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Great tune!
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bring your rain coat.
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<p>Yo Danny K! Keeping pretty good here mate, how about you and your munchkins? We got a new (capable) climber at work now so it's taken a bit of pressure of me... Still far too much hedge trimming for my liking! Things starting to dry out over there? It's piss wet here and my boots have just got holes in... Good tree gear is fricken expensive here eh... Bumped into a fella here called Allan, he worked briefly for Cts and new noddy? And also my boss worked with that Belgian fulla Karim? Small arb world eh..</p>
<p>Take care mate, let me know how things are in the shires.</p>
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I had a gelert bag which fell to bits really quickly... got a nth face from bicester village clearance store for 40 quid!
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I would say it's not permissible but mandatory... on the subject of tree induced tanty's I've worked with guys who've punched and spat on offended trees... anger management perhaps...?
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seam seal, near Thame/Ayelsbury...
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Should work with any dry(ish) conifer as you need the high sap content? pic on the left looks like sycamore...?
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Oak and ash trees in Darwinian struggle for supremacy - Environment - The Independent
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Read an article in the independent the other week saying that the forestry commission hadn't officially recorded ash coming out before oak since 1953... something to do with global warming...
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someone over estimate the crane capacity?
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The Hobbs is a heavy old lump but it does wonders for big bits of wood, I'd love to have a good go with the grcs as I think the ease of winching is preferable to the two man effort required on the hobbs.
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8mm grips fine, I use a knut but a distel would work as well...
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My project to help you and arboriculture
Kiwi climber replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
spelling bee! -
I'll keep my eyes peeled mate, gutted for ya as well....
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Worth it!
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The main advantage to having a long lanyard is that I can move the crab from my side D to a spare D on the sliding bridge, so I can triangulate (?) for more stability when branch walking. I also use a small prussic on the snap hook end of the lanyard to avoid cross loading the snap hook when using it this way. It might have been easier just to say I use a long lanyard as a second single line for added stability!
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Mines Edelrid I think? the more supple the better really as when you pull down behind the crab/pulley you avoid pulling slack out of the bag.
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I use 8 meters of 10mm static rope, the non working tail gets stuffed into an oversized chalk bag on my harness. not perfect but a damn site better than lotsa rope tangling up everywhere....
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I've got a MB terrain we're gonna sell. pm me ya number and I'll ring ya tomorrow?
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have chance of Training but need advice
Kiwi climber replied to Arbornot's topic in Training & education
I started at 30. It helps if you like the physicality and try and learn effective techniques so you dont end up thrashing yourself too hard... My main concern timescale wise would be exit strategy, how quickly you can setup for yourself, move into consulting, managing contracts etc... dont really wanna be on the tools forever eh. Go for it! -
The Big Forestry Sell-Off... Good or bad...Thoughts
Kiwi climber replied to Andy Collins's topic in General chat
I've got a bad feeling about it... It may be that the first wave of new owners are responsible and restricted by certain clauses, then they sell on and the restrictions are lessened and so on and so forth. The government could raise far more capital by removing the tax law which exempts people from paying any income tax if they own a woodland (not the most egalitarian reason for purchasing either!) Oh but wait, thats mostly wealthy Tory voters who'll lose out, not people that can't afford a woodland.... -
"Chainsaw wielding pyjama man attacks tree in dead of night"
Kiwi climber replied to John Hancock's topic in Picture Forum
Good on that bloke for still climbing it! -
I use imori as a longer rope for larger trees (smaller diameter= less weight etc) and Hi-V for everything else, both feel excellent although I was a bit surprised at how quickly the Hi-V started to show signs of wear.
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Hey Grant, that looks like one of my reductions behind your (plastic) house!
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Blaise,I see your new pricing structure is in full effect!
