Sam Smith

I reckon practice and more practice will save you some money... its a neat bit of kit thou!

Found this beuty in a tree today

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This is mine at the mo. A wild country QuickDraw, 2 layers of heat shrink and a petzl string on the krab end. Like the versatility of the karabiner attachment, means I can switch from drt to srt very quickly. Plus the middle attachment on the hitch climber is kept free for clipping to chest when ascending

Nice and tidy. What hitch is that bro, its tiny! That is pretty handy set up for a quick change to double line, however I tend to aim to get my line through a few forks, for the simple fact if one does decide to give way then im backed up, and also it like having multiple anchors, I tend to work part of the tree from one fork then climb up or pull my rope through, then work other areas of the tree from the second anchor/fork the rope is through. Man I love single line

Does anyone still use just a plain old loop wrapped round your rope a couple of times method or am I the only one?? I look at your fancy thingmabobs with different length whatdyoucallems and I'm lost in the nicest possible way!!??

Haha, is you prussik loop just on a double line system? You should have a play with some gear, its defo hard to get used to at first but change is good! Watch some videos on all the different systems out there to get an idea.

We all like a good gander at females whilst at work, whether it be during the drives to and from jobs or at the job. Does anyone else's company have a term/phrase that gives the lads a heads up without the lass' s knowing? Our is "blue chainsaw"

Eg.

"Hey Joe, can I get the blue chainsaw over here"

Note that the direction to look in is in there as well

It is mate! Busy as over here. They won another major contract while I was away. Look forward to seeing you then haha!

Hows it goin drew. Does beeline come at 9mm? And that pink hitch climber is PINK!

You back in sunny auckland?

Alright then, just got back to Auckland from a couple of months visit back to the UK.

Just had a word with the big boss and he wants another 5 working crews. Each crew usually consists of 2 or 3 men. So is anyone keen? Could do with abit of experience, and if you have a truck licence (HGV??) thats a massive bonus and will probably get your another dollar or two on you hourly rate. Basic / average pay is $20 ND per hour. 40 hours a week, great opportunities out here!

Dont usually like doing this sort of thing but its fully worth it!

Will answer and questions, Will Morris should back me up aswel haha

Id say unlucky are trees are shout ans stout! I do like a biggie with many redirects!

Hitch climber not hitch hiker:001_rolleyes: ... my bad, ignore half of that then haha

Got some gear there lad! Which do you prefer out of the three? Not had a go on the uni yet. You have a barrel component? Yh im switching it around, making sure im trying to spread the wear rather than let one spot get bad. Also switching to and from vt. It depends on the weather really to what hitch I go for.. also vt on hh?

New prussik, 10mm on 12mm line. Not as grippy, but always bites.

goin to start using DRT abit more often , as ive been purely on the WR for ages and thing i need to mix up my tekkers. goin to get a pulley to fit to a single line for a floating anchor... what pulley is everyone using for this ? here is something ive got my eye on...?? thoughts.

looked like a fun job, nice one!

Did quite an interesting job last night!

Got a call that a tree had uprooted on to a house, wasn't massive but did some damage, nice little puncture hole, and a few tiles. It was thrashing it down! and he roof was SO slippery. Ended up throwing my line over the hole house, and tying off to a pine in the front garden! worked like a treat! got the worst of it done but it was dark and wet, REALLY wet, so il be back on tomorrow. hopefully weather isnt as bad, and il get some pics up

Il been join the boys again early november. Nice to see we have a few more lads joining the crews

now then William!

any reason why your going for the ART over the treemagineers Pulleysaver? im in the predicament of which one to get... any pros and cons? for either...

Back from NZ for 2months. Avaliable climber. Rochdale area. Please enquire with any questions.

Theres a massive difference I think. I only lent the zk1 for a few weeks then went and bought the zk2. Also had a soft tether at first. The stiffy makes all the difference

@ turner

Nice... liking the shackle at the bottom of the tether. I find having it further up works better with mine. Do you use a neck piece or chest piece to pull her up with you? (Broady)

I have a tire inner tube for a chest piece...

Is there a website for this?

Hi guys. Im coming back to the UK for a month or two in mid september. Been working in NZ for the last year. Just wondering if anyone knows of any work in the region, or has any available. Got my own kit, and saw if that helps the matter... based in Rochdale.

Doesn't seem to be an issue. The crossed legs help the WR 'engage' before the hitch... speedy speedy

This is what I'm rocking at the moment... think its perfect now! Ha ha

like goaty said, the fact that they are in a bag can only slow down root establishment, making them more unstable. (they have no stakes or support either) a neighbour says its the same material as a ton of sand would come in...

i cant let this slide tbh as its on my door step, im going to be walking past them almost daily, give us a break lad im only giving them some tlc , im only going off what ive been taught at col, they havnt done anything right by the looks of thing, beariing in mind its all textbook teaching, maybe they will be fine and im over reacting but 'standards are stanards'

all this seems to be a massive waste on the councils behalf as its only goin to cause a string of problems i can imagine, not to mension the beating they are going to recieve of the lads with strimmers, every other tree on the street takes a few blows near the base from strimmers each year, some of which has caused cracking from the base upwards.

cheers for the response guys, much appreiciated.