Pine limb failure

[Ian Flatters]

So i had to attend this call out one evening last week. The limb is off these monster Pines dating back to a botanical record when it was a rectory in the 1800's!! The limb was about 50ft long and it looked like a lever arm failure rather than a wind load failure. SRT mad the job super quick and it was pretty much straight forward. Climb up, secure with rigging, climb down the limb, strip out, cut off, tidy up cut, and lay on the deck.

 

Hope you enjoy it

 

Ian

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFSndZnjkMQ]Pine tree limb failure - YouTube[/ame]

[silky fox]

[Pat Ferrett]

Nice job

Did you lower the last section off of a limb or the small sling ?

It still makes me dizzy watching head cam vids

Edited August 13, 2012 by Pat Ferrett

[Ian Flatters]

Heres some pictures from work we carried out in 2010 better scale of the tree

[scotspine1]

nice work Ian, good job, pine looks like a Monterey, P. radiata

[Ian Flatters]

Nice job

Did you lower the last section off of a limb or the small sling ?

It still makes me dizzy watching head cam vids

 

Hi,

 

The last section was over a huge limb hence the jumpy friction from trying to lower the end section. The sling was attached for my work positioning as i climb SRT all the time now. Just makes life easier and i can make sure its kept clear of the rigging line when lowering. I used it originally in the earlier part to position just beyond the limb as it sat vertical so i could in comfort strip it out.

 

Hope that makes it understandable?

 

Ian

[Dan Earp]

top job bud

[silky fox]

the photos show perfectly the scale and height.......Mahoosive!!!

[mistahbenn]

Good job mate, always nice to see a pro at work

[Ian Flatters]

Good job mate, always nice to see a pro at work

 

Cheers Ben,

 

By pro you mean my superb video editing skills right .