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Haironyourchest
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Well I'm no expert on hydraulics, but I thought the typical powered motor needs a certain minimum flow rate to overcome leakage through the mechanism no? If I'm wrong about this I'll be delighted, as I'd quite like to build something like that myself.
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In the ship salvage trade, they use things called chain jacks to raise sunken vessels - 200 tonne hydraulic jacks that grab the chain and inch it along, link by link, repositioning after each power stroke. I don't think there is a more powerful puller in existence. Maybe a smaller version of something like that would do? Or just buy a 9 tonne ratchet lever hoist and build a cart for it. Much safer too.
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I wonder how hard it would be to build something like this? If all you want is raw leverage, at the expense of weight, convenience and speed, then what about buying an old hydraulic winch rated for the same loads (10 tonnes or whatever) minus the motor, slap some wheels on it and figure out a way to power it manually?
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Too late to report it now, if you spoke to them about it, they will know if was you. Anything reported should done without telling anyone else, unless you are actually engaged in open enmity with the party and don't care. And anyway, citizens shouldn't report other citizens to the government for small things, its not good to encourage a dob-in culture, it leads to backstabbing bitchiness and smallness of spirit. For serious crimes (drunk driving, etc) then yes, you have a duty to report. But be real about it, was the loss of the tree really a crime against the environment or whatever? I'm a cowboy who breaks the rules, by the way. And I have to work to live, I get nothing from the state and don't feel entitled to anything, except being left alone to earn my wages. Market forces don't care about my feelings or yours...
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Looks to my eye like your spikes are sharpened wrong? Shouldn't it only be the two top sides that are filed?
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Another 40 year old just starting
Haironyourchest replied to forestboy1978's topic in Training & education
Fact??!!? I just googled mortality rates for British soldiers. In the last 10 years its hovered around 1 in 2000. I believe if you narrow it down to front line combat troops its 1 in 50. Are you seriously saying climbers without a groundie+areal rescue stand a 1 in 50 chance of death every year? That would mean, given, lets say, a 25 year career, that _half_ of long-term arborists will be killed on the job? Nuts. Do your homework dude... -
Ha, how weird, I did the same thing this afternoon! With Aldi Rapeseed oil. Must be a phase of the moon or somthing..
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Yup, that's the solution alright: more nanny stateism. More beurocratic control over what people do in their own homes...if its a terraced street situation, where other homes could burn as a result, then yes, I might concede there is an argument for it. But one size doesn't fit all. Education and personal responsibility, are the way to go, I'd say.
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Yes tahts TTRUE mate!! Thanks - Jon ??
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Best of luck, but I don't think you'll need it! Having a guy that can be relied upon to be effective under pressure (catastrophic injury scenario) will be a major selling point to most serious tree crews. This point has come up over and over again, where you have a guy on site with the aerial rescue ticket but untested in a real world situation, and, while possible to drill rescues, impossible to simulate the stress. Big plus for you there. I'll just recommend what I always do, and say buy the PDF of Fundamental Of Basic Tree Work by Bereneck, 400 plages of real world experience for 17 odd £ https://www.educatedclimber.com/beranek-fundamentals/ Best money you'll ever spend.
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Havn't tried dragging yet, but will soon. No shortage of stuff to drag.....
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Here's my Youtube review - I've done a few hours with the machine so far and it's shaping up to be a game changer.
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Around my neck of the woods, the death rate is one per person...cough.
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If you're not paying for it then yes, go for it. Like many, I can't afford it, except for certain tools that sit idle for stretches of time and don't use a lot of fuel anyway. I find the new saws are extremely clean burning anyway, with pump fuel.
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Pole saw and small van carrying solution??
Haironyourchest replied to andyandy's topic in Arb-Trucks
There is no easy solution. My Kangoo roof rack is pretty butch, I strap the saw up there with carabiner bungees. Theft could be an issue though, sometimes I'll wind a Flexi bike lock around it and through the "footstand" on the motor, it's not perfect but would make it a hassle to pinch in a hurry. Oil leaks and drips in the windscreen, rain rusts the muffler. Just not a good set up but no other option. Ideally, a long, thin, luggage holder on the roof would be the ticket, if such a thing exists? -
Workzone FTW! Pick up the impact driver and or SDS drill on sale sometime and you get another couple of batteries.
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have you considered second hand conveyor belt from a quarry stone-crusher? Probably free, and the toughest stuff on earth. Heavy, though.
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Bear in mind the cells in the Aldi Workzone Li-Ion battery packs are actually made by Samsung, and are as good as any of the big name batteries, amp hour for amp hour. There are three manufacturers of top-shelf cells, Sony, Panasonic and Samsung. The Hitachi range buy from Samsung also. I think the Stihl battery stuff is Sony. While the build quality and longevity of the name brands is better, they rip you off on the batteries. Although the chargers would be better (quicker) also, if that matters to you. The charger that came with my Workzone impact driver takes 3 hours to charge a 2AH battery, the one that came with the SDS drill, takes an hour. Comparatively my Hitachi charger will charge a fully depleted 5AH battery in about half an hour.
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Maybe. don't bet on it though, as I believe the Stihl sprockets are not perfectly compatible with other brands of chain, even if the pitch is the same. if you know someone with a Stihl of the right spec. you could try it out. I'd be interested to hear the outcome. Maybe someone here has done it...
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Kriss if there's anything you particularly want to see in action let me know and I'll include it in the video, hopefully tomorrow
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Do you mean like a ®MuckTruck wheele jobbie? I looked into those, they are quick, but some negative reports on reliability and very expensive for what they are, seemed to me. Small volume skip as well. The trackbarrow will go at a brisk walking speed in 3rd, which is faster than I'd want anyway on rough ground.
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Weight wise, yes, but there's no way you could fit that volume if logs on a regular wheelbarrow, a farm barrow, maybe, but it would be a real pain. And pushing a two wheeler 200 yards across an overgrown field uphill with 150k on board, repeatedly? Rather you than me dude!
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Took the mini dumper/transporter out to work this afternoon, very handy for transporting the gear from the van to the trees. The gears are starting to change more easily now.
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I would recommend Aldi Workzone. Maybe go Workzone "Titanium" for the drill, and regular Workzone for the impact driver for big screws and the 18v SDS drill for occasional masonry drilling. Three drills should and 4-5 batteries should cost you about half of one name brand drill.
