Topping Conifers

[Mark Bolam]

Does anyone seriously want to do this?

 

Currently wading through a bunch in Tenterden, Kent, which I inherited as part of a subby job without seeing them. 50' reduced to about 35', but the spread is about 20' across the tops. All been done years ago, so anchors are all skinny regrowth about as thick as my man hood. All in all, about the worst I've done. Luckily, the client is really nice and open to suggestion, but I'm hampered by the fixed rate I've agreed (or I could fell half off them).

 

Wish the bloke who 'bought' the job had climbed into the damn things first!

 

Any ideas for throwing lumps 20' from back to front and avoiding crushing prized Magnolia much appreciated.

 

Does anyone actually enjoy doing them? Any answers containing the phrase "bread and butter" will see the culprit tracked down and killed. Horribly.

Edited March 23, 2009 by Monkey-D
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[Khriss]

Sorry, not near enuf-or I'd do em,

 

K

[Steve Bullman]

i hardly do them these days...though i remember as an employee i was doing them all the time, and really disliked it. unfortunately i always did a good job on them so tended to get sent on those jobs!

[Johny Walker]

just tell him they will look great @ ground level , get dean & his mewp on the job sorted probaly not what you wanted to read, have fun

[Stephen Blair]

Does anyone seriously want to do this?

 

Currently wading through a bunch in Tenterden, Kent, which I inherited as part of a subby job without seeing them. 50' reduced to about 35', but the spread is about 20' across the tops. All been done years ago, so anchors are all skinny regrowth about as thick as my manhood. All in all, about the worst I've done. Luckily, the client is really nice and open to suggestion, but I'm hampered by the fixed rate I've agreed (or I could fell half off them).

 

Wish the bloke who 'bought' the job had climbed into the damn things first!

 

Any ideas for throwing lumps 20' from back to front and avoiding crushing prized Magnolia much appreciated.

 

Does anyone actually enjoy doing them? Any answers containing the phrase "bread and butter" will see the culprit tracked down and killed. Horribly.

 

slash cut them and torpedo them straight down and leave them in there, it will only be the outsiders that have one sided growth, and if they are scary skinny stick on your spikes:001_smile:

Edited March 23, 2009 by Monkey-D
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[Mark Bolam]

Stevie I've had my spikes on for the last 3 days! 6 tons of top out so far. At least we're felling some tomorrow...

[Stephen Blair]

Stevie I've had my spikes on for the last 3 days! 6 tons of top out so far. At least we're felling some tomorrow...

 

you will be getting the hang of it then mark:001_smile:

[jamesw]

the ones you are doing sound horrific however (i will wait for the shocked comments) i enjoy working on conifer and get a weird satisfaction from doing a good reduction with a great rounded shoulder using my felcos:001_smile:

[Mark Bolam]

I didn't say I didn't like working on conifers. In fact, I love that thud when the butt hits the ground.

 

Help is available james. You are clearly a sick man...

[John Shutler]

haha conifers what can you say. i kinda get some perverse kind of pleasure from a good conifer reduction, though i once did one round a tennis court and it was hell