David Goss

Been to a few places in the states but was snowboarding so i was staying away from the cities anyway. Best bet i would say is hire yourself a car when you get to san fran and head out to the grand canyon and the giant redwoods etc from there. We just went straight to the snow at tahoe and travelled at night so i didnt see anything really:thumbdown:

Harvester or forwarder driver, all you need do is sit on your botty twiddling levers all day until it breaks down then you call the mechanic and have your lunch:thumbup:

Just thought of another option.... pay for my flights and accommodation out there and i will climb up and get them for you:thumbup:

Climb them and enjoy the view while there that way you can select exactly the parts you want and get them down to where you want them instead of shooting up and hoping the bit you blast off makes it to the forest floor. Also you should read this thread http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/31568-90m-tall-rainforest-canopy-what-gear-would-you-use.html and you could even ask the thread op if he can do it for you while he is there.

that would just round it off perfectly if we could torture the health and safety guy my life would be complete:lol:

haha good one "the inadequacy stick" i like it:thumbup1: oh no wait what are you saying? i use them so does that mean i am inadequate? my wife wont be too happy:001_rolleyes:

It wasnt me harvesting but the next time i go to Sardegna where this photo was taken i hope to at least go and witness the work being done and hopefully take part. My wife is Sardinian and we go there to meet the family many times each year so thats handy:thumbup1:

straight talkin stevie strikes again

Just prune it as normal, the cork makes a horrible squeeking when you cut it with the silky but other than that just treat it as normal. When you are done you can always harvest it for the cork like this:thumbup1:

cant see any reason why it wouldnt work as long as you didnt overload the winch, might be a bit of a pain if you didnt set the prussic high enough and then you would have to lock it off reposition the prussic and finish it off but it should work anyway.

I enjoy most of it, big trees, small trees, felling, pruning, the satisfaction of doing a good job and having everything all cleared up ready to go home then looking up at the tree one more time, then noticing a peg you forgot to take off DOH!!! haha Most of all i like being outside and doing something i love, that most office workers only dream about, people with no guts for heights or physical ability to do a hard days graft treat you with a jealous respect and say things like "i wish i had a job like yours" or "wow i couldnt do that". I enjoy being in different places each day, no 2 trees are the same so its always different and always interesting. Ummm yea i love it:thumbup:

I broke a set once when i propped them up on the van and they fell over onto the concrete and snapped the plastic on the head but other than that they are pretty bomb proof and can cut biggish branches quite easily. Just like any bit of kit if you treat it well it will keep on working for you. I particularly like the fact you can adjust the angle of the jaws so much so you can even cut a branch from the side furthest from you if you know what i mean:confused1: you can cut round corners if thats any easier to understand

umm maybe you should read it again:001_rolleyes: shame it didnt make it mate but at least you tried:thumbup1:

Good man:thumbup: Good luck and keep safe:biggrin:

yea you pull the orange handle to close the jaws but you can also pull the cord and there is a ball on the end just out of shot you can pull as well so even if you are at full stretch or very close you can always close the jaws.

Tirfor winches are great but real heavy, lightest and probably cheapest option would be a fiddle block or you could set something up yourself if you had a few spare pulleys kicking around. It would surprise you how much weight you can pull over just with a few well positioned pulleys and some wheetabix in the morning

You cant possibly secure your saw every time you put it down to drag some brash round the corner, nor can you carry it with you and this is when they strike. I would love to be able to secure my gear every time i put it down to do something else but that way you would have to spend an extra day on the job with all the locking and unlocking you would need to do and even at that there will always be that 1 time you forget and thats all it takes. I am not saying dont look after your gear but it is almost impossible to have it under lock and key 24/7 especially when you have your head down sweating and longing to get home to put your feet up. I would bet that if someone wanted to they could steal your gear from under your nose elg they are watching and waiting for that 1 opportunity and in your days work i am sure there is more than 1 chance for them. I would say the only way is to have a video camera running constantly so that whenever it does happen at least you have a chance to catch them after the fact, unless they steal the camera as well:thumbdown:

The scumbags will get your gear one way or another no matter how much you try to protect it. You cant keep an eye on it 100% of the time or keep it locked up if your moving it from van to job its just not practical spending all your time locking up your gear every time you move something. Having someone stand guard over it is also hard to do if you are only 2 people and one the head down cutting and the other has the head down dragging etc. I understand what you are saying ELG but it is almost impossible to do, the scumbags are opportunistic as well as calculated and you can never be 100% security minded on the job.

B%Q mate i think they were the best part of £100 but they are very good. The head can flip forward and backward and its also extendable, you can cut bits the full size of the jaw but beech and other hardwoods will take a lot of strength to cut at that size.

Bit of patience mate and you will do well i am sure:thumbup:

You should start your own company rob and go out there and do a good quality job and let all those numpties eat your dust

not felt young and fit for about 10 years:blushing: but i still go out to the tips when i forget the fiskars and silky pole saw which is quite often with the old brain

this is my favourite tools for the job:thumbup1: saves a lot of climbing around the crown and with my old bones that can only be a good thing:001_smile:

2 beeches, 1 removed and the other dead wooded and lifted off the house. Before, during and after photos.

no need to worry about watering up here mate, been chucking it down with rain for the last week:thumbdown: