Joe Newton
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Yeah figures. To be fair if you're mates pumping claret you're just going to connect them and get down sharpish. Two crabs would do it.
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Pretty sure between you and Mark you'd have done just as good a job tensioning that line. Bet Danny would have been glad of a second climber up there, save a lot of up and down...
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That would work mate, but on either system that's not ideal. Current best practice is to have two connections. The harness to harness one that you mentioned would be a secondary, with the primary attachment being a prussik or similar from the rescuers standing part of his rope to the casualty, taking the weight and allowing for better positioning of the casualty. That is the part srt doesn't seem to allow for. Of course the reality is that in a pinch we'd use whatever works.
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Yeah, if an access line had been used, or if another climber in the tree was working srt... It's by far the quickest way too get up a tree, but it doesn't sound like there's much thought to the rescue side of it. Yeah refresher training for rescue is always a good idea. I wouldn't say I learnt loads of new stuff, but I try and keep up to date with it and practice it fairly regularly. It's all about keeping yourself familiar, especially if you trained many years ago and haven't done it since.
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That's basically what I had to do, and in a pinch would be the quickest way. It doesn't keep the casualty close to if you need that though. Do you mean above my system? Not sure I like the idea of lowering somebody from a pulley attached to my line above my hitch. I like the idea of a toothed hand ascender being loaded with a casualties weight above my hitch even less!
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I attended an aerial rescue refresher yesterday. Not a lot has changed, but for the sake of it I decided to try a canopy rescue on a static rope. When it comes to transferring a casualty over to your system (in the event the casualty's line is compromised) I hit a road block. On doubled rope its pretty simple to attach a casualty to the standing part of your system with a prussik or similar. On srt with the line being static it just doesn't work. Anybody got an insight into how this would be done? It's something I've always overlooked.
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Realistically, How much use and what kind of work do your trousers get?
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+447528332959 is Stu 07703781422 is Lukey
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Give Stu or Luke at Timber Tech a shout. They do plenty round for way and are looking for people currently. Both good lads, you could do a lot worse than working for them.
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I believe they're called facts...
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That was rather a long post to enforce my point...
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Doubt its mutual
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Do you know what they call conspiracy theories that have been proved?
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Which begs the question, what exactly were you doing up at 0145 on a Tuesday night?
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It's people like you that devalue my arsehole.
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I've worked with plenty of very good groundies. If I struggled to find one I guess I'd pay a decent climber. Far more versatile. I haven't worked for any company that's demanded rigging tickets (ground or aerial) of a groundy. Most are happy to have someone with their wits about them who is prepared to muck in and help get the job done. It's not rocket science.
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I was looking at that, but wasn't sure how stretchy it would be on srt. Drenaline looks good value.
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Beautiful country Reg. I enjoyed the camera perspectives in the video. Nice to see a climber actually climbing rather than a first person chainsaw pov. It's the kind of work I'd expect from a seasoned climber. Nothing rushed, just smooth and efficient work.
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We're leapfrogging threads! Will do mate, I've almost gotten used to using a man sized topper again!
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Will do mate, I've been waiting on an appropriate sized box but I guess ill have to stop being tight and buy one. Last time that saw came back smelling like a poof's armpit, I trust you've moved on to a manlier hand wash?
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Strange, I was just thinking I musty send my echo to you, but my saws typically don't tend to improve your mood any, so ill probably wait another few months!
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Anyone get problems with run on when you come of the throttle? Mine's been benched for months and I'm back to using my 201t for everything until I get round to sending it away. Happens when you've been using it frequently for around half a tank
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Haha Christ. You would have thought bi annual inspection intervals would make as much sense for a business as it would for the tree!
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Pussy, that could have been cut and chucked in under an hour.
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Not at all, but its hard to be sympathetic. It's unlikely that whoever installed it told them it wouldn't need further monitoring. The installation points were questionable though. The owner reckoned on 9/10 years. The date of manufacture was 2006 so that figures. The worst stem was supporting a helluva weight which could explain why its been drawn in so far.
