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    Accident report on Facebook

    Could always have a velcro wrap over button if one wanted more security...
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    Accident report on Facebook

    Been watching YouTube?
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    Accident report on Facebook

    Agreed is inspectable, but when starting wasnt exactly skilled in that area, and most people when asked to assist used to give me the 'hero' answer - 'If in doubt replace!' which wasnt as helpful when considering second hand as it should have been. Yes did need replacing, but the reason why was...
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    Accident report on Facebook

    That’s the danger of second hand gear. I started the same way buying second hand And got stung - I had to replace about a third of my second hand gear within a month as it started falling apart - then got prudent and retired another third of the software within another month. Was handy to get...
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    Accident report on Facebook

    I wouldn’t take it personally, it could be read by the concise statement that doubling up is the takeaway. Similarly this idea has been gone over a fair bit in the Twin Line debate threads, so it’s an easy conclusion to make on what was stated.
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    3-2-1 anchor is very handy in these conditions…
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    Accident report on Facebook

    Yes ‘probably’ was deliberately left in the sentence because across many industries I have heard this exact statement many, many times…
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    Crab device

    Likely due to parallel pull of load - too little rotational force applied to assist frictional engagement
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    Accident report on Facebook

    By his own admission the bridge was old and worn and probably should have been replaced some while ago…
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    FMJ is a legendary movie - agree he is national treasure, He was great in Mississippi Burning too. Love the statement ‘We live in a dry state - and have the drunks to prove it!’
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Agree it’s a different mechanism but found it does have an effect - probably due extra inflammation or something, it’s something I now avoid pre-climbing…
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    From memory this didn’t work out well for the ‘counselor’ or private Pile
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Lactic acid is bad enough not to want milk in your system before climbing - the extra amount can really tighten up muscles way worse than normal.. not really part of the conversation but perhaps worthy of note…
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Agree with Rico. Other thing to consider is things like diet. As an example last night I ate too many of some of the saltiest potato crisps I have ever eaten - to the point I woke up with stomach cramps. Tried to line clearance in the bucket and my balance was all over the place and felt like I...
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    so your concerns are where the fissures are in the trunk in the photo?
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Maybe take a hammer up with you and strike the trunk as you go up. When the hammer disappears into the bark - then you will know your fear is justified?
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    A happens here too, but usually only the first major rain with high winds, I suspect the small feeder roots are less active in holding the soil after a dry period. After a month or two of even mild infrequent rain doesn’t seem to happen so much even if a sudden heavy downpour and high winds.
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    How to train a new/young climber on conifer removals?

    Sounds like he isn’t ready for the cutting whilst climbing. Complex bucking and felling is where most I know learned - then took it to height.
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    Spiking leaners, any advice?

    Agreed, as long as keep striving for the most fluent/smooth method you can muster. Nothing worse than tiring yourself out only to look over your shoulder at the next big leader you have to do…
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    How to train a new/young climber on conifer removals?

    Be wary of bosses/supervisors that take your first sentence literally, and feel threatened if you are faster or get more done. Move on soon if you do find yourself under one of these…

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