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Gday Mr D check out this site should be all you need suunto clinometer instructions 2003 regards Dave:thumbup:
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I am fairly sure that the reason the winches are no longer sold new in the EU is because they don't come with test certificates, CE marks, and all the rest of the things that have superseded common sense now. The most important thing to remember is that however many men are needed to apply the load must be used to release it. This is because the principle of operation is exactly the same as a Hi-Lift or farm jack, and as with the jack the handle can 'run free' if allowed to get out of control while releasing. Thanks treewolf I concur with your description...have just contacted Trewhella ...awaiting response thanks for your help Dave:thumbup:
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Thanks Melvyn, I will pass on your contact details to the relevant learners this Am. thanks again Dave:thumbup:
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Watcha Moley, Unfortunately the learners do not have NPTC certification, but do have good attitudes towards work. Any form of work would be acceptable as long as it is related to the sector, brewing tea ect??. hedgework, woodland work sounds great and would be of great intrest to them. cheers matey Dave
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Thanks Monkey-D , i'll be very appreciative of any help, the Trewhella web site does not look too promising but i'll give that a shot too. Dave:thumbup:
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thanks skyhuck ..thats a great link ..truly inspiring stuff:thumbup:
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Hi John A day a week would be fine... or even weeks during holiday periods?...just scouting for my students really:thumbup:...it would be the learners responsibility to organise conditions with a willing arbor company/individual..I would suggest to the learners that they would be paid through experience gained, rather than in pure monetary terms. HoweverThe University does have a responsibility to ensure the workplace has suitable H&S policies in place to ensure safegaurding issues are met. regards Dave
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Hi folks I have several level 2 Arboriculture students looking for part time work experience within the sector can anyone be of help? each learner requires to log 120hrs to pass their course. any help would be greatly received. regards Dave
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hi folks ..trying to assertain the pulling capacity of our monkey winch ..always assumed it was 10t ..but there is no rating plate on the machine...should I measure the diameter of the wire rope to assertain this obviously the rope wears through use and gets thinner, so rather stuck with what to do for an accurate rating ..other than contact Trewhella directly? any ideas folks?? cheers Dave
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No worries, thanks again Dave:thumbup:
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Thats a good point ..he does drop some heavy logs??:lol:
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check out this dismantle on youtube...enjoy:thumbup: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hEfav9ZwI&feature=related]YouTube - Tahune Day 3 Big Dead Tree[/ame]
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love the sentiment:thumbup:...the work you are doing also gives the public such a positive attitude towards arborists. so many of the folk I teach have to be converted to think about the conservation of trees as apposed to the quick fix off "fellin the bugger". most dont realise (initially) that constant management also puts a roof over their heads?..sorry i'm being cheeky:sneaky2:but would it be possible for me to use your photographs to illustrate this technique to my learners? regards Dave:thumbup1:
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whoops just spotted my mistake ...they are coastal redwoods, not giant redwoods...sorry mdvaden.
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I totally agree ... hooray for the bristle cones:thumbup1:.....stunning pictures...guessing thats yourself in Kings Canyon.looks awesome?
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Thats a fantastic series of pictures, nice to see the local authority place so much value on their trees..out of intrest where is the park you were working in?? regards Dave
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Just read this article regarding the worlds (supposed) oldest living tree. Is it just me who would be cynical with experts removing the bristlecone from the number one slot for longevity.This spruce resembles Silk woods (westonbirt arboreum's ) lime coppice which is rumoured to be around 8,000 years old its self, but is not the original tree which would have grown from a seed as is true of the bristle cones. sorry for my ranting and frothing at the mouth but i am a tree loving nerd ...(not in a sexual way, honest..) Dave:thumbup: p.s sorry if its an old thread World's oldest tree discovered in Sweden - Telegraph
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Thanks rupert thats intresting stuff..must be the saponins within the leaves which have an insecticidal action? had no idea that Cameraria had more than one host Genus ...thats scary stuff ..also shows how useful this forum is for gaining new knowledge regards Dave:thumbup1:
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Hi Folks was busy carrying out a plant ident lesson and suddenly had one of those ureka moments? was discussing Cameraria and spotted that a A. hippocastanum was covered in miner and the ajoining A. carnea was completely free from infection ...is this unusual??? as one of A. carnea's parents is good ol horse chestnut i was rather stumped?:blushing:has anyone seen infection on any other species of Aesculus?? regards Dave:thumbup:
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Hi Cartman you had a good climb today ..you should be chuffed
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Hi Folks I too have heard that conkers are natural spider repellants, also remember attending a plant science lecture at cambridge which was themed the higher chemical responses of plants.. many plants such as Aesculus produce saponins which can cause mutaions within insect species. There is also current research going on regarding the use of saponins as natural insecticides ...so perhaps the conkers are not too bonkers? regards Dave
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Thats lateral thinking and thats one smart guy ...think i'll try and remember that one myself
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Wow that book is seriously expensive.. just had a look on Amazon and the price was £214.28 thats a whole years wage:sneaky2:the library already stocks the majority of books you guys have listed but that would be a newbie, having never read it what is its main focus (roots obviously..duh) is it mainly covering the effect of root pressure upon buildings or more intrested in the rhizospere and biota associated with tree roots? regards Dave:thumbup:
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Hi Steve thanks for that tip, I had no idea that link existed Dave
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Thanks for all your responses guys..the learners who would be using these books are at the moment level 3 so the detail would not have to be advanced, however i'm the proactive type who trys to stimulate constructivism within my learners... bring on the technical stuff. Thanks again, some great books I will ask the library to source Dave
