Bolt
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Its also spooky how, when the rootplate has gone back, there is hardly a sign it was ever up. Always thought it would make an ideal final resting place for a rival :-). Might make a good twist for a murder mystery, maybe I should get typing!!!
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Not trying to be rude or diss your job, but as stated above. cutting bits off the top is a bit like messing about with an untripped giant mousetrap. once you have passed the trees tipping point, it can spring back, using the tension in the remaining roots and the sheer weight of the route plate, quicker than you can say "killed in freak accident". This is the second example of a windblown tree dealt with in an inappropriate manner on this site in as many days. Watch yourselves out there. (god, I am feeling gloomy tonight)
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Fair play, TBH, I misunderstand most people most of the time. In that case, may I reccomend using a pair of those ridiculous paddle like chainsaw mittens that you used to get (the ones with the seperate trigger digit) that should prove your point.
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you could "risk them out" on your site specific risk assessment if you can demonstrate how not using them is safer, but I think you may have a job coming up with a convincing reason.
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I have been climbing using gloves for the last ten years or so. I started wearing them to combat the wrist cramps I was suffering from (ha ha yes, very funny, you at the back) I found them a great improvement in reducing cramps because A) I guess they kept my hands warmer, and B) you don't have to grip the rope so acutely. Therefore I cant see the problem myself, surely loads of people on here choose to climb in gloves? I go for either yer basic stihl green and yellow chainsaw gloves, or the natty black Petzl ones (with the little hole in them to clip onto a krab) Have you honestly given it a decent shot, or are you disregarding it before you really tried it?
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:blushing:I take it you haven't invested in CS34 then:blushing:
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Not tree related i know but... still a nice example of a defender
Bolt replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in Picture Forum
I DO like the ceiling mounted seats in picture 8 though... -
Not tree related i know but... still a nice example of a defender
Bolt replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in Picture Forum
glad to see you have been off roading already. what?............... O!!!, you've only diven it acress the lawn -
If the top half is likely to snap out, I would consider tying the pulling rope about half way up. Ha Ha :-)
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except landrovers (of course) Which are , well......, just weird
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it makes no difference IMO, they are all exactly the same....... ............unlike the drivers
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Loverly popular, you know you love it
Bolt replied to slack ma girdle's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
it may be poplar, but its not that popular -
note to self....... best leave the dogs in the car for this one.......
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maybe thats spelt alkathene?
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air rifle, or a nice whippy length of alcetheyne water pipe
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exactly, whenever I got a hung-up tree, I always got my climbing kit on and cleared all the branches off before coming down and hacking a couple of metres off the bottom. Think of the snedding time thats avoided . ....and if you waste the nasty heavy bottom bit, you avoid all those manual handling issues Them NPTC fellas haven't got the monopoly on good ideas.
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TBH knees are probably the least affected joint when climbing. Hips, Backs, Elbows, Sholders, Wrists take far more of a beating IMO. How many flights of stairs can you go up before it gives up?
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wow, thats a lot of work for a partially windblown tree . winch anyone?
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ARBTALK??? Damn! I thought I was on Mumsnet
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Don't say its rats (bad for publicity) say they are from hedgehogs (who is going to know the difference).
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he did say I could keep the logs though Yeah, right, thats realllly handy.
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yeah, you only tackle a job like that once, especially if you are using your own chipper, and I wouldn't have done it at all if it wasn't for a "mate". :-(
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Is it a C clip, I.e. is it clipped into a grove around the outside of the shaft, if so, insert a screwdriver under it and twist. odds are it will ping off across the workshop / kitchen / back garden.
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fair play, I did say A photo
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depends on the skill / brains / compassion of whoever stacked it and (as once happened to me) whether or not a JCB driver has kindly splattered it with topsoil and divots of turf......
