the 'todays job' thread

[Rich Rule]

Before and after a reduction to reshape this Beech and Birch tree at a loverly properly in Kent. The job was from last week.

[Rich Rule]

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[Treeation]

Lovely job!

[Jake Andrews]

 

Easy logging yesterday.

 

Jake Andrews

[Rich Rule]

Handy!

[Jake Andrews]

Handy!

Yeh mate it really was. Saved the ground getting smashed up and saves the rigging. Put straight into the back of the truck as well.

 

Jake Andrews

[Mark Bolam]

Your reduction beside it turned out nice Jake, so sensitive.

 

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Ha ha.

 

Nice bit of kit, can't help thinking you're a bit vulnerable there under the grab.

 

Them's heavy buggers, lot of swing. Not tempted to use a chain?

 

Good stuff nevertheless.

[Jake Andrews]

Your reduction beside it turned out nice Jake, so sensitive.

 

 

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I'd love to take credit for it but it's not even a reduction. It does look like it though eh! It's a old pollard regrowth, not been touched since it was pollard.

 

Jake Andrews

[Jake Andrews]

Ha ha.

 

Nice bit of kit, can't help thinking you're a bit vulnerable there under the grab.

 

Them's heavy buggers, lot of swing. Not tempted to use a chain?

 

Good stuff nevertheless.

Yeh I know what you mean Mick, we are very very cautious when it comes to the grab near people. Climber stays below whilst the log is grabbed so the climber can't accidently get hit by it. Then he makes the cut. We're also on coms units in the helmets and the tractor drives communicates every single move first so the climber (and team ) is aware. Just a system we have come up with, works for us. In some ways it's not much different than using a crane with large chains swinging near the climber.

 

We have chains that we use but this is a bit to high. Otherwise there would be no lift on the tractor left and will have to slide the log off the stump potentially causing shock load to the boom.

 

Jake Andrews