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Ive got my supplier to send three of these helmets back to Petzl now,(all three fairly newish, all same problem, wheel broken off) so see what they come up with.

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I cleaned it all up and its working ok now, but i dont think it sends enough oil through. I think it will just be a case of regular maintenance and making sure no crap gets in the oil when refilling. (like im supposed to:001_rolleyes:) Not the best design but saves a lot of climbing when only crown lifting.

It must be a trick with a mirror

Well I never.

Poplars must be one of the best for the cleaning up the environment, werent all the Black Poplars planted around the northwest in the early 1900's to help clean the pollution from the air that all the cotton mills were producing? Shame that they have all mostly been lost to Venturii now.

Why dont you post it to them to be sharpened?

The tech cert may not be the be all and end all, but its a dam good start. I agree with rob aswell I dont care how much studying you do, you cant beat already having that hands on experience. This should be an interesting thread

A lot of the ones around me have been diagnosed with Phytopthera criticola (not sure if its spelt right) they have all the symptoms you say and black staining on the bark.

Try Alba trees in Scotland, i deal with a nice lady called Margret very helpful, good trees and good price.

Has it been freshly planted in poor soil/rubble by any chance?

With the cylinder you are looking for deep scoring and aliminium tranfer which will need to be removed before you put the new piston in. I put a cheap piston in but with stihl rings on. as for the original cause mmmm could be a little more challenging, i was lucky it was crap fuel and carb had been fiddled with, so i put a new carb kit in and a tune up and i was away. To be thorough you need to do a pressure test and check seals etc.

Whats the cylinder like? no chance of fixing it with a new piston off fleabay? You would be suprised what you can get going again when you put spuds mind to it:001_tt2: as i have just found out

Definately putting that on the list of things top get when i win the lotto.

This thread is going a bit downhill now Trouble is if someone suggest something it can be too easily blown out of proportion and taken to extreme in order for someone to say there bit. Im not suggesting anyone go behind anyones back, grass anyone up and i dont say things to people that I would say to their face. In this case I think the OP has been a little unlucky with the timing of the TPO notice and him asking for access through the LA's park is what has brought attention to his plans. Unfortunately the TO has deemed these trees an asset to the area and they have been protected before he did the job. Unlucky, thats just they way it is. If i go to a job and the client wants to fell a mature 200 year old tree thats perfectly healthy because its blocking his sky signal, i will politly refuse, tell him why I think it should be retained, offer other alternatives -prunning and if he still wants to have it felled he will have to get someone else to do it And I may let the TO know to see if he MIGHT agree and deem it worthy of legal protection. I dont expect any preferential treatment back nor would I recieve any but over time and seeing My work he may trust my work ethics more than someone he didnt know. (and then not poilce my work and i could get away with murder:001_tt2:) Right or wrong its just me and I veiw my job. Im not looking for an arguement we are all different. Does anyone agree? im sure most of you must be the same? if fact dont answer lets move on.

QUOTE=Andy Collins;720365]Huck, I like many others care about my area, and my community. I care about the trees within my community. If I felt it was not in the communities interest to remove a tree of particular interest, I would wish to protect it. The TPO system allows this. It sticks in my throat that a particular Oak cannot at this time be served with a TPO, as the LPA do not deem it as under threat. I do, as I know it will be felled before the application to put in an access, because that's how the system is used. I would endeavour to work with the TO to protect most trees under threat, and why not? TOs are only here in the short term, as are we, oaks etc are here for a lot longer, and the views can be here for even longer. We do have a responsiblity to protect it. :congrats:[

Andy, youre attitude stinks. No ones GRASSING on anyone and certainly no one is being held to RANSOM. You are twisting words try and make your aguement seem justified. Here is a cut and paste of the Myerscough Technitians Certificate Course Booklet given to me as a student a couple of years ago. The LPA cannot refuse to allow the work without making a TPO order and they cannot grant permission subject to conditions. If the LPA do make a TPO then they must consider the desirability of preserving the character of the area. Even if the tree warrants a TPO and order may not be made if the work is inline with good tree management practice. This is the point at which I like to stress the importance of developing a good relationship with the local tree officer(s). If you continually work to good standards and occasionally “tip off” the local arboricultural officer about a “good” tree that someone wants felling then you are much more likely to get work that you apply for granted. This obviously does rely on you only applying for reasonable work, but the tree officer will be more inclined to grant permission. In the current climate it is more difficult to do the right thing. The choice is often do I not do the excessive level of work requested or do I continue to keep a roof over my head. A good point for discussion on the discussion board - which would you do?

Its what they are teaching students at college, and I dont think its bad advice. A lot of our work involves working with TO's, why would you want to upset them?

Who said anything about going behind their backs?

Quite right, Its just an aguement over difference of opinion here, some people actually like trees and want to see some of the best retained and to others its just a job and a way of making money, the bigger the better.

Very philosophical and well analysed Tony, probably true also. But thats all part of it isn't it. regards Matt

I wouldnt say that he is underhand, after all his job is to protect the trees worthy of protection, I think there should be more communication going on though. It is important to develop a good relationship with your local tree officers, If you continually work to good standards and occasionally “tip off” the local arboricultural officer about a “good” tree that someone wants felling then you are much more likely to get work that you apply for granted. This obviously does rely on you only applying for reasonable work, but the tree officer will be more inclined to grant permission. To Start ring barking trees as soon as you know they are not protected is NOT the way to go. Its unprofessional and wont do you any favours long term. Matt

How about the pests and diseases which are now becoming more apparent in the UK due to climate change? regards Matt

Hi Dan, I'm trying my best to give you a difinitive answer, so here goes: You did your course in 1995 and the assessments were then NPTC 10 and 16, but NPTC WAS the AWARDING BODY and although they renamed the qualification to CS 30,31 they are the same and are still valid. I believe if you did any further refresher couse or any other further CS unit, your NPTC card would be automatically updated to the newer classification. You may even be able to send your certificate in and update it to a new photo card to get this done anyway? when I said Ive just spoken to someone who knows a bit about this and they said, that if you have passed your certificate years ago under a different awarding body, when it changed to nptc they gave you grandfather rights, if you registered with them, however if you did not register with the new awarding body, then your qualifacation would expire at a set cut off point. This refers to if you passed your chainsaw certificate prior to 1993 (not 100%sure of year)and FASTCo were the awarding body, then they honored your certification for a set period after NPTC came in, but if you didnt register with NPTC before that cut off point, then it would expire and you would have to do it again under NPTC. This is the only way you could have a chainsaw certificate that has expired. NPTC qualifications are valid for life - however, it is recomended that you take refresher every five years. And some insurance companies may require evidence that you are taking steps to update your skills to be sure that you will be covered by your insurance. But as I said earlier: My understanding of the situation is that you are qualified! This is something I have looked into (refresher courses)and I was told that you would only need a refresher course if you have not used a saw for years and was totally out of practice and not aware of the latest recomendations. If you pass your chainsaw test and you are a competent, regular user then why would you need a refresher course unless something drastic had changed? As Desertrat said: In your case if nptc, being the governing body say's it fine then its fine. maybe you should get the person you asked at nptc to call this guy and explain or send an email saying your qual'd up and are good to go. Thats got to work if they would do it. Hope this confirms what you already think, just letting you know the information I could gather. hope you get to do the job. regards Matt

Oh right, then please enlighten us if you know different. It was an NPTC assessor that told me that, so I thought of all people he would know? I will ring NPTC tomorrow and ask them, just in case hes making it up.