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Thanks for the update Krummholz, 3 months is obviously a long time in politics! Good to hear they are actually listening to industry & shelved the changes.

CE marks continue in use until December 2024, from January 2025 the UKCA standards become applicable. It seems the American standard would not be sufficient unless the harness is currently CE marked or is certified to the UK alternative post December 2024. /assets/static/govuk-opengraph-image-dade2dad5775023b0568381c4c074b86318194edb36d3d68df721eea7deeac4b.png Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018: Great Britain - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK

Appears to be normal dieback of the inner foliage, branch tips look to have good healthy new growth. They typically shed a lot of debris when branches are disturbed.

You need to avoid the temptation to pull with your arms. Try maintaining an upright position on the rope by standing in the foot ascender & foot loop without gripping the rope with your hands just wrap an arm around the rope. Once you can do that start taking small steps up the rope & only use your hands to help maintain the upright stance. Make sure the bottom of the rope is weighted below your feet to keep it taught. A lot of newbies try to achieve roperunning before they can ropewalk, take small steps initially & the speed will come once you have the technique.

Arborist killed after tree falls in Christchurch's Hagley Park | Stuff.co.nz WWW.STUFF.CO.NZ A man in orange overalls, sitting next to a felled tree, was seen being comforted by police officers after the incident on Monday morning.

This is the post Con mentioned.

Suggest you also post some pictures of the cutters & guide bar rails as these might also cause the chain to stick in the cut if worn.

The arb. assoc. guide would be worth a look & not silly money either. Arboricultural Association - Guidance Note 7: Tree Surveys – A Guide to Good Practice TREES.ORG.UK A source of publications, guidance notes and leaflets for arboriculturists. Competitively priced available to members and...

This repeats a popular misconception that was the case a decade ago but since 2012 Lantra have also been providing assessments meeting the requirements of national occupational standards and qualifications (NOS) and qualification curriculum framefork (QCF). Just ensure that following a training course you undertake either NPTC or Lantra inependent assessment. The assessment & certification is essentially the same just with a different logo. From Lantra website: We offer the most comprehensive range of chainsaw training and qualifications in the UK, we are the only awarding organisation able to offer you both training and assessment in one place. Our training and qualifications reflect the latest industry requirements and current legislation and are fully recognised by industry, most notably by Forestry England, Forestry Land Scotland, National Resource Wales and Forestry Industry Safety Accord (FISA).

Used them in wet, cold Wales & have kept my hands dry & warm the last two winters. One pair have lasted me a winter for general work around the farm, operating machinery etc. First pair I wrecked by getting battery acid on them but current pair are still in good nick & worn everyday. Leather can get a bit soggy & slippery so need drying out away from direct heat to avoid leather cracking.

I'm in mid Wales & be happy to help. PM sent.

Interesting range of experiences. We moved into an off grid place a couple of years ago, too far out in the wilds for mains connection to be viable. Have solar panels linked to lead acid battery bank, diesel genny & Victron inverter. No real issues, top up battery fluid once a month & ensure genny has diesel. Generator also needs normal servicing, oil, filter, coolant etc that is easy enough to do myself. System runs everything, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave etc without any serious issues. Genny cuts in auomatically to balance the load if too many appliances switched on at the same time. Occasionally power will drop out if batteries are getting down around 65% & high initial load appliance switched on but genny kicks in & everything powers back up. Have learnt to check battery state in advance & manually power up the genny to avoid cut outs. Generator runs most days at the moment with short daylight hours & cloudy wet weather. During summer can go a week with just solar charging the batteries. We mainly use bottled gas for cooking, oil fired boiler for central heating & hot water. Also have solid fuel range that will run hot water, central heating & cooking but needs feeding with logs regularly to be effective so tend to only use it if we're in all day to keep it fuelled up. Like the fact that we are independent, especially after the recent issues some experienced getting power back on following storms. Looking at viability of installing a wind turbine to reduce generator use in winter.

If you're not already sorted I should be able to help. I'm near Knighton, could travel to you & don't mind weekends to help minimise kit downtime. Will PM with more details.

I've got a pair of Meindl Airstreams UK14/ EU50, no complaints, comfortable & suit my wide feet. If you want to splash out the Airstream Rocks are also available up to EU51.

Clue is in the photo.