I've cut my arm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bill]

thats why i wear a sleeve on my left arm. unlucky.

[munkymadman]

it's funny there's all these rules and regulations, best practice procedures for climbing trees. but hedges is a law onto itself. as if health and safety turn a blind eye to it. wobbiling around on the top of a bush, with the saw only cm's from your body or otherwise at your full stretch as you hang onto something with your other arm. at least all the branches might break your fall

[skyhuck]

it's funny there's all these rules and regulations, best practice procedures for climbing trees. but hedges is a law onto itself. as if health and safety turn a blind eye to it. wobbiling around on the top of a bush, with the saw only cm's from your body or otherwise at your full stretch as you hang onto something with your other arm. at least all the branches might break your fall

 

Hedges are made up of "trees" and the HSE would expect us to use the same best practice.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Hedges are made up of "trees" and the HSE would expect us to use the same best practice.

 

I've reduced a 80ft leylandii hedge this morning and after all the "two tie in points" and "hand held" arguments I was going to video doing it with the helmet cam, for some real life work vid.

 

No harness, no point wearing one with no-where to tie in, every cut hand held and chucked, balancing on dead centre stems and no chain brake because you can't let go to put it on.

[Pete Mctree]

I've reduced a 80ft leylandii hedge this morning No harness, no point wearing one with no-where to tie in, every cut hand held and chucked, balancing on dead centre stems and no chain brake because you can't let go to put it on.

 

An 80ft tree and you can't find anywhere to tie in? I'd feel naked at suck heights without a harness and a body strop, however the cutting is realistic, with a liberal application of silky work for me

[Peter]

I always wear the harness, it gives me somewhere to hang the 020

[Pete Mctree]

I always wear the harness, it gives me somewhere to hang the 020

 

Dean can afford to drop them!

[T14EES T14UNK]

preferably an old willans t22 with a nice seat to stop the twigs poking up too hard!

[skyhuck]

On an 80' conifer I would use my rope, TIP as high as poss strip it out down to required hight, trim at required hight, then chunk down stem to new hight.

[Peter]

On an 80' conifer, I would climb to the required height, fell the top out in one, tidy up with a final topping cut, and come down for a cup of tea!