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Always have keep a spare rubber sling for your Big Shot since they do eventually break. It'll break when you're going for that 100ft+ shot.

Arrive at the job site just after sunrise so you can get a line in without the sun directly in your eyes. Sometimes I'll even put a line in the day before so I can work off the invariably frustrating exercise with beer and sleep before the real work begins the next day.

Much nicer to put your notches in with a big saw when you not moving around the stem on a pole belt or flip line. That tree was an Ironbark - Eucalyptus sideroxylon or similar–one of the heaviest and hardest Eucalypts (timber does not float.) Commands the best price as firewood (e.g >...

Also, the more units you are using in a day the quicker the job goes. With four headsets, all jobs are usually done within four hours because the on job communication is bordering on ESP...

On the odd occasion where I do get called in as a contract climber I always say that I'm bringing my own ground worker to run the ropes (and price it accordingly.) We both have the Sena comms in our helmets so jobs run really smooth. Also, it's always priced at a day rate. If we do manage to...

True. Except drum chippers seem to do better when not kept sharp and well adjusted. Love also helps too. I give my disc chipper (250xp with 5,500hrs on the clock) a big hug every morning before greasing her nipples.

Oh to be 24 again with all that excess energy.

Leaf.co. Tree Recon. Amazing stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_dRtSmbWU8

Here's how our truck was looking midday on Friday the 13th.... An old concrete skin collapsed into open space so there was no way to tow the truck out. A mate turned up this morning with a 7t excavator and we lifted the front corner using a wire rope sling around the chassis rail while...

The ABR Rig and Ring things are great for pruning too when you don't want unnecessarily damage the tree being pruned or the tree that is being rigged from. Just make sure you tie your throw line back on the rope for retrieval if there's any chance the Rig and Ring might get stuck in the fork.

Make sure you only work with non-smokers...yeah that's gonna be hard in this industry. I have Asthma too and would rather breath chainsaw exhaust fumes than get a lung full of cigarette smoke. Also concentrate on breathing through your nose only–especially when working hard–as this helps to...

We did a big pine yesterday. Last lift was about 12,000kg - 26,000lb. Had to cut it into two bits for subsequent transport. I'd never had to organise so many people for a single job but at least it gave me the opportunity to watch the action most of the day.

Easily frustrated here too. Worse if I start the day with the Big Shot and still don't have a rope in the tree after 10 minutes. If you're working in the Hills District around Sydney you'll be loving the hot days - and hotter ones to come. Not even summer time yet and already plenty of +30ºC...

I'd be charging twice as much for doing hedges... Did you get a new saw just for the job–very shiny? I guess you don't want any chainsaw trouble when there's a helicopter involved.

The Assaultline is great for long ascents - absolutely no bounce at all. I remember when first getting into the whole SRT thing a few years ago thinking how great it was not having to worry about isolating a limb. Now I try really hard to isolate a branch to tie into from the ground. Mainly to...

All this talk of Vortex–which I don't have–has made me jealous so thought I'd try out some fat rope namely NE Hi-Vee. Normally reserve this for Ddrt jobs but had a Eucalyptus scoparia to prune last week that had a good crown spread and no central leader. Time for two ropes and two SRT devices...

It's most likely related to the climbing rope I'm using - Blue Water Assault Line - 11.7mm. I'll get some Vortex with my next Treestuff order–looks like nice rope. Definitely prefer SRWP but will still pull out my 30' rope and simple prussik for short DdRT climbing.

Had that happen for the first time a few days ago and wondered why the HH locked up. Not having much luck with 8mm Armor-Prus with either a 6 wrap or 5 wrap hitch. Back to HRC for me.

I love watching someone not familiar with the bowline on a bight–BOAB–try to untie it the long way... It's all too easy to turn it into a cinching knot if tied incorrectly. Looks okay, will do the job but it a pain to untie.

I have spent several weeks in a Hennessy Hammock while on a solo bike tour. They have a built in tarp and mosquito net. You climb in from the bottom and your weight keeps the Velcro half–where your legs are–closed. Great because they're light weight. Great because you can hide your camp site...