Fredward
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You poor poor bastard. That looks like tedious work. At least you had the platform. Was it quoted or hourly rate?
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Locking brummel me up, back with vengeance
Fredward replied to arnoldbuchsassinger's topic in Splicing Forum
Good work, I'd recommend whipping and lock stitching the splices, I did some for my block and lowering device, one of them almost pulled out as the tenex tends to get caught on rough bark and pull strands. They won't do it under load but can when being retrieved etc. -
Not sure about Australia, but come to NZ if you don't wanna be eaten alive! This is one of the course outlines for an arb qual over here.. Certificate in Arboriculture (Level 4)
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Looking great, is the roof hinged or solid? Or is that what a 'baffle' looks like?!
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Yeah I'd go with Styphnolobium (Sophora) japonicum, any seed pods around? They are a dead give away.
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Syzygium australe Although it is quite tender, where is it?
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Definitely looks like it but might be a camera lens distortion!
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Great, can't wait to see the progress of the above truck, interested in the baffle idea. Joel I plan to have some similar sides on my truck, possibly with a removable roof, and would love a reversing camera becuase my truck is much wider than my chipper, even with road cones on the wheel arches I can only just see them. Was thinking about keeping the hole in the headboard and have a sliding plate to cover it when chipping, at least then I can see the spout.
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Found it! https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CBwQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvideo.php%3Fv%3D361770004018122%26theater&ei=HTNMVe2jO4PLmwXT8oCIBg&usg=AFQjCNFItNJnwyuM2Ycf2hfo7t1TqZiicg&sig2=lcdb71bt6jqgPHu61yRQ2w&bvm=bv.92765956,d.dGY Don't know if the link will work as it's Facebook but it's on Jonny Quicks page from 8th April 2015.
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There was a really good video of some guys felling a tree with one or two lines lowering it to the deck, I expected it to snap at the hinge and slide backwards but they put it on the deck as gentle as you like. Can't find it but it was impressive.
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I try and give them other options and have once persued the tree protection route with the local council for a native tree, but when no one wanted to know about it I went ahead and did it. After we removed the tree the client remarked how exposed they were to the neighbours now.. Yes.. Just like I said you would be.. *facepalm*
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looking for work in NZ- Auckland
Fredward replied to Finnjon's topic in International Arborist Forum
Trademe.co.nz and seek.co.nz are the main ones, all the big companies seem to be looking for staff constantly.. Try: Treescape Asplundh Franklin Tree Services -
Thanks Joel that looks great! How do you find it with no roof? Is it messy with chip?
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There not a loose or damaged impulse line from when it was dropped which is being disturbed when you are levering it in a big cut?
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Joel got any more photos that looks like what I'm after!
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So would I.. If I had one.. Heh!
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Yeah about 20-21inch at the butt.. Would the boards turn out okay at 1inch with a chainsaw mill? I was thinking 50mm slabs but that wouldn't yeild much.
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Hi all, I'm new to milling so appologies if this is 'one of those' threads! Felled this small Walnut the other day, I thought it would be a shame to cut it for firewood but is it too small to mill? I know a guy with a chainsaw mill, how long roughly would it take to slab it? And what thickness boards would be reasonable to cut? The saw for reference is 22 inch bar, the length is roughly 3.2-3.5m, with about 1.0-1.2m clear wood.
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I managed to get the full paper through signing up to researchgate via my institution, it's not much longer but I think it's going to be helpful, thanks again
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Just looked at the preview of this, looks promising! And thanks for the offer of scanning pages in Natural History, but I have an e-copy from my institutions library
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I also have a paper on senescence, so I think this thread will have some useful information.
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Great thanks guys, I haven't had a chance to read the information above yet, glad to know I'm not the only one who found the subject difficult. The word ontogeny came up in my various searches, does that accurately describe what I'm looking for? Its not a term I've heard in my studies thus far. I think I may be complicating the answer to the question, I have spoken to my tutor and he referred me to 'Trees: Their Natural History' but he wasn't certain if it held the answers to what I was searching for. I think I may pick a specific species local to NZ and try and explain what happens during the life cycle, although I think I have too many gaps, the above post about root systems, I hadn't even considered this. Unfortunately I don't have long to do this and I'm busy with work, I just want to do it right and understand it properly!
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You wont be switching as much as adding a new tool to the arsenal. I find it best in spreading trees (lots of redirects), and ones where a single anchor point wont access the whole tree with ease. Also good for trees where you need to go up and down alot. Nice for working on spar poles too. Can be used just for access and then set up doubled rope. Its nice to not have to isolate tie in point. Disadvantages are you might struggle when coming in from branch walks, it's also a learning process as it's quite different to DRT.
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Jesse, thanks for the link.. I understand the role of growth hormes in general, looking for more specifics on how the hormones change through the life cycle and the effect on morphology of the treee.g. branches changing to a downward inclination due to hormonal changes etc.
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Level 6 I'm finding everything I read is too in depth (level 7 plus) or too basic! Looking for a chronological order of growth stages and changes which occur.
