5thelement
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The decision was made to put a climber in the tree, are you saying that I am wrong to suggest a mewp would have been a safer option, if so, why?
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Better than climbing it though?
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Well I haven’t seen the video and I wasn’t there, so don’t know what machinery was on site and why the decision was made to climb the tree. But the decision to climb was chosen and using a mewp could have removed the situation where a climber is attached to the tree and gets badly injured.
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I didn’t say a tracked mewp is the safest way to deal with a hung tree, just safer than making the decision to put a climber in it.
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Hitch climber?
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The first thing HSE will need is a thorough explanation as to why a tracked mewp wasn’t being used to dismantle the tree instead of climbing, costs overriding safety will never be accepted in a courtroom.
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The Stihl Gta40 is my new favourite toy. I have been using it constantly on re-pollards, tight crowned reductions and fruit tree pruning. The best part of it is the light weight combined with the narrow profile as it hangs on the harness, the small batteries provide a very well balanced machine. Although it is intended to be used with both hands like any other top handle saw, it is really good for reaching out and cutting one handed. The only negatives I have found are the low chain spread doesn’t deliver as neat a finishing cut as my Echo 2511 and it tends to judder a little when using the pushing chain to cut. It’s purely a light pruning tool, if I want power I have petrol saws.
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The standards are at least as good if not better, and they manage to produce super light and breathable garments too, some also designed for extreme cold. They are largely made and distributed for the AUS,NZ and USA markets.
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They still aren’t CE marked.
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Rob at Chainsawbars.co.uk did a great video about retuning these little echos, complete with low/high tach numbers and settings. You may also need the special echo tool to make the adjustments rather than the little orange screwdriver.
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What’s your policy re. music in work vehicles?
5thelement replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
I also brood in silence in the mornings, on the way home I listen only to The Fall. -
What’s your policy re. music in work vehicles?
5thelement replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
Incidentally, the transit I bought from him has had the radio removed. 😂 -
It looks like you have unfortunately managed to employ the same tree surgeon who did a shit job the first time round.
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Hornbeam is the second hardest wood in Europe and is one of the highest grade firewoods, but terrible in the ground or outside. Use your Oak or get some Sweet chestnut or Acacia for your outdoor build.
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Making Sweet Chestnut laths
5thelement replied to Acerforestry's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Hi Phil, Ben law does a few books but only covers the basic tools and techniques. Olly Moses was one of his apprentices and does workshops, he is based in Cambridge and is running a roundwood framing course shortly ( If I was in the UK I would be the first on it), I am doing one myself here in France over the next two weekends. Closer to home, Richard Ely ( Instagram- greenwoodcraftsman) is based in Robertsbridge, he has fantastic knowledge and skills with cleft chestnut products, he also does charcoal. You might be able to exchange some labour for knowledge. 👍 -
My mistake, 250kg not 500kg, it was tested to 800kg though, the company is based in Bordeaux.
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I generally only use it for lighter stuff over buildings, I can control the swing and then let it run/or lock it off then lower it with a tag line attached for the groundy to control, not used the type in your image.
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I use one of these for self lowering, rated up to 500kg but tested at 800kg, friction easily adjustable or it can be locked off
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Looks like Tree of Heaven
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I was standing in a the work zone of a coned off section of the A21 with the team, receiving the usual toolbox talk with the Highways Safety Officer. Night time shutdown, pretty quiet, a few cars had been waiting for a couple of minutes at the red light, lights changed, they took off at speed, front car threw an unopened can of coke out of the window, smacked the safety officer clean on the side of the head. There are some total knobheads about, it was funny as f**k at the time though.
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I think you will get the most out of it if you have been climbing for a while and can see the options/possibilities for the techniques being delivered, maybe a bit lost on a newby. Probably best to do some research on who is delivering the course too, I don’t want last years college ‘star’ who has never done the job showing me the ropes. Arborventure in the New Forest do it, multiple world champion comp climber as instructor, Ben Rose or Dave Daniels of London Chainsaw Training , or the rope wizard that is Terry Barnyard would be my first port of call.
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I know what it’s called as I have one, I quite like using it, it doesn’t have to be a karabiner, I have plenty of those if I need them. Each to their own.
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Have you actually used this for rigging down anything substantial?
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Crack on with what you prefer then. I have steel ones similar, but mine don’t look like they are already bent out of shape.
