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    footlocking

    Why oh why oh why do so many people keep harking on about F@#ck*"g footlocking?? Yes I can see that, well flippin done, you got up to near your final anchor-point quickly and efficiently and with a large modicom of crowd pleasing style, but that represents about 3% of your days climbing time...
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    How long do 200s last???

    If your problems are with smooth efficient running and not seizing of the pot and piston, try taking the 2 plates or caps off either end of the carb and giving it a blow (we all respond better after thet don't we?)Within the carb is a small gauze filter which I have found to furr up with a kind...
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    3 strand to 12 strand splice

    what 's the prize???
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    treeMotion

    My order for the TreeMotion is with one of the UK'S leading suppliers (www.treeworker.co.uk.) of the harness and has also informed me of a smilar delay and arrival date. Lets hope its worth the wait? Or a Treeflex maybe?
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    Sawpod???

    I sometimes get a 'sore pod' from my leg loops when trying to reach said'sawpod' when my legs are further than my hips stretched out on a limb, whilst pruning!! It definately has its applications but your hip on average is always closer than your knee?!? True?
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    Jungle Spikes on 288XP

    Hey Tom, no offense, but you seem to be going heavy on the 'editing'on this one!!! Love you all the same big guy but a bit of on-line sparring surely can't cause that much concern can it?? (unless of course he gets my address!!!) Run away, run away!! And as my 6 year old daughter says...''he...
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    Jungle Spikes on 288XP

    Its amazing how a simple question regarding a chainsaw part errupts into an on-line bar brawl!! Let your egos simmer my tree working bretherens, we're all on the same team (Aren't we??) <Hey, is this you GAS?
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    You Know It's Bad When You Walk Away From A Freebe

    Re: You Know It\'s Bad When You Walk Away From A Freebe Arborcare1, I looked at that first picture and thought 'doesnt seem so bad, whats he talking about', by the time I got to the last shots I was cowering under my desk!! That truly is a scabby tree my friend and you were right to not let...
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    Tree Flex?

    Can we have an update on the Treeflex's state of play? I have heard people in the UK have them NOW. Does anyone care to share their experiences with the new harness as its all gone a bit quiet out there!! (Or have I missed something posted somewhere recently??)
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    Death Stubs

    No Bivvy....nasty cut, lovely work climb, repect! did you place well or did the DQs put you totally out of any placings ? Not so handy!!!
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    Footlocking at Work

    How tall was that tree and what would you estimate it's width? I,m an SRT man on a huge tree like that one with no lower branches, but most of ours here in Middle England in the UK aren't so lofty!! I think there's still something of a feel and sort of sport to climbing through a low spread but...
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    MB,how do you like your new saddle?

    Bergsteiger, Thats a Black Diamond Ice screw clip and yes it is a bit better designed than the fragile Petzl carritool, here is a link to it http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/gear/ice_clipper.php
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    Handsaw preference

    I'm totally with Guy Mayor on the secateur thing. I wouldn't go up a tree that is to be pruned or reduced without my beloved Felco's and Silky combo!! Its such an easy way to dial in the shape and much less likely to cut your finger tips when pruning the finer growth back or nipping off newer...
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    Lockjack rope creep

    Have you been dining out too often perhaps??
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    cutter bar bolts

    i've seen four diferent chippers owned and maintained by three different companies chip blades or bed knives in 10 years! Is that a lot? I used to lean in and fork the chip to the side on occasion until I saw the dents in the galvanised sheet at the far end of the chipper truck and the shrapnel...
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    Ivy Tree

    I noticed on one of the last photos you were lowering through a shackle. Do you not find that your lowering rope dosen't last too long doing that!!!???!! When an ISC rigging block costs less than your bull rope and decreases friction whilst saving the rope its a clear choice in my book!! Also...
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    six block rigging

    I like the ingenuity of it and hats off to you, but personally if I don't have the kit for the job I price in a rental overhead and don't take the risks !!! Nicely worked rigging though and no mistake!!!
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    six block rigging

    Would the problem be lessoned with an increase in torque/winching power at the pull end therefore negating the use of the complex mechanical advantage multi-rigging that was used?? eg.tifor winch 5 tonne pull or mechnical vehicle based equiv at the one end through two re-directs to tree. a...
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    Ivy Tree

    That truly is a test without the metal work to contend with! Ivy truly does ruin an otherwise great climb!! It makes me sleepy afterwards as well oddly! Anyone else experience lethargy after working with Ivy (Uk)
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    Mechanical Advantage or Leverage

    Spyder, would the analogy be winching a tree when say, you could place the rope high and increase leverage at the expense of direction, or place the rope low and increase control but lessen leverage?

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