Heres one for andy collins

[David oakman]

Here you are Andy your old friend and he has got some company:001_smile:

[Andy Collins]

Now that was an epic tree, she'd blown into the lake, we ended up pumping the lake out to remove the tree. Must try and dig out the old piccies one day.

[David oakman]

Why did you say she that tree was defo a man:lol:

[Stephen Blair]

that stump could tell a few tales andy, why was the little gob taken out the front mate?

[Andy Collins]

"she" was one of the "3 sisters":001_rolleyes:

[Andy Collins]

that stump could tell a few tales andy, why was the little gob taken out the front mate?

 

I honestly cant remember. When we first started work on it it was all under water, and quite deep. Nick the chargehand started to cut it from a boat with a large hole in, I was rowing and trying to hold it steady. I seem to remember no-one having any idea as to the size of the tree on first appearances. Eventually (by the 3rd crane arriving) we pumped the lake out and this tree suddenly showed its true size. Nearly a total sexually intercoursed up job, but we saved the day in the end.

[Stephen Blair]

sounds very health and safety tastic andrew ha ha

[David oakman]

Was that the halls boat? if it was it has still got holes in i row across the lakes to the islands time i get back i am full of water:thumbdown:

[Andy Collins]

sounds very health and safety tastic andrew ha ha

 

H&S rule book was re-written as we went long that day. You get sent to a job blind, only the boss has seen it before and made judgements and decisions on his own. What was an unknown was the size of the limb that had stuck down into the mud, and the overall size of the tree beneath the water. As we became more and more aware of what was required a) a larger crane and b) no water, then the approach to the job had to alter. Of course, draining the lake then led to another problem, mud and a lot of it. Would the stump fall forward and sink into the mud when the tree was removed, or set back into the bank? Where to stand to make the cut safely? This is real world tree work, not a pamphlet printed by a suit in the office.

[Stephen Blair]

looking forward to the pics andy if you can find them.