Djvicke1
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Glad you enjoyed it mate!
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Interview with the author, one of the first Arborists. Extemely interesting and definitely worth a watch. Especially when he talks about topping 300ft trees!! [ame] [/ame]
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Think thats given me a bit more confidence, Like most things in tree work it seems to be something you get a feel for with experience. Ash seems to account for about half of tree work day in day out so needed to ask before I have to climb some of the massive spindly ones you see! Don't even want to think about poplars
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New to climbing and have been having a go dismantling small ash trees with a silky. Everyone talks about ash trees being dangerously brittle etc so I've started worrying about what I anchor on especially when I imagine what its like to climbing skinny 60ft+ ash trees, and yet I notice a lot of people just use normal (wrist) sized anchor points.. Was just wondering from experienced climbers is ash really that bad? Or is this just an irrational fear?
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Cheers for the advice Jake, Yeh I've started just getting better at throwing and realised it saves a lot of awkward strain on the elbows its just about finding the 'knack' of it I guess, practice makes perfect. -
I passed my CS38 about a month ago and have been practicing flat out as Ive got my CS39 coming up soon. There are 2 things i always struggle with... 1 is that when branchwalking or getting into a tricky work position where I'm turning away from the direction of my anchor point I worry about my carabiners slipping around and pulling on the connecting links of my bridge, I know its daft and probably just a mental thing but I just find it hard to turn away from my ropes and use both hands for holding/cutting, (especially when spread out over the end of a branch) Is it ok for your carabiners/harness? The other thing I struggle with is on large trees with only a few branches where you have to pull yourself up through a V-crotch from hanging below it, any tips or should I just try and muscle up into it. I might be starting on utility cutting soon so I guess a lot of these are things I will just learn by watching others as said above.
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Must have been the danish pie cut. Thanks everyone, so many different names for cuts think ill just stay to the 3 I used.
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I'm trying to remember the name and technique behind a felling cut we were told about on cs31. Im sure it was called a 'Swedish hinge' or something? Im pretty sure he said it's a cut that covers most situations, however we didn't get to practice it, we just did forward leaning bore cut, split level and standard cuts. Any ideas as to the cut I'm talking about??
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Yes, Reg has definitely helped me through his youtube vids as well. I also would like to thank the 'climbing arborist' channel on youtube, that guy helped me loads when I started climbing. Great videos, keep them coming!
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Well that's one way to get the job done quick...
Djvicke1 replied to Shipwrecked Bones's topic in Picture Forum
I love watching awesome videos of huge machinery and wondering what things will be like in the future. (That German digger is like something off another planet!!) However as a new climber who loves climbing and cutting I find it worrying.. What do others think... Will there always be a need for climbing? Also wondering has machinery taken over forestry now to a large extent? -
Passed my 30,31 and 38!! Passed my 38 on Friday and they rescheduled my 30/31 for yesterday and I passed Loved doing my 38 did 3 massive branch walks and didn't get any minors. I personally found 31 a lot harder as there's so many safety things to remember (head and body positioning etc) My felling cuts were good although my direction was slightly off target and I was pulled up for having my head above the chain whilst crosscutting but as I knew what I'd done wrong I was passed. I just need to practice my felling to get it perfect. Anyway, thanks for the advice and Merry Christmas.
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Fairly new to climbing just completed my CS38 training and got my assessment on friday. I have always climbed using 9mm prussik loop but in my training i found it started to lock really tightly after I had been suspended in mid air for a while, in fact it locked so hard I could pull all my bodyweight up on it with both hands and it still wouldn't slide down. Gave myself tendonitis by the end of the week from trying to release it all the time. Today I've been practicing with a split tail 13mm Blakes hitch feels much better but it moves so easily that I'm worried it will slip out or am I just being daft? Any tips on friction hitches or good sized rope for a friction hitch? I weigh around 12 stone Thanks
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Cheers for the advice! Have realised that some questions like risk assessments are similar so that helps! Learning felling techniques at the moment, also found out that they've decided to put them both on same day, climbing in the morning and chainsaw in the afternoon so just going to revise flat out and practice next week. Will take my time and be safe. Thanks again.
