the 'todays job' thread

[Mick Dempsey]

Some lombardies to do terrible things to.

 

They’re funny bastard trees, slightest bit of wind and your ring piece is doing contortions, but they chip nice and rig nice and cut nice so it all went well.

Dave @5thelement came along to give us a hand and very thoughtfully brought a big sack of Yorkshire teabags from his recent trip back to the UK.

Nice blue sky day,  so took a few pics.

[peds]

They do look like a fairly straightforward tree to dismantle, given the size of it. Doesn't look like there's much head scratching to be done, which is a good thing for a Friday.

 

I got a mewp earlier in the week to take these gristly ash apart.

It'll be firewood for the owner's neighbour up the lane, but my God, the ivy. I've had enough of it for one week.

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

You both deserve a drink tonight.

[peds]

Dry November. 

 

Longest f*cking month of my life so far, I swear!

[Rich Rule]

Was a poplar day for me earlier this week.  I think it was Wednesday.  I removed the 3 over the lines and my mate did a maple and another poplar.  All chipped onsite and timber left at 3 metres.

 

Pics are my mate up there as I had finished one of the group I was in.

 

It was forecast for sun but the fog never burnt off.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

#Scandigloom 

[John Shutler]

On 07/11/2024 at 19:22, Mick Dempsey said:

Two tree work posts in a row with ladders.

 

The earth is healing.

myself and one other the other guys were talking about the glory days when every tree wagon had a massive set of triple extensions on the roof. straight to the top of the ladders then pretty much free climb upto top anchor.

 

[Pete Mctree]

There was something to be said for it. Simpler times 

[Mark Bolam]

I didn’t realise things had changed.

[AHPP]

Ladders are great. What would you rather do: Thrust/flip through big low branches, ivy, fences etc or stroll 35' past it? You'll look really like a proper tree surgeon doing the former.

 

Bear in mind 35' gets you to the tie in point of 70% of UK arb work and within 25' of when a 37m rope on DRT runs out, which is the next 20% of work.