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Whatcha thoughts on it after the test period??

I used the old blade so as I don't jam or break the new blade. More likely to go wrong with a polesaw. Reach is probably about 10-12 foot fully extended, didn't measure though. The detent (had two, one missing) failed when I started cutting, as it's an old handle. It can't take the forces of sawing, so I ripped the inner aluminium shaft right out and just used it like that, about five foot of reach. Not a true polesaw, more like a "extra reach" handsaw. Works well, way more power pull cutting with both hands. I intend to use it as an "in the tree" tool. Will buy a new 4 foot telescoping handle for it, they're plenty cheap.

Replaced the Zubat blade recently. Attached the old blade to a ln extendable paint roller handle. Not paying 100s of € for a simple telescopic shaft.

I know a chap who quit smoking and became coeliac. His doctor said it's quite common.

I will bet top dollar the polyester/Kevlar safety chain-clogging element in the wellies does not deteriorate over time, at least not on the shelf. YouTube guys have done cut tests on really old, hard used safety chaps, and they worked just as intended. The thing that kills the safety padding is oil saturation, and obviously this will not be a problem in wellies, especially ones that have been sitting in storage... The rubber on the other hand, might crack and leak, but I doubt it. Hard hats are disposable on account of UV degredation of the plastic, which makes it brittle.

Proper size, proper insoles, thick socks. Talcum powder your feet before you insert them in the wellies. Take off wellies when you finished working and change socks. Remove insoles and dry wellies at night, properly.

Feather sticks. Can't get cheaper than those, fact... But you got to use a £200 Ray Meres bushcraft knife...

It's grand for shorter bars. Doesn't carry well on longer than 20". Hardens on content with air over time as well, can really gunk up a saw if you don't clean around the clutch regularly, like every couple of months or so.

II'd like to see a series of real world destruction tests of TIPs, range of species and states. Load cell + a big chain puller. Including shock loads. I suppose if your wrist is strong enough to support your weight, like hanging from one arm, then a wooden wrist would be even stronger.

I'd like to see a series of real world destruction tests of TIPs, range of species and states. Load cell + a big chain puller. Including shock loads.

Have Pfizer et al discovered a way to accelerate time? Like, compressing five years into a month?..... I wonder. Still, it'll probably be alright, it's not like science ever got it badly wrong before...anyway, the vax recipients are monitored for adverse reactions after the dose. 15 minutes. If an experimental gene therapy is going to do you damage, it's definitely going to happen within 15 minutes. We know this for a certainty, cos, you know, computer models and stuff.

The chain is a different guage to the bar - I had this recently when filing a bunch of old chains. It will run when the cover is off or loose, but as soon as there's a bit of pressure it locks up. Hang onto that chain for use on an old worn out bar.

Paddy: thanks for your reply - yes that's what I meant, you got it. AHPP: thanks for your reply - I read somewhere a guy was hurt doing the skid steer thing, maybe it was a pickup truck. Yes the principle has surely been tried before, you tried it anyway. I like the counterweight idea. This could really work. Ascend to TIP, have groundie attach counterweight at just above ground level, and from that point on you're counterweighted, but you are limited to that length of rope. Cant redirect the tail, as it's weighted. Up or down only probably. Even a small counterweight like 20kg would probably make a difference. Could use bar plates and attach with a 6 wrap prussic. I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it myself, but great idea nevertheless.

A hypothetical situation: Climber has fired a throwline over a natural crotch. Uses throwline to pull access rope through crotch and down to the base of the tree. Instead of tying a base anchor, he uses the access line to haul up a pinto Ddrt system. Pinto is hauled up just under the natural crotch, with the double ropes dangling down. He then secures the tail of the hauling/access line to a base anchor. All clear so far? Now, the climber can ascend Ddrt with his zigzag, but here's my question: what if his groundie pulled on the tail of the Ddrt moving rope? That would lift the climber. It would be just like hauling a sack of spuds up into the tree. The climber has built in progress capture (zigzag) and the pulley at the TIP means close to zero friction. The load at TIP will be quadrupled, or close to it. Pinto experiencing climber's weight + groundie's weight, and TIP experiencing double that. So this would have to be a very solid natural crotch, that's a given. Pinto is rated at 10kn WLL which is close to a tonne, so no problem there. Access line should be rated appropriately. Instead of lounging about, your groundsman could be doing the work of hauling you aloft. If he's heavier than you, you will simply float upward. If he's lighter than you, you will have to assist to make up the difference. Think of the energy this could save. I'm sure someone has thought of this before. Anyone tried it?

