the 'todays job' thread

[Mark Bolam]

2 manky pop stems today, both great adverts as to why topping pops is a bad idea.

One 3’ dia stem had already shat itself.

The second Macca got a line in and it was moving as soon as he put his weight on it.

Plan B was just choke a big rope and pull it against the lean without firing up a saw.

Went well, massive rot throughout.

Check out those Gano brackets!

Not the clients fault, they just bought this problem.

6 loads, Worky Quad earned it’s keep!

 

[Pete Mctree]

Hope you sold the timber as the finest yellow ash 😂

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

 adverts as to why topping pops is a bad idea.

 

Rare for me to turn a job down but turn down topping some pops I did. Three bloody meaty stems, going out in all directions except up. Proffered spec was wallop it back to three twiglets and whatever wouldn’t fit through the chipper. Tricky rigging. Hemmed in by the worst sort of garden shit. Sheds everywhere. Roads miles away. Basically unviable for a crane. The inevitable takedown will be a proper job but at least can be planned at relative leisure while the tree stands healthy and unmolested. Performing the hack the customer wanted would have started a countdown culminating in calamity and given whoever eventually climbs it to remove it a way harder job. 
 

As is always the case, pictures don’t do it justice. 

 

[Mark Bolam]

It will never happen Alex.

The takedown quote will be so eye-watering they will wait for inevitable failure and let neighbours insurance pick up the tab.

[AHPP]

8 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It will never happen Alex.

The takedown quote will be so eye-watering they will wait for inevitable failure and let neighbours insurance pick up the tab.

I remember looking at it and wondering which stem would be most convenient to fail. The answer was none of them. They were all doing something for the other ones in terms of balance and rigging strategy. Proper pain in the arse. They want to hope it all falls over or all lives forever.

[Stephen Blair]

[josharb87]

On 30/09/2022 at 20:35, Mark Bolam said:

2 manky pop stems today, both great adverts as to why topping pops is a bad idea.

One 3’ dia stem had already shat itself.

The second Macca got a line in and it was moving as soon as he put his weight on it.

Plan B was just choke a big rope and pull it against the lean without firing up a saw.

Went well, massive rot throughout.

Check out those Gano brackets!

Not the clients fault, they just bought this problem.

6 loads, Worky Quad earned it’s keep!

 

i reckon you’re one of those classic cases of putting of a loader for so long, but once you’ve got one wouldn’t work without it! 

[Mark Bolam]

100%!

[Mick Dempsey]

On 30/09/2022 at 20:35, Mark Bolam said:

2 manky pop stems today, both great adverts as to why topping pops is a bad idea.

 

Well…this is a bit embarrassing!

[Mark Bolam]

Not at all Mick.

You should feel proud that you managed to reach them with that ladder.