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I'm pretty sure that was a feature on some of the trousers I looked at, could it have been SIP? I don't think I looked at Pfanner as there was so much else to buy and the Pfanner were pretty expensive. Whoever it was I liked the idea but went with Stein Kreiger for climbing and Oregon Yukon for regular forestry work, dead stylish LOL. (pretty comfortable, quite light and seem hardwearing though)

Ever had one run down the rack? I have one that actually came about as my uncle had left 2 damaged ones at our place, I set to and got a working one made up from the various parts. 1st try out was lifting a 990 but for some reason I let go the handle in the jack down position, damn thing started to run the rack with the handle flapping up and down like mad, the handle which wasn't secured with a rivet ended up going skywards while I'm watching it trying to decide which way to run. Steep learning curve

Rightly so, I actually smoke but wouldn't smoke in someone else's vehicle if they were a non smoker even they they said it was ok. I don't know what's wrong with some people, at the very least you'd ask if it was ok rather than just lighting up and frankly if the driver was a non smoker you shouldn't even consider it.

I bought a couple of Rotatech chains a while back but only just used one for the 1st time today, Echo 501SX + 18" Sugihara bar/.325 The job this morning was ringing up mixed timber, some hardwood, some softwood, some seasoned, some not, diameter up to bar length but most a few inches under, say about 15" dia, all harvested and had been laying on a laneway so some of it had a bit of mud/grit. 1st impression was the chain was cutting really well, then I noticed after about 5 mins it had stretched enough that I could pull the drive links clear of the bar, was a bit surprised to be honest. I tightened the chain and continued cutting until I needed to re-fuel when I again noticed the chain was slack, same amount again, re-tightened. Finished off the ringing up, took about 2 hours all in, chain was stable. Then moved to dealing with a windblown beech, down a while but still solid, no more significant stretch for the rest of the day. Still cutting nicely after 8 hours so definitely happy so far. Next test will be how easy it is to sharpen (I don't use a grinder) I need some more chains so going to try a 3/8 chain on my CS-8002 to see how that goes.

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Or trying to speed things up by over-feeding the chipper and then spending 15mins trying to clear it

Seems like a cuppa isn't as simple as you'd think, you could be onto something here, what about setting up an Arboriculture and Forestry Tea Advisory Group (AFTAG) you could make the rules, I'll help as I'm not a fast climber and don't have much experience but I can talk plenty.

I wouldn't doubt that for a second, exactly how he comes across on the videos, the Q&A video was a good one especially his answer to whats the worst thing that could happen (words to that effect) Down to earth, no self importance, dry sense of humour, really funny without trying, serious when it has to be. A working man

Thank goodness, thought I'd committed an unforgivable sin

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You mean refusing tea from a customer? I did that last week as I only drink coffee and had a flask. Is it bad form? I did accept the offer of a glass or orange though.

I didn't comment on that thread for some reason, He was getting plenty of advice and warned of dire consequences should he try something as life threatening as climbing a tree. Worryingly he posted a few days ago to say he's was going to put his plan into action, hasn't been heard from since!!

LOL, know exactly where you're coming from,

One handed or both

That's the problem in a nutshell, too many people or groups of people setting themselves up as exectutors of good practice and considering themselves beyond reproach and as you've mentioned in the past not all but without a doubt some are totally agenda driven. Ironically it's frequently the people least interested in being 'Leader' who are best placed to actually lead, I guess some like the title of Leader more than the actual role. Just keep stating your opinion, personally I think it's worth hearing

That's fair enough but to be honest IMO one handing is such a small part (or at least only one aspect of safety) of the overall risk involved that I'd prefer to work with someone competent who one hands rather than someone who religiously 2 hands but is less competent, I think RCO has demonstrated his competence, as for being lazy, well I've never seen anyone take so much care with his directional cuts or setting the hinge when circumstances demand it regardless of whether he's climbing or on the ground.

I remember that but I think that comment might have been somewhat tongue in cheek. Not uncommon for RCO, very funny guy (I don't mean strange), dry sense of humour, you always see the little smile before or after such comments and they're really obvious as he's normally so serious looking The best piece of advice I've probably ever had was in the speedline video where he mentioned the "F*** it- Cut" Classic, one easy thing to remember, what not to do rather than a dozen things you should do, what's easier to remember when you're under pressure or in a stressful situation?

You're trying to temp me

I assumed that was the case.

Sorry mate, just a joke ref. the Quadcopter thread

Bit drastic felling the tree, why didn't you just ask what climbing kit you'd need to go get it or if rock climbing kit would work

To be honest I've never actually tried just pulling mine up the ramps, just didn't think I could manage it as I'm about 10 1/2 stone wet

Doesn't take much does it One to keep in mind, thanks for posting it.

Have a read on pages 99 and 100 on this thread, couple of video clips, one of them mine. The Rock chipper is 151cm to the top of the discharge chute, the tallest part. No troubles at all, easy to start on the pull start although it has electric start. It's quite heavy to get on the trailer (8x5 ifor Williams flat bed) I use a couple of pulleys and with assistance from my wife we can get it on/off easy enough using 2 8' scaffold planks as ramps, the bed on a flat bed trailer is higher than the bed on a general duty trailer but probably lower than a Transit.