Would you climb this ?

[Tree Tastic Care]

Was booked to take this down last Thursday but the winds were to bad so canceled it . Had a phone call day after saying more cracks have formed . I've ordered a boom lift to take it down safer in my opinion. But would any of you lot risked to climb it and save client 500 quid ?

[lux]

Always hard to tell from photos and you will always get a mixed response. From the pics probably yes, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't order a boom as its you inspecting it and you climbing it.

I've been in a similar situation quoting on a large larch next to a house that showed accelerating signs of decay, quite possibly phytophthora. It required a 30 metre lift and that was about £800 quid for the day. The customer concerned was driven by price and obtaining the cheapest quote. She found someone who climbed and dismantled it. Did they get lucky or was it not as decayed as suspected ? I won't know. The main thing is you need to feel comfortable doing it. If you don't and they will suck up the added cost crack on with the boom. Don't risk what you aren't comfortable with.

I hope the comments are of some use. Best of luck and let us know the outcome.

[JjSimmo]

Possibily, even if you just dissmantle in smaller peices or tie a lowering line off the stem to a good solid anker on another tree or structure as a brace to limit the movement of the tree. If the access is good you might have to consider using a spider MEWP

 

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[timbernut]

I'd have probably climbed it after ratchet strapping in strategic places, but as lux said its hard t tell from photos and if the customer is willing to go for the extra cost of a crane and you think it's the safest option then do that

 

 

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[Tree Tastic Care]

Cheers for the comments guys just checking what I'm doing is rite and safe for me and the property's and other trees around . They are more then happy to pay for the boom so that helps . Like you say you can't tell from the pics but where it's split the seem opens quit a lot when it's got a little breeze in the air so it might even split befor the boom gets there on Tuesday.

[Mark Bolam]

As the lads have said really, you were there, we weren't.

Your call in the end, and if they're happy to pay for a MEWP jobs a good 'un.

From the pics I'd probably have climbed it, but rigging it would be a bigger concern.

Let us know how you go.

 

 

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[skyhuck]

If it survived the gale, why would your weight bring it down?

[Marc]

It costs what it costs is my opinion and would have nothing to do with saving the client money, i have climbed trees like that particularly as like Skyhuck said it survived the storm, in fact today's job was one such job half the tree blew out but the other half stayed up. Plenty of space for a MEWP money was on the job but it was not going to make it safer easier or quicker so we climbed it.

At the same time we have also specced a MEWP because it was safer, easier and more efficient.

[Mick Dempsey]

If it survived the gale, why would your weight bring it down?

 

Agreed

 

Use some ratchet straps to hold the stems together as well.

[IVECOKID]

If it survived the gale, why would your weight bring it down?

 

 

 

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