Tall poplar

[Ant-h83]

I will always remember the first one I ever roped down (Lombardy) it was a thin 20ft top - I thought I was going to die it gave me a 1 meter sway never did them that long after that:001_smile:

 

I know what you mean, I think I nearly passed out after my first one, seeing the trunk snake around underneath me was heart attack material but I got some kind of faith in them now, here's a few from the last one I tackled

[Paul Cleaver]

I know what you mean, I think I nearly passed out after my first one, seeing the trunk snake around underneath me was heart attack material but I got some kind of faith in them now, here's a few from the last one I tackled[ATTACH]123596[/ATTACH][ATTACH]123597[/ATTACH]

 

I always insist on a wind free day too

[gand]

Not done a Lombardy in a long time. Plenty white's and blacks though.

 

 

 

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[Marc]

hate roping down the top though

 

If I am on the lowering line you'll love roping down the top as I'll guarantee you will not feel a thing!

[Gray]

lombard's are the best, nothing compare's ,they look tall but are real easy to do,easy to chip, light and you can have epic fun hand-bawling the lot down old school style, by far my fave tree to bash.

[joshscott]

Had to completely dismantle two very tall/old pops, there was 20 phone lines underneath, and was situated 8ft away from a gable end. Safe to say I was happy when the spikes came off!

[Ms2004life]

Mate those have gotta be the healthiest poplars i have seen if i can i'll throw some photos on of the dead and dying junk ive got to s$:t myself in doing some sweet ones over a vineyard at the moment. Well done man

[Qtip]

I,m not a great fan. Here is one we tackled recently, turned out to be hollow.

 

[joshscott]

I hate them, I had to tip tie all of the crown on the two pictures, up and down constantly for two days!

[Graham Brook]

You know your a long way up when it takes a count of 3 for the branch to hit the deck.... Definitely one of the tallest trees I've taken down.

 

Big poplar we took down. Ben Saxton did the first day I finished off!

 

that would have had my brown eye winking