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they could open that tree as a rec climb, I'd pay £20 to have a go
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Growth Control in Woody Plants (Physiological Ecology) [Kindle Edition] £99 only for the hardcore or Growth and Development of Trees: Seed Germination, Ontogeny and Shoot Growth blast from the past 1971 edition
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liked the gorilla vid, seen it before, but on watching it again, made me realize it's not my gear that's holding me back - it's lack of skill and practise. Was going to splash out on a rope runner, or similar, but can see that guy on his wrench is as good as I'd need to be to earn decent coin. Spending another few hundred quid on new gear won't give me his abilities. The book Best Practices for SRT in Arboriculture is a good read, although came out before the new Rope Runner and similar devices. The base anchors in the book are well complicated, but some good stuff on work positioning.
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200 for a few hours, makes me drool, must go and find some incredibly risky trees to practise on.
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often seen bogus chipper auctions, when googling the same model photos found to have been lifted off overseas internet ads, or just using the tick box on ebay 'completed listings' the exact same photos used again from someone else's listing a few months ago.
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thanks for sharing, that isn't an obvious thing to expect, like a massive version of an archery bow
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with recent talk about big beech limbs tearing out and taking the climber a few lascerations here and there is nothing to write home about, personally have climbed in ordinary work trousers in summer, my saw is a newer one with chainbrake, so that helps
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Tree Climber's Companion is great - when you go out into the woods or wherever to practice - a throwline and throwbag, with a throwcube is worth having - you've got to really chuck hard to throw the rope over a branch (unless it's low!), but the throwline and weight is easy, just persevere when it gets tangled ( the cube helps). Also buy a foot ascender, guaranteed you'll find it easier for getting into the tree, when you're up there the branches help - you can pull with your arms, and stand on them to go higher, but getting into the crown is easier if you put your weight on the foot ascender, then move your prussik up and reapeat. It is doable without the asender, I just find it hard work.
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monster beech removal next to castle
tree-fancier123 replied to SuperPowerPatty's topic in Video forum
10 ton log wow, there and back a few times in the transit -
ok, thanks
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the zip line with multiple pieces attached sounds efficient, and a fetching line to haul it back, good set up. I wonder with some trees, like willow etc the horizontal force on the anchor could be a safety factor when dropping timber into the line.
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it's already in the video forum, but anyway I could have done that, there is a pull rope - cheating almost. No, actually I would have walked away and found a little silver birch to do instead
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http://speedyjanitorialrepair.com/manuals/Honda/GX390/HON-TSB-002%20Honda%20GX390%20Service%20Manual.pdf Workshop manual for an old model 340, although all the factory manuals for anything always suggest you need at least 25 different purpose made tools, which like your puller you've found you can often make yourself.
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maybe I don't see the bigger picture, but surely the fact that there are far fewer wealthy people than poor ones means most of the people spending money on drugs are poor, not saying all drug users are poor, just most of them
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apart from the safety thing with drugs, the main problem is that they have often have to be paid for, and the people using them are peasants, genuinely poor people, often with lots of debts, loans, mortgages, or even worse, forever renting
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that's the thing with trees when they aren't in good nick, all comes down to judgement and experience proper tree surgeon stuff for sure, but hopefully not too Russian roulette get a pull line in and fell onto lawn from 15' up my initial thoughts, although I've got no problems being the coward of the county and leaving that stuff for the seasoned professionals
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hope you gave him a good drink for having to contend with the ivy
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Beautiful lawn, sleeper edging and steps looking good
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Now that is top notch - if I was to devote myself to web design work that is what I would aspire to. Only thing that Aspen stuff is a complete rip off if there is any breeze at all the fumes are taken away. Looking again at the site with the brands strip at the bottom it scrolls through quite jerky - don't know anything about coding, but if a smooth scrolling across could be achieved it would be kinder on the eye
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Collins Tree Guide etc
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the worst thing about London is all the women, does your head in, best not to look too much
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sorry, I can guess why you thought I was suggesting idiotic things - not having done negative rigging it wasn't in my mind that if you don't let it run the bit clanks into the stem right near the working position, ok fair play to you sir what's it they say ' if in doubt sub it out' oh dear
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Vertical speedline - now that's some clever input to the discussion - the only reason for the big rigging was if it was confined space and the timber was valuable in long lengths, it seems this vertical speedline could be a solution for those jobs, obviously there may be a real danger that a huge bit falling down from high up could smash the roots on one side and compromise tree stability, maybe with a load of old tires
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I was serious about taking turns round the tree and not letting it run at all. Don't get me wrong this is all theoretical ( I haven't cut a three foot diameter tree yet, just asking the questions). If a 20mm rope is rated at 10 ton say then the only safety factor I can see is the stem shaking violently. Having never done that type of work I have no idea what that would be like, just interested to hear from others who have dropped heavy bits into a rigging line, gear used, how the tree shakes etc. If it doesn't snap the stem if it's sound wood I guess its just scary, but not necessarily harmful ( i guess people have gaffed out though)
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thinking about the rare scenario where it may be desirable to drop pieces over 1 ton into a rigging line it seems it would be safer to dispense with the lowering device (take it off the tree) and just use a thicker rope, taking several turns around the tree to arrest the fall completely. The pulley block should be good for 15ton, and a 16 or 20mm rope might not snap possibly on a good day.
