaliable for under £80. Has anyone got any opinion/uses these programs? Or what do you use and how easy is it to work with? Thanks. [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Autosketch-Release-9-Full-PC/dp/B0002TSZ06/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1263228566&sr=1-1[/ame] [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/TurboCAD-16-Deluxe-2D-DVD/dp/B0022NHM3Q/ref=dp_cp_ob_sw_h__title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1263228566&sr=1-1[/ame]
  8. Ian Flatters
    £49.97 on amazon Amazon.co.uk: turbo cad 16 deluxe
  9. Ian Flatters
    January sucks! Got out on friday to do a days climbing in the snow. Then SMASH! some kid skidded straight into my parked truck! luckly only the bumper, headlight, wing and on his insurance. I thought well this month is really giving me some jip. roll on feb!
  10. Ian Flatters
    On the GRCS? that would be yes:thumbup: Although i never needed to place any ice in it ever. That was Tonys toy at MJ? He understood it better than i did.
  11. Ian Flatters
    I was in the same boat as you for a long, long while. Always told you lacked the 'qualification' and 'experiance'. It seems like no-one wants to pay for you to get trained up. So i did a tech cert course through Home and being trained by dave dowson and andy summerly is a must. the CAD I just downloaded google sketch up (its free) and played around with it till i had some kind of idea how to do bits and bobs. Once i had the qualifications i got the job as a consultant + tea boy . Thats what i had to do at least.
  12. Ian Flatters
    :lol:Maybe he does house fracture pruning? and it was all part of the service.......
  13. Ian Flatters
    I did some fracture pruning in whitlingham wood in norfolk. A large horse chestnut in decline, large leggy limbs signs of cracking at the main fork union. Got a massive backlash from the bird watchers and walkers saying 'id F'd up natures beauty' but 12 months later when i re-surveyed the site crack hasn't got worse and it looks much better and attract more wildlife than i noticed before. Also now the walkers and bird watchers like it and have requested a bench for viewing thier beloved birds. So im all for this kind of work.
  14. Ian Flatters
    Agreed well put sir.
  15. Ian Flatters
    They have got some ace kit too:biggrin:
  16. Ian Flatters
    Is it Scarning Fen? Just past Dereham?
  17. Ian Flatters
    Ah ha, i was following the footage thread that said review to follow. May have also missed a link to the review quite possibly
  18. Ian Flatters
    Guessing not?? in full then:blushing:
  19. Ian Flatters
    Imo i try to enlighten the customer to what potential the tree has for the future. If they want it topped i would say its cheaper to remove it and replant in the long run? Or suggest thinning it? I think part of our job (other than making a living) is to guide the customer to the best option for them.
  20. Ian Flatters
    As the post says. I've got mine and it seems the only real way to secure it to my petzl vertex helmet is with the elastic band which seems a tad too big for the securing clamp/things? also the bike attachment seems to fit better but there is no way of fitting the elastic strap (and it too big in size for the gaps) through it? I know it has a c-clip clamp but have used clips like that before and being made of plastic they aint going to be the strongest against a twig/branch/ivy etc? So how have you secured yours to your hats? As i want to start filming but dont want to wreak a good camera.....
  21. Ian Flatters
    Double pay tho
  22. Ian Flatters
    :cursing:ok, ive looked and looked and cannot be bothered to continue looking through the tree pic gallery for it. :001_smile:BUT, it looked good:thumbup: hence why i asked the question, i would only reduce a pine by choice by 15% imo. I know some people would 'top it' and think its better for a tree by letting the light in that way. I was just seeing what peoples opinion on the matter was.
  23. Ian Flatters
    Ok, well i've never reduced a pine tree in my time as a climber. Felled, deadwooded many, reduced the odd limb etc. I saw a picture on here but cannot find it again of a Scotts pine which had been completely reduced. Just wondering if anyone has done alot of reductions on pines? If so what kind of future managment do you recommend? And what lead you to decision, etc.
  24. Ian Flatters
    Looks like a good base layer range, used to wear the canterbury stuff when i used to play rugby. but in recent years just kind of wore t-shirt and jumper. Notice any difference when wearing one and not? I may route through my draws to see if my old one is still alive.
  25. Ian Flatters
    How did you get on with your new treeflex? im currently using a comet dragonfly but am looking to retire it?

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