Marc Lewis
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Those Merlow are brilliant with all the attachments for tree work[emoji106]
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I would not want to be descending on 2 ropes in that situation!
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Not sure of the exact figures, but I believe about 90% of rescues are self rescues and alot of injuries are to the arm or hand. Now if you have to self rescue on 2 lines and 2 friction hitches, this is going to be very awkward or indeed not possible with one arm/hand out of action.
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How much do you pay for your stove wood?
Marc Lewis replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
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Smart traffic lights are becoming alot more common, we have several sets in our neighbouring town.
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I think theres alot of us out there that prefer dismantles. Spikes on, dont have to worry about beating growth points off, final look of the tree etc, etc. I think you'd have to offer more than that to fill your diary.
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Remember, it is not because anyone cares for your well being, it is to make sure everyones arse is covered if the worst should happen. Organisations and companies do not want to pay out compensation or be sued.
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Must have taken a pro to get that to your yard Mark.
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Of course, reducing large mature oak trees ruins the look of them imo. Unless the reduction is minimal, but then its hardly worth doing.
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25 yrs ago we were clearing motorway embankments. Where m3 meets m27 and you get roadlocked islands, there were loads of adders. Really had to be quite carefull.
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Yeah, always used to come accross an adder or 2 on 2 or 3 seperate occasions. Now I have not seen one in years. I live in North Dorset.
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What size machine is that gdh?
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It is quite common of the council to say they want nothing to do with tree and let you crack on.
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If Carsberg did traffic jams..........
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I would go 201tc all the way. Make sure it is the tc and not the t, there is a vast difference. The 540 has great power but the build quality has always been an issue for me. They may have since solved this.
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Yeah, had a pair of M airs but i too suffered cold feet, even when not that cold. Something that has not happened to me in the past. I have a pair of the Scafell arbortec which are real comfy and ok with spikes. First pair i had split round the heels only 6 months in! Just bought another pair (3 weeks ago) and will see how these go. Tried the other boots they had but none felt as comfy. I have been meaning to give the Zermatts a go, next time. Be interested to hear if these new Meindle boots are as cold as the airstreams, if anyone knows??
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the best water proof arborist jacket to date
Marc Lewis replied to markrufrider's topic in General chat
Completely agree Mark but some are better than others. I have had the cut and climb and rate it highly, i just dont like smocks and the price. Has anyone tried the cycling style waterproof jackets? They look good and breathable, quite tight fitting. And half the price of a cut and climb. -
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Thats beautiful, is it a 404?
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Nice tent Paul. You still getting on well with the 500 there?
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My point was that I think it makes more sense to refresh cs38 than other units that we do every day. And yes it does get very costly if you have several empolyees who all need refreshers in cs units, all the different ua units amongst others.
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Is there evidence to suggest that? If so fare enough. As for practicing cs38, we do and have it recorded as you suggest. It is a requirement by the company i contract for. But that was not my point.
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Its all box ticking and arse covering and company's making a good deal of money from it. Imo you should not need refreshing what you are practicing day in, day out, where is the sense in that? I do think however that cs38 should be refreshed as we never get to practice it (hopefully) and this is a unit that does not need refreshing. Makes no sense to me.
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Which did you prefer, the blue or green?
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Bear grills demonstrated a knot like that, it was called something like the suicide knot!!
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