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I attended a 2 ropes training session recently and they demonstrated various setups 2x mrt 2x srt and mixed. No one used an ASAP or backup type line. Some setups looked a right pita, although others were fine. I spoke with a guy from treemagineers and he said felt the ASAP wasn't suitable for treework. I too have found Joe's custom system the most user friendly! BTW i am trying to use 2 ropes when suitable/helpful!
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Possibly Heterobasidion annosum. Can you clean up the underside and get some better pics? Cut a segment out of it also. Have you got the tma fungi app, very good for free.
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We have just finished taking down these 2. The weeping ash round here have been hit really hard with ADB. Clearing up was a right pita, loads of broken twigs everywhere. They are awful to climb, the dead limbs are really decayed and weak. Nearer the centre of the tree was fine, but branch walking out to clear the phone lines wasn't pleasant! J.
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I hoped you wouldn't have any more pics and I could leave it at that, darn it! Look like fairy inkcaps, Coprinellus disseminatus. I thought they were inkcaps but then used the second image to search Google lens (very good app for id of plants etc). It had ink caps as first choice, then look up coprinellus on the Tma fungi app and found other photos of fairy inkcaps to confirm. They are not known to damage trees and cause problems they are saprotrophic living on already dead wood. A root may have died and they are decaying that. Anyway that's my opinion but I'm no expert.
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More and better photos needed for me. Close up of single stalk, possibly cut in half. Shots from the side and closer in.
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Most people use class 1, I think some people are made to wear class 2 by big employers. A big consideration is how comfortable/hot they are, not so much of an issue now but come April onward you will appreciate a light pair. Think about dragging brash uphill in 20c+, ah the joys of tree work! J.
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BTW I had to replace the pulley and pawls on my 572, only used it a handful of times and bought in 2021 so managed to get the parts off warranty, with only a little haggling.
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Another for VT. I have messed around with other hitches but gone back to vt.
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I'd generally recommend you start a business in the field you know about. Are there not opportunities in forestry for buying a machine of some sort and contracting yourself out?
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Sorry to state the obvious but have you checked the bolts are properly screwed in. There's some info on the safety sheet that came with it. Also, we tightened the capstan, as it was a bit loose on arrival. J.
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Smart winch info.
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Yes. People will store stuff for you in exchange for logs, treework or use of machines etc. Try asking small farmers, estates etc, some will say no but surprising how many will help you out. Make sure you keep supplying logs etc and both parties benefit. I drop off whiskey, booze, biscuits etc at Christmas to the folk who help me out, which seems to go down well! J.
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Just used the smart winch which I have been really happy with, winch works well. Bollard is really smooth for lowering off.
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Just to adding to Steve's info reducing weight on the end of long branches takes a lot of stress off the branch. Try holding a 1kg bag of sugar on the end of a polesaw horizontally, the strain (moment) is multiplied along its length (force x distance). Take 10kg off a 5m branch is 50kg less loading. I also think there is a psychological benefit to all concerned that the tree has been pruned and is now safer as a result. It's generally impossible to know if this kind of pruning does increase safety but it makes everyone feel that way. This also means people are happier to retain the tree and live with the (lessened) risk. The other options are do nothing or removal.
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I pay £150 to £200, on the rare occasions I need someone else. You might get a bit more if you are really, really good or bring some fancy kit. If you can get jobs done faster and better than me I'd pay you more than 200, however not seen anyone do that lately. I'm fife based.
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T rex is great to splice, i found the approx 16mm and 18mm really easy. I used a metal coat hanger as a fid, there's so much room inside it passing a fid up is dead simple. I uses Marlow whipping twine no 4 and smith and son sail makers needles. Cost about £13 for both. Tommy_b is the main man on here for splicing info. J.
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I'm not self employed, I'm an employee and director of my Ltd company. I think it's important to make a distinction between work hours and outside work. I need to switch off from work, else it could take over all my life and for me that's not what I want or would make me happy. Not saying others are wrong for taking calls til 10pm at night, but it doesn't work for me.
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Only thing I am working on at 11pm on a Friday night is a bottle of something alcoholic!
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Generally I don't but still riles me. Send a text or email instead.
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Smart Alecs pointing out my bad English hack me off too! [emoji6]
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Happens most weeks but why do people ring for a quote at 8.30pm on Friday night? Someone else rang at 1 o clock Sunday lunchtime. This is not for emergency work to dangerous trees btw. From memory I think 10pm is latest some has rung like this. Does this boil anyone else's p!$$ or am I just a grumpy old man! J.
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Looks like western red cedar, thuja plicata to me.
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51 also and climb several times a week. Plan is to do another 10yrs. Joints seem to be holding up ok, but I came late to arb at 40 ish.
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Website says Stirling area.
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Why rip into someone straight away when you disagree with them. Why not just make your points in a more reasonable manner? Have a wee jokey dig if you must. This kind of thing is bad for the whole site, the OP isn't a professional arb, others see this and either won't post in case they get ripped to shreds or think that this is OK too. I think we are better than this. Maybes I'm wrong and this then isn't the place for me, although I've been on here a while and learnt loads from it. Cedar trees shed limbs anyway (storms, snow, just cos they feel like it) the crack looks old to me. I tell my clients not to park under these trees or put stuff underneath like swings for kids. Jan.
