Bolt
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is that an old lister up in the hedge d'you reckon?
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Thats tidier than I used to keep my 'ahem' garden. :-)
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Who did your training Adi, wasn't Chris Willits by any chance?
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:lol: I like your style. A cheep christmas gift (and the recipient gets to have that 'aaaah deep down the old git cares' feeling).
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I am well impressed. I have a couple of old favorites stashed on an ammo box somewhere. The loudest is called a FOX 40 which can make your ears bleed. I think there is another one that came out of a cracker. And there is an acme thunderer that I used to use as an 'emergency stop' on the spaniel when I used to 'push up' hedges as part of my pheasant beating duties.
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if i dont get a decent job after this then whats the point !
Bolt replied to jayman's topic in General chat
It could be that.... Or it could be that the bloke looking through the applications didn't want to appoint somone who he felt may be "smarter / better qualified / better" than he was (or she (of course) don't want to be sexist) -
HMMMMMM, I used to carry one back 'in the day' when I used to do foresty. Since climbing I must admit I have lapsed. Not carried one for years. Do you find them useful or are they just for emergencies?
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Had a mazda (B2500 or whatever they are) towed a tracked chipper / ifor williams combo about most of the time. it was a 55 plate if my memory serves me correct. Seemed OK and never got stuck (although we did have to 'winch' it out using a ratchet strap and the chipper a time or two) Also had a Ranger tipper. New on a 57 plate. OOOOOH the clutches! don't remind me of the clutches!
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PSSSSSSSST! Have you got a whistle in yor personal first aid kit?.
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As said above.... Just get yourself into a really good work position. As long as you do your cuts will be no harder than doing a CS30 and loads easier than a CS31!
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Dog on left "HA!, I TOLD you that I would drop one next time you sniffed by arse"
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I thought forestry was tough on vehicles. On utility arb, we unofficially used to start the week with as shiney 4x4's and see who could get them dirtyest during the week (this, naturally, demonstrated who had worked hardest / done the most / most justifed our existance) we also had an interorganisational competition with the blokes who analyised the gas coming off the local rubbish tip. I don't think we could hold a candle to the condition of your fleet. Fair play.
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('Corse, it probably was driver error, or maybe it was the greedy boards on the tipper filled to the top, and the tracked chipper hitched on the back)
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Isn't a clutch one of those expensivly annoying parts that never get covered by anything because you wan wear 'em out in minutes if you really try. Sure I remember us getting through 2 clutches in the first year of having a ford ranger tipper, and that was all driver error according to ford.
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Forget all this covering your backside...... If you are getting a crane in, you need to be covering your wallet. You need to make sure you have got even the finest little detail tied up for jobs like these.... its not like you can "give it all another go tomorrow" if you come across a "little hitch" on the day.
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this tipper... (:blushing:Nothing wrong in recycling old material:blushing:)
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Nah! buy some identical new ones and keep the old ones for spares. (works for chainsaws / hard hats / landrovers / shipping containers )
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This may be the link!!!? NPTC | Assessment Centres Or maybe not. Best of luck
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if you know what you did wrong, and you don't need additional training to pass your cs31, contact your nearest NPTC assessment centre, and organise the assessment direct.
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the lantra ticket is simply a certificate of attendance, it just states that you turned up each day. you get one regardless of how good or bad you are, some lantra tickets (like woodchippers) are referred to as ITA's (integrated training and assessment), and you only get these if you meet the standard.
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although CS31 covers hung-up trees, Windblown trees are a different matter because whereas a hung tree has an almost totally severed stem prior to getting stuck, a windblown tree is couterbalanced by not only a soil covered rootplate (that can weigh tons), but also the spring exerted by the unseverd roots that are bent back on themselves. If a windblown tree is dealt with a long time (I.E. years) after it went over, you will find the rootplate is often quite happy to stay stuck up in the air. A fresh trees rootplate will return to its place with a force, often far greater than just gravity. This is why organisers of windblown training courses, and CS34 asessments will require freshly windblown site.
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Isn't Chaos theory a branch of physics? Maybe its Maths? Maybe even that isn't cut-n-dried / Black and White:lol:
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I can't see how you can think its simply black and white. The knowledge and expeiance gained during a couple of years spent clearing windblown plantations back in the 90's leads me to disagree. It depends on size and species of not only the windblown tree, but also the tree it is blown into. It depends on the angle that the hung up tree is resting at, It depends if the tree is on the level, or leaning downhill or leaning uphill. It even depend, to a certain extent to the cc's of the saw and the length of bar. If you work on windblown trees day in day out on moorland, on steep valleys or waterlogged clayladen bogs, you get to do a few experiments, and you get to have a few expeiances. Do I think I am better than all those poors souls who came a cropper dealing with a windblown, simply because one hasn't got me yet? NO. I reckon that is arrogance of the highest order.
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.......or maybe you are wrong about only there being 1 scenario. hows about this then? Again, thanks (or not - as the case may be to microsoft fingerpaint ) As you can see, as rootplate drops (A), the windblown tree AKA "widowmaker" will attempt to follow it down in the direction arrowed (B) due to pressure exerted by the adjacent tree. whatever happens, it won't be dropping straight down will it? or will it?
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Depends what you are starting up. Are you thinking of being a freelance cutter? Or maybe setting up a tree care firm from scratch. Or perhaps you currently have 5 blokes working for you on asbestos removal and you are thinking of moving into other areas? Whats your plan?
