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Royston?

*Agro!

No no quotes or jobs I got called to a f off size beech and the guy didn't look that well set up for it and he was dicey with tpo questions I gave him, lol thought you never know and three climbers already turned it down apparently plus I don't think a large beech would like a reduction before winter not after this years weather. Slamming it down with rain and too much stuff to damage on days like that it ain't worth the agro? where are you based?

Go on the website herts is split up so depending on what area you need type that in then look for contact us phone em auto machine boom you get a receptionist why what you gota do is it a big beech by any chance

I've got a very similar knot that 'I sorta made / copied' off a sterling rope advert. And it only sets nice with the stein eye 2 eye beeline. I haven't tried it with 9 mm straight beeline with no splices or sewn terminations, and would like to post a pic but don't know how to from iphone? Plus another cord that stays firm and keeps its roundness would be good for this knot too?!

Very soon weathers breaking now poss 3 weekends time if that suits if your local to me anytime mate! Chingford if that helps.

Lol fortunate, but would you still have thought? I should have used a Pussik then my SJ wouldn't have got dog crap all over it. Love my SJ but ive climbed on it for 3 years now and hitches heave there place too great for everything SJ's apart from small ornamental street trees, I love the decents swings and jumps with precision with the SJ On bigger trees a must have tool!

I wouldnt brother incorporating any work positioning kit into a dynamic situation unless designed to have dynamic falls, top roping and belaying is fine but even still as stated above the right kit is cheap enough anyway. Have fun!!!

It's mainly all on DBH of trunk, and on the odd occasion it's billed as hours on a agreed or decided rate by the contractor, but everyone moans about SOR's but how many grit their teeth and really appreciated all of the sweet jobs... Look and book and token cuts so to speak, and sweet priced jobs all great at the time but do you really appreciate them, it's swings and roundabouts! Main thing is covering running costs and making profit on an average daily basis consistantly which would create a float so a cosistant profit can be attained from every job. Therefore the crappy jobs would/ will not be a such a sore loss to the gang in question or company as it would get made up along the line. The beauty of doing good prices and work go's way up the line to the management and company's overall ability to cope with all work mega efficiently as to increase the 'high turnover low profit' margines. Hope this helps your coursework it's very hard to price unless the various factors for that tender are given to you to make a judgement based upon the facts, for coursework this would be unlikely. Tom

Your gaffs may not be setup right or the right shape for your leg so many hurt me even some of the more "superior" ones! They are all like shoes boots harnesses etc all personal preference give them all a go and see! Btw I'm telling anyone to suck eggs just an idea after all they were designed to aid climbing not make it comfy lool

Had a few different spikes the most comfy and less stress on knees Kleins got leather pads ATM but they are well nice with the buckingham metal insert c wrap pads, brilliant gaffs lil bit heavy but sooo comfy.... But it's like all climbing equip its personal Give a set oh Kleins a try before you hand over any doe.. Tree gaffs all the way!

Swabische works nice on side strop I don't like it as a main line knot binds up to much.

That causes accidents and or embarrassing masculine moments trying to show off! Haha

Lool I know it is but he's the cheapest I've found and actually not anal about everything, quite good really he just don't like tape on load bearing partsMaybe someone should check breaking strains with tape on textiles would be interesting to know if it's a load of crap or not! I know of some loler inspectors that will fail a SJ or rw Lj or the like because they can't be bothered with keeping up to date and dont actually know how to use them!

The problem with chainsaws and most things in the arb industry is that they are expensive and shiny! Everytime I have been to honeys I have either heard or seen a load of travellers come in the shop and the last time I was placing a brand new 880 in the boot and gathered some very unwanted attention from a transit and it's merry band of delinquent scum in toe. In my experience I would say those tools would disappear overnight into traveller land, hopefully they get caught if they don't then 200 severe kickbacks would offer some slight retribution and hopefully that fat ginger guy does make it into the chipper in the pig sty and not via the freezer the more pain the better and even if he gets away drives down the M1 and Crashes... And if he survives that then.. I'm getting well too carried away here but you get the idea ... My sympathys with FrJones. My boss lost 4 saws last year and that was bad enough let alone being cleared out!! Jonsie- you don't need any fancy alarms get a couple of good German Shepards I've not locked the house in 25 years!! That's all you need...

Also the heat shrink is manufacted rope friendly! Whereas tape is manufactured for electrical wire not rope!

Yee sorry misread that when I whip I lockstitch underneath so the whip and lockstitch to me should go hand in hand. Also the glue thing is very hazy due to so many types and brands cheap/inexpensive, and also there is no 'ingredients' list on a pack of electrical tape so what adheisive is used? What adheisives damage what ropes? As you know drew ropes are made out of many combinations of materials and which of these can be affected any of the glues in any of the tapes? My loler inspector refused a good chunk of my kit because of my fetish for tidying up kit with tape, now I don't bother.

A lot of tapes have glue on them that can damage the ropeabd many loler inspectors will condemn that piece of kit. Tape the ends but not working parts of textiles! Whipping does stop a splice from "pulling out" under low loads, I thought the same, the 'ahh **** it the splice is fine I'll just run it like that, that'll do' attitude within 10 mins of climbing I looked at my splice and a nice shiny bit of core popped out lool respliced and lock stitched it! Lock stitch it all!!

Yeah I do agree Im not sure how ruthless it's contamination to beech trees is. I have a work kit and personal kit so clean boots and trousers for me, hell I may even decontaminate myself for once! Loool What's the minimum notice then that we need a week two weeks etc? Yer we'll have a laugh don't worry about that!

Much nicer rope then 13 mm even though skinny grips well in hand recommend it to anyone...

Liking the interest people!

With regards to dates also; I'm gona let it dry out a bit so that it is a bit more predictable for weather so we get a nice dry crisp day should be a week or so and I'll post a date, it's just I don't want a soggy wet weekend when people that are a fair drive away are already organised to come, and it's typical torrential British weather. After all we get paid to climb in that weather lol not get up early on a sat morning for self inflicted torture...

With regards to dates also; I'm gona let it dry out a bit so that it is a bit more predictable for weather so we get a nice dry crisp day should be a week or so and I'll post a date, it's just I don't want a soggy wet weekend when people that are a fair drive away are already organised to come, and it's typical torrential British weather. After all we get paid to climb in that weather lol not get up early on a sat morning for self inflicted torture...

Great care should be taken to protect the cambium on any of the trees that get climbed rec or for work! I don't work there but have lived and explored this forest all my life and yes the trees I have in mind are very old and near the bikers tea hut (albere! Have you climbed here?) in the location are some very old pollards some moody and delicate ultimately they are all delicate! But those that should be left alone will be and those that are climbed will also be treated with great respect if that helps to clear up any worrys. We can still meet on the day and if anybody /s don't like the site then we can find others to play on if there are any doubts, but as said before we will be respectful to the forest have a good day share info tips advice meet new people and hopefully get some newbies up trees as well. Tom

In reply to Alex I didn't like the imori horrible lay twists up gets tangled a lot and gets caught on saw cutters easily, I did like how light is was and it's feel but it didn't work very well with my SJ, was nice with knots though! I've got a tachyon teufleberger rope 37 m now and find it soo much better I've demoted the imori to conifers lool