the 'todays job' thread

[Rich Rule]

They were in such a bad state, tbh I didn’t care what they looked like as long as we didn’t break a headstone or put one of the legs of the MEWP through a grave.

[MattyF]

Tha pruning! 
 

 
that’s an amazingly tidy worksite Matty! 

My dad always said the customer has no idea of quality tree work , which in the case of these was shocking , but will no the difference to a clean site [emoji38].
Like riches they needed doing @ around 80ft+ and shedding whole limbs they are not worth the risk in keeping as a tree to admire , found so many surprises in rot at the base of stems it was amazing they hadn’t dropped more..., fell , top / pollard and keep Ona cycle is the only option for over mature willows I recon.

[josharb87]

14 minutes ago, Rich Rule said:

They were in such a bad state, tbh I didn’t care what they looked like as long as we didn’t break a headstone or put one of the legs of the MEWP through a grave.

 

Will sound like a dick, but dont mean too, but thats a lot of skill and effort gone into that topping 👍

[Rich Rule]

Thanks, I think 😜

[Khriss]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

You build badger sets ? 😀

I have, plus log piles fr the Stagbeetles. K

[john paget]

Eye opener today, these machines are going to be invaluable over the next few years...

[Stephen Blair]

Amazing how the grapple saw has come along!  Turning hours of climbing into minutes of grab n cutting!

 

Wensdays work site wasn't too shabby!

[Gray git]

Stage 3 of heavy retrenchment of this massive Oak, we were encouraged to rip and fracture branches as we cut so the westtech was the perfect quick safe option.
Tree's still 22-24m tall for scale and we removed at a educated guess 5ton off it this time.

[Mick Dempsey]

39 minutes ago, Gray git said:

Stage 3 of heavy retrenchment of this massive Oak, we were encouraged to rip and fracture branches as we cut so the westtech was the perfect quick safe option.
Tree's still 22-24m tall for scale and we removed at a educated guess 5ton off it this time.

When you say stage three what were 1 & 2? 
Were they done over the years or recently? Is the tree compromised in some way?

 

I may have missed the story in earlier posts, if so sorry.

 

TIA.

Edited April 24, 2021 by Mick Dempsey

[Khriss]

@Gray git  Thorpe Perrow ? K