General Tree pics

[Will Hinchliffe]

Here are some photos from this year.

 

Mike in the Beech, me in the Wellingtonia, Kieran next to the Cypresses and in the Oak.

[Will Hinchliffe]

Nearly got the hang of this.

[Log-ologist]

I think Log-ologist hit the nail on the head, even though it looked crude to me, the years of handed down experience, physical strengths maybe you could say the evolution of only the strong and smart can survive and live to work another day.

 

 

During my stay i meet several woodsmen of varying years on the job, none of them had any stories of really bad or fatal accidents, to me the way they worked looked crude none of the precision and seeming skill of the modern arborist in other countries. Although what at first looked basic to me I soon began to appreciate the simplicity of how they worked and that actually they have skills we have forgotten.

 

 

 

Too true, I read an article in the telegraph suppliment yesterday relating to road safety , it briefly outlined the "Peltzman effect" where increases in safety legislatin lead to more dangerous behaviour and risk taking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Peltzman

 

Which gives a brief explanation of the principle through which we can extract the conclusion that relating to our industry, having all the safety kit in the world makes you more of a hazzard to yourself and others, because you treat the risk as minimal and take excessive gambles.

[skyhuck]

Too true, I read an article in the telegraph suppliment yesterday relating to road safety , it briefly outlined the "Peltzman effect" where increases in safety legislatin lead to more dangerous behaviour and risk taking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Peltzman

 

Which gives a brief explanation of the principle through which we can extract the conclusion that relating to our industry, having all the safety kit in the world makes you more of a hazzard to yourself and others, because you treat the risk as minimal and take excessive gambles.

 

Spot on!!!!!!!!!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

I always remember the safety guy who said if all cars were fitted with a 6" spike in the middle of the steering wheel we would all drive very steady, because in effect, the steering columb is a plastic covered spike

[skyhuck]

"Doing an Ed" on a larch today.

[Dean Lofthouse]

That must have shook you about a bit??

[skyhuck]

That must have shook you about a bit??

 

No, not at all, it popped of lovely:001_cool:

[Dean Lofthouse]

I nearly always wait till it gets to just before 45 degrees and then cut the hinge, it then tends to jump out a little with no push back.

[skyhuck]

I nearly always wait till it gets to just before 45 degrees and then cut the hinge, it then tends to jump out a little with no push back.

 

Thats the one, but some times if its a really whippy one I like to let the hinge hold till it bends the stem well over and then cut and enjoy the ride