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It's got to be the MS026 for me, we still got one and it feels more solid than the 261. It would seem that recently Stihl have overspent on the aerodynamically designed body work and underspent on quality of manufacture.

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Ladders always give me the jitters!! Big tree on windy day no problem, using ladders to access tree nervous all the way until stropped in!! This is quite common among climbers apparently!!

 

 

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I was literally only saying this on Friday to the guy I work with, the scariest part of the day is standing on the top of the ladders trying to catch the end of the lanyard. Once your tied in its all gravy.

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I see what you mean I was thinking the same thing. I was afraid to go too hard on it incase I ruined it. Would you say I did the wrong thing?

 

 

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I'd have repollarded it, the problem with leaving long skinny branches is they are likely to snap, especially as the tree grows and becomes more and more tip heavy. It's not a bad thin though, just be sure to get the spec spot on and then carry out the pruning as per the spec. Never be afraid to offer the customer advice, if they don't take it then that's their decision.

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It's more of a crown thin, although its not a great tree to reduce without it looking very bare at 30%. When in doubt do what is best for the tree, in 3 years time that one will want a cheeky little pollard unless you fancy reducing it with a cherry picker lol.

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Lot and lots of sex is good exercise but i find it can get quite expensive.

Lol, classic. The 10 pint mingers work just the same you know, the really bad ones might even make you vomit, apparently there are plenty of people that use that method to stay slim too, double whammy! It's a win, win.

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I had a quick laugh at this poor squirrels misfortune, then the reality set it :eek: imagine taking a stroll to your fridge for a snack, slipping, and hanging by your nuts and sack. Your whole body weight. Hanging. You try to get off but there's nothing to hold, can't go up, can't get down. Your snack is out of reach, so is the phone. Just like in space no one can hear you screaming. You have two choices: 1. Wait for help that may not come, slowly starving to death, with snacks just out of reach. And no dignity, knowing if kids find you first you'll most likely be poked with a stick. 2. Hope, and try to wiggle and bounce until you are parted from your two veg. You can then have a snack, and explain to the nice people at a&e what you were doing (they won't believe you, no one will!) and hope they can re-insert your nuts into your elongated sack.

This kind of situation should be reserved for one kind of person. Unless that is Jimmy Squirrel, I feel truly sorry for the little guy!

That is the most brilliant thought process I've ever read on here! Hahaha

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one step at a time boy chap. a cambium saver cost 25 quid once we start adding the word 'ART' in to the equation we start to be stretching the budget a bit more. i climb with a 2 ring joby and have absolutely no problem with it what so ever. Mind you there is people out there that have been climbing for years (good climbers as well) and use prussics and both ends of there rope!!

Thats totally me, prussiks and both ends. It works fine, cheap to replace and extremely versatile to find a good work position. I very nearly got a Zigzag, i even ordered it, but alas fate stepped in. A cambium saver is very useful, just a bog standard two ring one, although cheesmanator has got me perving over the multisaver.

Very good Cheesmanator, textbook CS41. You little tree ninja.

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I have in mine too. But better to be even more confident....

 

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Great idea, you can never be to safe. I bet there are a few critics of the zigzag that are pissed you seem to have solved this unconfirmed 'issue'

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Good call Alex.

Nothing more shameful than asking for a bucket of mud to be sent up....

Ahh that old chestnut! That's secret industry insider knowledge! Sssssh!

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You should do some arbtalk t-shirts personalised with company logos on. Everyone in the industry can have one then!!!

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I can imagine, I've never had to work near live lines luckily, making a mistake could be quite shocking! (Sorry. Best I can do at the end of a week)

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I must say I love your gear they have great designs, shame my boss thinks I'm making an attempt to advertise someone else's company and kicks up lol, maybe you should send him a freebie, then everyone on site will be in the arbtalk merchandise and he won't feel left out.

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I don't get what's wrong with that? Is it illegal to do tree work without a tipper or pickup?

So you have seen someone out working, using what they have to get the job done. Well done to them.

 

I use my VW polo for tree work sometimes.

Suprising how much cord wood fits in the back!

