horsechestnut weight?

[testcricket01]

ive got another crane dismantle to do first week in march a dead horsechestnut i priced almost a year ago. my question is my only experience with a crane is with a poplar which is a light wood. my question is how much more does horsechestnut weigh, ive told the crane guy i want 2/3 ton lift all the way to the furthest tip away. which means im getting the 55tonner in.

 

many thanks

James

[Graham]

Shouldn't be much weight in there if it's been dead a year. A light wood traditionally used for wooden legs:001_smile:

[testcricket01]

it had been dead long before i quoted for it a year ago it has more fungus on it than bark i think its coated in brackets im talking prob just under 100 brackets in the tree its crazy dead. hope it doesnt snap anchors for the slings!

[shendy]

I think the cranes have a thing in them to show the weight they are lifting, if it has get the driver to tell you the weight of each lift.

[Graham]

You'll need to be careful. I had my anchor break out a couple of years ago. Probably the quickest rotting timber out there.

[Pete Mctree]

What Graham said. Try & keep branch walking to a minimum so not to overload your t.i.p. laterally. Perhaps work off the ball of the crane if your R/A & crane operators see it as a viable option

[testcricket01]

I think the cranes have a thing in them to show the weight they are lifting, if it has get the driver to tell you the weight of each lift.

 

yep they do but its abit late once youve cut off over it can lift

[shendy]

yep they do but its abit late once youve cut off over it can lift

 

Yeah very true. Start small and build up

[testcricket01]

You'll need to be careful. I had my anchor break out a couple of years ago. Probably the quickest rotting timber out there.

 

What Graham said. Try & keep branch walking to a minimum so not to overload your t.i.p. laterally. Perhaps work off the ball of the crane if your R/A & crane operators see it as a viable option

 

yer i always hate horsechestnut even when there alive they just stand and rot!

 

i dont no if i would get away with working off the hook, the crane company are really hot on it, wouldnt let me hang off it last time. unfortunatly but it depends what driver you get its a lottary really.

[Graham]

A good crane operator will have a fair idea of the section size he can lift.