Matthew Storrs
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Even if they were open would you want to ride them in high winds:laugh1: Id stick to the bumper boats if i were you
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Yeah but how many tree surgery jobs require 19ton on the drag? Not to mention not be able to get down driveways without cracking slabs/manholes etc, dripping oil everywhere, for most domestic tree surgery i couldn't think of a setup less ideal.
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well iv just ordered a pair of air tirrols. I very nearly went for the GTXs but as I do alot of hedgelaying/ felling etc and not just climbing I felt the tirrols were probably better suited to my needs as an overall chainsaw boot. time will tell on durability but I have heard only good things so far.
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Beginners guide to rigging.......
Matthew Storrs replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Rigging and roping
I personally find the book rather repetetive and could probably give you the same info in half as many chapters, this thread could end up much better then the book as it will have insight from hundreds of arborists not just 2. -
Hard day and a few close calls am i losing it?
Matthew Storrs replied to wrekin tree care's topic in Climbers talk
Everyone has off days, but often its when rushing to get jobs done that things can go wrong. If you'v been doing it 12 years and you are still alive and well you must be doing somthing right! -
Mattyf, would you say the tirrols are better for spiking with a more chunky/square heel then the GTX, its hard to tell from your photo as they have obviously worn quite alot.
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Tim, yes i use just Cat steelys for non chainsaw work, I certainly wouldn't wear £200+ worth of boot just to be kicking earth and bonfires around for example. Even so I did wear my Haixs for 2 years straight when I used to do just tree work but to be fair I probably made them last longer then they should have the sole was pretty much hanging of by the time they were cremated! I used to go walking on the moors at weekends with them too they were that comfy
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which show would that be the APF?
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ah yes just found it the Zermatt GTX. hmm damn I hate options. I reckon i do 50/50 climbing/groundwork, not sure which would suit me better. I much prefer the look of the stiched sole one. but I agree its not so handy when it comes to jamming your foot into a little crevasse
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er.. the climbing type, are the above more designed for ground work then, im guessing the climbing type don't have the stiched sole so you can wedge your feet into crooks better?
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£209 at Jonesies. Quite alot as far as boots go but if they last me 3- 4 years its gotta be worth the extra £50 over the haix which barely lasted two years
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Does anyone have the above boots? I need a new pair and rather fancy a change from the usual Haix trekker mountains I normally have. The hiax have been very comfy but I wouldn't say all that durable. The air tirols look to be alot tougher but wondered if anyone can confirm that. These look just the job for spiking too which i seem to do quite alot of.
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It will only 'barber chair' when you are putting the cuts in so it is at this point that you would want to be attached by the front attachments, if your simply just spiking up or down use the side Ds as normal.
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If there are roots a handheld post auger will be awful to use as it will wrench everytime it hits a root, if they are small roots use a mattock, any bigger might be worth hiring a mini digger to dig the roots out- they are surprisingly cheap to hire and save a lot of graft.
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Im rather a fan of basic myself but the fact that you cant grease the bearings on a TW is a big let down, Never used a new greenmech but you can grease the bearings cant you?
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I used to work with a mog that had a big toolbox hanging of the front (not linkage) it was fabricated to fit and reduced groundclearance a bit but it was never really an issue. It had to have recessess in the shape of the box for the headlights. big enough to put 4 saws& 2 climbing kits and several other bits too. It was good for pushing woodchip piles level too. all rakes and stuff were bungeed to the chipbox.
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Several lorry loads of turkey oak ??? !!!
Matthew Storrs replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Would this be delivered (obviously for a cost) or roadside collection type thing? -
Its gotta be the norm surely? its a fairly simple equation, no manufacturing= no jobs in a country which is over populated meaning every industry is or will be saturated. Add on to this mechanisation over manual labour etc and you can see that this is going to be a problem worsening for the future. I don't mean to be a pesismist but I reckon if we think its bad now wait for ten years and we'll be referring to now as the good times.
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Thats very cheap for deer fencing- standard stock fencing isn't much less. Id stick yer prices up a bit mate! between £8-10 is a good ballpark, more if theres lots of turns of directions etc depends on ground conditions too
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yep the polystyrene sounds a good idea, I would only need to do it on the ceiling I suppose.
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did that work in winter?
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Anyone know of pernament solutions to tackle condensation in a shipping container, Iv read about these dampsticks but the company even admit they won't do for very damp atmospheres. Im thinking more along the alines of some kind of internal cladding....? What does everyone else do. It s to keep machinery in so don't know whether its really beneficial to keep it in a container if its just going to be 'rained' on whilst inside it.
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quite right, thats one of the sexiest bits of kit iv seen in a long while!
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I agree, 30 posts is about an hours work for a tractor. Just bring some one along for help and company as its good to have motivation when driving posts by hand
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Unless its prickly I find gloves just a total nuisance in the tree, yet to find a pair which is worth the bother.
