New to this site, and professional tree work

[buckbandit]

Hey gottacut it depends on what your climbing the tree for, prunning or removal? Now I'm a utility tree worker so everything I do is straight removal. So spurs are great and can help you get up in a hurry. The micro accender is awsome for your lanyard I use one myself. Weather your removeing or prunning though a good investment is a big shot. It will allow you to put ropes into trees 40-50 ft up or more with decent accuracy. If your climbing with gaffs you can use a not like the taught line hitch and belay yourself into a tree and not worry bout falling out. If your prunning, launch the rope once high into the canopy and hip thrust or foot lock up. Let's face it we're doin it for the money so anything that get's you up faster and safer and then down again in my books is good.

 

[costello]

i climed all day

I never said guys who climb all day doing removals are lazy and I never said that guys who prune without hooks sit in a truck all day.....seems like you answered the question you WISHED I asked not the question/comment that was presented.

I never said you were lazy in terms of working. I am saying you are lazy in your learning, for climbing with spikes and not wanting to learn any other way.

Ill just call you a hack from now on!

What are you going to have me banned for? I didn't bring allegations out about you with doubtful origins, did I? This is all stuff that YOU PROUDLY present to the people on this forum. You know it is wrong yet you still brag about it. You are a disgrace to this industry as well as BC Hydro.

I remember you posting a while back that we should call BC Hydro and complain about you......whats the name and number of the rep for BC Hydro that you report to? Actually whats his name and what town/city is the office in that he works out of? I will gladly call the office and be connected to him or someone higher and make my feeling VERY well known......is this offer still on the table?

many time00000s i have spur climbed for many hour past what you all perceive as proper what are you asking to know for each person.

 

[costello]

spur climbing is ok

if i climb and the tree don't know, and the spikes, used were rife all the crew would have post.

 

[costello]

now you sleep

talk is ahhh just kidding my dad died last may 20 goodbye old man .................. maybe the best bull ####ter that everwas....

 

[oldirty]

many time00000s i have spur climbed for many hour past what you all perceive as proper what are you asking to know for each person.

if i climb and the tree don't know, and the spikes, used were rife all the crew would have post.

talk is ahhh just kidding my dad died last may 20 goodbye old man .................. maybe the best bull ####ter that everwas....

what?

 

[hornett224]

it depends on the person.

i am self taught on climbing but i also took a lot of advice here and from guys i met after getting in the biz.always remember safety first and double check everything.if you don't like it,don't do it.triple checking doesn't hurt.some trees are stronger than others.some hinge or break differently than others.take it slow and you will learn.

getting training or lesson is an excellent idea.i tried and begged around here but no one had the time.not even for payment.some of us have to do what we have to do.something to remember next time you seasoned guys run into someone starting out looking for pointers or wanting to learn.take the time,then lecture.