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Four fairly major domestic projects completed during lockdowns 1 & 2... Would have never got around to them otherwise, realistically. And completed well, and properly, as time pressure wasn't an issue. Loads of people waking up to "stuff", joining the tinfoil side = new friends. Learning who people really are - invaluable, regardless of where one stands on the issues. Acellorated spiritual maturation. I've become much more understanding of other's weakness. I'm gentler with others, in my thoughts (was never outright mean to people in day to day life, but ones personal thoughts are a different matter). By the way Mick - off topic - was listening to August Hunicke interviewing Gerald Bereneck this morning and he was reading some questions from viewers - your name and "France" was mentioned! ...Interview was a few years ago.

I wonder if autotune/m-tronic cope with e10 better? I stand by my old suggestion of mixing Aspen with petrol half and half, to offset the crappyness of the petrol and reduce the cost of the Aspen. Optimum, always shooting for the optimum.

I have made some progress on identification, and there's a bit of history in it's history. Going by the plate, it was the property of a now defunct company in the former East Germany. VEB Ströhmungsmaschinenbau Pirna WWW.INDUSTRIE-KULTUR-OST.DE BAUJAHR: 1914/1970 ANGESTELLTE: 2000... in the town of Pirna, near Dresden. The company premesis was once a mental asylum. During the GDR era it was a state owned factory for aeroplane terbines. When that industry failed, it was repurposed to make water terbines. Whether the outfit built Tirfor copies or not, I don't know. It may have been purchaced somewhere else and rebadged with the company logo and data. However, there is a "date of production" on the plate (1976). This model of Tirfor are called H-15 in Germany, and were/are Bundeswehr issue. The bottom of the casing can be easily removed for cleaning and oiling, there is also a grease nipple on the non-lever end of the main crankshaft, which lubricates the main load bearing element. I have not seen this on other Tirfors, and I wonder why it isn't standard? Seems like a great idea. The Bundeswehr Tirfors are dark green with a riveted carry handle, but mine is light grey with a folding carry handle. So I'm thinking it might have been a special GDR version. The cable, original (?), is also oddball. It's not a "maxiflex" 4 strand but it has the same diameter - 11.5mm.... I cut the frayed end off and re-welded and ground the taper. Looking at the cross section it appears to be 7x19 seale. I've restored the workings to a pristine condition as possible, lubed it to the max and made a handle for it. My custom handle is even "telescopic" after a fashion. If you want it longer you pull out the inner, flip it, and shove it back in. I've wire brushed the rope and treated with linseed oil, which has dried to a nice finish. The auld machine came with broken there pins (it's the version with two, rather than three) and there were another 6 spares on board. A new maxiflex rope is en-route, from Slovenia, for €100 cheaper than the standard Irish price. I'll keep the original rope for gnarly dirty pulls. This machine came to me third hand, via a neighbor who I helped out. It came to Ireland in the early 90's, I believe, with an east German chap who has long passed. He was said to be a gangster of some sort, very shady background.

Congratulations on the purchase! The paper copies are expensive, but it will hold it's value probably. I'm not aware of anything comparable in terms of practical literature. I have the PDF version. Love to buy the video series if it ever becomes downloadable, but don't want to pay 200 bucks for DVDs. Maybe one day... He was a true master of the trade, who's career was ended by getting his foot crushed by the hydraulic stabilizer of a lorry, of all things.

https://www.educatedclimber.com/beranek-fundamentals/ He has DVDs for sale as well, hours and hours of tuition but pricy.

I'm thinking "hip" was supposed to have a "c" in front of it, but the touchscreen didn't register.

I was given a horse Chestnut stem last year. Getting near burning the last of it now, it gave adequate heat, for my purposes. Burns so quickly though. Bad use of storage space for energy return...

How do people still fall prey to cold callers? I know they're elderly etc ... But I'd have thought the penny would drop in the collective awareness at some point.

