Something swampy.

[Ian Flatters]

So we started a project to create 640 6m alder poles for a broad restoration project in Salhouse as part of a multimillion pound broads restoration program. We had to have 140 poles out and ready as the original contractor who won the tender pulled out as he couldn't do it for the price he gave. So i said id give it a crack and had 3 days to sort and complete phase 1. Ive bought a portable winch from proclimber but there was no way it would reach us before the first phase needed to be complete, so call in the boys, Arbtalkers Dan Curtis, Neil Frost and Tom Rawlings. Dan and Tom completed a large oak fell in a stupidly quick time so came to boost numbers.

 

All 140 poles were skidded or lifted to the extraction points by hand But we do get to link up with some cool kit like a £500,000 hiab barge which has a raising and lowering ability so could get right onto the riverside.

 

Really looking forward to saving a lot of effort with the winch now.

 

I'll keep adding pictures as the project unfolds.

[silky fox]

Ha ha!...Swamp surgeons What a brilliant project mate! i love stuff like that...is that Frosty i spy there? wondered where he,d got to these days:confused1: does he live in the swamp:001_rolleyes: Say hello to the lads from me...keep them pictures coming and watch out for any Banjo players:lol:

[Ian Flatters]

Ha ha!...Swamp surgeons What a brilliant project mate! i love stuff like that...is that Frosty i spy there? wondered where he,d got to these days:confused1: does he live in the swamp:001_rolleyes: Say hello to the lads from me...keep them pictures coming and watch out for any Banjo players:lol:

 

Indeed it is, yeah when our diary's match he comes up to Norfolk for a play. When we move onto the next section for thinning i'll take the brage down to the piling area, something like 80,000m3 of sediment will be pumped into the area from the broad to re-build the lost land.

[silky fox]

...keep us posted. and what a great job for The enviroment and Nature that your doing:thumbup1:

[Old WoodChip]

Nice one boys, keep the bacon & pan handy.

The more you walk on that ground the worse it gets as you now know:thumbdown:

 

Been there done that, suffered, laughed, fell, got soaked......... Great job:thumbup:

[Dan Curtis]

I NEED to see that barge Ian!

 

Might have a little bit of work for your winch come February/March time too.

 

Silky; the Airstreams kept the broad out of my socks:thumbup:

[slack ma girdle]

Ah the joys of forestry. Bogging awfal working conditions, but everyone is still smiling.

You can not beat the satified feeling of standing by a gert pile of stacked timber at the end of the day.

[silky fox]

I NEED to see that barge Ian!

 

Might have a little bit of work for your winch come February/March time too.

 

Silky; the Airstreams kept the broad out of my socks:thumbup:

 

Nice to hear it Dan...Can,t fault em:001_rolleyes:

[Marsh Monkey]

gotta love the broads, wait till the water comes up for real i'll be floating fires out on filby next week can't wait.....

[Ian Flatters]

gotta love the broads, wait till the water comes up for real i'll be floating fires out on filby next week can't wait.....

 

Nice filbys full of floating reed beds too!! The rivers already 3" above the ground level in a lot of places due to the high tides from the recent full moon and 3" of rain that fell on saturday and is now filtering into the broads.

 

I will get a picture of the barge even if i have to take the other barge 1/2 mile up river!!!

 

But yeah, horrid working conditions so much so i even ruled out horses, so winch, skidder cone and hope it will work, failing that its a mini skyline setup.