Willow reduction With a MEWP

[John Hancock]

This was yesterdays job (we finished it off today)

We had three willows like this close-by, all of a similar age. One was lost when it suffered a massive limb failure, resulting in a crack right down the middle of the main stem. The second one I crown reduced two seasons ago. This is the thread..

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4010

 

This tree is the last of the three. It’s showing extensive reaction growth under some of the main limbs, very close to a café and also had a busy footpath right under the crown. In summer the grass area gets covered with picnickers. My spec was approximately a one third crown reduction, which was flexible according to the extant of the reaction growth.

[John Hancock]

This was the first proper job for the new MEWP we purchased recently (it’s actually second hand, having come off a hire fleet from Spiderlift. I tested a lot of MEWPS, most being Italian in origin, the Leo was the last one to have demo’d and I was sold immediately (mostly on build quality)

[Ross Smith]

nice work john,just hope the MACHINES dont end up replacing us climbers

[John Hancock]

I know I might get slated for having two in the basket, but to be honest it worked very well. Most of the limbs were cut with a silky, the second person could then take the cut limb and direct into the drop zone; plus of course I couldn’t handle the silky, MEWP, chainsaw…...and the camera!

[johnty]

Nice work John, nice new toy as well, very shiny and new.

What's the maxium hight you can get out of it?

[John Hancock]

Last few pics....

[Ross Smith]

tried to take down a poplar today and failed miserably would love to have had a mewp onsite.major cavities up the 1st 20ft

[Ian150482]

You had two people in that mewp John!?! Only joking. Nice work, hate using mewps always avoid using them. You cant beat climbing.

[John Hancock]

Nice work, hate using mewps always avoid using them. You cant beat climbing.

 

You say that Ian, but I came down from a days work yesterday fresh as a daisy! My cloths didn't stink of sweat, my trousers didn't have green slime all over them, my back didn't ache and I managed to go the whole evening without nodding-off!

[Ian150482]

You have a point there John, but since im still young and fit i still love climbing. Probley won be saying that in 20yrs though.