Bocca

Or New Zealand 🇳🇿

I’d be a Copper Beech. Large and imposing. My nuts are housed in a prickly case. I cast a dense shade and nothing good grows in it. My sole purpose in life is to darken everything around me.

Painting the handle seems like a solution to a problem that shouldn’t exist. If you’re regularly dropping it then stick a bungee strop to the handle. STEIN TAL-Lite Bungee Tool Lanyard WWW.SAM-TURNER.CO.UK Specification: GTIN / EAN13 - 5060483280424 Application - Tool Attachment Rating (kg) - 1 Rating...

We have literally the same set up. The Little Giants only get used every now and again but can do things the Hendons can’t so worth having. If you can only afford one get the Tripod Style first.

With a name like Deluge I expect they have come in handy this week!

The labradoodle doesn’t share Hugh’s sentiment on how tasty Grey squirrel is. She caught it and killed it but she atleast gave it the honour of a proper burial. The Mrs found its feet sticking out the compost pile.

Got these which I wear over Type Cs. Zips up both sides so easy to get on over boots and for the price a no brainer. Would highly recommend. Picked mine up in GoOutdoors but these are the same. Berghaus Men's Stormcloud Waterproof Overtrousers | Blacks WWW.BLACKS.CO.UK An essential walking accessory for holidays in the hills, stow these waterproof overtrousers in your pack...

Had the exact same issue with ours. If there’s any build up of sawdust etc within the sprocket cover it does this. Also does the same thing if the chain is ever so slightly too tight.

What Mick and Dan said.

Another tip I don’t think anyone has mentioned is using a sling as a foot loop. If the branches are too far apart to climb like a ladder or reach up to then girth hitch a sling onto the stem and put your foot in it. I would steer clear of throwbags whilst you’re starting out. Learning how to coil rope as described above is essential. How will your progress if you drop your throwbag once day? Learn the basics first before buying any shiny kit. There will be plenty of time for that 😂

Scumbags.

A great saw and ours has definitely earned its place amongst some of the bigger more powerful saws. For tight compact work nothing compares. You forget it’s on your harness compared to a 201. Perfect for conifers and hedges. Basically a loud Silky.

Had mine for a year. Can’t see me buying anything else tbh but like everything it’s not 100% perfect. I got a second one from a lad on gumtree who was getting out the game. Bought a plastic visor for that one instead of the metal mesh one that comes standard which was a game changer. When not in use it keeps the rain off your face and when in use sawdust in the eyes because a distant memory. Use the mesh one when climbing and the plastic when on the deck and there’s a lot of sawdust about. Never had an issue with the ear muffs falling out or snapping open so not sure about that. Maybe not fitted properly. only negatives are the price, they are slightly heavy and they get smelly pretty quick even when you wash the pads.

What I don’t understand is how they decide when to stop because it seems to be devoid of all logic. I think they set a timer and when it beeps that’s it. Job done. The only explanation for it.

Pulled up at a job today and discovered these street trees that had been illegally “pruned”. The notice pinned to it was from the council who were basically looking to press charges of criminal damage and criminal trespass to the people responsible. After chatting to the customer it turns out that a neighbour had paid some lads in an unmarked transit van £300 to do one of the trees and I believe the neighbour had done the other. Either way it’s an absolute shitshow on all fronts.

Yeah it’s the only explanation I can think of. Takes some doing though!

I was expecting the same response I had when I see it which was “how the ****************s he managed that”. For the record before any more Arb Police rock up. We had another 3 lines in the tree. And another 2 qualified climbers on the deck with their own gear on top of the above. And to clarify further he’s not still up there.

Had a belter from earlier this week. Climber was at the top of a huge Beech and was lowering some pole pruners off his climbing line. Somehow he managed to tie the end of his line just above his stopper knot onto the phone cable. Which meant he couldn’t come down to untangle it and we couldn’t reach it to untie it. Quite the predicament 🤣 That was on Wednesday. By all accounts he’s still up there.

Most of the arb coats don’t rate their waterproofness on the standard scale. But if you’re buying some of the mainstream brands steer clear of anything less than 10,000mm waterproof rating. You will be amazed how many of the £400+ NorthFace/Berghaus type jackets say waterproof but are rated 3,000mm which is basically someone sneezing near you. I’ve got an Arbortec Breathflex Smock. Lasted about 8 months in Manchester rain before it started losing its waterproof-ness. That being said it’s very durable and hard wearing and can withstand a lot of abuse. I now have a Dare2Be jacket from GoOutdoors. Rated 20,000mm and was £50. More like a cycling jacket so very lightweight and breathable. I wear this when climbing if it’s pissing down and save the Arbotec for days when I’m on the deck and it’s more likely to get abuse from brash etc.

The very same.

Anyone familiar with Guilty Of Treeson Youtube Channel and his work will have seen Jed in some of his videos. Seemed like a great bloke and can honestly say despite never meeting him that I learnt a lot from his content. His felling video is a great watch and a real legacy to leave behind now he’s gone. Heartbreaking and a stark reminder of how dangerous the job can be. Doesn’t matter how experienced you are, mistakes can happen in an instant. There’s a go fund me to raise money for his family which I’ve put below. https://gofund.me/b3cb38be Stay safe out there guys.

TBF most customers will clear the garden if they know you’re coming. That or give it the “oh I was going to clear up but you’re here early!” spiel when they see you with a shovel in hand. The ones that don’t clear up are just arseholes. But I just make sure I leave one of my own on the lawn before I leave. as for the rope It will need a good soak that’s for sure. But I flicked the turd off with a stick, got myself down and left the rope and the anchor in the tree. Only one thing worse than dealing with a shitty rope and that’s dealing with a shitty rope in the dark. Will cross that bridge tomorrow 😂

Climbing a Lebanese Cedar today. Get to the top, get a cambium saver set up and then come back down for lunch. I’ve just bought a MultiSaver from Teufelberger. So I take that back up the tree with me to install it. Fiddle about with it for abit, and end up repositioning it a couple times. Then start getting some branches on the deck. Every so often I get a whiff of dogshit. The garden was a minefield but we had cleared it all up in the morning so my first thought is maybe we’ve missed abit and I’ve got some on my boots. Quick look and can’t see anything so I carry on working. 15 mins later get another whiff. Can’t for the life of me figure out where it’s coming from. Until it’s time to get out the tree and I get back to my anchor. Somehow, some way, a turd has hitched a ride up my climbing line and settled on one of the rings on the cambium saver. It’s then been glossing a very fine coat of dog shit on my rope ever since. Not enough to smear or squash itself. But enough to hit my nostrils every 15mins. Answers on a postcard please.