Grandad
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A prussik, still don't know what a hitchclimber is and wouldn't have known that a different krab would be needed for one either. Thanks for the advice all, I think I'll be going for what I know: DMM locksafe. Mesterh: funny!! Actually I still have the screwgate twitch: check it is still tight at every pause... How am I doing with the new jargon? Never called them "krabs", always karabiners; still prefer strop to flip line.
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Tree climbing of course! Are you thinking, "I thought Grandad was a retired climber What does he want with krabs?" Well I am doing a little job for an acquaintance, I said I missed the job and when a nice little job drops in your lap you don't ignore it do you?
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I need to get some new krabs, I am used to DMM with locksafe gates, is there anything better out there without spending a fortune?
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He sounds like my old boss Chris, love his comment! :laugh1:
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It might have helped if you had mentioned in your other thread on this topic that the burr in your picture had been de-barked, I for one thought I was looking at it as it had come off the tree. The burrs you show in this thread with bark on are not uncommon on ash trees. Some trees seem to be very prone to developing such growths.
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Get a Defender, all the other makes of 4x4 are just toys. I have an ex military 109 Series 3 with a 200 Di Discovery engine in it. Love that thing, cost me a fortune renovating it but I really like driving it. Had 3/4 tonne of scrap in the back last year.
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Fascinating, can't find anything that looks like it on the 'net. Never come across anything like that on an ash before. I suppose they are too big to be considered as galls. The tree is covered in them you say? Makes it sound as if it is an insect mediated condition. I hope somebody recognises it for you, I'm dying to know myself!
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What is the attachment like, is it a large area of attachment or a small neck of attachment?
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Could never get on with gloves when climbing so never wore them even on the coldest days, bit cold when pulling up the tree but soon warmed up when I started working. Suggest work even harder when it's cold...
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What part of the tree was this growing on, was it on trunk, branch or twig? I ask because it looks more like a gall to me, never seen anything like it before though.
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If you use a 45ft ladder, you're no pussy mate, jeez I don't think I'd like that! Glad to hear I haven't offended by my use of the "L" word as a positive.
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So far so good, agree with all that's been said so far.
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I have been out of it a bit now and things have changed but seriously: does nobody use a ladder any more? Are they even legal these days? What are your thoughts on ladders?
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Apart from the obvious ones like : don't cut your arms or legs off or cut through your rope or a branch you're roped on to? This one's a bit cerebral but probably saved me from a few mistakes: When you have a big bough to rope down and you have decided how you are going to rig it for lowering, before you cut it, run the job through in your mind's eye, like a movie. You will be surprised how often you will discover a flaw in your original plan and decide to do it differently, based on what you saw in your mental movie clip. allied to this tip: never let jeers from those safely on the ground stop you from changing tack, even if you have to undo all your lowering rope and start again; safety always comes first. Finally: always work on the understanding that the climber is ultimately in charge of the job. Ask for and welcome suggestions from the ground but remember, the job always look different from up in the tree and might need a technique different from how it seems from the ground.
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So you'll be cutting up at head height or above while standing in a sling? Seems like a hell of a lot of trouble and a far from ideal method when a ladder would solve it all simply and safely. I know ladders aren't pc anymore but so what? In this particular case a ladder seems to me to be the answer, it can hardly be dangerous if you are flip lined on at the top with the foot trodden or dug in, and you have a steady platform to stand on. I also appreciate your logistical problem but consider: borrow a ladder and if you have to walk, use the ladder as a stretcher to carry in the rest of your kit. There is no shame in using a ladder in appropriate situations, it is inappropriate situations that lead to accidents.
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Ok, so there are no branches left to stand on or hang a rope over and you are worried about how to get the rope/saver down again... I'm more concerned over where you are going to stand and how you will be attached to the tree when you make the final cuts?
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I don't like ladders either but we used them as a quick way into the tree, in those days it was nylon rope and a lot of stretch on a long pull. What would I use instead of a cambium saver? Well, as I said before; I've never used one, it was all done with climbing rope and strop, (what you call these days a flip line). If there really is no place to rope on safely and it is within reach of a ladder I probably would have used the ladder and stropped on round the trunk at the top to make the last cuts as in chogging down. Either a rope strop or a wire core. The strop/flip line I used was fitted with a prussik loop. How high will the final cuts be?
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In this case I should think you wouldn't use a cambium saver in a situation like this. Will it be too high to retrieve it by ladder if choked?
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Cambium savers were a new thing when I stopped climbing and I've never used one but their workings were explained to me once: as I recall, the saver is placed but not choked, the climbing rope goes through both eyes. When you are ready to retrieve the saver you place something on the end of your rope which will pass through the big eye but not the little one; when you pull the rope it passes through the big eye and down comes your cambium saver. Does that sound about right? It's many years since I was told this and things might have changed or memory might have failed me, (again).
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What a beaut', what is that feeling you get when you see something so ancient and deserving of respect? Where is this tree?
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Hi mate! Great to hear you love the woodland life, it's the only way to live. Just one thing: we never "chop", we cut, we prune, we remove, we dismantle, we fell, but: we never, never "chop". Butchers chop, we are tree surgeons, arborists, artists, forsooth! Just so you know.
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Yes mate, I'd settle for 51 too!!
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Thanks for the vid Steve, good dismantle, enjoyed it, takes me back... Unfortunately couldn't really see what was going on with your hitch, I reckon the only way I'm going to understand is to see the kit in action. Edit: We do seem to have got away from the original question... Apologies to OP (again).
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Right... there's a pulley too?? Jeez I'm sticking to prussiks... My emoticons aren't working otherwise you would see that I'm laughing! Nice talking to you Morten. John.
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Yes... Thank you Morten... I was meaning in the tree climbing context.
