Just had my first climb with my new gear. - Page 6

ForTheAction · 11-03-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by deevo

Very well said, this guys on a path to self destruction! The only use for that harness is for a bucket truck or some other sort of aerial device requiring a fall arrest harness. Get yourself a real harness for real tree work, go take some courses or get an experienced climber teach you before you hurt yourself! I know you talk about safety and mean well, but people are trying to help you here,listen to them, and take their advice!

They mean well? There's more to them and there agendum in the forums than that. It's not any better than that, but it is something else other than that as it is in all internet forums. The nature of the beast.

By the way some of these guys are OK and on topic. I can't say that enough.

newsawtooth · 11-03-2009, 10:28 AM

What kind of lanyard were you using with that harness? Do you find yourself free climbing to bridge the gap in your ladder scenario?

ForTheAction · 11-03-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by newsawtooth

What kind of lanyard were you using with that harness? Do you find yourself free climbing to bridge the gap in your ladder scenario?

I use two lanyards. One is a 1/2 inch rope tied onto saftey clips that can be untied and adjusted to fit the size of the tree. The other one is basically the same thing, but the clips are fixed. I use them both at the same time. There is always one on the tree at any given time until I can get two on it. I like safe habits.

I've only used the ladder to get into the bottom branches. Actually I'll use the ladder to shape canary date palms and queen palms too. The shaping process is so tedious that a ladder is the only way to shape these trees, and I can't spike them anyway.

Nearly everything I've been doing is free climbing with the lanyards. I've only encountered one tree I couldn't free climb, and I decided to use 10 inch spikes for climbing steps. That was what pushed me towards the complete climbing gear and methods, so I started doing my research online. I know exactly what to get and where to learn now in order to get to any height possible. It just takes time to get it all have it all and learn it all. I'm working on the climbers companion right now as a matter of fact.

VA-Sawyer · 11-03-2009, 05:09 PM

This nut is so clueless.....he drove 10" spikes into the trunk and used them as steps to climb the tree. WOW!

TreEmergencyB · 11-03-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NCTREE

I have plenty of self-supporting evidence to back me up, like this one of the front page of the mercury newspaper pottstown pa from five years ago. This isn't my first rodeo

i would of love to climb that tree, do you have any more pics of that job?

LarryTheCableGuy · 11-03-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by VA-Sawyer

This nut is so clueless.....he drove 10" spikes into the trunk and used them as steps to climb the tree. WOW!

Wholly crap, THATS what he meant by spiked?

Too much funny!!!

.

ForTheAction · 11-03-2009, 05:43 PM

Who are you last posters? The princesses of woodland dancing?

I employ a tactic known as "get the job done." The 10" spikes/nails worked, and the job is done.

I'm not exactly the tree climbing panzy in hot pink gear and other assorted neon colors. I'm a guy that is doing a dirty job without yielding to hollow opinions at the AS site. If dynamite is applicable, I will blow the tree out of the forest instead of calling the tree dancers to get done for me what I could get paid for. Nails, ladders, rocket packs, appolo 13... I don't care. I'm willing to work for these people up to my limitations. You people need to just do what ever the boss tells you to do.

Plasmech · 11-03-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ForTheAction

Who are you last posters? The princesses of woodland dancing?

I employ a tactic known as "get the job done." The 10" spikes/nails worked, and the job is done.

I'm not exactly the tree climbing panzy in hot pink gear and other assorted neon colors. I'm a guy that is doing a dirty job without yielding to hollow opinions at the AS site. If dynamite is applicable, I will blow the tree out of the forest instead of calling the tree dancers to get done for me what I could get paid for. Nails, ladders, rocket packs, appolo 13... I don't care. I'm willing to work for these people up to my limitations. You people need to just do what ever the boss tells you to do.

What if you had to descend in an emergency and you had all those nails sticking out of the tree? Ouch.

