New found respect for climbers

[LeeWill]

As a woodcutter, felling many trees on a single day, I always had a lack of respect for climbers taking a day or two for a single tree and having four guys on site too. I can now say I'm sorry! On Friday I was climbing a large sycamore by the road side. I had to climb it to get my strops up high enough to pull each limb over with a turfer. There were four trees growing from the main stem and 3 of them wanted to smash into the road. I climbed that tree, and all four limbs, with no spurs, no ropes, no harness, no gloves and no helmet. At one point I sat up there and rolled a smoke while the wind swayed me back an forth, looking up into the canopy...it was unreal tbh. I got them all down without a problem the whole day, but yes, even doing it my way, proper felling cuts using hinge to swing them in and pulling them over with a turfer, it still took me the whole day to do it. You guys are great! Plain and simple. You're at the top of your' game, well done guys :thumbup:

[Coletti]

I was exactly the same as you before I decided to be a climber and have a serious new found respect for the work carried out by everyone in the industry

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

I was exactly the same as you before I decided to be a climber and have a serious new found respect for the work carried out by everyone in the industry

 

 

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But aint it fun:lol: I know there's bad days, but most of the time I think how lucky it is that someone's prepared to pay me to do it.

[LeeWill]

It is fun! And I'm seriously considering going for my climbing ticket after that experience. Road side trees always make my bum start farting, but hauling them back with a winch or turfers makes a hard job more manageable. I've never had to close a road down, and I hope I never have to

[Coletti]

But aint it fun:lol: I know there's bad days, but most of the time I think how lucky it is that someone's prepared to pay me to do it.

 

It certainly is , wouldnt change it for anything!!

 

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Glad you had fun and I hate to point out the obvious, but you could have got that done a whole lot quicker and safer simply with a throw line

Edited August 4, 2013 by Steve Bullman

[JonnyVine]

Hahaha, fair play Steve

[Grass hopper]

Glad you had fun and I hate to point out the obvious, but you could have got that fine a whole lot quicker and safer simply with a throw line

 

Like us all Steve we live and learn that's what makes it so much fun.

[LeeWill]

Yeah, I'm just learning the ropes (so to speak) about climbing work lol