jeanesy

Hi david No insight as to what the fungi was as of yet, although i am seeing the manager today, maybe she'll have the report from the garden consultant. Thanks for the heads up on the resizing of the photos:thumbup1: Hope those help.

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Im after a bit of advice. Ive been asked to look at a walnut for a hotel i do a bit of work for. They have been alerted by a garden cosultant or something, that this tree is a big risk and needs to come down. They love the tree and want to do whatever it takes to keep it as it makes the garden what it is....they've even had little walnuts made as garden ornaments. Basically from what i can gather, this garden consultant has said that theres not enough soil to support the roots....not quite sure how they've come up with this, that its likely to fail at the base and that there was fungi growing at the base, Ive had a good look at the tree and heres what ive come up with. The tree has quite a significant lean towards a summer house situated in the garden, There are a number of old pruning wounds which have not healed well and have started to decay (fairly common in walnuts), there are two patches of bark at the base of the tree which appear discoloured (possibly diseased/decayed), there appears to be the beginnings of a crack/fracture running along the trunk from where the tree bificates. This limb is of a significant size and leans heavily over the garden and towards the summer house. Without seeing and speaking to the manager of the hotel (which i am doing tomorrow) i dont know exactly what has been seen or said previously. I've got a few thoughts, perhaps a very light reduction on the leaning limb and then bracing it? Id really appreciate anyones opinion on this. Cheers P.s Got some pics but seem to be having problems uploading...wont let me do it via the attachments button, any ideas?

You can have a go on mine if you're ever around the Gloucester Cheltenham area. If you get one you have to get a ropeguide too...the two together are good....so so good.

I climbed on a hitchclimber VT set up for years, changed to a sj and ropeguide and hated it....for the first week. I persevered and now I find it so useful it's unreal. Only problem is I get through cams quite quick so now and then I go back to hc, which, for me is a big step back. The self tending on a sj is so handy when out on the ends of branches and the control you can get with the brake makes it better than a lj imo. I say go for it, stick with it and don't look back.

Looks like a Hawthorn...unless I'm missing something

Rob Forrester at Forrester access. He's Cheltenham way.

Really sorry to hear that bud. Did you hear that Ruskin mill got done over as well? Could be the same people.

Agree. Get the bigger one. I got the smaller one and it's great for top anchoring, but for choking on a stem it comes up a bit small fairly regularly and that's here in the UK, our trees are midgets compared to yours!! Bigger is better!!

I'm on tachyon now. Isn't velocity what the guy who does the spiderjackery videos uses? How do you find it to grip?

Every two weeks?! That's a bit much. What rope were you using before you changed? How do you get on with velocity?

Pretty much always use the brake, unless I'm going against the rope. I do tend descend pretty fast on it, half the fun really isn't it?! Cheers for the replies. Seems it's about the norm then.didn't think they'd wear quite as quick as they do.

I Was Just Wondering How Long Everyones Sj Clutches Last. I Seem To Be Going Through Them. Bought MyLast One At The Arb Show In June And It Seems As If It's Had It. Serious Rope Creep.Pevious Lasted About 4 Months From New. Is This The Norm?

Got mine in front of the fire!!

Hopefully here it is

For some reason can't upload photo

Got this dead oak to do today. Been dead a while, I priced it for the boss as part of a number of trees. I was going to straight fell it but just been told we can't as there are underground services underneath it and they're not sure how deep they are, probably would have wrecked the grass and exploded on impact anyway. Easy tree to rig, might save a bit of extra raking too!

Cheers mate, think I'm sorted now.

Bump:thumbup:

IWas Wondering If Anyone Knew Of Anyone Hiring Out Vehicle Mounted Mewps In Gloucestershire Or Worcestershire. Ideally On A Landy , But A Transit Or Something Would Be Fine. Cheers Fellas.

Picture is quite far away. Could be meripilus.

I have a ropeguide that I use with a spiderjack and I think it's amazing. Never tried a pulleysaver but I can't imagine it being any better then the ropeguide. I very rarely have any bother retrieving it but if your working over tarmac a lot then invest in the double snapper, it's really simple and quick.

Think Arb aid do one that goes with their first aid kits. Saw them at the Arb show, they seem to know their stuff. Alternatively I did one a few years ago with ABC. They were quite good.

We have two of them. I think they're really good chippers, can't think of any problems we've had in the last four years that weren't our own fault. Throttle cable sometimes goes but apart from that, top notch. Circular blades too, so you can get a bit longer out of them before you need to have them sharpened.