Have you ever bottled it?

[Stephen Blair]

can you zip line it back to say 4 oclock on the page, over the path.

I wouldnt go out on that limb, not if i didnt have a main anchor but i see that broke off already.

[RC0]

Many times I’ve walked and come back another day due to high winds, and/or bad planning on the part of a tree-contractor. On countless occasions I’ve been hired by naive, non-climbing company owners who know neither what they are looking at or talking about.

 

As a contract-climber people often either bull$hit you about what a job involves, or like I said – just don’t have the experience to make a judgement....and it’s not always convenient for me to go take a look at the job first. We always get the job done, eventually....but on my terms.

 

So what are you going to do about that tree gibbon? Are you going to leave it as is?

[Alinicoll]

Never bottled it but i probably should a couple of times.

 

Fear is a good thing. Only a fool would carry on if they had serious concerns, its only a job.

[gibbon]

Going to leave it for now Reg. I got enough wieght out where I could to reduce the risk. One side looks a little odd but its up to the estate how much money they want to spend on it.

 

Speedline was a thought but I didn't have my long ropes on site. Also tensioning the line enough to clear the chestnut would have been just as scary

[Tom2020]

You need to think if i go out to the end of that Will i see my family tonight Your the main concern not the client.

 

I have a few times aswell Think alot of people have

[Lancstree]

What about rig it off as normal but have a tag line to pull it away from the specimen tree or rig it off but not lower it so you can silky bits off till its small enough to negotiate the targets

[Stephen Blair]

tbh, many a time when in that situation i take up the pole pruner and shred down limbs, 18 feet reach keeps you in the safe and the chances of damaging stuff with tiny pieces is very small.

Techno Arb monkeys will be having a fit reading the above:001_rolleyes:

[tommer9]

Yeah last year- shouldnt have been in the tree in the first place.....electric wires live below. The tree was a medium sized (70') radiata to deadwood and remove a couple of limbs, but I allowed the wires to really get to me and bottled it after lunch. Went back the next day with a clearer head and better plan and nailed it.

 

Was it at Escot matt? It must have been scary as for you to bottle i would have thought!!

[Matt Butler]

up a dead silver birch on spikes and the wood was really pulpy, i decided not to go right up and dismantle but knock the top out instead, when i did this the tree started creaking, when i finally got to the bottom it was completly hollow and i was shaking for about 10 mins,

 

another time i lowered a top out and it cam back and clatered into the mewp, guys on the ground said it looked like it was going over, i came down and changed me pants!!!!!!!!!!!

[Parker]

 

another time i lowered a top out and it cam back and clatered into the mewp, guys on the ground said it looked like it was going over, i came down and changed me pants!!!!!!!!!!!

 

which MEWP were you in at the time?