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I did a completely dead one few weeks back , didnt have to climb it but would have if needed . The wood was very very hard but i cant remember it being any more brittle than say the regrowth on a topped sycamore i climbed the week after which was very snappy . There were tiny fruiting bodies on it but it did seem quite decay resistant , just my observation.. the fungal boys may be able to quantify this or not .

Yep just back from physio aswell

A very well dressed woman put her 110 down a ditch across from my house a couple of winters back . Same thing.. hadn't a clue what all the little levers and stuff were . I jumped in and reversed it out ( no other vehicle could have done this imo ) which is why i bought a 90 , and love it. Would not have it as anything other than a workhorse though .

Dont ditch the 10mm rope you could use it as part of an SRT aerial resue set up along side a belay device like a gri gri 2 as long as it is rated as said above .

Its beyond belief there is no one interested in this assuming they are a good employer . This surely has to be a good opportunity for someone somewhere . Beautiful countryside , good standard of living , fresh food , lovely trees and people but most important of all they have the best trotters in the world !! come on guys what on earth are youse wanting out of life !!

Here ya go lads.... the link to the V.T.I.O. web site: Victorian Tree Industry Organisation

 

And the link to their SRT article: http://vtio.org.au/Content/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Single-Rope-Technique-i.pdf

Gentleman as always Pedroski

Hi Mike , if you go on to a previous post by myself titled ' Starting SRT yo-yo technique ' which is still on the climbers talk section you will find some excellent links to some set ups with the gri gri . Especially informative is the V.T.I.O link which is a must read . Maybe some of the computer buffs will be along and can repost it here for you

Shoot me down if you wish but the Britpart () waterproof covers are good in my opinion.

They fit well and include a cover for the centre seat if you use it.

All for about £30 at MM4X4.

Dont know what the blushing is for thats what i've got and was very surprised at the fit and quality of the covers . Was double the price you state though for two front seats

It must be on almost everyone on here's ' must do ' list .. Just awe inspiring

It would be a lot of holidays, but instead I've got 487 MS261s here in the living room, and the wife is going mental!

You could always trade them in for a week in Blackpool

OK a long weekend then

I can't believe you did this this morning. I saw the thread title, then immediately went and bought up all the 261s I could find on ebay hoping to swap them for holidays, now I'm lumbered!

Thats alot of holidays !! :laugh1:

Catani Gardens , St Kilda and last two Botanical gardens Melbourne

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There is no detail at all of any job description . I would always use my own sprayer unless it was someone i had worked for before and trusted . Assuming they mean a knapsack sprayer , i would be much more concerned on who is supplying the water and how close they can get it to the job

Ive seen a few poor attempts, well lots of diesel, hole drilling and old engine oil but still left with nothing less than a charred tree stump that still needed grinding out.

 

I burnt out few alder stumps back in the early days but I dug underneath them,bored through the top and got a nice fire going.

I burnt out a large dead beech stump yesterday , first time trying this for me . Had to keep the fire manageable as it was next to what use to be stables . I had to extinguish the hot coals last night for safety reasons which was really unfortunate because this was what i was trying to create . I got it down a good few inches but was still left with a big charred stump which i cross cut with the saws ( older ones ) and split with pickaxe to get down the last few inches .

Not viable unless you can supervise it 24/7 and feel it safe enough to burn down overnight. Poured gallons of water over it and was turning to steam instantly , even hours later.... too dangerous for customers imo

Really admire Littletree and the like , could not have been easy starting out ...cant imagine the amount of B.S you would had to put up with from the macho neanderthal types that are rife in our industry . Passion and lots of resolve ...

P.S Butler's comment was a classic

There is certainly no way the 550 will make the 560 redundant its just far too small and lightweight . The 560 should be a better saw with the 18" , much better for firewood boys i would reckon

I think the problem may be that sometimes people forget that the ignition is on all the time and they lift the lever which puts the choke on. If you pull it once like that, when its hot , it will flood . Prime it once or twice maybe and just pull the cord . leave the switch alone . I could be wrong - - -

I dont think your wrong , i believe your right . I did this last week with my spanking new 550 and it was a pain to start again .

Hi pos , this smacks of desparation to me and trying ' to buy ' your way in . If i were you i would continue getting as many relevant tickets as possible and then get your own public liability insurance , this would make you much more sellable imo .

In the post by RC a few months back there was also a strop about a metre above the porta wrap to stop the krab hitting the device , it seemed to take some inertia out of the falling piece aswell .

As a college arb student I've never understood why the hiflex's are so popular other than for the reason that the equine girls like them I swear you could give them an evil look and they would rip, IMO they are poo and cost a lot of money for the stihl name!

The reason they are so popular are because they were the best by far at one time . They are so comfortable and stretchy for climbing they had no rival ( shocking pfanner stitching era ) . They do not rip easily at all unless the latest ones are of inferior quality to earlier editions or they are getting unnecessary abuse .

I just got a pair of type A oregon waipoua's delivered because of the heat and i can tell straight away they will be practically useless for climbing , very light but hardly any stretch .

What diameter rope is that Pedro ? Static or semi-static ? Brave daughter and a great effort ( What size shoe is she ? her feet look huge ! )

That clip was extrordinary ! I never knew of such a thing . Sure i watched a programme on them asian hornets , i think they have a giant variety . Very placid creatures ironically . Great post

That seems a very good piece of advice to me Maj , well communicated also imo

I burnt one out that had been cut down for 3years . I had run round it for as long with mower just put some brash on top away it went .

Thats why the guy wants his two removed , he is fed up mowing round about them . Think i'm gonna go for it

Aloe vera gel will take the redness out of the scratches