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Mean i be there:) where can we find out more info about it? mog

thanks for the feedback guys, defo help. yeah i get what you are saying just looks quite good for smaller cheeky little takedowns. i was thinking that and a GCRS would be a sweet combo. small and big perfect. mog

sorry my bad, didnt see the vid until now. never mind about the weight comment.

all gd bro, its all learning ay. nothing but good can come out of most things. defo agree on the positive attitude tho, we bet boring without it ay. How much could the crane lift/ handle? mog

Cheers Guys, Yeah mark i am here for another few weeks or so. then make my way to the Euro's in Munich to help out and then come back, to the sweet sweet land of the Norther. Whys that mate? you got some work on, hav ya? ;P mog

19mm is heaps bro... Donaghys do some mean work rope, we have fully tested it out:) Yatchmaster xs 6.5 tons. 100% Polyester Double Braid, very very good stuff and good price too. Thats what i use every day, anyways. MOG

Good man Marc, yeah i agree the one handed adjustments are very handy. Especially right out on the end of a branch. but you can do the same on a hitch, but just pull underneath the pulley. its not quite as easy but works. if i got a large tree, i wouldnt waste the climb with climbing on a abit of clunky metal. much prefer to rock it on a hitch and enjoy it way more:) Man how good is our job! Mog

use that itch and grab a hitch bro:) lol, be the best thing you can do.

Sorry paul, took the comment the abit out of context. and Ohhhh yes of course we have "whoopsie" and plently of them too mate. also lots of burn fingers and even palms sometimes:001_smile: thanks paul @ albere ....Yes i bought one of the First SpiderJacks when it first came out in NZ. i climbed on it solidly for 6 months for everything and in the Comps. i found i could work it well, but until my rope ran over a branch and against the lever, that was a pain in the ass tbh. and then the rope tending, wow how cool is that and always grabs:001_tongue: until your near the top and just keeps self tending pros and cons... i didnt find it a problem leaving it on the rope, not a issue at all. went through cams maybe 3 weeks two 3 months depending on what and how i was climbing. so similar to a hitch for me. i think i am faster on hitch, obviously not for going straight back up. as a general rule i was anyways. The Main point Albere was it just didnt feel right. I love working with ropes and wood and then a bit of Chinese/Japanese or what ever metal its made from just was doing it for me i am afraid. I think by now there should be lots of people very very good with a SJ, with all the people buying them. i have watched people climb on SJ a fair bit and few are not bad but nothing comes close to Joe. whilst as you look at hitch climbers there are hundreds out there. i think if you were doing big take downs all the time, then ideal.and that is defo something i dont want to be doing... waffle over MOG

Cheers Fellas, AAh the human why ay...... lets see people mess up, damage, and hurt each other. who wants to read/watch Good News. Sorry paul not my style ay. But i am sure it will come. MOG

Keep On climbing. [ame] [/ame] Living life and climbing trees for the fun of it. Mean:001_smile: Hope you enjoy, was so much fun climbing them. Mog

the Worm has turned:) gd work adam:) friction Hitch all the way mog

hahahaha quailty sconey.....

Split Eucalypt removal on Vimeo awesome guys and climbers MOG

G' day mate;p can you play the the didgerdoo? haha hey mate. i have been working working in Melbourne for the past 1.5yr. and basically your Quals cross over and of course they have council arborists, in most different major suburbs in melbourne anyway. As to being a climber, it all comes down to which company you work for. Some do easy smaller stuff and some more large work ie. up 70m and sometimes more. but thats not every day. So really you can pick and choose what you like, and guess where you want to live being the deciding factor. there is a big shortage of trained arborist here and there is loads loads of work. so you can kinda be pick and choose but remember some will really work ya. As for a climbing contract, mostly 15m-40m is what i do. and lots of removals which i am fully over now. But you have to go hard and be able to take any job. and i assure you some have made my balls shirnk;p. As for lifestyle and money is great. Melbs is a great city and i only done a couple days over 35 and no as bad as you think. just depends on the summer i guess, been good these last too not too hot. Anyway good luck mate and Enjoy, one bit of advice is too not put all your eggs in one basket. make sure you find the right company to work for before settleing and then being a huge pain to get out of. i.e visa's etc etc. MOG p.s watch some groundies too:)

haha yeah man, defo need it there. drinking your pina colada in the sun:) gd times. Hennessy all the way. we slept at great hight in them, ours have got top entrance into them. just descend into them and get into sleeping bag (can be a bit tricky, few beers always helps). as drew says need thera rest and travel pillow is best. super super compact and can carry anywhere, 100% recommend them. MOG

Beeline 10mm works very well, but i also go threw heaps. works mint new and then after few weeks starts to creep. but i just tuck a new one on, proper cheap. i found OP is very good too but after a few weeks starts to tighten as to creep, which is probs better way but way more pricy too. MOG

Tree Runner P500 Pro's and Con's would be great. look pretty sweet and neat setup, good for the price too. reckon you do well to break it, be fun trying tho:) cheers Mog

Hmmm think you would have to magically open the Bineer to retrieve it. or have no stopper knot and that is very dodgy..... baiscally and landyard setup ay, if you did it with a hitch climber setup would be pretty trick. but might add a couple of pounds, but would also add more options. To make it even lighter you could use a Knut hitch and that would self advance and then lock off. mog

sounds very dodgy to me mate, think about a slip or fall and the wrench resting on the arm of the spiderjack on a 1-1 system..... i wouldnt be keen climbing or climbing with people in that setup. just my Opinion tho MOG

niceone mate, now to figure out how to fully retrievable it? by sweet and nice and simple like it. good luck mog

great thing called shipping mate, and pretty cheap. if its under a certain amount can usually miss vat on both countries etc mog

haha i think i just got questions to my questions there fellas lol. TreeStuff.com for the very cheap tenex and gear. Hmm double braid for loopies/whoopies dunno how that works......and why you bother as tenex or any hollow braid is easier. if you google loopies, i am sure you will find them. if not i can post a pic up on here. best things to use i reckon for rigging. Like Whoopies but better and stronger, and in my opinion easier to do. mog

how come for only small stuff? as it is well capable of going big no? mog

yeah i use Loopies for most of my rigging. and make my own out of Tenex, but was wondering would "branch Saver" be any good? be great to hear thoughts on it, good and bad? i mean its around 4.5tons, UV resistant, 240c melting point, super easy to splice and very very cheap. actually just read that tenex is cheaper, but never the less what you think? Cheers MOG