Langford, Fir removal

[john p]

Brilliant photos, as has been said really puts our teeny tiny gay treework in perspective!

[scotspine1]

Nice pics Reg, must've had a great sense of achievement on the drive home, proper day's work. Good to see you're getting some interesting jobs out there.

[j r hartly]

Nice pics. Looks warmer than here already.

 

trees, waves and cakes!!:-)

[Canal Navvy]

Nice work Reg (as usual).

 

Jareds' felling impresses me too

I feel the need for a session in the woods now to make friends with the dutchman

[RC0]

Nice pics Reg, must've had a great sense of achievement on the drive home, proper day's work.

 

Lol, more like Juliet texting saying ' hurry up you have to put Ria to bed, I need to go out'. As I'm racing down the Highway in the truck, eyes clogged up blind with sawdust, starving and dying for a pss!

[Spruce Pirate]

Lol, more like Juliet texting saying ' hurry up you have to put Ria to bed, I need to go out'. As I'm racing down the Highway in the truck, eyes clogged up blind with sawdust, starving and dying for a pss!

 

Isn't that why we're all in tree work - the glamour?

[mistahbenn]

Lol, more like Juliet texting saying ' hurry up you have to put Ria to bed, I need to go out'. As I'm racing down the Highway in the truck, eyes clogged up blind with sawdust, starving and dying for a pss!

 

Haha!

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Great photos. Takes me back to the time I spent in Vancouver - seeing huge Douglas-fir only feet from peoples front doors. Its amazing the difference in attitude with regards to the proximity of trees to buildings (compared to over here). Perhaps they are more concerned about earthquakes?

Got any pictures of the view from the top?

[RC0]

Great photos. Takes me back to the time I spent in Vancouver - seeing huge Douglas-fir only feet from peoples front doors. Its amazing the difference in attitude with regards to the proximity of trees to buildings (compared to over here). Perhaps they are more concerned about earthquakes?

Got any pictures of the view from the top?

 

The tree was horribly one sided where it'd hacked over the house in the past, not to mention leaning away also towards houses, powerlines and a busy road. The roots were also literally picking the house up. The driveway was in bits.

 

First option was to go for the end-weight on the leanside as the first stage in trying to restore more balanced pull on the roots....but without being able to offer a guarantee the home-owners were just too frightened of the liability. Retention would neither solve the roots lifting the house and driveway.

 

Scott counted only 84 growth rings through the felling cut, unreal !

[RC0]

thats the goal sir, Everywhere is asking for 3 years experience etc. Got 10 months full time climbing to my name so far. Still plugging away and looking and enquiring though. No chance im living in Grays for the rest of my life

 

You're right to be patient and build on your skills....so long as youre getting plenty of opportunity where you're at now.

 

The thing is, take BC for example....its all about speed and production. So if you're still in you're relative infancy so-to-speak, its doubtful you'll get much hands-on opportunity to learn. More likely you'll be just there to support others. Brutal at times, lot a quick decisions often walking a fine line between success and disaster....at least contract climbing that is.

 

Take your time, absorb as much info as you can, try'n hook up with some of the experienced guys here on the forum perhaps....just to watch even.