Matt_Oldfield
-
Posts
27 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Classifieds
Tip Site Directory
Blogs
Articles
News
Arborist Reviews
Arbtalk Knot Guide
Gallery
Store
Calendar
Freelancers directory
Everything posted by Matt_Oldfield
-
I like to think I eat fairly well during the day! Breakfast is two slices of toast and a cup of coffee, a Banana mid morning, then 2 homemade sandwiches and a cereal bar or another banana for lunch, then usually another cereal bar or an apple in the afternoon. If its hot ill take 3 litres of orange squash and drink all of it throughout the day, if its cold its 1.5 litres of squash and a flask of coffee!
-
One of our mk7 transits had the same problem yesterday. Suddenly lost ability to select gears or get it into neutral, it was the hydraulic clutch fluid level. If its leaking the fluid will obviously be low meaning its unable to disengage the clutch properly! short term fix fill up the reservoir (I was told there are 2 on a mk7 not sure about mk6) Long term fix you'll have to get the leak fixed or you'll be stuck waiting for recovery like us! Hope this helps
-
Funny lines that customers come out with!
Matt_Oldfield replied to danroker1987's topic in General chat
'Ooh, you wouldn't catch me up there!' well, no. That's why you called us! -
A few months ago I bought a lifeproof case for my iphone and love it! It isn't massive like some cases and adds very little to the phones size, it's drop tested to 6 feet, and waterproof to 2 meters. I took underwater video with it on holiday recently and when I checked it, it was bone dry inside! Definitely worth buying and I'm sure they make them for most mainstream phones. MUCH better than an otterbox!
-
Surely it all comes down to how many rounds of tea and biscuits have been produced/offered, up to the point of the question being asked, that influences the cost to the client?
-
Feel for you man, its always tough when something makes you feel that way but you yourself know your capabilities and you know you can do it! Maybe make yourself feel more comfortable by getting out on the branches, get a good safe work position where your not in the way, and take smaller bits off to start with, less likely that it will rip out and even if something does go wrong, if the pieces are smaller there is much less chance of injuring yourself! Take the next one in more smaller bits and concentrate on getting your cuts perfect and you'll soon build up your confidence to go bigger again, if you have to go slower for a week to get there then that's what you have to do! Out of interest how far out along the branch were you cutting and how did it get your leg? Matt
-
Updated myself to some alloy Distal Geckos with leather bottom straps and Velcro top straps a couple of months ago. Best investment I've made climbing equipment-wise to date! I can climb in them all day long and not even know I've got them on! That being said, one of the guys I work with tried them and hated them because the gaffs and pads were in a different position to what he was used to with his, but if its your first pair then you'll learn to climb to suit them so go with the most comfortable, which has to be the Geckos!
-
Ah I'd forgotten all about Liquidamber! Some great ideas here, some I've never heard of, and also some great classics! In all honesty I could do with room for 20+ trees I would love to own but only having three really makes you think
-
I've climbed in the carbon geckos and since bought a pair of the alloy geckos for myself. In all honesty, when climbing the tree they feel exactly the same comfort wise and with everything else going on, I haven't even noticed a difference in the weight at all. The alloy ones have the same wrap around support at the top of the leg and so are the same to wear! Personally, and its probably just me, but I can't see the carbon ones outlasting an aluminium pair! I also went for Velcro top straps and leather bottom straps, again for longevity. Enjoy them! Best investment I've made yet
-
Its whatever fantasy garden you need it to be in order to have your 3 top trees! All the space you need and perfect growing conditions for trees from various climates in the same garden, suspend reality and choose whatever you want
-
I've decided mine now, could decide at the time of posting! interestingly 2 of the 3 I was considering have been chosen by a few of you too! 1: Liriodendron tulipifera 2: Metasequoia glyptostroboides 3: Fagus sylvatica purpurea for now anyway
-
If you had a garden in which you could have 3 specimen mature trees of any size and from any climate, which 3 trees would you choose?
-
Love all of the Badger beers, good selection for summer/winter drinking! Also Hogsback T.E.A, Old Peculiar, Ringwood Boondoggle, Old Speckled/crafty/golden hen and occasionally a nice Newcastle Brown Ale!
-
Always used L.E.D Lenser torches and head torches for search and rescue, they are UNREAL! Haven't tried any other makes with a 'cree' L.E.D but they are the ones to go for if you want a truly bright, long lasting torch!
-
Is there a pulley in there somewhere we can't see, and he's cut the wrong side of the sling and the whole lot has come down?! May explain the sheepish look!
-
Its a beautiful day!
-
Customisable bridge harnesses
Matt_Oldfield replied to rubbish chainsaw operator's topic in Climbers talk
Can change the bridge on my Petzl Sequoia. Short, Medium and Long available but I only found out the other day and haven't felt the need! -
What I mean is, if the tree has naturally protruding branches, then they should still be protruding in the same way when you go for the 'natural look' rather than creating a perfectly smooth outline. I know which I prefer, interested to see what the general preference is!
-
So after lurking for a little while on here its time I introduced myself! Im Matt, I'm 24 and I've been in the industry for 6 months now! I trained at Merrist Wood at the beginning of the year and I'm now working full time. I moved from landscaping to arboriculture, best move I've made yet! The Forum is awesome and I hope to contribute more as I learn more and develop more skills. So, now to the secondary purpose of this thread! When reducing, are you the guy who likes his tree to look perfectly shaped with no protruding branches, or of the natural persuasion, reducing by a set amount to leave the tree the same shape, only smaller? Tread Steady, Matt
-
Tennis racket grip tape? Often thought about doing this purely for wet days when the saw gets a bit slippy!
-
I agree with what's been said having been handed a brush cutter at work to clear brambles, its really not very effective! Found the pole hedge cutter with the head angled a much better tool to use! Still end up with the brambles tripping you up and wrapped round your legs though.
-
I'm right handed but have always used a saw either way, it wasn't until I was doing my tickets I switched hands and was told that I shouldn't do it as the saw wasn't designed for left handed use! didn't stop me though, I just do whatever is most comfortable!
-
I always carry a Race Rescue Knife (RRK) on safety boats and when sailing yachts, absolutely brilliant! The blunt tip means you can't stab the side of a RIB or yourself with it and the serrated blade is MEGA sharp! Should go through 16mm rope no problem, especially under tension. Check them out, might be worth looking into: RRK Race Rescue Knife Std - Ocean Safety Ltd
-
Thinking of having a crack at making charcoal.
Matt_Oldfield replied to Woodworks's topic in General chat
Excellent thread, been thinking of doing this myself for a while, just for a bit of fun and charcoal for my own barbeque! Excellent post CSSERVICES, was thinking of doing the same thing, good to know it works! Definitely going to crack on with this soon! -
Be careful cutting in back, depending on what it is depends on how much you can cut it back, if its western red cedar (Thuja Plicata) then you can cut it back past the green foliage and it will regrow, if its something like Lawson or Leyland Cypress then you can't cut back past the green foliage, it will not regrow and you'll end up with a brown horrible mess! Have to say though,i'm with the get rid of it'ers!
