Holding back the years.........

[Gary Prentice]

about 3000 kg (about 6,600 lbs)

23 m working height & 11 m outreach

 

Good machine for that particular environment

 

Though it doesn't substitute getting up close and personal with the old ents

 

 

 

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I'm always uncomfortable using tracked chippers amongst trees. Do you feel that the mewp may cause soil compaction? Given that the literature says damage is caused on the first pass of the vehicle.

 

I'm not trying to be argumentative, as I'm sure you've considered all the angles:thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

I'm always uncomfortable using tracked chippers amongst trees. Do you feel that the mewp may cause soil compaction? Given that the literature says damage is caused on the first pass of the vehicle.

 

I'm not trying to be argumentative, as I'm sure you've considered all the angles:thumbup1:

 

 

Good point

 

It's 3 tonnes, its going to cause some compaction and soil scrapping.

The trees are in a very fragile state and require reducing or they will fall apart due to the severe white rot of Ganoderma in pretty much all the tops of the bollings.

 

Some of these veteran trees can not be climbed as the lever effect of a climber on the lappsed poles probably would/could lead to failure.

 

So its either mewp or leave them to fall apart and cease to be as a functioning pollard.

(or perhaps a helicopter, but not sure the budget would stretch:biggrin:)

 

Its a delicate decision.

 

For balance the shots of the mewp in this thread are from works we carried out to the pollards in 2010

The pollards worked this week (11 in total) were all climbed.

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

Great stuff:thumbup:

 

Now, not trying to put the cat amongst the pigeons but would like to ask a question.

 

Are they still functioning Pollards in the true sense? I mean why go to the trouble to keep then falling apart? Does standing dead wood not have as much biodiverse advantages as these lapsed Pollards?

 

Again, not trying to be funny, just curious:biggrin:

 

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[David Humphries]

in one of Europe's most sensitive sites, IMO this is a little "heavy" it appears to have made a nice hole in the ground and this can be clearly seen, so it was not even a flat landing.

 

wideangle lens or not:001_rolleyes:

 

 

 

Perhaps with site perspective you may have seen it differently.

 

 

Photos can be 'very' deceptive Tony

 

 

Its amazing how many meters from the target a 'wideangled lens' can add (let alone pounds)

 

 

 

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[Paul Barton]

I can't believe you're wearing those boots in a woodland like that. Surely felt slippers would be better?

[David Humphries]

I can't believe you're wearing those boots in a woodland like that. Surely felt slippers would be better?

 

 

 

They would & when the H&S Tzar wasn't on site they were teased on with an ivory & pearl shoe horn

 

 

 

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[HCR]

I'm always uncomfortable using tracked chippers amongst trees. Do you feel that the mewp may cause soil compaction? Given that the literature says damage is caused on the first pass of the vehicle.

 

I'm not trying to be argumentative, as I'm sure you've considered all the angles:thumbup1:

 

Under 2kPa for a machine like that, compared to 50-60kPa for the bloke walking beside it. I wouldn't worry too much, but it's certainly a valid consideration.

[RobArb]

Lungtastic!

 

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[David Humphries]

Now, not trying to put the cat amongst the pigeons but would like to ask a question.

 

Are they still functioning Pollards in the true sense? I mean why go to the trouble to keep then falling apart? Does standing dead wood not have as much biodiverse advantages as these lapsed Pollards?

 

Again, not trying to be funny, just curious:biggrin:

 

Not functioning in that they can be worked again, but functioning in that they exist as a niche provider for the flora & fauna that reside specifically on living trees (lichens/moss,inverts,fungi etc...) as opposed to the specific niche habitat that dead standing or fallen trees provide which is what will eventually happen to the dead beech pollards. (as opposed to dead oak pollards, which stand for many, many decades)

 

 

 

 

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Good work as always David