Big scary dismantling job

[gibbon]

This was a tall (34m/110ft) twin stemmed northofagus. Tightly included main stems with decay within the union and bark missing. Has been getting worse for several years.

 

I was not familiar with the species and not at all comfortable with with the amount of movement in the stems or the quantity of old tear out wounds. Rigging was kept to a minimum just to avoid smashing the path and other specimen trees.

 

Watch it full screen in hd

 

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[Tommy_B]

Really nice video mate. Looked like a lovely day for it.

 

Edit. Was this the tree from the thread a while back? Was she stronger or weaker than you suspected it would be?

Edited March 21, 2012 by Tommy_B
Remembered something!!

[testcricket01]

top job there gibbon video works well with the tunes

[old snake]

Nice work mate,that looked a really wobbly bugger.

[Le Sanglier]

I'd rather of listened to the chainsaw! dreadful music, nice job, nicely done, nice weather, bang on!

[gibbon]

Really nice video mate. Looked like a lovely day for it.

 

Edit. Was this the tree from the thread a while back? Was she stronger or weaker than you suspected it would be?

 

Yeah its the tree I chicken out of climbing all the way up. I would have had to climb into those tops I felled and rigged out and I just could not get up there.

 

It was soft and brittle like I knew it would be, but it was much more wobbly than I feared it would be.

[Brushcutter]

That looked like a horrid tree to climb you could see it swaying. I've only ever felled tiny say 10-15m Southern Beech and even they were a pig. Wouldn't want to climb one. Nice tunes though.

[Paulfreebury]

Good vid mate thoroughly enjoyed it:0)

[geoff]

Dont envy you that job,looked a nasty climb,great video & smooth work too.

[Tom2020]

Nice video you now your in a tall tree when you can start counting the seconds till the limb hits the ground.