Stihl-O-Matic · 11-03-2009, 06:26 PM

dont believe a word this guy says he just finds pics on the net and makes up stories. I doubt highly hes ever climbed more then out of bed in the morning.

this is where he got his pic of that harness

ForTheAction · 11-03-2009, 06:42 PM

[quote=Stihl-O-Matic;1807450]dont believe a word this guy says he just finds pics on the net and makes up stories. I doubt highly hes ever climbed more then out of bed in the morning.

this is where he got his pic of that harness

[/QUOTE

You're confused. That purple thing is a picture of a hang glider harness. I believe I posted one of those with a description in English about how that is exactly what I don't have. This was in response to someone saying I bought one of those to climb trees with.

You must have assumed something else in the Russian translation of my post (funny how others see things in thing you can't), or it's even worse. Fall out of a tree lately?

treemandan · 11-03-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gts4tw

Well Hell, I would think that pretty much desrcibes evry sorry SOB on here including me!

treemandan · 11-03-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Stihl-O-Matic

dont believe a word this guy says he just finds pics on the net and makes up stories. I doubt highly hes ever climbed more then out of bed in the morning.

this is where he got his pic of that harness

I going to the hang glider forum and tell em that I made my own hanglider outta tent poles and bed sheet and was wondering to put the steering wheel.

ddhlakebound · 11-03-2009, 07:06 PM

Most of us are the bosses.....

Thats alot of the reason we don't like to see you being such a public detriment to arboriculture in general. You're a huge joke, and you don't even realize it.

Every single one of us has a guy or three like you running around without knowledge, using dangerous practices, old and useless or just plain wrong gear for what is needed. Every single one of the guys like you are just trying to "git er dun", mostly with more balls than brains..... and it lowers the respect garnered by arborists everywhere, because hacks are running rampant. You also cost us money in insurance premiums, and cost us money in selling jobs, because you're willing to risk your life to get the job done with less than the job should have. (git er dun cheap)

From all of the clownlike, hackish, wannabe posts you've made here, I have not seen one (not a single one, zero) posts of yours that even remotely relates to learning or wanting to learn about tree care. Lots of arrogance. Plenty of egotism. Zero care for trees. Big time care for the money they can make you tho....if you're ever able to learn the very base basics.

And the bad part is, you've been told what you need to do, and how you need to do it, but you're too dimwitted and stubborn to do more than give lip service to legitimate safe operating procedures.

Here's a partial list of just the stuff that comes to the top of my head from your recent posts....these things show you to be a detriment to yourself and arboriculture. If you can't see why, you've got bigger problems than the stuff listed below.

trouble properly tying blakes and bowline.
inability to use figure 8
10" spikes for tree steps (rotflmfao)
fall protection harness as tree saddle
climbing to 30' without knowing how to descend
new used saddle has no side d's or tool attachments
2 lanyards (good), 1 no adjust, 1 untie to adjust. (not so good)

So......whaddya get when FTA comes crashing back to earth, and goes splat?

Troll Juice...........

ForTheAction · 11-03-2009, 07:16 PM

I appreciate the tally, DDH.

I knew easily how to descend 30' the other day. I could have shimmied the thing if I had to. Other than that, you steem roll a good pile of it. I'll take heed if you can keep score over me that well.

By the way, your the 1,000th viewer and the 88th poster to the thread.

I forgot what it's was about though. Me I assume.

Contrary to what it looks like. I'm working my way into the job slowly but surely. Oh, and very carefully or as careful as can be on a slim budget. Just think. In one year from now I'll be steem rolling you.

ddhlakebound · 11-03-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ForTheAction

I appreciate the tally, DDH.

I knew easily how to descend 30' the other day. I could have shimmied the thing if I had to. Other than that, you steem roll a good pile of it. I'll take heed if you can keep score over me that well.

By the way, your the 1,000th viewer and the 88th poster to the thread.

I forgot what it's was about though. Me I assume.

Contrary to what it looks like. I'm working my way into the job slowly but surely. Oh, and very carefully or as careful as can be on a slim budget. Just think. In one year from now I'll be steem rolling you.

You keep opening your mouth, but all that comes out of it is BS.

Seriously, how do you still have green rep?

