Joe Newton
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Yeah I'm lucky, we get some sweet climbs. Deadwoods are great, just a rev climb with a silky. We also get our fair share of conifer buggery though Climbing is so much more fun when you don't have a deadline to work to or a job to do! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Yup, the pantin is an awesome bit of kit. Up a big Himalayan Cedar in Clifton today, was a great climb. I'd love to try the Zz out in anger. You got any decent rec climb trees? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You got one mate? Going bling fast I see! They work much better on sub 12mm line. They're designed for it, and you won't get the full benefit on 13mm. A hitch climber will work well on any size line, is a whole load cheaper, and much more versatile. You can tune it to suit your style. I like petzl, but I can't really see how the zz can be any better than the hc, especially when it's 3x more! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I disagree , I hear he still carries spare greenhouse glass in his climbing kit Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I can't be arsed with faffing about with throw line retrieval though. I'll either take the saver out to descend, or make sure it gets hung up in the lower crown. Still working on my plan to coat a pinto rig in bouncy ball rubber. Today I made my apprentice stay at the top of the tree while I went down, then got him to take out my pulley saver for me! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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It's true. My rigging pinto is starting to look safer than my pulley saver pinto due to this! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Ms461. Get a 20" and a 25" for it. Fantastic saw. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Fair point Looking forward to getting this beast into some wood this week! Thanks Spud for your hard work! How's the 038 Super going for you? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Man dies after going through woodchipper
Joe Newton replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Just a thought: your two man rule. It's there to stop accidents which shouldn't be happening. If your second man is there to press the stop button to save a co-worker from being dragged in, you should be looking at eliminating the root cause of the problem. If someone is being pulled in its already gone way too far. In the Uk the few WTCs we have are crane fed. No-one gets eaten alive because nobody is in the danger zone. AFAIK the only chipper related injuries in the UK are due to operator error. Hopefully you'll take this inboard before writing me off as a climber who is happy to accept the injury of his ground crew as long as I have a rescue climber on hand to come tie my boot laces should the need arise Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk -
Or you could buy a normal hitchclimber and donate to Cancer Research anyway? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Double wrapping is a pain unless you need to do it. Use a pulley saver or similar for your main line. Your sj is not designed for single line descent. If the trunk doesn't need to be lowered just free fall the rings, leave a brash cushion. It's quicker, easier and often safer than neg-rigging. If you must rig it, ensure good positioning, and when you're about to push the lump off, make sure you're on the opposite side of the stem, so your feet aren't in the firing line if your groundie doesn't let the piece run! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I have a 28" waist. My team leader has a larger waist. When it comes to shifting rings by hand he has the advantage. He's got something to rest the rings on! Swings and roundabouts mate! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Inboard: top cut is further in than bottom cut . Outboard: top cut is outside the bottom cut. Learn it, pass, forget it. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could only carry out work that was needed? Unfortunately though sometimes a client will want work doing (in this case a light reduction) that isn't necessary. Still gets done though, and I'd rather do a good job of it and end up with the money than turn the work down, and then see the tree mutilated by someone else's idea of a reduction. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Though I do agree with Tony. Unless the client is dead set on a reduction I'd simply remove deadwood and leave alone. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I'd just reduce the extension growth back into shape. The tree already has a wonderful shape, why change it? A few snips would certainly be better than an overall reduction. I'm in Rugby if you'd like some advice. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I use the Pfanner gloves. Great fit and grip, but they wear out fast. Arbortec do a good glove with cut protection (not chainsaw protection though). Much tougher than Pfanner, but a little less grippy, Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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A f8 does a good job as a lock off at the ground. I use about 8 Lyon tape slings and fall arrest steel screw gate biners. Cheap and tough. I find a haul back system to be a pain in most situations. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Hello Clarice... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Start by using a friction saver, it helps keep some, not all off. I put a bike inner tube over my flipline too, after I couldn't adjust it for sap during a 30" chog down. Bung it in the washing machine on 30-40 as soon as you can, before the sap hardens. It sometimes takes two cycles. There are rope cleaning products you can buy, how effective they are I don't know. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Pretty similar in terms of fit. Not baggy at all, but not oppressive either. Snug comfy fit. They are much lighter and cooler than the hi flex though, and seem to be a hell of a lot more robust too. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Meindl Woodwalker or Haix Trekker ???
Joe Newton replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
That's the thing mate, they were making walking boots for years before they made saw boots. They already have the experience in making durable, comfy boots. They've just added a steel toe and protection. If you don't like them I'll be surprised. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk -
Meindl Woodwalker or Haix Trekker ???
Joe Newton replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Another for the Meindles, though I'd go the extra £30 for Airstreams. Slightly lower cut and very cool. Wood walkers are still bloody good boots though! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk -
Forgot to mention he was on a killing spree with it. But a rear handle would have been manslaughter. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Yeah there is, my mates doing life for using a topper on the ground. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
