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quite impressive - i tried reverse image search on google, obviously gave up too easily

no more beautiful than common trees - they just wanted something no one else has

maybe cut and hold is safer if a long sling is used - although of course this takes a few seconds longer, probably why unpopular - everyone has to start somewhere and gardeners like me who fancy a bit of treework too will price competitively and end up suffering and struggling - not everyone can build a decent business the neck accident must have happened a few times - hence why Stihl wont sell the saws without a ticket This device looks promising for lowering smaller stuff and giving the climber control of friction TreeStuff Aerial Friction Brake

like the throw line installation of a rigging line and the tirfor - a windthrow climb seems a bit russian roulette, but hamdog made it look easy

i never realized until speaking to a builder who built his own place - this footings digging can be a killer if the sides collapse, the guy was told to go down six foot because of area near river bank and it all started collapsing - he had to get a pro firm in - they told him he was lucky to still be here

bloody hell you must have some money

that is an interesting comment - it won't make you any more money from cutting the trees, but fun to 'know' something about the physics of climbing. I think that it is correct to say friction can be reduced by using a pulley over a natural crotch(not just displaced), certainly it can never be eliminated. The principle of conservation of energy means the energy burnt in the muscles when a climber ascends has to go somewhere - part into heat and part into gravitational potential energy, if using a pulley the climber will use less chemical energy to reach any given height

a good ground anchor may work, I'd probably say a similar figure if I wasn't stacked out with work - although if it is to dispose of 14 root balls I would struggle, as my local green waste place wont put them through their shredder. Maybe you were planing to leave them somewhere sympathetic as habitat Also I've not tried it but can you pull that size conifer out by driving off in the van or will it distort the chassis tow bar mounts etc? I appreciate this job may be one you can't drive up to, just wondered if people have tried to pull them out with vans where there is access.

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now that is something special - all we need is a time machine to fwd 15 years into the future when they are affordable

so what would be the worst thing to happen if you just welded it straight on to a bit of the above mentioned splined shaft? this ending on 13 nov https://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/midlandassetmanagement/catalogue-id-midlan10239/lot-c8926f3f-0594-4571-b25c-a6b0009defd7 was having a nose around at the company concerned (Midland) as they have a few bits in auction, but also seem to be into Bulgarian property, and saw a petition for wining up the company or something ,maybe they owed the revenue, seems some of these outfits that buy and sell at auction are nearly legit

good video - going to try the multi sling one - like that it can be advanced and retrieved from the ground even if through a few redirects too i don't own a multi - sling, but guess its ok to put a carabiner through one ring of a cambuim saver to achieve the same reposition capability

interesting - I'd thought they'd need more mechanical repairs than a mk6 transit - I do like the chain driven engine in mine a lot of the listings I've read for dailys say 'new turbo fitted' etc, so maybe they aren't as durable, apparently Fiat now supplying the engines, and their rep isn't top for reliability the thing with the Iveco dailys is the power to tow weight up hill - the 35c15 and 35c18 variants look like they've got more grunt than the competition (talking about older 3.5ton vehicles 2004-2008) , maybe I'll save for one of the newer high hp Isuzu or Canters. They all seem in cahoots these days, hope they don't all end up with cheap Fiat engines

the Petzl research seems to say base tied puts less force on the anchor point in the event of a fall (probably coz of more rope to bounce into), but in normal ascent base tied does load the anchor point more than canopy anchor, the figures they give for percentages I don't doubt will be adjusted over coming years when they get out there again with the load cells and other gadgets

if you're getting or hiring a chipper then a tipper or tipping trailer make sense, otherwise if you're planning on mowing and hedgecutting etc as well as tree cutting I would say a long wheelbase transit 90 (for economy, rather than the 125) medium or high roof- you can mash a lot of tree waste in a lwb transit, sometimes without cutting yourself, also your mower hedgecutters and saws are covered in - the 4wd bit is where it all gets expensive, if you're mainly grounds maintenance perhaps live without off road. I have considered the transit Jumbo, but won't go round McDonalds drive thru If you get more into tree cutting and using chipper - something with a big engine - my transit 90 is crap towing up hill - am currently considering the canters and dailys at 150hp (3.5 ton tippers)

Jameson double pulley pruner with insulated poles (I only go near lv distribution) and even then its never worth it, leave it to the professionals, electricity can kill Cable crimping gear (not for powerlines!) Big Record vice - second hand ebay 100ish list 400odd Roughneck digging bar, ok for small inaccessible stumps and post holes

found this about forces on anchor points - i had to sign up and log in to treebuzz to be able to view the slide from Petzl Petzl preliminary research | The BuzzBoard 'when climbing SRT od Ddrt system the force applied to the top anchor is approximately 50% greater than the weight of the climber When climbing on a SRT with a base anchor, the force applied to the Primary suspension point is approximatly 50% greater than the force applied to the top anchor when climbing on an srt or ddrt system falling on an SRT with base anchor will genertate a longer free fall and deceleration compared to falling on a srt and Ddrt with top anchor. falling on a Ddrt system can generate 60% to 70%higher forces on a top anchor point (and on the climbing system and climber) compared to the forces generated on a primary suspension point when falling on a SRT with a base anchor.' I wondered if the force on a top anchor when ascending ddrt is different when using natural crotch compared to a pulley saver, then decided life is too short to get bogged down with the details

ok good - I stand corrected, going to have to research this a bit now, thought I had my head around the physics of it, obviously not

if its a top anchor srt then only a single leg has weight on it, base anchor same forces as ddrt yes

ok - just thought if it was doable - like scaffolding type effort, up in under 30mins, would save taking the extra vehicle

got me thinking - when arb companies spend say 20k on a mini skid steer, 10k to 30k on a grinder, plus all the other bits - for how many thousand pounds could you build a good ramp system with supports to simply drive up and over hedges and walls? I was thinking something like 4 off 20ft alloy ramps (2 each side) a six foot centre platform and suitable supports. I suppose if it was worth it people would already be doing it.

i like the use of the ratchet strap in the frame fabrication - presumably to pull it in square i'd go up the tree on that crane, even quicker than the ladder

i wonder if it's possible to put up with being tired and keep working very long hours then actually collapse from exhaustion - have worked long hours myself and been tired, but no way of knowing if you're going to collapse until you actually do there was an article in the paper a while back about an investment bank intern who reportedly did three consecutive days at the office, only going home to eat and shower, and was found dead in the shower after this three day stint - wanted to earn as much as he could, but sadly pushed it too far

sure - I've read your comments about filling your transit in twenty minutes with your 530, so the Jensen 540 or even the 9" 340 wouldn't save you much time, even if you fitted a front towbar to get you in places. Its getting rid of crap wood - poplar etc that makes a big chipper attractive and productive. Wish they hadn't tightened up on bonfires

the choice for a young person's first chipper is unduly influenced by towing regs imo - for a grand or whatever to do the test it then opens up much better value possibilities 950kg on for 6850 ono no vat - claimed 543hrs, Greenmech 16-23 Chipper | eBay