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Fantastic little tool! Also really useful for general climbing to retrieve a line back to you when its being stubborn and won't flick down or when you want to direct it through 2 branches that are very close together, love mine

So then ... I'm not normally one to stay out of some good old arbtalk 'discussion' but on this occasion I am taking a step back from voicing my opinion and possibly hiding behind a cushion Massive waste of money? Worth every penny? Whats your opinion, discuss ...all I'm saying for now is that I'm sick of the news talking about it every single bloomin day, you can talk anything to death!

What makes you think any of this was official/present though? If all of that was word of mouth then how could you prove anything? Without bits of paper its 1 mans word against anothers.

Hi. Living back home in Bentley, Suffolk after finishing my ND3 in Forestry and Arboriculture up in Newcastle. Off to NZ late August/early Sept and after any work I can get between then and now. Currently without a car but could possibly get a lift if its not too far. Not fussed if its clearing dog crap from a garden then dragging brash all day or climbing, anything to get me out of the house before my head explodes! Quals: ND3 Forestry & Arb NVQ 2 Amenity Horticulture CS30,31 5 years chainsaw experience on ground Just under 2 years climbing Full PPE/climbing kit Anything and everything considered. Not demanding a climbers wage, £50 a day. PM me Cheers

If a notice period was given then yes I would agree, but given the circumstances for all we know the employer may have had to get someone in at greater expense, which is a direct result of the person leavings actions. You say you'd pay the kid ... even if it caused you to lose out? For all we know this employer might have had to pay through the roof to complete a job on time just to prevent letting down a customer, possibly only breaking even or even losing money to protect his reputation. Plus it's mentioned that there was no contract, so if it got taken further whats to prove you even worked for him in the first place, he could just deny it completely. Not meaning to sound harsh but its only a weeks work, take any good from it and put it behind you bud

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I use a distel on my rope strop and have a mini rope grab on my steel line. I actually profer the distel as it is easier to slacken off, rope grab I find you have to take a bit of weight off it first. But I still use the rope grab for chogging down because I find the distel can get jammed up with water/chip/sap. You could try soaking it in warm water, that will perhaps take the surface residue off. I put my ropes in the washing machine when new but not sure if you could do that with a steel line ... don't want to be responsible for destroying your washing machine

One of my lecturers was going on about this stuff a few months back Imagine rolling up to a posh customers home and unloading that haha brilliant! I want one of those flirty files and kinky karabiners too that you speak of! ... and that all important horny harness

We've all been there in the winter, freezing cold blowing a gail up a skinny tree fumbling around with cold locked up hands trying to open a krab ... but personally I'd rather have a bit of hassle than something that is easy but I don't trust. It's much like a slightly awkward section at the top of a tree to get a better anchor point, where it would be far easier to anchor in where you are but have slight doubts about that fork. Realistically you only ever have 1 bad fall in our industry unless your extremely lucky. Its for this reason I would never be happy with anything unless I trust it 100%, so why would I buy a krab that I'm not sure about when I have total faith in others on the market. I can never understand people that climb on crazy loose VT's or creating home made pieces of climbing kit. But I suppose it is down to peoples interpretation of trust in what they are using.

I've had a play with one in Gustharts in the past and personally would never buy one. Just couldn't be happy up a tree on something that I know can be opened so easily and I'd never buy a krab that I'd only use on a strop.

Spinning hammer-throw style whilst everyone is blindfolded .... last man standing takes all

This is my chainsaw. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My chainsaw is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My chainsaw, without me, is useless. Without my chainsaw, I am useless. I must cut with my chainsaw true. I must cut straighter than any enemy who is trying to compete with me. I must cut his trees before he cuts mine. I will... My chainsaw and myself know that what counts in this war is not the limbs we cut, the noise of our MS200, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit... My chainsaw is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weakness, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sight guides and its kickback. I will keep my chainsaw clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will.... Before God I swear this creed. My chainsaw and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but Peace.

Qualified in horticulture and Cytech cycle mechanic/technician which I worked as for a few years in a well known bike shop in Ipswich. Push bikes aren't exactly rocket science though so it doesn't take long to get to a decent standard.

Sounds good mate Have previously been told about trademe and it seems very popular. Think I will be on a similar wage, which is far better than I've been on in England. I've already signed up to a cycling forum out there and have been looking up local shop rides, as I've heard road cycling is very popular out there and it's a sport I used to be heavily involved in but would love to get back into. Just a waiting game at the moment for my passport renewal and visa to come through but really can't wait to get out there!

It was actually forecast! Lovely british summer! My birthday used to be a safe bet in late July but can't rely on that anymore

If Tony doesn't know then I think I'd have more chance of winning the lottery haha! ... But I'll have a guess, Mycena haematopus?

Had an old suzuki moped, must have been a good 8/9 years ago now with a bust ignition. You could start it on the kickstart but had to ram a piece of metal in to turn it off ... a spade with a wooden handle did this nicely Being young and stupid I tried it one day with a metal handled garden fork .......... zapppp!

I think given that hi-flex come with a carpet sample style set of patches that Stihl are fully aware of how 'fragile' they are haha. I also have a set of their basic green type A trousers that are rip-free 2 1/2 years down the line, they are tough as nails. I use them on nasty jobs where fighting through brambles/pyracantha etc. Think they cost me £75.

As Albere says it is what most people use but yes until you have a bit of experience a distel is a much safer knot. I actually really like the distel. The VT is definately one of those knots that you should spend time playing around with at ground level, as if it is not set up right (no. wraps/length) it can go from gripping to not gripping at all in the simple movement of ascending the knot. Even when your happy with it though it is a good habbit to get into to set the knot everytime you lower into it, simply done by pushing up on the wraps.

I saw him give a demo and met him at a car show at Silverstone a few years back, amazing driver.

I use a hitchclimber with a 3/3 VT with 8mm beeline cord and yale xtc. Best combination I've found so far, works really really well, grips very reliably but also self tends. It was jamming up slightly just over a week ago but this was when Newcastle had the torrential flooding so was a bit worse than the average rainfall!

Take your time even on the rescues, your being judged on doing everything correctly not ultra quickly. Same thing when your asked to move around the crown. Are you familiar with all the rescue methods? Single line rescue, double line, false anchor point etc. Keep talking to your casualty to re-assure them, 'ambulance is on it way', 'keep the pressure on your wound' .... you feel like a right tit saying it but assessors like to see it and it shows you know what to be thinking about. And revise the sort of things you do on a risk assesment/tree inspection ... terrain conditions, any overhead/underground services, emergency service details/best access/procedure, what condition is the root plate in, signs of decay/weakness in the tree etc etc. Best of luck and enjoy it

Have fun, listen, think about what your doing (i.e where is the end of the bar), don't fell a tree on your instructor You'll be fine 'feller', enjoy

I'd just attack it with long reach hedgecutters/small saw and rake it out as you go. ...and make sure you have some tweezers/small knife for the evening

Exactly how I see it bud It has been very frustrating for me not being able to get into the trade full time but really its the established guys that are under immense pressure just to keep their heads above water for whom I really feel for. I was very privaleged (sp) in that my parents supported me whilst I was at college, without them I simply was'nt earning enough from tree surgery to keep up with my rent/living costs and I'm very appreciative of that. But its people that have families to support and a mortgage that really have it tough.