Facebook video. Graphic accident

[Haironyourchest]

19 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

If its too small for a ratchet strap, would a Jubilee clip suffice?

Too slow...Big zip ties! I dunno why they pulled the first tree, maybe it was hung up. It's was just to illustrate the awesome power of the generic nylon webbing strap. Just another tool the the toolbox...when a stem splits, there will be a final fulcrum point somewhere further up, location unknown. The leverage close the the fulcrum will obviously be very powerful, but at the start of the split, the forces are weakest. Strong enough to kill though. Even a little 1" roof strap, with multiple winds, has phenomenal tensile strength. A lot of the stuff I do is solo, and pretty remote, EMS and hour and a half away or more, on a bad day. 

[Khriss]

30 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

If its too small for a ratchet strap, would a Jubilee clip suffice?

We aint talking Cock size here mate k ( Obvs, though, that's all some people talk)

[Stephen Blair]

2nd vid I’d never of considered a ratchet strap or a top handle for that matter, it would of been a 046 and a slightly deeper gob, but that’s just me.  The guy was there, executed the job perfectly so I’ll keep that idea in my pocket for another day.

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, tree-fancier123 said:

If its too small for a ratchet strap, would a Jubilee clip suffice?

One of my daughters hair scrunchies ?

[felixthelogchopper]

11 minutes ago, Stubby said:

One of my daughters hair scrunchies ?

Or Bolam's cock ring.

[htb]

10 minutes ago, Stubby said:

One of my daughters hair scrunchies ?

But you would need to climb it to get it over the top

[spuddog0507]

9 hours ago, Jcarbor said:

23 hours ago, spuddog0507 said:

we all cut corners , and your not telling me you do every thing by the book ???
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Method statement plus risk assessment, if owt changes on the job re-evaluate and draw up a new plan that is safe and the agreeable to all on site.

so a method statement and risk assessment will stop things happening like the video at begining of this thread ? well i didnt know that, and then when its happened you draw up a new plan ? bit late shutting the stable door when the horse has gone, No paper work on this earth will stop accidents happening, shit happens and it always will do WE are all human and not one of us is perfect,

[inthewoods]

10 hours ago, Haironyourchest said:

 

Couple of vids of ratchet straps there. Second one is what I was talking about. First one shows the effectiveness at preventing splitting, its right near the end of the vid.

Ah, I see now where you got your training... YouTube certified! ? ?

[TTownsend]

I’ve climbed trees that I’ve ratcheted together due to cracked unions but never had the need to fell a tree that needed ratcheting.

 

I felled a larch that had a dirty crack on the tension side of the tree which I planned to Ratchet but was advised not by an more experienced old boy saying the It could break it and send it flying in any direction.

 

Has this happened to anyone before ? I questioned it but took his advice and the tree came down perfectly so that’s how it was left

 

[Mesterh]

16 hours ago, Jcarbor said:

Is it? Been running my business very successfully for years and seem to get the time/price ratio on jobs right and don’t rush the job. We earn a good living out of it.

Yes it is.

Otherwise how on earth do you price jobs?