Paul Tomo

Do I remove the card after screwing up?

I’ve bought a new ignition coil for my 044 but do I need a 1.5mm card that Fits in between the coil and the magneto?

I’m sure someone will know how to remove the red chevron stripes from the back doors of my transit connect. I’ve removed all the yellow stripes but the red stripes are very difficult to remove. I’m using an hair dryer and not a paint stripper airgun, the hair dryer is more friendly to the paint work. the reason I want to remove the chevron stripes is that I’m having the van advertising my tree surgery business with graphics so the chevrons need to go. any help or advice would be grateful. Cheers Paul

I’m doing a rigging course with Roland Heming in February, I wouldn’t go anywhere else for my arborists courses. The instructors are very professional and teach you more than is needed to pass.

I would like to say a big thanks to Roland Heming for a brilliant time down at Fox Ridge in Motcombe Dorset while successfully completing 3 arborist courses. The first course I did was the City & Guilds NPTC level 2 Tree Climbing & Rescue. The second course was the NPTC Aerial Tree Cutting and the third and final course was the City & Guilds NPTC level 3 Aerial Tree Pruning. I would also like to say a big thanks to Instructor Jamie Whitworth for his professional way of teaching and how to pass on the information needed for each course I was on. I would also like to thank Martin the assessor in making is instructions very clear and understandable in what he wanted for the assessment. Rolands set-up and course facilities at Fox ridge is 100% you don't need for anything, everything is at hand and also Roland, Jamie and Martin will go out their way to make you feel most welcome. I'm so glad that I did my courses with Roland Heming and I will be going back next year to do 2 more courses with these professional guys, well worth the money and well worth the trip down to Motcombe Dorset. This is a short video I thought I'd add. Many thanks to Roland, Jamie & Martin

I know LOLER can’t test the equipment you make up yourself but what’s wrong with making up your own pulley saver, we make up how own friction hitches and If you use the right size equipment and use the right equipment for the right job thenI guess you can but does it comes down to insurance.

Thanks for the reply tree man, I’ll be thinking the same think, the Multisaver it is.

I’m thinking of buying a Teufelberger Multisaver from one of the arb dealers but one of the dealers tried to sell me a Fimblclimb instead of the Multisaver. To my thinking the Multisaver has more uses than the Fimblclimb, both are about the same price. Could you please help me with some advice on both these items and which one would be the one that is more useful. I would say the Multisaver but my question is to you which one. many thanks

I’ve cleaned my Teufelberger hipsta with lukewarm water and a little bit of washing up liquid, I couldn’t believe how much muck was washed off the rope. I will be buying some rope cleaner for the future. thanks for the feedback.

I gather that rotatec guide bars and rotatec chains are at the lower end of the market and at a very responsible priced but what about the quality of these products. Although I’m using these items I would be grateful for some feedback has I’m thinking of using Stihl guide bar & chain for my Stihl chainsaws. Thanks Paul

Thanks for the quick feedback, I’ll buy some Teufelberger scrubba rope cleaner on my next order of climbing gear, until then I’ll hand wash them in the sink with a little hair shampoo and then hang to dry. thanks again

I’m looking at cleaning my Teufelberger hipstar landyard, I’m finding that the friction cord at the pinto pulley end is not letting the rope run freely when taking in. I used the landyard this Saturday & Sunday, the weather on Saturday was heavy down pours which made the tree climbing very hard and the green algae from the tree was coating the landyard thus making the landyard very hard to work. I only want to clean the landyard and the friction cord has my main climbing line ok still clean. I’m wanting to hand wash as there’s only two small items, I was thinking about putting the two in the next wash but I’m not wanting to damage the rope and the cord. Thanks Paul Tomo...

Can you buy them to fit the Pfanner protos helmet?

How do you tape your hitch cord Joe? Do you buy eye to eye or make your own.

What size fid would I need for the 8mm to 10mm friction cord.

Let us know how you get on with the new pole, they do say you need the 8ft to get the max height. I guess it could be one of those tools that’s not used much but worth having anyway.

That splicing looks very impressive, if I could learn how to splice I would make my own eye to eye. Are the tails on my knots long enough?

Did you get the Jameson catapult, if so which one did you buy, big shot or true shot

These two images of my first attempt at cutting the Teufelberger Ocean Polyester friction cord and then using the heavy duty heat shrink 19mm - 6mm. I’m still not sure how I’m going to use the cord with the pinto pulley on my landyard, the eye to eye will be fit better though.

I’ll try it and see how it works then let you know.

I’m finding out that if you have a slight overhang of the shrink rap over the end of the rope it doesn’t look right as a neat finished job. I have noticed when the heat shrink has finished cooling the shrink covering sits quite high on the cord, I’ve order some 12mm to 3mm to see if this makes the final heat shrink lay lower to the rope. I will post some photo’s later to show what I’ve done.

Thanks for letting me know and I’ll look up the info on it, I will say that all the ends look very neat and tidy. could you tell me the procedure of cutting glueing and heat shrinking the end of the cord. I’ve already glued and heat shrunk the end of one piece of cord but I’m not sure in which order you would do first. Could you heat shrink a section of the heat shrink on to a piece of cord and then cut the section of cord we’re the heat shrink is so you end up with two ends of cord with the heat shrink at both ends and then glue the two ends?

What the make of friction cord are you using?

What cord are you using?

I'm almost ready to cut to length this new Teufelberger Ocean Polyester 8mm friction cord, i've got everything I need to complete the process from cutting, glueing and heat shrinking the ends of the cord. The friction cord I'm going to make up first is for the simple prussic loop, I will copy of the length of cord I'm using at the moment and then I will replace with this new cord. The next friction cord I want to make up is the 75cm cord that is on the Teufelberger Hipstar landyard that is connected to the pinto pulley. the cord that is on the landyard now is a eye to eye and this fits perfect in the pinto pulley when all connected together and in use. The only knots I know when finishing off this cord is for the two stopper knots on each end of the cord, I'm not sure if these two knots will fit in the pinto pulley without trying it first or maybe the knots will sit just above the pulley but if you have any ideas on how to finish this cord off then please let me know. I can't find anyone that sells the same Teufelberger 0.79m friction cord that is used with with the Hipster landyard anywhere. If anyone knows where I can buy this piece of eye to eye cord from please let me know. Paul Tomo (Nottm)