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  1. Al Baker
    End of silage bail wrap.....sounds like a suitable waste product. (if not a bit thin) Maybe you should consider putting something between it and the timber to thwart the chaffing.....or maybe you don't suffer from high winds. The ones in the pic' are topped with abandoned tents left behind in the aftermath of Rockness.
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    or maybe not new to you at all. I spotted some of these in Finland about 10 years ago and bought the idea back here to Scotland where they seem to have taken root. it's a simple construction. 4m of stock fencing with ends wired together. 2 tier. A neighbor of mine has built some that are getting on for 10m in diameter. He deals in wood. I run my house on wood so mine are just wee. I have 11 of them now and I use about 4 per winter. You have to lash the lids pretty tightly here. we get high winds. If you build one yourself, take care to offer the cover a rounded profile of log or it will chaff through. A forklift palate or similar will keep your logs off the deck. So there you are, everything but the girl could be yours.
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    I can see that some of my questions have been asked before already. And I should have known better than to wade in here with such obvious questions. In hindsight I would be very unstoked to see such tired and tested questions laid before me by yet another keen numpty grommet who floated here on a bubble and never took time to research properly. Ah well, I stumbled in and broke the Ice .....even if it was me who was standing on it. I dare say you lot will help me swim having done so. I'm going to go to another part of the forum now and proffer some of my own information. Heaven forbid I die in credit, even if it is only information.
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    Hi Jako, I'm 20 miles South of Inverness on the South side of the Loch. If you can find those numbers I'll buy you a pint.
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    Hi Iain and thanks for the welcome. 20 years of rigging yep. At the cutting edge (not tree cutting admittedly) I've been flown all over the world to instruct and consult. So it's a while now since I've rushed up the wrong side of anything. however, this dog is old enough to know that the trees are going to teach me something new. They're gonna sweat me I know it. We brushed shoulders several times already, I jammed saws, had cold sweat on the back of my neck and spilled blood on ill conceived speedlines. Books are good yeah, though I have to say I found youtube to be the best resource so far. I've watched about 25 hours of tree dismantling and pruning footage from all over the world. Some nice examples of how to do and some of how not. Questions, are good too, I'm going to be asking a few here. I reckon this is a really good resource. Very glad I stumbled on it.
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    Thanks very much Ben, that correlates well with my google research.
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    Thanks Steve, no I haven't tried Barony college. I'll look into it. I can appreciate that a short course will not equip me with many years of experience. However, I'd rather not continue tree climbing without certification. Al.
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    Dear Aborists, I joined this forum in the hope that I might get some advice from you. I've been informed already that what I want to do is virtually impossible (Unfortunately a bit like red rag to a bull for me). I would like to fast track my way into Arboriculture as a professional tree climber. I have no existing qualifications in Arboriculture. I have been working in industrial rope access and SRT for over 20 years. I've been using chainsaws regularly for 15 years. I'm 47 years old and I live in Invernesshire. Could any of you advise me as to the minimum certification to get started professionally and where I could find the relevant courses (preferably in Scotland). Thanks in advance, Al.
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