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    owner operator lifestyle

    35, had my business for 7 years, been in trees for 10 years
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    owner operator lifestyle

    If you love what you do you will never work a day, this rings true for me. My company is predominantly line clearance hazard trees and large commercial projects in aus, with myself and 8 full time staff. We typically work away from home full time, working 4 days a week 12hrs a day. I’m on the...
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    Carabiner failure

    That’s what I thought, then I happened a couple days later to another one. I’m not known for having great luck
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    Carabiner failure

    Had 2 dmm oval carabiners fail this week 2 days apart, spring that closed the gate dislodged and came out the bottom. I will attach photos showing what went wrong. Both biners were checked prior to climbing and the fault happened during a changeover both times. Photos and a description have...
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    Body care

    Sleep/rest is definitely something I struggle with. Work from 6 to 6 running my business, get home and the kids want to play with dad, put them down at 7-7:30 for bed, have tea have a shower, maybe some paperwork. In bed at 9-9:30 wake at 5:30 and repeat. Can never seem to catch up on sleep or...
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    Body care

    Hey all. Looking to start a conversation on tips and tricks people have learnt over the years to help look after our bodies in this industry. Aside from the external forces that cause us injuries, cuts, break, fractures etc Ways to mitigate the daily work places on our bodies, whether that be...
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    Got that sickening call no one ever wants to get.

    Glad he is ok. I’m in the anti knot camp as well. Would it be possible to design a streamlined type clamp that had tapered ends so wouldn’t get caught in the tree but large enough not to pass through devices?? Kinda like the things you see clamped round tv power cords
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    Treemotion evo setup

    My rear bungees are slacked all the way off and still no where near the back of knee, do I need to find a longer bungee cord to replace it
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    Treemotion evo setup

    Thanks mate, I will give this a try tomorrow
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    Treemotion evo setup

    Hey all, Been climbing on buck ergovation for the past 4-5 years, padding was getting thin and uncomfortable so swapped it out for a new treemotiong evo. Harness feels great on the ground and when working on spurs, whilst I’m hanging from my rope the leg loops are riding up and giving my nuts a...
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    Why 1/3 notch depth?

    Surely you are taking the piss here, snap cut a 70m tall 70t plus tree?? No need for directional control?? Timber is why they are cutting these trees, timber recovery is how they get paid, with no directional control how do you prevent the stems from landing on previously cut stumps and...
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    Why 1/3 notch depth?

    If Daniel was to come over here to oz and try some of his out the box stuff on our ash, in particular dead ash I’d be afraid that he would be going home in a box. I have met and worked with some very experienced and well know tree guys from over here and not one of them talked themselves up...
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    Morbark 2400 Hurricane with grapple. Looking for help!

    Any hydraulic shop should easily be able to flow and pressure test the pump for you as long as you can get the specs on what it should be. Important to check pump flow and pressure because you can have one and not the other
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    Harness inspection

    Does anyone have a checklist published by Buckingham for inspection of ergovation and ergo lite harnesses?? Looking for information on lifespan and wear limits of buckles, connectors, side D’s etc
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    Negative rigging

    Thanks for all of the replies, most of it is way over my head. Just wanting something real simple to explain to other. Say a 100kg block drops 2 feet before the rope takes tension, it now weighs x Same block falls 3 feet it now weighs z understand there is huge number of variables in the rope...
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