Split tree - solution?

[Bloom]

Had a look at this last Tuesday then went back the next day to do it, but walked away cause I felt I was leaving too much to chance.

 

• no access for machinery
• customer won't pay for machinery
• shed to be saved (minor damages accepted)
• main anchor would be on stem behind split one. If you're out on the tip, if failure occurs, you're swinging into the shed/ground
• second anchor off a Sycamore. Lower and to the left/behind of the split limb

 

Hate not doing a job but didn't feel I could control the chaos on this one. Anyone got any bright ideas?

[maybelateron]

I am sure I would have done the same as you. Some jobs like this are just not feasible if you are trying to run a business. The risk of major damage to shed would either cost you money, or could result in increased premiums if it went through the insurance. Also climber safety to consider. Health and safety approach would be "empty the shed then drop timber onto it, if that is what's needed to keep climber safe".

[Alex O]

Looks a nightmare, if the back steam looks fairly safe I would use it and probably double up the lowering blocks with the sycamore behind it just to spread the weight. Always easier said than done especially from a few pics, and these things always look different in real life. No shame in walking away.

[Pete Mctree]

Sounds like an awkward customer too. On such a difficult job you have enough to contend with without fighting a second battle 

[nepia]

Too right.  If the client won't pay for machinery he's going to get what he deserves, just not at your behest!

[tree-fancier123]

Interesting how the brits are different to the yanks - if this was posted on a US forum the tree would have been armchair free-climbed and pieced out in a hundred different ways by now. 

 

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[Dan Maynard]

Difficult to get a sense of quite how big that is but I think there's a lot of weight in the limb and hence a lot of spring energy in the split section. If you climb and reduce it could snap and go down, or it could spring up.

It's going to fall down on the shed sooner or later, maybe a new shed is the cheapest option in the end?

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Looks like a bloody nightmare and sounds like a PITA customer. It it were me (not that I’ve seen it). I would get a rope over the top of the split steam and winch it back away from the shed with a little cut on the back of it. And let it tear down under the winch. You would need a 3.2 tonne winch at the least. I would also say that you will do your best to avoid dame game to the shed but either you take it down in a controlled manner ;as controlled as can be or you let the bloody thing flatten their shed.
As above a new shed is possible the cheapest option without machinery.

[Lm20]

Make sure no one is under it and back cut it with a 46.

[Stubby]

16 minutes ago, Lm20 said:

Make sure no one is under it and back cut it with a 46.

You missed out  " and pay for next doors shed "