Pedroski
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There gave been loads of fatal accidents on that stretch of road which is why they're 'improving' it. I quite like it though....especially heading north in the rain with the rear wheel on an RX7 spinning and squirreling every time you touch the throttle, and the bumps in the road heading south are amazing on a motorbike!
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Valdotain Tresse
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Problem I see with a hitch that needs help to make it grab is that if you get knocked out or suffer a major injury then you might not be up to helping the hitch as you fall from the tree........
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Should have been shafted by HSE - no PPE!!!
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How would you feel if nobody cut yer hair and it turned into dreadlocks that suffocated you, and nobody cut yer nails and they dug into you causing you to have festering sores? I'm only kidding like, but there is some pruning that is probably beneficial to the tree whether the tree knows it or not.
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Probably!
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The question is, is it right to "vandalise" the trees for a one day event? It's a bit different to reducing trees in someone's garden because they want light and views all year round. It's an interesting conundrum. I know it's a one day event, but it might well bring enjoyment to millions of people, which swings the heavy handed pruning a bit more in its favour.
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Jamie, a friend's husband was working for a tree firm down here in Sussex up until a few years ago. Loves the outdoors but got fed up with them taking the mick with wages and all. Now doing industrial abseiling on some big stadium project in Ireland squirting expanding foam into bit where there shouldn't be holes. That's what got me thinking about doing the IRATA ticket - I can climb, abseil, paint, squirt foam, take pics and all, but I really want to somehow combine it with contaminated stuff as well.... I see you've mentioned the IRATA stuff before - do you do much in the way of industrial ab work? How's it paying, compared with £100 per day (minus expenses minus tax etc)?
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Vandalism. Unless, of course, it was tree work that needed doing anyway, and the bike race spurred it on a bit.
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That's why now there are really stringent safety measures in place for when doing asbestos removal, and plenty of tickets to take starting with P402. I'm going to do mine.... and then I'm thinking of the IRATA course for people wanting to do industrial abseiling. Each is only 4 days and there is possibility of financial help to do them.
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I'm look for career change too. Away from landscaping and toward contaminated land. I was serious about the asbestos - the industry is pretty safe these days. Not megabucks, but certainly more than landscaping, e.g. £27k + company vehicle + benefits seems alright to me, considering at the moment, after business expenses etc, I'm scraping together £1k/month max for! The only side of landscaping I actually enjoy these days are the jobs that I sort out myself and price up to get people in to do because on these I earn better money and don't end up half dead at the end of the day.
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Asbestos pays well.
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Thanks for that. I was being a numpty....carrying my lanyard and using a separate sling to bring the ascender up!
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Nasty one Cary. Can I ask....the tight lanyard over the shoulder.... how does that work? Is it clipped into the climbing line as well? When I've gone up rope I've just kind of carried my lanyard on my belt!
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Dunno about Tanaka.... the top handle re have is rubbish. Flimsy construction, weak plastic parts for the start mechanism (we ended up scapping the stupid spring that in the mech that is supposed to take the "shock" out of the pull, and locking it proper), clutch housing has just completely worn and then disintegrated, chain brake is really flimsy, oiler is rubbish..... it's definitely paid for itself several times over though.
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Another lump of food for thought is the fact that even Stihl contain Chinese parts.... shock horror!
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What sort of height ladder do you use? It's just that some of the stabilisers for longer ladders cost a fortune on their own. If I were being unpaid groundie for my son, then I'd suggest he buy a tripod ladder for the business (business expense will reduce his tax payment!) and then borrow it when needed Some of the universal stabilisers legs at www.ladderstore.com look pretty decent for the money, but they not much cop on slopy ground as the base of the ladder doesn't sit straight. Their levelling safety bas is £60(odd), which is a big chunk toward a tripod ladder.....
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Pure soap flakes and the 'wool' cycle in the washing machine is good for natural fibres. This is how my mate does it. He's a bit of a dizzy sod though and for some reason doesn't have a very good head for heights since growing the dreads.
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Pete, what sort of work you doing from the ladder? We've found the tripod ladders to be perfect for most jobs. The legs are individually adjustable to suit whatever ground you're on. Also, they're really strong yet light as a feather. See http://www.buxtons.net/arborist-tripod-ladders.irc
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Sad story on Stuff.co.nz this morning Glenn Te Miha-Barlow's Motueka Family Wants Answers... | Stuff.co.nz I know it's impossible to stop kids climbing on things, and accidents can happen. But you need to be aware of the legal requirement, here in the UK anyway, to take all reasonably practicable measures to prevent this sort of thing happening.
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Brilliant. I just phoned Facelift Access who are local to me. They do a trailer mount Nifty 120 for £125 +20% insurance + 20% vat, so 180 all in for the day, and a Nifty 170 for £175 + 20% ins + 20% vat, £252 all in. I'll see what other jobs we might be able to use it on. Cheers, Pedro
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Anyone tried a rescue with RW and hitch?
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Hi Dean. Yep, I realise that. Cheapest quote the bloke I work with got for cherry picker/platform truck was £500 though so looking at other options. Long pole won't be any good as we can't drop the wood off the end. I reckon it might be better to hire a platform for a day when we can sort out another job to do with it.
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Climber didn't want to go too far out on a flaky limb with nothing higher to tie into. He's going soft in his old age, mainly around the middle. I'd do it myself but the fella I work for doesn't pay me enough and he'd rather get a MEWP in for 3m of wood
