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  1. son of a birch
    My site with random pics from work etc: All Things Arb
  2. son of a birch
    So is a knot failure a case of "heat" failure, ie the rope burned through, rather than a "breaking strength" failure (fibres simply snapping) ?
  3. son of a birch
    Good for you mate, practice makes perfect as they say. And that is a nice reduction
  4. son of a birch
    That set up will allow you to get up and down trees with the minimum of fuss, and minimum of expense. Other kit can be borrowed, or bought later on. It is good to get on with the basics first, and add new techniques and gear as you go, over time. Also, if you end you following a different route or decide that you don't like climbing after all, you haven't wasted a heap of money. It is very easy to spend a lot of money on hi-tec climbing gear that you may end up only using once or twice a week. Considering that if you do manage to get a job, and they do send you up a tree, you aren't going to need the full range of ART products to top a row of leylandii or "dismantle" a 20ft birch. But by all means get some gear and get practicing as it can only make you better!!
  5. son of a birch
    Posted this in the other thread but theres two threads so... Did the rope fail just above the knot, or "in" the knot? Hard to tell from the pics. Cheers
  6. son of a birch
    Haha nice. Did the rope fail just above the knot, or "in" the knot? Hard to tell from the pics. Cheers
  7. son of a birch
    Looks like a good article thanks for posting
  8. son of a birch
    Google "Gustharts" and order a harness, rope, two prussic loops and two carabiners.
  9. son of a birch
    I wouldn't have thought that someone straight out of NPTC training would be proficient or confident enough to start contract climbing straight away. But maybe it works for some people
  10. son of a birch
    Safe yes but not retrievable.
  11. son of a birch
    Wise words
  12. son of a birch
    Use their kit if provided. If you find employment the company may provide you with kit, too. So don't spend your money until you know you have to. You can't start subcontract climbing straight out of training.
  13. son of a birch
    Do you need to provide your own kit for the course?
  14. son of a birch
    For the patio, hit it with roundup or similar, then you need to leave it for around a week (as far as I can remember). You may then need to hit stubborn weeds again. Then scrape out the dead, brown remains with a hoe/ patio knife.
  15. son of a birch
    You can knock a few quid off your profit, as you are going to have to re-seed the garden again in a week or two (depending on the weed killer)!
  16. son of a birch
    the bark looks... walnut-esque?
  17. son of a birch
    :lol:
  18. son of a birch
    I would say get a bit of a "taster" before shelling out for the tickets, but considering you are enrolled on an arb course, you must be quite sure that this is what you want to do, so i'd just go ahead and get the tickets.
  19. son of a birch
    If those trees are re-cut in say, 3 years time, do they count as pollards? Or is "pollard" an aesthetic thing?
  20. son of a birch
    I think you know the answer, just get stuck in! Weekend work, voluntary work, as well as reading and soaking in as much info as you can. It is your CS tickets combined with work experience that will ultimately get you a job, and of course if you can add some academic qulas in to that your on to a winner. I don't know how many hours your course takes up, or whether you have another job or commitments, but if you have the time and the inclination, hands on experience can only help you. There is a lot of competition out there and a lot of people in the same position as you... make yourself stand out! Good luck!
  21. son of a birch
    What did the instructor say after the event?
  22. son of a birch
    That's rough mate, how big was the bit of timber? From what height etc?
  23. son of a birch
    Is the capstan actually "yours" ?
  24. son of a birch
    As someone said earlier, the trees look like they have been cut in a similar way before. Maybe the work was out of necessity, as the regrowth was getting too big/ unstable? Or, judging by the amount of epicormics on them, maybe they were just trying to make a really big lime hedge!
  25. son of a birch
    Trees such as willows, limes, poplars etc respond vigorously to hard cutting like this, though other species would not fare so well. But yes, it is topping. I'd rather have this than a full removal though! There will probably be some interesting habitat pockets/ decay formation etc as a result of the work, and as long as the trees are continuously managed (re-cut) they will live on for a while yet

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