What is the best tree measuring gadget out there???

[RWTS]

Im interested in gearing more towards consultancy. What gadgets are there that measure the height of trees, and also the decay in trees, root mapping etc etc.... Im skint aswell so reasonabally priced ones pleased, not these high tech gadgets that are about a grand

 

Thanks Rob

[Treefitter]

Pythagoras and a Hammer !!!

[Bolt]

Pythagoras and a Hammer !!!

 

[RWTS]

That I like

[slack ma girdle]

Rule of thumb using your thumb and a hammer

[evergreen]

Could get a Haglof electronic clinometer to measure height under £200. A thor hammer £30. A dbh tape under £40. And a iml steel probe under £50. Maybe a 3-4mm 300mm twist drill to go on your battery drill(if you have one) Maybe a Increment borer under £400. Possibly spend the rest of your budget on a VTA style course, possibly Professional Tree Inspection. Oh and dont forget Professional Indemnity insurance, got to cover your backside!

 

Good luck with your new venture!

[evergreen]

Oh and if you did go mental, £12000 on Picus tomograph, £4000 on an IML resistograph and £2000 on a fractometer.

[janey]

Oh and if you did go mental, £12000 on Picus tomograph, £4000 on an IML resistograph and £2000 on a fractometer.

 

... And if he's not on a budget?

 

I get by - just - with a hammer, DBH tape, 5m tape, a combi spanner used as a pokey thing, a bit of chalk and a digi camera (for using ratio method of tree height measuremement if it's critcal) and lots and lots of practise.

 

Plus various other low cost bits and pieces that stay in the murky botom of my survey bag.

 

You can have all the best gear on the market, but it's still only as good as the person using it.

[Silver Back]

Nylon mallet is invaluable, VTA course. Need some qualifications AA recommends as a minimum for inspection a level 3 course such as the Tech Cert. Don't forget the PI insurance think it's about £250 for £500,000

[mdvaden]

This the tool that does the trick with trees over 350 feet. And just fine on the shorter ones too.