Joe Newton
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I think we can get a couple more threads out of it first.
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Anyone choosing a harness based on price is thinking a bit backwards IMO.
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TPO Horse Chestnut within 5-6m of house
Joe Newton replied to Carlyesque's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
The application and refusal notice was a funny read. The applicant has obviously watched a couple of legal dramas but was to cheap to pay a professional for the report. -
TPO Horse Chestnut within 5-6m of house
Joe Newton replied to Carlyesque's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
When I insured my house they just asked if they're were any trees over a certain height within a certain distance of my house. I answered yes and got my quote. That was it. It may have affected the premium but house insurance is cheap enough. -
Leather glove filled with vaseline. An atypical high brow joke from me for a change. If you don't get it you're probably just thick.
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I don't understand it. He's not even black!?
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Interesting...
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I use an imported one from before they were UK CE marked but in fairness I have died several times because of it
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Bet you breathed a sigh of relief there 👍 You using a big shot or hand throwing?
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Awkward looking bugger that, Rich
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CHccW_ZhFWJ/?igshid=1jocmjw474vt1 I don't know if this link works but it shows the dmm ring setup on Drew Bristow's Instagram. Dbtree on IG, @DrewB on here but I don't know if he visits much. For the 4 way crab I just have a few of the dmm oval ones. Bit strange to get used to using but I use them on my harness attachment too and I don't notice the difference in difficulty
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I use 4 way crabs for remote applications. One the crab goes through the pinto it gets rotated 180° with the gate orientated away from the stem. It would be practically impossible for the crab to rotate back, let alone for the 4 way lock to rub open. Safest mid line attachable canopy anchor that I know of. The only other option that is safer (to my knowledge is using a dmm ring instead of the pinto. To retrieve it though you'd want a seperate retrieval line though or you'd be ring a bowline with a very long tail.
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Nah man, at least use an anchor ring and clip a retrieval line to the bowline end of your rope! Make it work for you, not against you!
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That's me in a nutshell mate. It's the hardest kind of climbing you can do. I reduced a leggy oak yesterday for one guy I work for. He's actual a decent climber, but he too hates reductions so he gets me in for them 🙄. This tree had been pollarded some 25+ years ago and had naff all internal growth. Very awkward climb and reducing by 2m back to epi most of the time. Credit to my mate he jumped up with me and did the side without the phonelines and fence and decking etc. Bad enough having to get out to the tips but to then cut and chuck everything made for a tiring day.
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Yup, I dread turning up to jobs like that 🤣
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Anyone who quotes that for 1 climber for a day is an absolute savage. I mean, you might just about do it if you really went for it, but you'd be knackered for days!
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Lovely work Matty and Rich Both of those jobs looked a royal pain in the arse.
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Is this tree going to die and dangerous
Joe Newton replied to Bigben143's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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Is this tree going to die and dangerous
Joe Newton replied to Bigben143's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
This has to be trolling, surely? @Steve Bullman -
Okay, I've watched Captain Charisma chat about anchor points for ten minutes. I hope it was worth it. I think that system is a crap idea for a couple of reasons. The first being that a small ring looks like it could easily pass through a large crab/maillon. Fair enough you'd end up with it cinched to the branch but it's not ideal. Secondly with the maillon and the small ring, it's quite possible with regular unloading and loading of the line as we do when we climb, the dmm ring could potentially rotate the gate open. I'd definitely not trust it at finger tight. Remember that remote anchors can't always be inspected throughout the climb. They need to be fail safe. I typically use an alpine with a pinto or a adjustable cambium saver knot blocked. If I need to advance my tie in from the throwline ill usually just ddrt to where I need to be and set my final anchor from there.
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I remember seeing that setup on insta and thinking it looked pretty dodgy to me. There might well be something I'm missing though.
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I'm not sure I understand the application here. Could you post a link to the video you saw? There are plenty of options for setting retrievable or non retrievable canopy anchors
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Anyone remember "Jacamo's" homemade spikes?
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I've got the Cross Pro and I like it. Fits a 20m and 45m rope, throwline cube, axe and wedges, a few climbing systems and srt kit. Spikes and lid are kept seperate. I've had mine a couple of years and have broken 1 buckle recently but apart from that it's holding up well. Only downside is if you've got a few small jobs to go to its a pain packing and unpacking your kit.
