Adam Bourne
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Hope you were using bio oil. nice leyland mate you had to do much to get her ready for work. nice pics though, did it take much to pull the willow out the river.
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Like i said NO debate, just watch how you put things, you never know who's reading.
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To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question
Adam Bourne replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
its well maintained but when it comes to tree work shes very particular every single minute piece has to be lowered so a 1 day job turns into a 2 day job, but she pays well for it, unlike some of the other tight buggers around this neck of the fens. -
To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question
Adam Bourne replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
no far from that if you look in general pic i've just posted some pics from there recently but not of the lime but, going to look at a tree there this weekend so will take camera. -
To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question
Adam Bourne replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
done a few before and personally think there great, i did a 80ft lime at a local estate, where the top 50ft had died so did a heavy reduction on it, i asked the customer if i could do a coronet cut and after explaining what it was she agreed, so eventually i reduced the tree to about 25ft did a top coronet cut and also cut about 6ft down the stem to make a false rip, the tree now is teeming in wildlife, the lady of the manor is so happy she has regular woodpeckers feeding from it, along with a lot of beasties there is also an increase of bats in the area, although not sure that has stemmed from the coronets. either way after a year the limes growth points from the heavy reduction are doing extremely well, happy days. will try and get recent photo up for you all. -
yeah cheeky buggers BT they done that to me to, good pics though mate, looks like you had good day for it to, no wind i mean.
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That's a work of art there boys, van Gough would be proud. your missing its natural beauty, that in my eyes is easy worth a tenner... tell him I'll give him the fiver I got in change from the cafe. (probably some thing stupid like £175)
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hi mate
don't need to be told about your spicing addiction, think i've read enough.
i'm booking my self on a coarse soon with nod but not for a couple of months. in the mean time i need a rope guide making and was wondering how much you would charge.
if its something you don't wanna do for obvious reasons thats fine mate.
many thanks
Adam
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just a view recent photos:001_tt2:
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exactly
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i agree 18stoner some days i would be lost but this is my dad where talking about, if he thought he was being hard done by he would tell me, he has more certs than i could possibly think of, but he wouldn't want me paying extra to him for he does. he loves the industry and one of the finest old school climbers you could come across, he gets a bonus now and then and he's happy,but like i've already said a competent groundsman working direct is well worth 80-90 a day. its like when i was at my last firm on 100 a day 2 men truck/chipper tools, how cold the boss justify putting 550-600 a day on a job, thats all i'm doing is it not.
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yeah ment to put don't read my writing in a sarcastic way because its not:lol: now i fancy a beer
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when my groundy is on the floor he picks up brash/wood takes to the chipper/trailer, or stacks it into a very neat pile. then if something needs to be lowered he takes hold of the rope and lowers the limb to the floor. he then repeats the above, when i,ve finished climbing i finish the ground works with the groundy. or have dinner together, but whilst i'm busy in the tree and objects are falling to much for someone to keep walking underneath me then they stand and watch sometimes till i'm back on the floor which could be an hour or so, there for we both clean together after i'm done, so thats why i justify the wage for groundy. by the way don't read my writing it may look sarcastic but its not. sorry.
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i was say 60-70 for standard grounds man with no tickets, but if they were to have everything up to 38/39 then maybe 80-90, like its already been said i also use a few £1000's worth of climbing/rigging and chainsaws so asking £150-£200 a day for me is well justified and as for the groundy.......... my old man don't care:001_tt2: his climbing days are over, he just loves to see me climb and given he has every ticket going and would never turn down a days work with me even for 50 quid.
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I'm £150 (depending on travel) a day. that's all my climbing kit, including rigging plus saws. as for your groundy 60-70 max
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nice very nice.
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why?????????? just causing more problems for them self's who ever done it. once it dies its still gonna need to come down (if it don't come down on its own.) crazy mate cool find though.
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2 100ft pines, small garden, speedline and heavy rigging
Adam Bourne replied to gibbon's topic in Video forum
Great video buddy nice and smooth, I've used that speedline/rigging method before just the way you have can't see you going wrong there mate, like you say i always thought if it was right but i,ve seen several people do it like that now. nice one:thumbup: -
Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' thats the kind of tree i would have there as your garden looks quite small, and these little babys don't grow big not like your eucalyptus anyway and also its an evergreen to. there good for about -8c -10c and depending on where you live i can't see us getting another harsh winter like that again for some time. oh and don't prune it they don't like it. good luck what ever you decide.
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can't believe all the negativity either. Taylor is just simply showing what the sirius ringloop can be used for i know alot of climbers would just spike and flipline but the ringloop used in conjunction with the sirius multisling can prove to be a life saver. i know its one method of pole dismantling i will try once i get the ring loop. if you have a climber injured on a pole with just rope and flipline he would be just dead weight, on the other hand if you use the technique that Tylor has just demonstrated in the video the climber would be 10x more easy to rescue. but at the end of the day its all preference.
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mmmmmm bacon butties NO! what makes you think i'd do that nice one though. you taking some pics
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cool who you doing that for if you don't mind me asking.
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good luck buddy just stick to bigfells answer and you'll be fine.
