Kretzschmaria beech removal - how to organise???

[joshscott]

Sub the job out to an experienced outfit, stand and watch, learn from the day!

 

We would have it down for dinner eh mozza. Give the tree owner a load of bumph about the fungi, slap a grand on it. I wouldn't be concerned for two mins about climbing that tree, in the 10 YEARS I've been climbing this tree looks relatively safe compared to some I've section felled... and piss easy to dismantle too!

[joshscott]

Infact ill dig some pink ribbon out..... We will get navy seals to close the roads off and we will get a helliloggin team out. Or falling that get a John deer feller buncher in......

[ADB328]

someone post an update about what actually happens withthis tree when its done please (with pics)

[Andrew Barrett]

Thanks for all your replies / suggestions everyone, but I think I can't have explained myself very well in my initial post. I have no problem climbing and dismantling a tree like that and we have plenty of very experienced people available to do the actual manual work. My uncle is still working and he started taking trees down in the 1960's!

 

What I'm more interested in is people with experience of Kretzschmaria and in particular a tree like this one with Kretzsch on the stem rather than the roots, on both sides of the stem, at a graft line and at a weak fork.

[Rupe]

I'd agree, but I don't think you can just close a pavement. You need to provide barriers to isolate the public from the work area and traffic. Then if the lane isn't a certain minimum width, TM becomes necessary.

 

I know we all do it at times, but maybe this is too busy a junction to chance it?

 

Well all you actually need to do is not hit anyone or put them in danger, how you achieve that is upto you but the plan HAS to work. We would put signs out but leave the pavement open, then have a groundie that can give you the all clear and stop work signal according to pedestrians and traffic. It will be busy there during school coming and going times and then not much activity after that.

 

I agree if you actually physically close the pavement you need to provide an alternative, and if the alternative is in the road you need TM. Good groundies are better than TM anyway because its possible for TM to be ignored, so you still need eyes on the ground.

[Adam Bourne]

I wouldn't be basing my working practices on internet gathered advice. It's a complex job, if you don't know how to do it sub it out or get a very accomplished contract climber in.

Is Adam Bourne in your area?

 

Only just seen this lol, thanks for the vote of convidence mate.

 

All in all I agree with what rupe is saying, and andrew seems competent enough to take it on.

 

I see no point in over complicating things and pricing in big equipment when the job looks simple enough, as for the rigging spread the load around the tree and keep things relatively small and simple and enjoy

[Gary Prentice]

Well all you actually need to do is not hit anyone or put them in danger, how you achieve that is upto you but the plan HAS to work. We would put signs out but leave the pavement open, then have a groundie that can give you the all clear and stop work signal according to pedestrians and traffic. It will be busy there during school coming and going times and then not much activity after that.

 

I agree if you actually physically close the pavement you need to provide an alternative, and if the alternative is in the road you need TM. Good groundies are better than TM anyway because its possible for TM to be ignored, so you still need eyes on the ground.

 

:thumbup1:totally agree, you get it all the time with pedestrians, moving barriers/ducking under tape to get in harms way.

 

Didn't want the OP getting told off by a highways bod for putting passers by into the road.