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I think the principle is you only slide it into the gate if you're not using it, for instance if you were climbing a fuzzy tree and pruning with a silky..... I must admit this isn't something I've done to mine but I keep it at the back of my mind for when I need it!

I wondered when we'd get a zigzag thread proper. Look forward to some proper feedback finally Nice photo too Paul

Great response people, thanks! Looks like tomorrow is now sorted Jack, I'll see you in the morning!

How old are you: 32 How long have you been climbing: On and off since 1998 Where do you work: On trees, round Tenbury, on buildings, all over the country! Where have you worked: England Where would you like to work: On trees, probably live and work in the south of France. In normal work, right where I am now. What Climbing System do you use: All cord, HC for ddrt, RW for srt. What Harness: Heightec Treehopper Whats you favourite saw: Probably my 260, never let me down Least favourite saw: Aldi Fferm Florin which a mate had, and I broke! Favourite tree to work on: Live ones Least Favourite tree to work on: Dead ones Favourite work to carry out: Sectional dismantles of native broad leaves.... Favourite arb vehicle: Dream would be a 130 tipper Throwline or Ladder: Throwline. For hours. Do you climb outside of work: Exclusively Where would you like to be in 10 years time: More or less here....

I'm sure you're one of those 'controversial posters' you speak of! :lol: I try not to be an assh*le too frequently but sometimes I just can't help it.....

I'd agree with your suggestions completely, (apart from the prime minister bit, i prefer the term 'dictator' or 'tyrant' ) and hold my hands up guiltily and admit I am too materialistic to practice them. I'm no better than the single parent living on benefits who buys their kids x boxes and iPhones and designer clothes they cannot afford for Christmas in that respect. I spend beyond my means and have to work doubly hard to stand still. My god, I am truly middle class!:lol:

Yes, and I see where you're going with this, but they're the closest thing we have to a socialist party these days. I know the only thing they have in common with socialists of old is their irrational hatred of the wealthy founded in envy and greed, but they're all we've got! That said, while animal farm was based on members of the communist party, surely there were / are labour mp's who modelled themselves on characters from the book.....! Old 2 jags always reminded me of the pigs.....

Excellent reasoning as ever Rupe. I did my tickets with 3 other guys, all time served woodsmen from the Eastnor estate, I learned as much from them as I did the instructor. Tickets as a prerequisite to doing anything in the industry is wrong in my opinion, not least for the huge investment.... Learning from experienced people over months on real situations is far better than a short course....

I'm not out for a fight with anyone, and I count myself as fortunate to sit comfortably enough between the two ends the the scale to get not too worked up about either end of it, I mix happily with both. I do get sick of the same old banker bashing I see constantly on Facebook, in the press and in 'satirical comedy'. As Ali pointed out, we all have problems and we all have things to be envious of, whether banker of unemployed, they're just different. The financial crisis is owned by all of us, those with big mortgages for overpriced houses, over stretched borrowing, even big savings accounts who spend little. No one group of the community can be blamed, we (practically) all played a part in it, there's no point in trying to blame someone, we just got to get on with earning and spending. And never letting socialists dabble with running the country again...! I'm seizing the spending bit with both hands, I am a one man recession buster.... :biggrin:

2 different kinds of banking. And take what you see in the news with a pinch of salt.

Nope, you're right Dan, and I do have to be careful to make sure I don't end up employing anyone in the eyes of the law.... If I happened to buy anyone who helped out a pint at the end of the day it would of course be in no way related to the activities of the day....

I don't mind at all, but I reckon that kind of offer warrants a thread all of it's own! What sort of machinery and where are you? I'd love to have a go with some proper forestry gear The only problem I can see with one thread for the whole country is that it might take a bit of keeping up with... Widening them out to a region might work though....

First entry! SATURDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2013 Anyone want to come help me tomorrow? A few fruit trees to prune & some garden trees to crown lift / reduce for a friend of mine. Nothing desperately exciting, probably a lot of Silky work as well as saw work. Starting just before 10 in the morning, job is between Tenbury & Ludlow. Let me know if you would like to come....

Now and again I do something for someone who can't help me out for whatever reason, so occasionally I could do with a hand. Usually this will just be groundie work, brash dragging, burning, running the rigging and so on. Occasionally it may be a job where someone can come and practice their climbing or aerial work. Rather than posting a new thread every time I need someone I thought I'd have one thread and keep it updated. I'm not looking to hire someone in from here, those occasions WILL have their own thread. This is just for keen lads [or lasses, always open to that ], new entrants etc who want to get a bit of experience under their belts, to come and join in. It will usually be on a weekend. I live near Tenbury Wells and so most of my stuff is around there, but my wife's family is in Coventry so occasionally something might come up there for one of them. If you're local I can probably pick you up. I have saws, climbing & rigging gear, helmets, gloves but you'll need your own boots & trousers - and harness if you're climbing. I think that's about all the t's & c's...!