Better than having a episode at the wheel. Carry aspirin for the heart attack and make sure your descent device is one hand operated in case a stroke takes out an arm. Always have your main line set up and ready to rock if you have to bail out in a hurry. And carry a panic button device of some sort that will alert a reliable contact.

They grab the rope less hard than a prussic. Better feedback. Advance easier than a prussic as well, and can be advanced one handed with a micro pulley. Somewhere between an English 4 wrap prussic and a valdotan tress, or so I'm led to believe.

Try a distal hitch. Also easy to tie and a bit more forgiving than a prussic.

Maybe this product & service exists. If not, how bout this: A dedicated "rugged" comms device with a dedicated tactile button. Ware it on your chest where it's accessable by both hands. It's perma-linked to a call center, partially automated service. You check in with them when you start the day's work. They have all your details and a copy of your risk assessment. The device rings loudly and vibrates (really powerfully, moreso than a phone) every half hour. You hit the button to silence it. If you don't hit the button connects to a human at the call center and they speak to you. If you don't reply, the emergency plan is activated. It can also tell the call center if you are upright or horizontal. It tells the call center if you are moving or not. If you link it to your fitbit it tells them about your heart rate etc. This device would be an indestructible chunk of polymer and metal with a high capacity replaceable battery. Could even have a Satallite link for areas with low cell coverage.

Took us around 4 hours, but we weren't giving it anything like wellie, as my pal was a bit poorly. Probably two hours of proper work for two vigorous men. Client will be treated fairly though, as always. I just love Tirfors. Love everything about them. It's bordering on a fetish... If anyone has a link to Simon Foure and the history of the development of the Tirfor please send it my way.

I'd be for grinding but grinders are in short supply in my hood. Just never caught on I suppose. I suppose you could say it's a cultural thing....

I'm gonna leave it there and forget about it. Actually this was not my job, was just helping out a fellow tree guy. I believe the client is going to deal with it himself, it was actually his tirfor we were using. All he wanted was it out of the ground.

The ms201 (the back handle ground version of the top handle saw) has a 3/4 wrap handle as standard. The 3/4 makes it great in the tree for chogging, better than a top handle.

They're handy for felling timber onna slope and access from the left side of the stem is restricted. I had a full wrap on my 461 before it blew up. It did make life easier at times.

Tirfed out an alder this afternoon, root ball and all. Had to re-rig three times for different angles etc. The snatch block came out to play, which is a rare occurrence.

That's what I saying. Recycling (proper) might make economic sense soon. Reusing jars and bottles etc. When it's cheaper for industry to collect and reuse glass jars instead of buying new ones. Part of the great reset is central control of ALL recourses. Everything to be cataloged and accounted for, every fencepost, half block, used tuna can etc. Eliminate waste. Reuse and redistribute everything. One man's rubbish another man's treasure, but to put "rubbish" to use we need an all knowing database of what exists and who needs what. Yes, distopian in a normal world, but I can understand the thinking behind the vision. If we are energy and commodity impoverished, then using what we have most efficiently would be a way to lessen the hurt.

Makes me wonder... If all the hoopla about global warming, recycling, "circular economy" etc was seeded years ago in preparation for this. If the west and east split, we will have to be more self sufficient, like we were 40 years ago. But we have become dependent, to a degree, on the east. China for goods and Russia for energy and commodities, so a simple switch back to 1980 won't work. In this scenario, one can see recycling in a new light. Not to "save the planet" per-se, but just to keep raw materials in circulation. A currency collapse, roll on the digital credit, rationing by another name. All of this stuff was pushed as trendy and green over the years, but maybe it was in preparation for this?

She got a taste of her own potion. J.K was a rabid SJW in the early Trump years, fully on the bandwagon... I have no sympathy for her.

If NATO gets seriously involved, aren't we all basically dead?

Used the tree jack to great effect on a project last week. Breaking down a large fir...

Set a rope in the canopy and test load it. Get a friend to hand off the rope as well, put a couple hundred kilos on it.

Gotta save the planet for future generations.