Crane costs

[Mark Bolam]

Oh dear.

 

Work commenced today without a crane.

 

3 groundies, 1 climber (who did really well from what I gather).

 

1/2 the brush off 1 tree.

 

Would imagine other half off and stem down tomorrow.

 

Only 4 to go!

 

2 days with crane, I reckon. 1 with someone like Reg slinging.

 

Do the maths.

 

DOH!

[MattyF]

Was paying £400 for a 50t about 18 months ago, thats dropped to around £350. Crane companys have been hit hard by the lack of site work.

about the same here

[MattyF]

mark i would give any size tree in this country a day on a crane ...maybe a very long day though!

[Mark Bolam]

These are big pops Matty, but not monsters. I've seen what you can do in a day!

 

5 in close up in a line.

 

Had crane written all over it to me, but not my job. Hey-ho.

 

Good news for my mate who's the subby climber, though. Reckon he'll get ten days work out of it!

[Rich Rule]

so you don't need me to climb them then?

 

Are they the same ones we were chattin about.? why you not climbing them?

[MattyF]

its a hard one ,i looked at a job today that would be a morning on a crane ...but 3 days climbing as long as you are making money is the way i look at it .

[Mark Bolam]

so you don't need me to climb them then?

 

Are they the same ones we were chattin about.? why you not climbing them?

 

Yep.

 

The risk of damaging the brand new £80k caravan underneath is huge, and I said from the outset I wouldn't do it without a crane.

 

Don't want to be charged for breakages, and be around when the whining about 'not making any money on this job' starts. In about ten days time!

 

Surprised bow saws are not being employed TBH....