11-03-2009, 06:26 PM	#84
Stihl-O-Matic Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ct Posts: 1,883	dont believe a word this guy says he just finds pics on the net and makes up stories. I doubt highly hes ever climbed more then out of bed in the morning. this is where he got his pic of that harness __________________ Zombies STlHL 025 STlHL 029 Super STlHL MS361 STlHL MS660 STlHL MS200T Echo330T

11-03-2009, 07:06 PM	#88
ddhlakebound Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southwest Missouri Posts: 1,267	Most of us are the bosses..... Thats alot of the reason we don't like to see you being such a public detriment to arboriculture in general. You're a huge joke, and you don't even realize it. Every single one of us has a guy or three like you running around without knowledge, using dangerous practices, old and useless or just plain wrong gear for what is needed. Every single one of the guys like you are just trying to "git er dun", mostly with more balls than brains..... and it lowers the respect garnered by arborists everywhere, because hacks are running rampant. You also cost us money in insurance premiums, and cost us money in selling jobs, because you're willing to risk your life to get the job done with less than the job should have. (git er dun cheap) From all of the clownlike, hackish, wannabe posts you've made here, I have not seen one (not a single one, zero) posts of yours that even remotely relates to learning or wanting to learn about tree care. Lots of arrogance. Plenty of egotism. Zero care for trees. Big time care for the money they can make you tho....if you're ever able to learn the very base basics. And the bad part is, you've been told what you need to do, and how you need to do it, but you're too dimwitted and stubborn to do more than give lip service to legitimate safe operating procedures. Here's a partial list of just the stuff that comes to the top of my head from your recent posts....these things show you to be a detriment to yourself and arboriculture. If you can't see why, you've got bigger problems than the stuff listed below. trouble properly tying blakes and bowline. inability to use figure 8 10" spikes for tree steps (rotflmfao) fall protection harness as tree saddle climbing to 30' without knowing how to descend new used saddle has no side d's or tool attachments 2 lanyards (good), 1 no adjust, 1 untie to adjust. (not so good) So......whaddya get when FTA comes crashing back to earth, and goes splat? Troll Juice........... __________________ Tree Solutions

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11-03-2009, 10:28 AM	#77
newsawtooth Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Intermountain west Posts: 175	What kind of lanyard were you using with that harness? Do you find yourself free climbing to bridge the gap in your ladder scenario?

11-03-2009, 05:09 PM	#79
VA-Sawyer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Candler, NC Posts: 102	This nut is so clueless.....he drove 10" spikes into the trunk and used them as steps to climb the tree. WOW!

11-03-2009, 05:43 PM	#82
ForTheAction Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 511	Who are you last posters? The princesses of woodland dancing? I employ a tactic known as "get the job done." The 10" spikes/nails worked, and the job is done. I'm not exactly the tree climbing panzy in hot pink gear and other assorted neon colors. I'm a guy that is doing a dirty job without yielding to hollow opinions at the AS site. If dynamite is applicable, I will blow the tree out of the forest instead of calling the tree dancers to get done for me what I could get paid for. Nails, ladders, rocket packs, appolo 13... I don't care. I'm willing to work for these people up to my limitations. You people need to just do what ever the boss tells you to do.

11-03-2009, 06:42 PM	#85
ForTheAction Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 511	[quote=Stihl-O-Matic;1807450]dont believe a word this guy says he just finds pics on the net and makes up stories. I doubt highly hes ever climbed more then out of bed in the morning. this is where he got his pic of that harness [/QUOTE You're confused. That purple thing is a picture of a hang glider harness. I believe I posted one of those with a description in English about how that is exactly what I don't have. This was in response to someone saying I bought one of those to climb trees with. You must have assumed something else in the Russian translation of my post (funny how others see things in thing you can't), or it's even worse. Fall out of a tree lately?

11-03-2009, 07:16 PM	#89
ForTheAction Arboristsite MVP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 511	I appreciate the tally, DDH. I knew easily how to descend 30' the other day. I could have shimmied the thing if I had to. Other than that, you steem roll a good pile of it. I'll take heed if you can keep score over me that well. By the way, your the 1,000th viewer and the 88th poster to the thread. I forgot what it's was about though. Me I assume. Contrary to what it looks like. I'm working my way into the job slowly but surely. Oh, and very carefully or as careful as can be on a slim budget. Just think. In one year from now I'll be steem rolling you.

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