Thanks Rog, much obliged. I'll add that one to the list then. It's motorcycle test first though! I started it 10 years ago but got sidetracked by my then girlfiend. Now she's my wife and has finally relented and bought my my theory and CBT for valentines with the promise of DAS for my birthday! :biggrin:

Apologies for the slight derail... rant coming.... Why does everyone whinge about bankers being thieves, and the cause of all our problems? They're not, they went to university, worked hard at boring subjects that most students don't want to take because they eat into their drinking time, like 'maths' or 'languages' or 'econmics'. We all could have done it if we wanted to. But no, we wanted to 'work with our hands' or 'be outside' We chose lifestyle. The poor sods who didn't now work in a sh*thole like London, are up at the crack of dawn spending a fortune commuting into the city, shuffling paper and arguing with people in an office, always with someone breathing down their neck, there's no job satisfaction, no appreciation, they could be sacked at any minute. On top of that, everyone in the country apparently hates them. Yet few people actually appreciate that: 1. They pay a fortune in tax [even AFTER the tax reduction schemes, like the one who owns some the land we farm who has spent hundreds of thousands with local fencing companies, foresters etc. to reduce his tax bill, and why the hell not?] 2. They work far longer hours than most of us who do our shifts or work from 7am to 4pm. If we're self employed we might choose to work over Christmas. If you work for a bank and you get called in because the chinese want to close a deal on December the 25th, it's tough luck mate, you have no choice... 3. They spend their money on the expensive luxury goods and brands which we manufacture in this country rather than the imported shite us paupers purchase. Good old 'working class heros' don't support their shop floor brethren any more. They buy cheap foreign stuff. Like Peugeots for instance, even though that company closed their Coventry factory and moved production to Slovakia, putting HUNDREDS of their comrades out of work. 4. They're the ones who employ the little builders, gardeners, kitchen fitters, mechanics etc rather than trying to do these jobs themselves. 5. They bring far more foreign money into this country than any other industry, certainly more than football. And earn significantly less while working a damn sight harder than a footballer yet with a similar working life expectancy. So actually, everyone who likes to jump on this bandwagon probably ought to wind their neck in, think before they spout any more of this socialist rhetoric and stop biting the hand which feeds them. You sound like bitter little trade unionists, and what have they ever contributed to society? FWIW, my brother in law works in banking and aged 31 ALL he wants to do is to start a family, get the hell out and be a primary school teacher, but he's stuck in the rat race and can't find a way out. Don't believe most of what you hear in the media. Rememeber, our problems were caused DIRECTLY and ENTIRELY by the economic and social policy of the '97 to '10 government. Not bankers, they have just made into the scapegoats by Labour politicians and the media. Rant over.

I've put a bentgate carabiner on the back of mine in the middle to hang the saw off for the same reason. A large caritool behind you can be a problem! Caritools are to each side where I can see them!

That is a very valid point, chainsaw wounds aren't pretty, and I think that for most of us, without being hardened to that sort of thing it can be quite disorienting. I remember the first time I helped out with a cesaerian on a cow, it was pretty gory! Over the years I have become hardened to it a little, [and the births of a couple of kids have helped! ] but it's not the same as you see in a film or computer game. When the inside is on the outside right in front of you it can take some dealing with. Combine that with working at a height which may be outside the rescuer's comfort zone and it could be a recipe for disaster.... I'm guessing those least likely to be phased by it are ex-services with first hand experience in the field of severe trauma to the human body. I haven't done my aerial tickets... do they drive into you during the course that you're very likely to get covered in blood, muscle tissue, maybe chunks of bone during a rescue...?

Got it. I should pass....! Hire as in hire one to move stuff for fun....

Thanks Rog. I think that was what I was thinking of. Cat C would be nice and it's not for commercial purposes, just the occasional hire or so that I could buy myself a little lorry.... God knows why, just something I've always wanted! Would that exempt me from the CPC & medical side of things...?

Thanks Rog, so I guess I should get some driver training and go straight from B to C1 to C1+E then....?

Ok now that one was funny! :lol:

Can you not molest some girls in the meantime to keep you occupied...

'Nuvver one.... Up toward the china clay dock....