River bank job

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

We often had an open canoe on site. Makes the work more fun. I agree with "Charlieh" the EA/NRA would want no debris left in to cause flow problems but normal felling into water edge and removal standard works. We have to use Bio-chain oils as terms of contract.

[Mortimer Firewood]

I have just completed an EA job over in Bromyard removed 2miles of trees along a small river anything that went in we just fished out with a teleporter as has already been said bio chain oil and spill kits are a must you will have to provide a risk easement on the whole the e a will help you out with that side of the job . Ive got another _smile: job to do on the river lug soon which the NRA are going to be involved in so would be interested in any comments of people that have worked for the NRA.

[Charlieh]

job to do on the river lug soon which the NRA are going to be involved in so would be interested in any comments of people that have worked for the NRA.

 

I dont think many people will have done any work for the NRA in the last 15yrs

[Mortimer Firewood]

Sorry rwa not to good at the reeding and writing side of things:blushing:

[Grandad]

I remember pollarding a line of white willows by the Welland in Rutland right near the Seaton viaduct, this was for the river authority, there were none of these ridiculously stringent environmental provisos as there seem to be these days. We borrowed a tractor from the riparian farmer, dropped the bits into the river and hauled them out with the damn tractor. No clipboard wielding official's butt was kissed at any time. We just went in, did the job and got out again.

 

Edit: Forgot to mention: said riparian farmer burned the brash on site for us.

Edited November 24, 2011 by Grandad

[ben-jammin]

Did something similar in Norfolk earlier this year, got a working barge from the broads authority, everything went into the barge, braised it all up in that. the guy I was working for had a burn site further down the river so end of the day hot down there, telehandled it onto the burn pile and presto!

[irish surgeon]

Ok here's what I don't get about the barge, how the hell do you control it in a flowing river, plus is there not alot of handling and awkwardness trying to get branches off the barge

[WorcsWuss]

I presume it's tied to a tree on the bank?

And if you lay long lifting slings out across the barge before you load it you can lift the bundles of brash off with a tele handler....

[irish surgeon]

Ok thanks for feedback final question though, what method do you all think would really work best? Barge or winch/telehandler

[Aaron]

what about a large-ish 360 with grab......