General Tree pics

[Chris Sheppard]

i hope you buy your groundy a pint for that photo. brilliant.

 

Think it's worth me getting a proper camera instead of using a phone then?

 

The photo doesn't do it justice - you can only see about 3/5 of the tree - it was huge and I was glad I was firmly on the floor!

Edited November 30, 2010 by Chris Sheppard

[RobArb]

that is one awesome photo!

[testcricket01]

this mornings job blown over willow, everything staying on site

 

stems on this went past the conifer hedge into next doors garden so i just got up there and took ends off and the rest was easy.

[Big 'Ammer]

Nice one on the cedar Brett!

 

Theres some enormous weight of snow and ice on that.

 

Gave you a flash as you were pulling out of Kelleythorpe farm shop this afty, but don't think you guessed it was me cos I was in the car.

 

I did a cedar out the mewp yesterday, but I wasn't cutting chunks like that off, too many things underneath!

 

I was cutting and chucking, and I reckon everthing was twice as heavy, so good job and big balls there.

 

Did you sit in the landy and make Chris cut it and chip it all up by himself cos you'd done your half of the job?

[Frank]

@buzz surgeon. When you say "topped" a big snowy cedar, do you mean you did the one cut and left it like that???? Haha.

 

I hope so. That would be awesome. One company says it will be a days work, you come along and go vroom vroom, creak, smash. " is that the height you were after?". Haha

[Buzzsurgeon]

Nice one on the cedar Brett!

 

Theres some enormous weight of snow and ice on that.

 

Gave you a flash as you were pulling out of Kelleythorpe farm shop this afty' date=' but don't think you guessed it was me cos I was in the car.

 

I did a cedar out the mewp yesterday, but I wasn't cutting chunks like that off, too many things underneath!

 

I was cutting and chucking, and I reckon everthing was twice as heavy, so good job and big balls there.

 

Did you sit in the landy and make Chris cut it and chip it all up by himself cos you'd done your half of the job? [/quote']

 

Even better we both sat in the landy, it was a cut and leave for the estate wood boys to tidy! One thick blanket of snow on top, supprised it hadn't snapped off cos it was as dead as they come!!

 

Thought it was you in the car, smart shiny looking car is it new, was it a subaru or a mazda estate it all happened a bit fast!!

 

Snow bit deep on the moors now, hoping for a speedy thaw so we can get cracked on, or we will just have to get some snow shoes, cut at the snow line and then return in the spring to cut off the 2 foot high stumps!!

[Mark Bolam]

Just looked at that shot again Buzzsurgeon. It really is that good - well done Chris as well!

 

Talk us through it mate! Wing cuts, fast through the back? Bet it was a bit badoingy (*) when she went off!

 

 

 

(*) - nicked from Stevie Blair, love the word!

[Buzzsurgeon]

Just looked at that shot again Buzzsurgeon. It really is that good - well done Chris as well!

 

Talk us through it mate! Wing cuts, fast through the back? Bet it was a bit badoingy (*) when she went off!

 

 

 

(*) - nicked from Stevie Blair, love the word!

 

The tree was a dead cedar which needed to be sectioned felled to avoid damaging the close by lake clay liner.

 

I did consider using a bore cut, but the tree was dead and cedar is short grained and brittle at the best of times so I didn't want the limb to tear and fracture towards me so I opted for a tight gob and fast cutting from the back, I was using a 357 with an 18" bar. It really did go with a crack and bang with all the extra weight of the snow.

 

I must admit my arse was nipping a bit as I was proceeding with the back cut, good adrenaline rush though.

[Big 'Ammer]

Yeah, its a Legacy, had it since April, nice car, I love it.

 

Badoingy = the action and sound of a school ruler twanged against a desk top, when scaled up to tree work and a man is attached.

 

[Buzzsurgeon]

Is it petrol or diesel what's it like on fuel, just recently got a Volvo V50 diesel and with 6 speed get around 55 mpg and cheap road tax