Haha, quality. Your poor little polo, obviously belongs to your better half, but does she know??? Lol. My boss used to use a Pug 106.

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I think spear cuts and rip cuts are up there with the most useful cuts!

 

 

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Oh yeah I love a spear cut when there's a clear drop zone, it's kind of the polar opposite of a rip cut though I guess. The only issue I can think of with the rip cut when reducing etc is its hard to judge just how far it will 'rip'. This means there's an element of uncertainty, just a thought.

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Cheers guys, it was quite a few years ago I did mine, thought there may have been an inclusion since seeing as they appear quite popular. I think maybe I've never needed to use one hence the unfamiliarity. Surely you would only use it on dismantles, goes without saying???

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Round our way what really makes me laugh are the transit panel vans being loaded up through the side door and the rest strapped to the roof, what must the client be thinking?

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Northern Arb Supplies are getting there next zigzag shipment THIS week! Finally!!!

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With you on the tears fellas, they defo have their place in certain situations.

 

Keep the vids coming, so what if we don't all agree?

 

The lively debate on this thread is all good stuff!

Are rip or tear cuts taught on any of the NPTC's? I've never heard of them, just curious?

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So by your understanding, I shouldn't be felling small trees in back gardens because cs31 was in a woodland estate? Also I guess I shouldn't be climbing trees near roads or buildings. So all those cuts and techniques are all money wasted are they? Don't make me laugh, you utilise the cuts and techniques required for the environment your in. Never have a seen someone leave a tear purposefully blogging that u meant to leave it there. A decent cut will give you more control and by default is therefor safer. If you did the course as you say, surely you would know and employ this into ur day to day working practices. Your not doing your firm or yourself for that matter any favours in not employing correct and tested techniques.

 

I could stick up a video, but then I would be entering into a childish endeavour with someone who's baited me into doing it, then Sod's law, something will happen. But I will get one on the go. ROSSY has one at work.

 

Ps, really zz? U got converted from the lock jack or SJ did ya? Hhhmm, me thinks I need a full days climb on one, not just a quick up and around the tree.

 

 

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Your logic is undeniable, it's just the tone of your voice that makes me want to superglue my own ear holes up! You can borrow my gopro if you say please and buy me a cake.

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That's not rigging fella, that's using a rope to pull the tree to bits. Also, when you say "professionals mate" at around 13-16 second point in your video, why is it that at the limb that comes off has a great big foot long tear as it breaks off? That's not professionalism, that's bad cutting and bad rigging. You had no friction device set up at the bottom of the tree so when you joke, "Arron went for a ride", that would be the reason why. Also I thought the point of lowering in such a small space is to avoid hitting and getting debris on the targets below. Seems like you used the garage roof for stacking brush. Have you done your 41 ticket? Because no where was I taught to use tiny stubs as natural crotches and why turn the rope towards the stem? You would be the arborist we all drive past and shake our heads at. In my opinion of course. [ATTACH]120002[/ATTACH] where's the use of the latest technology? No snatch blocks, no proper use of rigging knots (no knots anywhere from what I saw, just a rope wrapped round and the krabed on itself), no pulleys, no friction device and also the salt in th me wound is using the ladders... I'm gna guess you don't own a pair of gaffs.

 

 

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Many, many lol's. classic Cheesmanator, go get him tiger. I have to concede that your rigging is pretty epic these days, we smashed that Chesnut without smashing anything else. Although I'm still a fan of knot less rigging, I find it oh so more peaceful. Lets practice our eye rolling tomorrow, you'll probably be best as your glasses make your eyes look really big haha!

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Tragic that the old boy died.

But what did he think he was playing at wandering into a public park to cut down a tree for firewood.

Back in his day!!!!

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This sounds amazing.

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Oh...I thought that was an industry standard for teams sub £300 per day...

Hahaha, there used to often be a fridge or washing machine sticking out the conifer pile on the Sutton at Hone road, but what with the price of scrap these days!!!

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I swear you have shares in planner Cheeseman!!!

 

 

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Pfanner I meant duh.

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