born2trot

What do you hate about it Stu ? that saw should destroy everything in its path

Removing a 70ft tree from a garden is inherently dangerous With or WITHOUT a mewp . You will definetely need professional assistance for this removal , please listen to the members advice . I dont doubt for a minute your professionalism / skill btw ,

I'd be looking at if they have been done before and your just doing the regrowth which would be critical for tie in point imo . Could put kerf cuts in and cut small if in any doubt . More experienced personnel on here than me though .

Round 2 .... Decided to do a proper test up a cherry today with a main anchor line installed and there is no question this is a major step forward in work positioning for me . If it is directly above your head , as a poster said a quick jerk and it binds instantly . The future looks good .

Ah well i got bit of egg on my face .... well a whole omelette i suppose !

Get the local kids and schools involved , convince them they would be missing an important part of their education if this goes . I had a walk round a wood in Huntly lately and there was loads of kids there with their teachers , it was PART of their curricullum .

If you put a figure 8 on a figure 8 , would that technically be a figure 16 ??

Just had a look at the map there and that is simply scandalous if that gets developed on . The locals arent even getting a NO DEVELOPMENT option which is completely undemocratic and corporate bullying . Hope for the right outcome here .

There are classes run at Insch , Huntly and Pitmedden . Full use of equipment and training available . I picked up their leaflet at this years BA stores vintage fair . The bowls they made were simply stunning , the best i've seen . i purchased some mushrooms they did . I have phone numbers i can give you if you want

I had one on my woodpile last year , same as photo but with black and fawn zig zag back .

I watched it ( purely for research purposes only i may add )

There is a practical half-way between the two extremes. I'll call it "good practice"

 

Stay tied in at all times - twice if your behaving yourself.

Even though you don't do the paper-work, look after your kit & inspect it on a regular basis.

Limit 1 handed saw use & cut & holding. When done, done with care - plus try & use slings on bigger bits as it protects your elbows

Save all your MEWP jobs up & try & do them in a day

 

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Not what many want to hear but it's that sadly lacking common sense application. It's a hard industry that required physical & mental toughness & the essential use of grey matter.

Well theres really not much more to be said

Ah well what a big disappointment

Had time to reflect and I'm thinking team GB tactically got it wrong today . They flung all their eggs into one basket and it backfired dramatically . Why did they not cover the breakaway ( it was no ordinary breakaway with top class cyclists in there ) by sticking someone like David Millar or Froome with them just in case ? Stannard i agree was heroic , teeth gritted pounding away , but it was in reality a very worrying sign , especially when Wiggins took over driving the front with well over 20kms still to go ... Cav must have known at that point it was all over .

But with every dark cloud theres a silver lining , that is Vinikourov who is probably the toughest man in the world ( apart from skyhucks dad )

I just love the guy and love Kazakhstans team Estana ( at least Pedros happy )

I presume from your last couple of posts you were using a wire core flipline for positioning in the tree as opposed to just using it to chog down stems. I know several people that use them in this way but in my personal experience it gets on my wick, it catches on everything, you cant throw it well and they get memeory which makes life hard.

 

So, yes I think in regards to positioning the teufelberger should definitively outperform in regards to positioning in a crown (but so will my £30 one )

 

I reckon its a nice big of kit to have in the bag, but I can personally think of things id rather spend the money on...

 

If Hama or anyone else would like to pay for the materials (2 biners, a length of rope, a pulley and a hitch cord) I will happily make them all a cheaper and just as effective lanyard, but im sure everyone on here can tie a few knots Thats basically all it takes...

 

No disrespect to teufelberger though as they have made some cracking arb gear

Yes Tom i've been using the wire core for work positioning as you say but looking for an improvement now that i'm tackling larger stuff . Making up my own climbing kit is a bit alien to me but i will definetely take your advice and have a go .

Thanks for the positive and polite reply

In response to the last couple of posts ...

The lanyard was not intended as a replacement for my steel core flipline PER SE.. But in certain circumstances ie. larger , wider crowns like what i had to do last week YES i would expect the lanyard to outperform a steel flipline ??

TBF i tested the said item on the ground first... LIKE THE GUY IN THE VIDEO Difference being i am 60ft up .. In saying this i understand and appreciate a much more realistic and thorough usage was in order before posting comments .

Hama , why would you want to take a £130 ' rich mans toy ' up a tree when Tom10 can make you one for £30 ??

I'm with you on this one.

Think this is what's annoying me the most , i cant understand why i bought it . It looked good as MB rightly says but its not going to replace my wire core flip line and rope grab which bites instantly and is easily used one handed . At 7.5 metres, i thought any longer than this why just not get a second climbing system ??

Will persevere for just now and try and incorporate it somewhere , tweak it here or there and see what happens . Thanks chaps ..

How do i spot you Mick ?

can i suggest you go & practice some more & get to know the set up ,then come back to us wi some positive fdbk

I really think i should do that Johny .. Thanks for all the advice chaps

well it seems ok in this video

What you trying to imply ??

Did you stop to consider that it might just need tweaking before condemning it on a public forum and causing possible harm to a companies reputation?? I doubt you would be too happy if someone wrote 'dont use borntotrot at any cost'

Sorry , i came in extremely unhappy . I redressed the hitch and it was slightly better . Delete the post if possible and i can totally rephrase it . Thanks

Which other part of your body were you considering fastening a work positioning lanyard to' date='

 

apart from your waist. [/quote']

 

Sorry .. Anchor point above waist height

Hello all , purchased the said item above last week and i just got a chance there to try it out . Well imo it is unfit for purpose as a work positioning lanyard . The distel will not bite the lanyard .. it does EVENTUALLY and only when the lanyard is near horizontal . It is actually dangerous imo .

It does say in the small print in the manual only to be used at WAIST HEIGHT ! Are they for real ?? Cant remember any vendors pointing this out ?

Its a costly piece of CARP !! Dont buy one at all costs :thumbdown:

For your information B2t,i shall be wearing pedalpushers and riding a penny farthing!

Not that you want to attract any attention Silky !

Look forward to the pics

On time with a smile ready to work and take the ruff with the smooth ie early finishes and late finishes. One of my pet hates is spitting and swearing when customer is in earshot

Totally agree with that on the spitting and swearing thing in front of customers and/or neighbours . Unacceptable for me ..

Come on guys and girls get those lycras looked out . Silky and his gratuitous cycling poses is going to be all too much :lol:

Any Victoria Pendleton lookalike arbs post away ( purely for research purposes only )