Would you climb this ?

[Tree Tastic Care]

I think if you said to a boss "I don't feel comfortable climbing this tree" you'd look (and sound) like an idiot.

 

Just be honest and say. "its dangerous, stuff that"

That's why it's good to be your own boss , you can only make yourself feel like a idiot 🖒

[carlos]

a mewp is just another tool available for the job i dont think there is anything stupid about choosing the tool you feel is best suited to the job.

trees are crazy strong but also can ( rarely) fail whilst being worked on.

carl

[Will Heal]

a mewp is just another tool available for the job i dont think there is anything stupid about choosing the tool you feel is best suited to the job.

trees are crazy strong but also can ( rarely) fail whilst being worked on.

carl

 

 

Didn't one of the authors of 'the art and science of practical rigging' have a fatal accident when the tree he was working on failed beneath him?

 

 

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[carlos]

Didn't one of the authors of 'the art and science of practical rigging' have a fatal accident when the tree he was working on failed beneath him?

 

 

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just googled it and it appears he did ,i have read of a few over the years, id imagine only when rigging.

Edited February 25, 2017 by carlos

[Will Heal]

not sure but i have read of a few over the years, id imagine only when rigging.

 

 

That's when you want a good Groundy who will let the big bits run

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Doesn't look like you could do £500 of damage.

Price to fell and throw into a pile if they want a cheap job and they can fix the broken fence with the money they saved.

[bumble B]

The tree species is?? Read your insurance small print and go from there regardless of what your gut or anyone else says they would do. I wouldn't quote from a photo and wouldn't dream of giving a thumbs up to climbing what looks and sounds like a dangerous tree from one.

[Stubby]

The tree species is??

 

 

Willow ??

[Tree Tastic Care]

Willow ??

10 points to the winner 🖒

[drinksloe]

Many years ago when done my climbing ticket, i always remember the trainer saying he very rarely climbs willow as it was so unpredicatable and never lowers of it and just gets a mwep in or turns job down.

Possibly he was exagerating to drum into us newbies how brittle and unpredicatable sme trees species are.

That was 15 odd years ago and mweps were unhear off in this area back then

 

 

I'd definately 2nd/3rd wot was said way earlier in thread and put some 5T ratchet strap around the butt and possibly brace some of the other stems to each other too.

It really can help stop the stems splitting the butt, all the old woodcutters in pre chainsaw days would tie chains round hardwood butts to stop them barbers chairing as they were working the cross cut