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hi,

 

I am busy in the process studying for my tech cert and at the moment I am covering decay dectection equipment. There are many pieces of equipment mentioned but I was wondering whats generally being used out in the field at the moment. Any advantages and disadvantages would be interesting. Ow by the way this is not a piece of course work I am trying to get other people to answer for me!

 

cheers steve

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Problem for our biz is Steve if i reccomend a picus etc at say £350+ and cant guarantee that the results will allow the tree to be felled i look like a numpty, whereas i can meet a tree officer on site for 2 mins give it a few taps with a hammer and chat proving that it needs to be removed for a tenth of the price.

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Not so easy to tap above 7ft or the rootplate below soil level. Takes quite a bit of time to do carefully even Mike 'the tree tapper' Ellison spotted that advantage

 

Are you going to tell me about the advantages of thermal imaging now ?

 

Actually it is extremely easy to tap above 7ft, i like to use Arborist methods (Rope & Harness). I have used decay detection above ground level, the dificulties and constraints make it in most cases financially viable. The only time it is useful is for say using a picus to determine the extents of a cavity for the relocation of a section of tree that may have bats in it.

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