Stupid or Insurance Claim??

[Shane]

Well done that man!

[Johny Walker]

Thought you'd have got Rm up it

[10 Bears]

All went well obviously, but did you not think about propping/'A' frame before you went up it?

 

Might have helped with the twitchiness...

[hamdogg]

Thought you'd have got Rm up it

 

 

He was on a felling job for me! I met him after I did this [emoji106]🏻

[peatff]

All went well obviously, but did you not think about propping/'A' frame before you went up it?

 

Might have helped with the twitchiness...

 

Or made it into a big see saw There were some mature white poplars down the local fishing pond that gradually lowered themselves to the ground with the prevailing wind over a number of months.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

All went well obviously, but did you not think about propping/'A' frame before you went up it?

 

Might have helped with the twitchiness...

 

Perhaps not surprisingly, I had "twitchiness" viewing the photos

 

Practically how would you have propped/A framed it? I'm familiar with, for instance, ratchet straps being used where stems have split (IRRELEVANT) but cannot envisage "how" you would achieve this?

 

Thanks in anticipation,

Paul

[Shane]

Park your unimog under it.

[10 Bears]

Perhaps not surprisingly, I had "twitchiness" viewing the photos

 

Practically how would you have propped/A framed it? I'm familiar with, for instance, ratchet straps being used where stems have split (IRRELEVANT) but cannot envisage "how" you would achieve this?

 

Thanks in anticipation,

Paul

 

You had to make me get MS Paint out again didn't you...

 

The expertly drawn model is what I had in mind. Either a. A-frame acting as a prop with the red sections as 5T ratchet straps or similar. It is possible to do this with a third upright to the A-frame, thereby making a tipi or triple A-frame. Wedges at the bottom if they can be used depending on the ground.

 

or b. a set of linear/single props at right angles to the tree in the direction of the lean. These could be nailed/screwed/strapped to the stem. Again, wedged if possible to secure them from movement.

 

Either way, made with substantial timber eg 4"x4" minimum, but better with 4"x6" or 6"x6".

 

Turns out not needed in this instance of course, but if the ground was soft and still had plate movement, I would have looked to support it before going out on the stem.

 

Each to their own though I expect...

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

You had to make me get MS Paint out again didn't you...

 

The expertly drawn model is what I had in mind. Either a. A-frame acting as a prop with the red sections as 5T ratchet straps or similar. It is possible to do this with a third upright to the A-frame, thereby making a tipi or triple A-frame. Wedges at the bottom if they can be used depending on the ground.

 

or b. a set of linear/single props at right angles to the tree in the direction of the lean. These could be nailed/screwed/strapped to the stem. Again, wedged if possible to secure them from movement.

 

Either way, made with substantial timber eg 4"x4" minimum, but better with 4"x6" or 6"x6".

 

Turns out not needed in this instance of course, but if the ground was soft and still had plate movement, I would have looked to support it before going out on the stem.

 

Each to their own though I expect...

 

Excellent, thank you, I do appreciate your efforts :thumbup1:

 

Paul

[Joe Newton]

Excellent, thank you, I do appreciate your efforts :thumbup1:

 

 

 

Paul

 

 

More pertinent:

 

We're any alternatives to felling considered? Relocating the road and nearby houses perhaps?