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crackoff

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  1. Cancelled till monday, due to a no show at the shop...:sad:
  2. I will be doing the odd total dismantle, again, not chunking down huge portions, but some may have a bit of weight, simply to speed the dismantle up. Should I be looking for 14 or 16mm ??? 14mm Bull looks ok for price, but cant really find out much about it, other than the usual "For years, the Sirius Bull Rope has been a must-have item in the world of........." that appears on every site that sells it. Is it a static type rope with low stretch? is it a medium or high stretch? So little written about how ropes actually behave.
  3. When I was working on boats, any of the "how much for cash" brigade got told an extra 10% for the inconvenience of carrying the money to the bank.
  4. Got about £60-£70 for some rigging rope... Is that sort of price going to get me anything worthwhile? Or should I dig deeper? Knowing that at present I'm not looking to be in the "Go big or go home" gang, and will most likely be in the "Keep it small" brigade for a fair while, what size (mm) rope should I aim for? and what length? And lastly, what make? Cheers in advance
  5. Amen to that... Great service. (Though they do keep empying my wallet)
  6. After watching a couple of vids on the floating crotch system... I'm not 100% sure why its needed? As I see it, it gives adjustment for positioning, but you are still attached in direct line to your TIP, so what do you gain? The rope from your TIP is just as adjustable? (ie, through a friction knot or spiderjack etc) and you have to carry around extra weight in the form of another rope, extra pulley, et al... So, can someone please explain to me the benefits???
  7. "Not designed for disco's, or gymnastic splits"...:lol:
  8. Have to start planning mine soon, maybe April time??? Well done in passing:thumbup:
  9. Would the fence blunt the stump grinder blades?
  10. Evening guys... Have a problem. I have a tree stump where it has grown through and around a wire mesh fence. I have to put a new fence up, which means the removal of the stump. How do I go about this? The stump is about 3ft (just above the fence height) and is 75% on my side, and 25% on the neighbours side with the fence going straight through the middle... HELP:blushing:
  11. below is a simplified drawing. To explain I have put two places I want to cut, Cut A and Cut B... In cut A, the trunk is suspended between two points and I want to cut in between those two points. Put simply, the trunk "wants" to bend in the middle, so the mid point touches the ground, in effect, this will compress the top and open out the bottom of the trunk. given this info, you are able to see that when the log is finally cut through (or near enough for the weight of the trunk to start moving, you will want you saw coming up, from the "opening" side of the trunk. First cut on A will therefore be a top cut (compression) not really more than a third of the way through, and the second cut will come up towards the first(tension). In Cut B, the forces are opposite to cut A as the trunk will want to open out at the top (tension), and close up at the bottom (compression), so the cuts will be opposite those in Cut A. First cut from the bottom (About a third of the way through) second cut from the top... Should stop getting the saw jammed.
  12. Not a great advert, but just spent a day climbing and trimming in my new Oregon Waipoua type C trousers. Now though I'm not at it 24/7 like some of the pro's on here, I am only just getting back into it, and spent a lot more time and effort than was necessary faffing about. All the time these were comfortable, with minimal overheating issues. Given a bit more experience, I know I'll become a lot more efficient up the tree, which can only make things better. time will tell on the wear and tear/longevity of these, but as a first try, very happy with them...
  13. Cheers Dan... all kit together now, so just a case of getting back up trees now with the new kit and seeing how it fares. Got a bit of pruning planed to get me back into the habit of trusting the kit. Then next weekend I'm off fishing, then a clear run at this Euc and start getting it down. Nice and slow till I feel like I'm getting the feel back. Cheers to all the guys on here that have stirred up the old saw and climbing buzz through their chat and videos. Only been on here a month, and have learnt so much that in previous years wouldn't have even occurred to me. I'll get some pics up of the Euc at the weekend, and keep you all informed as to how its going.
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    <p>foot ascender recieved thanks Dan...</p>

    <p>Top man mate.</p>

     

