Thinning Tips - put in your 10p's worth

[Paul Jenks]

We have a set of the Wilkinson Sword loppers. Very good tool until the guys started to beat out deadwood with them.

I christened them 'The Inadequacy Stick'

[David Goss]

haha good one "the inadequacy stick" i like it:thumbup1:

oh no wait what are you saying? i use them so does that mean i am inadequate? my wife wont be too happy:001_rolleyes:

[scm]

Any pictures of 1 or 2 year regrowth after thinning?

[josharb87]

So everyone seems to use gipsey sticks then?! only seen them make rips and poor pruning cuts

 

if you're new to this type of work, spend a bit of time getting out there and making a perfect job, dont start off being lazy IMO

[David Goss]

Any pictures of 1 or 2 year regrowth after thinning?

 

No pics sorry, only been using them for the last 8 years or so when i started using the poles on utility lines, then i have been in Italy for 5 years. I have only been back for just under a year and to be honest i wouldnt be able to remember which cuts were made by the pole pruners and which by my sweaty body and a silky.

 

So everyone seems to use gipsey sticks then?! only seen them make rips and poor pruning cuts

 

if you're new to this type of work, spend a bit of time getting out there and making a perfect job, dont start off being lazy IMO

 

cant be using them right then mate:001_tt2:

[butler]

Drop down the middle hitting it hard....then raise the crown....proper job:thumbup:

[Dr.Green]

its the old percentage thing to work out aswell ,got a rather large beech to do soon, 10% , i fart more than that , but the joy is its such a nice tree i can take as long as i like - i can get out to the tips, just , its just my arm isnt 1ft longer or belong to inspector gadget .

[Dr.Green]

So everyone seems to use gipsey sticks then?! only seen them make rips and poor pruning cuts

 

if you're new to this type of work, spend a bit of time getting out there and making a perfect job, dont start off being lazy IMO

 

 

liking the 'gipsey sticks' name

 

, thats like being a 'grass reduction engineer'

[danroker1987]

dont bother its a waste of time and money.

 

hahahahahaha

[Le Sanglier]

By the time you've done a really thorough crown clean - removed dead/dying/diseased branches, rubbers, crossers, deformed branches those branches growing in odd directions or over-extending - then any thinning required to meet specification is usually minimal - especially with domestic customers.

 

Thats my 10p's worth in a nutshell.