large oak top thrown 17'

[RobRainford]

I would have used the bucket to put a line in the tree at a couple of high points and then just felled it at the bottom. Only thing to hit near the shrubs would have been the main stem. Which wwas thin enough to land in the gap.

[skyhuck]

I would just climbed it and cut and chucked it.

[Rob D]

It wasn't a badly done job although the part of throwing the back leaner forward from the bucket seemed a bit sketchy to me. With the momentum of the branch if it had twisted or done something unexpected towards you there's no way you'd have been able to get out of the way... that would have been game over.

 

Could you have temporarily moved the plants if the customer was that fussed about them? Or better still build a protection around them in case you did hit them?

 

It's good that you edited the vid nicely and explained what you did - but my gut reaction - perhaps if you did it a little more modesty next time you may get better feedback.

[Frank]

That video was awesome, i learnt loads from it and gonna use some of those "tricks" on a pine tommorrow over a greenhouse, I dont even need to get the customer to move their cars now.

It will work because I have seen it on the internet.

[Stephen Blair]

perhaps if you did it a little more modesty next time you may get better feedback.

 

we want to see some polite modest conifer topping with tea and cakes on the lawn to finish:sneaky2:

[felixthelogchopper]

we want to see some polite modest conifer topping with tea and cakes on the lawn to finish:sneaky2:

 

Rather!

[Tommy_B]

 

C'mon fellas... its only tree work..

 

 

I think you summed it up best Dan.