Ninja Climbing Gear M.THECOVERTEYE.COM Ninja Climbing Gear. Ever Wanted to Climb a Tree without a Rope? A... No ropes needed. This will save me so much time and money. I'm selling my gear and going ninja.

Sack trolly for those lengths. Lidl had a nice strong lightweight one for €30 a few years ago, it's moved the world of weight. Railway sleepers, 7ft concrete slabs, stoves, etc. Pile yr timber on and ratchet strap.

Please build yourself a ProPush® device and post a really detailed video of it's use... I invented it, but don't have anything to use it on at the moment, so it would be nice if somebody else would do the tutorial and review.

Santa brought a Sliky Zubat for wifey, so she can stop borrowing mine. And he brought me an Armytek WizardPro Nichia, limited edition headlamp. No other torch I've ever had compares to the utility of this gadget. Goes from a mere glimmer to a blinding wall of light and everything in between, and it makes colors look like the do on sunlight, instead of the washed out ghostly blue like cheap LED lights.

Don't worry fellers, the Great Reset is going to finally sort out all these problems. No more meat, no more overproduction, and no more waste. And no more fish, by the sound of it. Just heard the EU has cut 2021 quotas to 25% of 2020 quotas die to overfishing. Don't know if the UK will follow suit but would expect...

Don't know if this is Global Warming related or not but.. Apparently, in North Korea, the rural people trade their own toilet waste as a commodity. The economy has reached the medieval level where fertilizer of any description is valuable. At the same time, in Japan, they have invented a low maintenance composting toilet for public parks etc, so advanced, that it composts close to 99.99% of waste. Virtually never fills up. The unit costs $40,000. In other news, X-tinction rebellion were thrilled that CO2 emissions dropped by 5.5% during the spring lockdowns. They (the Greens and the "climate x-perts) say we need to reduce by at least 7.5% every year.

Can I derail this thread further into track Barrow territory? I bought one from Agri Euro a few years ago, the top shelf version. It's been good, but I haven't put many hours on it. Took about two weeks to arrive. Had the tracks off during the spring lockdown as one of the bogie wheels had seized. Water had gotten in and caused rust. It was fairly easy to take the undercarriage apart and clean everything, Sand down the rust, grease up and reassemble. Mine was delivered by a guy in an unmarked white van, not a courier. But it was expected. This is how we do business in rural Ireland: Courier Guy: "Hello? Hi this is Pat with DHL, I've a pallet for you, can I give it to my friend cos he gas a smaller van and I'm in a lorry here and he's heading your way now so it'll be handier?" Me: "Sure, no probs." Van guy shows up with no ramps and a 250kg pallet. Luckily I have planks and straps lying around and we worked up a sweat getting it unloaded.

Not a very happy story really....

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For sure. I had the idea kicking around for a while but kept forgetting to try it, so wifey required this tree down and I said let's see if it works. I purposefully back weighted the tree for the purpose of the experiment. I need to try it out on different trees and see if the system can generate more push than a traditional felling lever bar. A pull rope obviously wins, but there are times when it's a hassle to install a rope. Why do people use felling bars? To get the tree moving. It doesn't take much on a straight tree. But sometimes it does. Ever been there, rocking a tree with a long bar, on your own, trying to get some momentum going? Bar flexing, reached the limit of tilt at the wedge end, still not enough lift? Or when a skinny one gets slightly hung up, and the back cut is already too opened up to use the felling bar effectively? You know you could push it on through with a pole or ladder but you just don't quite have the strength, or traction. So close, yet so far. That's when this system comes in. All you need is a pole and a rope.

Them's fight'n words, Blair... I'll have you know, I hold a CS39 ticket and do technical removals for my bread and butter. I live and breath angles of force and stuff. I also invented the 3 Wheel Barrow and have 400+ YouTube subscribers. Basically I've been around a while. When my invention takes off, your crew will be begging you to buy one.