Crane job

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Why was a guy riding the hook for each pick, or was it just the first pick?

A man on the hook just increases the risk IMO.

 

Do you know Nik Carre by any chance? Nik and I worked together in Barbados many years ago.

[Jack Price]

nice video !

[Ricsydney]

Hi Old Mill

Yeah we generally have 1 guy who will ride the chains for most of the pics, unless the climber can easily get the hooks set. This massively increases the efficiency, if the guys on the ground arnt keeping up then we will do a few pics without the guy on the chains and he helps on the ground for a bit. Works really well for us.

When you say increases the risk, I understand what your saying overall. For us the guy on the chains is always an experienced climber and knows all aspects of the job, we generally take turns to do the cutting or the chains. We have a good team and always use the same crane driver so everyone knows whats going on. Im not saying there is no risk, or that anyone should do this, but for us its really good.As long as u get the balance right on each piece there should be no problems,

 

Oh and I know of nick but don't know him personally.

 

All the best

Ric.

 

 

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[Rob D]

Looked a good job all in control - never seen someone else riding the crane like that - I can see how it makes things more efficient.

 

 

[Jesse]

FM, NICE WORK, really like the 2 man aerial approach to carrying out the dismantle , how dangerous was the tree ????? it doesn't matter as long as it was safe enough for the chaps to work on and have faith in there rigging system , often we wait far too long before taking down a tree , this problem arises from distant consultants who have either forgotten there skills, or who have never been tools on in the industry. In the life of a tree the time distance between being identified as a possible danger to being a real risk is not in most circumstances worthy of consideration when high value targets are present.

[Jesse]

Looked a good job all in control - never seen someone else riding the crane like that - I can see how it makes things more efficient.

 

 

 

I'd never seen that before, well impressed,

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Hi Old Mill

Yeah we generally have 1 guy who will ride the chains for most of the pics, unless the climber can easily get the hooks set. This massively increases the efficiency, if the guys on the ground arnt keeping up then we will do a few pics without the guy on the chains and he helps on the ground for a bit. Works really well for us.

When you say increases the risk, I understand what your saying overall. For us the guy on the chains is always an experienced climber and knows all aspects of the job, we generally take turns to do the cutting or the chains. We have a good team and always use the same crane driver so everyone knows whats going on. Im not saying there is no risk, or that anyone should do this, but for us its really good.As long as u get the balance right on each piece there should be no problems,

 

Oh and I know of nick but don't know him personally.

 

 

All the best

Ric.

 

 

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Thanks for replying. It made perfect sense to me, I was just curious about risk. Obviously a great system. Looks like you guys use cranes a fair bit there because I saw a photo once of Nik removing some Leylandii next to the road, with a crane.

If you see him, tell him to be better at being in touch.

[Ricsydney]

Cheers guys, small crane job tomorrow, will take the camera, see if I can get something interesting.

 

 

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