130ft MEWP Fatality

[treequip]

Nonsense, I openly admit that MEWP's scare me, I feel its less dangerous to use the tree.

 

The tree has been stud there for years, through wind and rain, a MEWP will be set up on the day of the job, realistically which is more likely to fail???

 

That's an interesting question, the tree is exposed to wear and tear 24/7 the MEWP for only a few hours per day and probably not every day.

 

Mewps arent (shouldnt be) set up in adverse weather so factoring all that in I wonder what the answer is, bearing in mind that after that last weather event I cleared up a dozen tree failures.

[Pedroski]

Big problem with MEWPs is that if hiring one, you have no idea at all whether a previous hirer could have overloaded it leading to a failure waiting to happen.

[Pete Mctree]

Big problem with MEWPs is that if hiring one, you have no idea at all whether a previous hirer could have overloaded it leading to a failure waiting to happen.

 

Big problem with a tree is that we don't know if the last winds overloaded it to the point of being an imminent failure.........

 

 

Dave your opinion although logical for you is not a good one. It places people at risk when they need not be.

 

In perspective I see the use of MEWPS as minimal in day to day operations. If your a climber - you climb as you must to remain current & fit enough to do so, however, when a certain tree presents itself (or large volume of trees) - either awkward - so usage would speed up the job to make it financially viable, or dangerous & making working the tree safer & easier.

 

Discounting there usage is not logical, either as a treeworker or business owner

[Mikelawn]

Nonsense, I openly admit that MEWP's scare me, I feel its less dangerous to use the tree.

 

The tree has been stud there for years, through wind and rain, a MEWP will be set up on the day of the job, realistically which is more likely to fail???

 

I agree with you here.

[Albedo]

Threads need pics:001_smile:

 

Here's me in 'my' 36 metre MEWP in NZ. (actually can't remember if this one is the 36, we had three but one of them was big)

 

Glad I hadn't seen this thread at the time:001_smile:

 

It had a recorded voice that told you when you were overextended etc....problem was it spoke Japanese... no BS..

 

Edit: No disrespect to those who suffered the accident, perhaps being a bit lighthearted here. I had no idea this could happen though.

Edited June 23, 2012 by Albedo

[Dean Lofthouse]

Your MEWP is the wrong way up for this thread

[tree monkey]

dean is that a telegraph pole leaning in the second piccie ?

[Dean Lofthouse]

dean is that a telegraph pole leaning in the second piccie ?

 

No it's the guy wire that has a lump of wood attached to it so the "no win no fee" brigade see it and dont walk into the wire

[tree monkey]

ah i see

[likeitorlumpit]

it's not simply overloading but you don't know how often a MEWP has had a large lump of tree battering down on its joints- lets face it- no one would tell the hire company that they may have damaged it:sneaky2: