David Goss

Ah ok i didnt know pollarding wasnt done in the woodlands and only done on boundaries... every day is a school day

How does pollarding stop livestock eating regrowth? Is it because the pollard is higher up and out of reach whereas coppice is ground level? Was that not what fences, walls and hedgerows were for, to keep the livestock out of where they are not supposed to be? Maybe it was to stop wild animals like deer etc but it seems strange to me that it was to stop livestock...

Bin it?? I never use them, never have and have never had a problem with a nose sprocket jamming on any husky i have ever used. Maybe i am just lucky but i also heard that if you start greasing the nose then you need to keep doing it but if you dont start then you never need to. I may be wrong but its always worked for me in the 20 years i have been doing it so there must be some truth in it.... Wait and see me get crucified now

To me... Topping is when the customer says can you reduce it by 50% or there abouts and off you go hacking and slashing without a care of what you are doing and for the future stability of the tree. This tree will probably never be MAINTAINED in the future either. Pollarding however is something that is done to MAINTAIN a tree within a small space and is worked on EVERY year or 2 to guarantee that the cuts are never too big and the tree can easily repair the damage. That is my take on the modern view of TOPPING and POLLARDING. In the past however there was more of a need for the timber product of pollarded trees and i guess a lot of trees were probably TOPPED in order to have a future supply of POLLARDED timber. All done with reason and need. Nowadays however Topping is done mostly by the selfish thoughts of I want of more light or less leaves or a better view (all on a very temporary time frame) which IMO is just crazy and done in complete ignorance of the bigger picture. I would say however on very rare occasions with responsible owners, POLLARDING is done as a last ditch attempt at saving the life of a mature tree.

ash make good vets

i likes it simples:thumbup:

just remembered i had these couple of pics of 2 full on survivors.... enjoy:001_smile:

Oh and with the grigri your set up to descend whenever you want just by unclipping the ascender.

I have tried a few different methods and for me the yoyo method i use is the least sweaty once you get your rhythm right. Its not the fastest but i am not in a race...

oops let me put that the right way round for you:blushing:

Just remembered i was going to post a photo of my srt setup on here.... better late than never i suppose Please excuse my sad excuse for a footloop that luckily you cant see out of shot at the bottom, but i used some 6mm cord i got in america once, it works well and is very light and can take my weight without even straining so thats all that matters

where?

Very nice:thumbup1:

i use imori and its the dogs whatsits, its soft and bights well on the SJ and self tends with ease.

Nicely done Dont know if i fancy using the bum plank or the rucksack though but its good to see how others roll...

I soooooo want to see the after photo!

Lucky you, dont let him get away! keep him locked up at night so he doesnt escape

those ones are like finding a nuggat of gold in your local stream, i have yet to find either:thumbdown:

What program do you use for editing your videos? I have a new vid cam but no editing tool as yet so would prefer to get something decent.

Looks like sitka to me:001_huh:

nice clean wood porn, love it

good point:hmpf:

I agree too. Hand signals are useful but the problem is some people have signals for things that mean an entirely different thing to someone else. Teaching a universal sign language for climbers and groundies alike in college sounds like a great idea

I dont use it for chogging down stems. flipline with prussic and climbing line with grigri choked on stem below flipline, thats my favourite setup.