General Tree pics

[Bundle 2]

Hama...sorry. Yes, I am guilty of not reading your text....

(I use adjustable cambiumsavers for the reason I hate pegs...)

 

SWB....Its a nightmare for sure. There are reasons I wouldnt want to throw in an SRT in the ivy covered tree....You cant see the structural integrity of the anchor point-so use the next tree as an achor point.

Ive never liked spikes in ivy....Bloody clumsy and poor/uncertain footholds all the way (ime) A top rope is the easiest way....Even using an achor in the neighbouring tree allows you to spike the ivy covered specimen whilst keeping a significant degree of your own weight on the line and in the harness ( by way of a "lay-back..old scool climbing technique, I hope you understand!).

Pole rescue is a technique of its own. Dont you guys use that anymore? I did it quite separate from aerial rescue...Oh thats right...Pole rescue is option @assessors discretion I believe.

 

Edit ( this getting a bit off topic?!!)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it sounds so easy when saying it, but on a slippy banking full of debris, the 8 inch diameter 50foot straggly trees are 6 feet deep in ivy and the banking is about a 1 in 2 gradient. OR, just stick on the spikes and climb up easily:001_smile:

 

it is never clear cut shrek!

 

personaly I would as suggested by somone else look to another tree for anchor over and above the hieght of the trees to be worked, this gives you the freedom to go from one to the next, be supported from above so wieght doesnt flex those thin stems so much etc etc etc, or even bettter still if the tree besdie them is that tall and strong enough get some rigging gear up, and lower them skinny things down but first in one hit, if need be get some mechanical advantage on the butts and pull them right down to the level ground off the embankment. save all those bits speeding off down the bank towards your groundies too!

[Stephen Blair]

i just strip the ivy on the way up, i like to know the tree by the time i get to the top, that ash pole was the largest there, the others were smaller and one of them was a dead elm, the top had broke out and was lying on hte ash and hte ivy had attached it all to the ash, so coming off another tree wasnt an option. i get what you mean and sometimes i do use that techique, i had done previously on some of those trees, but others times you just have to monkey up and get on with it:001_smile:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it sounds so easy when saying it, but on a slippy banking full of debris, the 8 inch diameter 50foot straggly trees are 6 feet deep in ivy and the banking is about a 1 in 2 gradient. OR, just stick on the spikes and climb up easily:001_smile:

 

looking at the photos you made hard work of it anyways, they could have been strsaight felled onto the bank butts up hill and tied to stumps of same, these could then have easily been dragged back of the embankemt with the butt tie as control?

 

saving a lot of time and leg work.

[Stephen Blair]

looking at the photos you made hard work of it anyways, they could have been strsaight felled

 

that ash took me about 40 mins from start to finish before leaving it as a pole, then i felled the pole down the bank with no butt ties, i then felled the rest of them, simples.

 

if thats the hard way, then i cant wait to find out the easier way:biggrin:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

that ash took me about 40 mins from start to finish before leaving it as a pole, then i felled the pole down the bank with no butt ties, i then felled the rest of them, simples.

 

if thats the hard way, then i cant wait to find out the easier way:biggrin:

 

so would you say that spike use was limited in this job? to about 1%!

[Marc]

I'm a no peg use spikes on 90% of dismantle's climber, pegless timber is far easier to deal with, and spikes open up far more positioning opertunities allowing you to work safer, adjustable cambium savers allow for rescue or just use a sling or the lowering kit, whatever tools you have to hand.

Good spikes used well are comfy and should not cause to many problems, if i want to rest i'll just cinch my rope round the stem and relax in my harness for a bit.

 

Qtip up a Pine

[Marc]

Lombardy popular job, 2 of the trees had extensive decay in the base and at previous pruning points, along with previous failure. Complete removal and future replant. One Silver Birch removal to, we did well to complete this in a day with a 4 man team.

[Stephen Blair]

you guys dont muck about marc, sweet sweet sweet:thumbup1:

[Mozza]

Cracking pictures Marc, Great job