Andrew McEwan
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Thanks, I'll see what Rob says. Interested to try a rope grap on a saw strop, sounds like a good idea. Wild country ropeman or something like that? I think kong even do one that works on tape.
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Which bar and chain is that Coletti? I've seen oregon 90 chain is 3/8 043, and a 10" oregon bar that may fit the echos, but be good to know what your 360tes setup is. cheers
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I think one million would be a minimum, had that for a number of years, but two large clients required 2 million as of 2014 so upped it to that since then.
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Scum, hope you get it found, can local authority/highways or maybe local shops etc help with cctv/motorway cam footage? Can't have been a subtle move to get that away.
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That carry out looked annoying, well earned beer!
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Great vid, link below to an article on the harvesting http://depts.washington.edu/sky2001/proceedings/papers/Cleaver.pdf Be good to see the sort of grapple they use on the helicopter
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Been very happy with my 175 and other TPs, different level of build quality imo.
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Is this up at Ashridge? Have a scrape at the bark under the legions for signs, or LFD test kit.
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Don't know about OPs saw but I got mine around the same time and it's great, not as flickable as a husky but not what I have it for.
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This is why I don't like base anchors
Andrew McEwan replied to Steve Bullman's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Sorry Matt, we just had to have our dog put to sleep so rough day or two, but I have some srt pics to take for some training and will rig up what I mean and do a photo for you. -
This is why I don't like base anchors
Andrew McEwan replied to Steve Bullman's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
title edit "this is why no one should like base anchors with a single attachment" Only takes a minute to put an offset secondary base anchor in above the first whatever you final tip plan is, almost impossible to clatter both of them then, or a lopper elf to snip them both. -
Cheers Tom, yes that's my 130 on arbtrader. fraid it's not scruffy yet though Chris! Would do you well though I'd have thought.
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Julian, you may have tried already but I just use MS picture manager, thumbnail view, select all, then apply compression or resize and save, works ok.
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Strapping is really not good at all, quote below from the article "Elbow braces are crap In fact, they can cause harm. They reduce pain by [a] offsetting load that would otherwise pass through the offending tendon tissue and warming up the tissue faster, thereby reducing the pain when you start your session. Do you still have the problem? Of course you do. Braces are a big Band-Aid. Additionally, the neighboring tissue often becomes afflicted."
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Dodgy Elbows | Dr Julian Saunders Read this and give the appropriate negative dumbell excercises a good couple of months, then a tens machine if no dice. Note his opinions on straps etc, he is not wrong. Saunders regime has fixed many climbers I know, mainly by understanding what the cause of the problem is. Good luck with it
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Low impact woodland management
Andrew McEwan replied to QuantockTreesMatt's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
To go with the 3pl crane I got a trailer built up that has all the bolsters and axle sliding along a central spine (my mate dan pat pending!). You can shove all the bolsters to the end and then put the hitch end and spine under the alpine so it all fits on a 14ft ifor. Obviously not as capable as a forwarding trailer with driven wheels, but not got stuck yet -
Low impact woodland management
Andrew McEwan replied to QuantockTreesMatt's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
If you're splitting your time between woodland and arb jobs don't discount getting a 3pl crane, I end up using mine a lot more than I would if it was mounted on a trailer. Also if you're new to silviculture/forestry practice in general, and not working for clients through an agent or forester, a copy of Harts and the FC blue book will help you out more than any particular kit will. -
Good point Rob, won't it be a pain being a dealer for us lot down south?
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Their 10ft, high sided, 3way, 3500kg tipper looks very handy, be interested in prices and what you think after a crawl over them
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I have a short list of chippers, which one?
Andrew McEwan replied to Daythe trees's topic in Large equipment
Very impressed with my TP, solid, fast, good throw and chip quality -
Great photos, if you've not been try and get a kayak trip around the broken islands sorted, really amazing islands just down from you.
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Sorry to read about another hit. Too late I know but getting the little battery easyalarm kit has been good to let me know if anyone is meddling, without them being warned. Also upgraded wheel clamps to uk made lincmaster ones, which make other options look flimsy. Don't work for either company, just good kit
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Make the angle of the board adjustable, with a 1ft kick board at the base if possible
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Second this, doubt you'd find yourself stuck with front steer and split brakes, also if you want to use the alpine at full speed then front steer is less twitchy. Check gearbox specs if you want to power heavy implements too.
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Sorry to read this Phil, bloody epidemic at the moment. Don't pack up because of them, getting 'measures' in place cheered me up a bit, hope you can get make any repeat visit more unpleasant for them.
