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  1. tree-fancier123
    New one on me, can well believe it, did see a conifer badly fire damaged from a garden bonfire too close.
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    that is a good one, I usually take it to the tip when I've done my transit, worth keeping hold of a bit
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    I did realize petrol vapours - nearly burnt a customers face, so stupid he was poking fire with stick, I sloshed a bit on and stepped back, he didn't step back. I was thinking more on an unlit fire from a distance e.g slosh it over unlit fire and a trail on floor to 6feet away and drop a match onto trail, or forget the trail and throw a lighted something or other 6 feet to the fire. Probably better to use firelighters as suggested
  4. tree-fancier123
    2 people saying lay branches same way, never ocured to me, good skills
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    sound good
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    I've seen various posters doing jobs where the brash can be burnt on site. I did a few like this years ago, but where I was a gardener and left the pile to dry. What I want to know is tips and methods for burning freshly cut branches - does it work with all species and can you burn in the rain? The job I'm going to see is ash + syc. I've heard ash will burn in the stove green - will the brash also bonfire green? What about syc? I saw hammdog's picture of a big oak and brash being burnt - so freshly cut oak branches? Is it careful petrol to start? What about other eg white diesel? I've used the blower to fan a fire before, but not a great help on wet hedge cuttings - it's only tree waste I'm asking about. Thanks for reading and any replies
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    [Petzl] "On the other hand, it is designed to function optimally when used in double mode, especially the fluidity of the unlocking process. When used in single mode, if the user's weight is entirely or mostly on the lanyard, the unlocking process is significantly less fluid than in double mode. It is thus recommended to use both hands to operate the lanyard, with one hand holding the free end of the rope. In more extreme cases, a Munter hitch on the free end will allow for smoother movement." You could use an ART positioner for SRT in the same manner, also rated for 'single line mode' very jumpy I found, no way. The Bulldog Bone works nice, except bit of a knack to returning from branch walks, prefer Ddrt zigzag for branch walks
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    a good suggestion if it is 30k being spent, or even 12k on a good used tow behind and 18 for the used tracked. If I was your procurement dept I would order you these two USED Wood Chippers, JENSEN A540DI - 7.5" - CATEGORY: WOOD CHIPPERS offered for sale £9900.00 USED Wood Chippers, JENSEN A540T - 7.5" - CATEGORY: WOOD CHIPPERS offered for sale £15750.00
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    if the worker has to get somewhere real quick because of a genuine emergency, family member being rushed to hospital etc, it does seem worth the downtime to drive them, rather than wait for a taxi to get to the site, if it's the kind of thing that happens once a year on average, no great loss
  10. tree-fancier123
    how many times have you cut down a perfectly nice tree (after checking there were no restrictions) just because someone who happened to be the owner wanted it gone, destroying beautiful nature for profit
  11. tree-fancier123
    you'd need eyes in the back of your head to get the full benefit
  12. tree-fancier123
    I have to say that is class, having enough experience to quote that once the photo was added. To the OP if you go into his posts you will see loads of work he has done, don't know the guy, but he's posted some great pics of his reductions on the 'today's job' thread
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    [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tree-Climbing-Robot-Kinematics-published/dp/B017OAL0SE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453672015&sr=1-1&keywords=tree+climbing+robot][Tree Climbing Robot: Design, Kinematics and Motion Planning] (By: Tin Lun Lam) [published: April, 2012]: Amazon.co.uk: Tin Lun Lam: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/318512V-WKL.@@AMEPARAM@@318512V-WKL[/ame]
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    I haven't yet dismantled a big tree, and I'm glad I read this. Free fall cutting techniques we covered on the course, but as a newbie a big heavy limb with a step cut does seem fraught with danger. How much longer would the job have taken to wang off the big limbs in several bits, rather than one risky cut?
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    bought these over trousers for £63 after reading good reports about them on here, maybe not quite as good as the Cut and Climb trousers, but didn't want to pay £150 climbed in them fine no rips yet, big leg zips can be put on over boots HELIKON ECWCS MENS TROUSERS CARGO WATERPROOF PANTS AIRSOFT PATROL MILITARY BLACK | eBay
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    that was my first thought - if it's only holding chain oil can it not be glued up? Maybe a thin bit of ally with the case drilled off and pop rivets with some type of 2 pack compound to seal it all
  17. tree-fancier123
    I think he was talking about L6 for the 30% pass rate - I don't doubt the L4 is fairly rigorous too - but not consultancy, degree level stuff like L6
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    this was on ebay a while back, bit bulkier than purpose made, but plenty around
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    I googled this topic the other day 'arbtalk climbing in the rain' been discussed in some depth over the last 5 or 6 years http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/47517-do-you-climb-rain.html http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/3506-climbing-when-its-raining.html
  20. tree-fancier123
    the knots you can learn with a bit of rope and the knot guide from the menu on arbtalk, bowline, blakes hitch, anchor hitch, prussik, to get started
  21. tree-fancier123
    Ground Anchor,Tirfor/Winch Anchor, Ex Army Unused | eBay I copied this design, went to steel fabricators got 4 foot length 3" by 1/4" angle bar and asked them to burn a 25mm ish hole about 2 inches in the centre from one end for steel carabiner, shackle etc. Was about £15 for angle bar and got 10 road pins, drilled 13mm holes for road pins
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    If you've left Facebook, and feel a void I recommend DIYnot.com forums. Drilled through the electrics putting shelves up - helpful people there soon had me delving into the consumer unit, self amalgamating tape, the works. Or go retro and get a CB radio
  23. tree-fancier123
    other end of the climbing rope AND the lanyard, I will practice like that when I see a sizeable branch walk with no high anchor, sounds like spaghetti but ok for a paranoid novice like me. Some of the tips people get out on, don't know how they've got the bottle.
  24. tree-fancier123
    If it is £1k plus, would be interesting to see what an engineering firm would charge to make one, if they could do it.
  25. tree-fancier123
    sure - I was just thinking what it would be like if he went to re - position the lanyard and slipped with only the climbing line holding, not saying he wasn't working safe, just sometimes when the climbers are a long way out and the anchor is more horizontal than vertical it looks a bit hairy

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