  15. Sorry to hear your news Hedge, but good to hear this latest bit. Truly hope she's on the mend soon.
  16. Well thanks to you guys all ranting about Meindl Airstream boots, I have to find a subtle way of telling the missus that the boots I got, cost nearly twice as much as the ones I went to see... Thanks F R Jones, great service. (and I thought walking into a fishing tackle shop with a credit card was stupid... its got nothing on a decent arb shop) To be fair, these were one of only three boots that actually felt like they were designed for feet to go in out of all those on display, all three were going to come out roughly the same price, one wasn't waterproof, and given the glowing reviews I've read on here for the Meindl Airstream, they were really the only choice. Hopefully the post man will drop off the last bit I'm waiting on (till I sit looking at videos online and checking out others set ups) which is courtesy of Mr Earp... Cheers fella. and I'll be playing this weekend with a few easy climbs up my Euc tree out the back.
  17. Now my experience of chainsaws only came about as an extension of my fishing, as such, I guess 90+% of my tree work has been at lakes. I remember one water I had associations with asked me to pop down and remove a tree for them. So, the following Saturday saw me at the lake inspecting the tree. well it was sat at about 45 degrees over the lake, so I said to them I'd have to drop it bit by bit, and knowing the lack of any decent assistance I would get, told them it would take a couple of days. They were a bit alarmed by this, and said they wanted it straight down as they didn't want to lose the money they would gain from a whole weekend without anyone paying for the swim. (day ticket water) After telling them again that that was the hard way to do it, they started talking about getting a bow saw out to take it down. So, not wanting someone to kill himself with a bow saw and a widow maker combo, I told them I'd do it the next day, but they would have to remove the tree from the lake after felling. Sunday morning saw me drop the tree, and as expected, (especially with the gob I cut) it went straight across the swim. I packed away my kit and left them to it. 7 foot margins and thigh waders don't mix, especially when your trying to lift an 18 inch butt out of the water. It stayed there for three months, and I never got told how to remove a tree by them again. Result. In that three months, they didn't get a penny from that swim, as no-one could fish it...:lol:
  18. Got bad memory issues, so cant remember any details. Be around soon to help you out.
  19. Hopefully get down F R jones tomorrow and check some of their boots out. I wont be leaving without something new covering my pinkies.
  20. My reply was late, but that was because I was hoping no one would spot my schoolboy error:001_tt2: And I cant see "date and time" on the right hand side... all I spotted was on the left saying that the post was "X minutes ago"... STRANGE
  21. Well, I'm pretty much kitted out for SRT (minimalist) Harness, bina's, friction ropes, 45mtr double braid, 2x flip line, cambium saver, Hitch climber pulley, couple of re-route (small) pulleys, few positioning type ropes (3,5 and 7 mtr), spikes, figure 8, belay thingy type C trousers (Oregon). helmet with visor and ear protectors, yellow hi vis shades, stihl gloves... Saw is just a Makita 3500 40cm bar, awaiting back up Stein hand saw... Lowering wise, Large ISC portawrap, straps, dead eyes x 2 (19mm) large ISC pulley, 3 heavy duty (40kn +) bina's, 5 mid bina's (25kn) and a shed load of ropes for lowering. (but also have 100 odd meters of three strand from a couple of years back in a canvas sack that may be used over natural crouches) ps, the reason I went "LARGE" on the portawrap and pulley, is not because I'll be chunking down huge trees, it's because I found them going cheap:001_tt2: Still awaiting a few bits, and need to check out some boots... find out if any of them will fit me.
  22. Don't you love pushing that button that says "post" on it, and three seconds later seeing what you've just asked for???
  23. How about a date and time on peoples posts... I know there have been a couple of threads that I have wanted to post on, but as they are so far down the pages, I don't know how long ago the last post was made. There have been a couple of "For Sale" threads that apply, but like I say, they could have been cleared up a year ago for all I know...
  24. No wonder you lot are all scraping for work... you need to be more accommodating...:lol:

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