Cranecrazy

[skyhuck]

Or am I just being silly

 

Yes!!!

[Log-ologist]

Yes!!!

 

 

definately .

 

they are straight fells onto railway sleepers. ( or foam )

[Arborlord]

Be nice to do a crane job but to expensive for the hire compared to extra time on the job.

 

Congrats on your first job completed with a crane bet it was a good bit of fun and a learning session.

[Big 'Ammer]

Here's some more from last weeks job.

 

Full marks and thanks to Pete McSheffrey who did an excellent job in difficult and changeable weather conditions.

 

We actually shared the work 50/50, Pete did the tops and I did the bottoms!

 

There was other felling and pruning work work during the week and in total about 38 tonnes of timber and 35 m3 of chips round the site.

 

Reasons behind crane felling were several.

 

We had restricted use of the yard area as it was a working factory with constant vehicle and pedestrian access.

 

The trees were actually down a bankside and there was no where to stand or get out the way for a straight fell as the butts would kick up when they hit the bank top, also this would likely wreck the timber.

 

There was hardly room to fell anyway as trees measured 35m/115feet and adjacent small trees were to be retained.

 

Would take too long to rig down traditionally and disrupt the routine activities on the site.

[Big 'Ammer]

1. You can just see pete in the fork.

 

2. Tops away!

 

3. Dave and Cyril steer it round.

 

4. I fell the stick on the bank edge.

 

5. Pete relieved after the last awkward bit!

[Big 'Ammer]

1. Me slinging the last top to give Pete a rest.

 

2. Last top.

 

3. Last pick, 6.45pm, 5.3 tonnes.

[RPA]

Silky nearly looks as long as your leg there Pete

 

Good job

[Big 'Ammer]

1. There was nowhere good to stand.

 

2. First load away.

 

3. Second load away.

[Pete Mctree]

Silky nearly looks as long as your leg there Pete

 

It's a compensation thing...........................

 

 

 

 

 

 

makes up for my small ego:001_cool:

[MattyF]

1. There was nowhere good to stand.

 

2. First load away.

 

3. Second load away.

 

cracking job guys! deserves its own thread i recon!

Did you have a buyer for the timber?