David Goss
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couple of cherry thinnings today, as usual i forgot to get the before picture on the first tree (3rd pic) but i did remember for the second smaller one (pics 1 and 2)
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Hello, newbie around here with a few questions...
David Goss replied to _Karlos_'s topic in General chat
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i dont use a crab simply because it slips off the choke sometimes when you take your weight off it, whereas the bowline can slip also but much less.
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Stump grinder?
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You should get one, they are very handy bits of kit:thumbup1: I also use it sometimes for gaining access to the crown with srt using the yoyo method, and if you have a sudden need to get down (bad bowel problem:blushing:) then your already set up for it by simply taking off the hand ascender and pully:thumbup:
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How To Get My Saws To New Zealand
David Goss replied to Tree Menders's topic in International Arborist Forum
you would probably be best selling your saws and buying new over there IMO, by the time you pay for the shipping etc you would probably be spending the same amount of cash anyway and at least you would have new shiny saws to play with:thumbup: -
30% is the usual maximum for a reduction, any more and you are getting into topping territory. A lot of people get confused by what a 30% reduction actually is and its difficult to explain on paper but what IS easy to explain is what a 30% reduction Isn't. A 30% reduction is NOT (lets say) a 100 foot tree taken down in height by 30 foot which is how this is normally understood by the customer. What it actually is, is 30% reduction all round the crown of the leaf area maintaining the shape of the tree but reducing the sail and weight. Reducing a tree any more than this is normally only done if there is a danger of failure due to fungus or other damage to the structure of the tree.
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local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)
David Goss replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Picture Forum
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I do have the escape route with the grigri and that takes seconds to set up:thumbup1:
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That video is good but way too complicated for a simple operation, there is no need at all for all the multislings and creating a drt. Your chogging down so your on spikes and dont need the drt, just spike back up if you need. Keep it simple and there is less to go wrong or less for you to forget to do:001_rolleyes:
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I choke it with a running bowline and if you want to retrieve it all you do is attach the tail of your rope to the loop in the bowline, when you get to ground just pull on the tail.
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i use drt until i get to chogging down stage then i change to srt choked under lanyard like peter says and i use a grigri for that.
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try the employment section mate:001_rolleyes:
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hahaaah Cheers i never even noticed that
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I know where your coming from mate but take care all the same I still cant figure out how to do multi quotes on this thing yet Taupotreeman i hear you there, why is it silky cuts bleed so much? it can be just the smallest of punctures but the blood flows like its the biggest.
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Wow that is a stunning piece of wood:thumbup: I need to get myself a mill but i would probably get thrown out of the flat when i start hanging the bikes out the window to make room for it
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I am the same mate, I have watched the vids and i just cant see how it helps at all. I will need to get a shot of one before i figure it out i guess...
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Website design feedback and online sales
David Goss replied to AJR Firewood's topic in Firewood forum
Just noticed a little spelling mistake... on your kindling section you say they "come in convenient microfimalent nets" looks like you got your m and l mixed up in microfilament. other than that it looks good to me -
seriously? is that even legal? you need to get a groundy mate, what if you hurt yourself in the tree? not worth the risk IMO.
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come down? dont you have groundies to send it back up for you? i dont drop it often anyway so no need to worry, just need to remember not to try and catch it:blushing:
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Tried that before but its just another thing to get caught up in twigs etc so i abandoned the idea pretty quickly. Trying to catch it was just the automatic reaction of a tired climber, not thinking quickly enough and just throwing the hand in front of the spinning blade from hell hoping to catch the handle:001_rolleyes:
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw]Maceo Parker - Shake everything you've got - YouTube[/ame] anything by maceo is the bomb
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Sorry to derail this thread slightly but i just heard this joke and i think it fits nicely in this thread:001_rolleyes: Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, "Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The birch says he cannot tell. Just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch says, "Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree. He replies, "It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in." :lol:
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If someone came out that door i guess the lack of steps would be the neck breaker instead of an axe in the melon