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Thanks for the advice everyone! Feel more confident about it now. Ive been revising and feel pretty good with the climbing so just going to immerse myself in chainsaw use next week. Will let you know how I get on after the assessments.
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I have just completed my CS38 training and have my assessment day in two weeks. However, next week I have my 30/31 training with the assessment day next to my CS38 assessment day... I'm just worried that there will be too much to take on board and I will end up failing one or both of them. I'm happy with my climbing but only have a basic knowledge and experience in the use of chainsaws, is there a lot to learn on 30/31? Will I be struggling doing the assessments a week later in 2 days next to each other? Any help and advice greatly appreciated, Cheers.
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Do anyone know about funding for climbing corses
Djvicke1 replied to Pbtaylor2014's topic in Climbers talk
Look up 'Focus on Forestry First' They pay up to 75% of the training fee but you might have to live in Wales as its a Welsh government thing but worth checking out as there may be loopholes etc, I'm doing all my nptc tickets through them -
Cheers White Noise
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Thanks for your responses, seems that it depends on location in a way, and whether you need to make ends meet (running businesses with a few employees). In the future I'd like to be a contract climber and would be keen to move around as I have no ties at the moment, but I suppose its good to be able to fall back on the grounds maintenance when I need to. I live in Wales at the moment and find that many people know have-a-go farmers who fetch a couple branches off standing in a digger bucket or off a ladder etc maybe there's less of that in and around cities?
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I'm pretty new to the arb industry and coming from a grounds maintenance background I'm sick of grass/hedge cutting etc and love climbing and tree work. I was just wondering how many of you constantly do tree work (climbing/section felling etc) or whether most tree surgeons fill in with other work such as landscaping, hedging etc? I ask because ideally I'd like to just do tree work and was wondering how realistic this would be? Do contract climbers only do tree work or do you find yourself doing the odd fencing job etc?
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I got an education and degree, worked in office jobs (sales, marketing, advertising etc) sat at a desk all day and hated it. Im 28 now climbing and cutting and love it! Just wish I started climbing earlier. Do what makes you happy, not what makes you money. If it's both you're winning. Always stay safe.
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Cheers Jamie glad to hear you went the same route and made it I'm planning on going out on my own too so glad to hear it's possible.
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Thanks, I just know I'm getting older and couldn't find any tree work so thought I'd do what I can to get a start. I've done a lot of chainsaw work on the ground but mostly agricultural felling small trees, cutting some storm damage/felled trees etc but I don't want to take a chainsaw in the tree unless there's a professional nearby.
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I've been struggling to find any trainee/apprentice climber positions even after offering to work for free etc. I live in Mid Wales and have been looking for nearly a year for any kind of experience with a professional arborist. After contacting various tree surgeons in my area and having no luck I saved up and bought my own climbing equipment and have been climbing any trees I can find mostly on a relatives farmland using basic DRT with prusik accompanied by endless hours learning knots and different techniques in the hope that soon I'll be able to put myself through my tickets and eventually become a tree surgeon. I'm 28 so I can appreciate that I'm maybe a little too old to be an apprentice but I desperately want to be a tree surgeon so I can't believe that some people have the opportunity and let it go. I currently work in grounds maintenance at the moment saving for my tickets any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Just started climbing but haven't got my tickets yet. I climb using DRT with prusik and get myself half to 3/4 way into oaks/ash/beech trees, usually around the crown though and I just try walking out on a few limbs. I'm lacking the confidence to try much more without a professional nearby as theres so much more that I'm unsure about such as high anchor points etc Just wondering if anyone knows of any recreational climbs or anywhere I can climb with other climbers/arborists etc? Or even any opportunities to observe or work experience.. Im situated in Mid Wales but eager to travel anywhere. I have rang around local tree surgeons in the hope of a day or so work experience but all are extremely busy and/or won't take anyone on site without tickets which I fully appreciate. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.
