In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!

[Woodworks]

Nice pictures as ever Paul

 

Been working on a wind farm recently and I find them majestic.

[Ian C]

You seem to be up early all the time paul, what time do you start work?

[silky fox]

Well Ian...it's 2.49 a.m and i've just woken up now! But that's because i fell into bed as soon as i walked through the door!😪 done my second day of line clearance yesterday and even though we didn't start till shutdown at about 10.30 a.m i was negotiating barley fields...brambles....nettles and a river with the poles all day after that....found it very hard and it finnished me of...picture is of my workmate off to site. I like the tree climbing clearance stuff but i've never been a fan of an old Silky head on 4 or 5 poles. But apparantly you can't use a power pruner on a shutdown...so yeaterday was my worst day in years😃😃 i like efficiency and i reckon with a clearing saw and a power pruner the job would be far less energy zapping.may have to look into it. Anyone know what the rules are on power pruners and lines (shut downs)?

[silky fox]

But to get back to your qustion Ian,i usually wake at 5 a.m but arrive at the yard for 7 a.m...

[TreeswingerPerth]

Days like that are brutal Paul , hopefully you'll have a good one today .

[Marc Lewis]

Well Ian...it's 2.49 a.m and i've just woken up now! But that's because i fell into bed as soon as i walked through the door!😪 done my second day of line clearance yesterday and even though we didn't start till shutdown at about 10.30 a.m i was negotiating barley fields...brambles....nettles and a river with the poles all day after that....found it very hard and it finnished me of...picture is of my workmate off to site. I like the tree climbing clearance stuff but i've never been a fan of an old Silky head on 4 or 5 poles. But apparantly you can't use a power pruner on a shutdown...so yeaterday was my worst day in years😃😃 i like efficiency and i reckon with a clearing saw and a power pruner the job would be far less energy zapping.may have to look into it. Anyone know what the rules are on power pruners and lines (shut downs)?

 

Power pruners are a no no around power lines, even on a shut down i'm afraid Paul. Even on a shut down (especially lv) there can be live equipment around.

[mendiplogs]

Well Ian...it's 2.49 a.m and i've just woken up now! But that's because i fell into bed as soon as i walked through the door!😪 done my second day of line clearance yesterday and even though we didn't start till shutdown at about 10.30 a.m i was negotiating barley fields...brambles....nettles and a river with the poles all day after that....found it very hard and it finnished me of...picture is of my workmate off to site. I like the tree climbing clearance stuff but i've never been a fan of an old Silky head on 4 or 5 poles. But apparantly you can't use a power pruner on a shutdown...so yeaterday was my worst day in years😃😃 i like efficiency and i reckon with a clearing saw and a power pruner the job would be far less energy zapping.may have to look into it. Anyone know what the rules are on power pruners and lines (shut downs)?

 

Hi Paul ask Marc that's what he does all the time thanks Jon

[mendiplogs]

Power pruners are a no no around power lines, even on a shut down i'm afraid Paul. Even on a shut down (especially lv) there can be live equipment around.

 

Hi Marc sorry your on ball then mate rained off thanks Jon

[Marc Lewis]

Hi Marc sorry your on ball then mate rained off thanks Jon

 

Bloody right jon, its pissing down here. I am gonna have to get out at some point to do 2 loads of logs but that can wait for the minute.

[mendiplogs]

Bloody right jon, its pissing down here. I am gonna have to get out at some point to do 2 loads of logs but that can wait for the minute.

 

Hi Marc just get in from bath it's going to be like the Somerset levels were two year ago here with all this rain thanks Jon