Biggest tree you have ever been up and dismantled (uk only)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

in one day aged 17 1 sycamore and one beech, released from woodland now last remaining of stand, so 80ft rough to first branch, swimming pool below, with 120thousands worth of butterfly mosaic tiling, crane to lift me into canopy, chain on, bottoms cut and lifted and lowered into nieghbours garden in one!

 

both trees around 120, but skinny as hell with very little crowns that had just begun to spread after freeing from woodland.

[Lorry thompson]

I'd love to go over there show them what we made of mate they get paid a fortune and complain how dangerous it is to make the show look good how's about we gan owa and we pay to do it just for a laugh

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I would be up for a bit of that!

 

team england goes heli logging!

[Mesterh]

in one day aged 17 1 sycamore and one beech, released from woodland now last remaining of stand, so 80ft rough to first branch, swimming pool below, with 120thousands worth of butterfly mosaic tiling, crane to lift me into canopy, chain on, bottoms cut and lifted and lowered into nieghbours garden in one!

 

both trees around 120, but skinny as hell with very little crowns that had just begun to spread after freeing from woodland.

 

What sized crane did you use on that job!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

What sized crane did you use on that job!!

 

twas a long time ago, but i do remember that it was the largest road going crane in the country at the time! half a day on site i think it cost us 500 -600 quid for the day 20 years ago!

 

the best bit about that job was that being a bit green as only two years into arb i wasnt going up, then the client offered me a £70 bonus, at the time that was nigh on a weeks wage! i never looked back and fear was gone, in fact fear went the other way and I spent ten years getting a rep for being a bit of a nutter!

 

I can still pull out all the stops when the pressure is on, but i definatley have a more deeper sense of mortality these days!

Edited June 25, 2010 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[Lorry thompson]

I'd love it Hama mate wonder if you can go over and do it for the crack yous must of seen that poster don't his name or anything but the one of them blokes up them massive trees on the planks toppin them at 150 feet or whatever I'd love to do that

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I'd love it Hama mate wonder if you can go over and do it for the crack yous must of seen that poster don't his name or anything but the one of them blokes up them massive trees on the planks toppin them at 150 feet or whatever I'd love to do that

 

Then come with me on my 40th in two years this month and climb gorilla style some of the biggest there are, with a cross bow for a throw line!

[Mr. Bish]

Heightwise, last week I took a spruce in log sized lengths, after loosing the top 10 feet I was at 82 feet. Thats the highest I measured. Don't think I have climbed over 100'. Highest measured climb I have done was 96'. I was stood with my head out the top of wellintonia but couldnt get another 4 feet.

 

Fattest was 5'2" at base but it was a very straightforward job, straight fell fat dead field oak. Loads of lovely logs from that beast but it took me 4 months to collect it all from the field.

[Lorry thompson]

Sure you'd show them how to go on mate they could make a tv series out of it bet there would be more hand bags at ten paces than in britains next model ha you know what we all like

[Woodzie]

thompson mate am well up for going across and showing the americans how its done right bud i could get a few lads i know to come along good climbers but nutters.

 

 

 

 

 

.

Edited June 26, 2010 by Monkey-D
Please be mindful of the forum rules on swearing