MEWP or Climb

[Rod]

yes i know but you are still tempted to do things that are not as safe possition wise IMO

[Dean Lofthouse]

Mewps have their place, the conifer job I posted the other week is a good example where it saved a huge amount of time and effort.

 

98% of the time I climb and I have a top of the range tracked narrow access mewp sat there gathering dust. Just because you have access to a mewp doesn't mean to say it is used ALL the time. It can be a pain checking it getting it out, onto the job and putting it away and getting the chipper to the job at the same time. If the mewp hasn't been used for a while, it can take a full day to do all the checks and service, get it on the trailer and put it away again at the end

 

But what is annoying is dismissing a mewp out of hand completely, they have their place.

 

For example, access road through my wood is 300 metres long lined with about 100 trees, I could deadwood the whole lot in less than half a day, how long and how much effort would it take to do them climbing

Edited March 27, 2009 by Dean Lofthouse

[Dean Lofthouse]

I’m a little concerned that MEWPS have only got 4 votes.

 

Because the poll only gives two options, use a mewp all the time or climb all the time, it should have had a few options, like use a mewp on a dangerous tree, or use a mewp to save days in time

[Scottie]

I brought this discusion up at work this morning and all I got from my boss was a scarcastic laugh. It may become a case in the future that we have to use MEWPs but are you going to put the extra £250 (thats a ball park figure) to hire the mewp on to the customers bill?

 

There is always going to be someone who will climb the tree, which will be a lot cheaper.

 

MEWPs or climbing, not really bothered. Don't have any problems with both.

[skyhuck]

like use a mewp on a dangerous tree,

 

I had to deal with a "dangerous" tree today, it had a flick knife and a real bad attitude, not sure a MEWP would have helped

[Rod]

we did around 20 very tall limes the other week with a 38m mewp, it took three days. the street was narrow and the traffic management ment a small space to land stuff in. it would have took ages longer climbing and caused far more disturbanc to locals not to mention the dificulty involved in some of the branches if you had been climbing

 

they are a great thing but.... climbing's fun

[Dean Lofthouse]

I had to deal with a "dangerous" tree today, it had a flick knife and a real bad attitude, not sure a MEWP would have helped

 

My mewp is a dangerous tree slayer with no fear.

[Glen Poole]

Born to climb, climb to live for me, i do prefer hanging from a rope but useing a mewp has done me so many favours,

[skyhuck]

we did around 20 very tall limes the other week with a 38m mewp, it took three days. the street was narrow and the traffic management ment a small space to land stuff in. it would have took ages longer climbing and caused far more disturbanc to locals not to mention the dificulty involved in some of the branches if you had been climbing

 

they are a great thing but.... climbing's fun

 

I don't understand this

 

The MEWP MUST have REDUCED the size of the drop zone, I really don't get how it would speed things up?

 

You can spike to the top of a Lime in a couple of minuets.

Edited March 27, 2009 by skyhuck

[John Hancock]

I don't understand this

 

The MEWP MUST have reduced the size of the drop zone, I really don't get how it would speed things up?

 

You can spike to the top of a Lime in a couple of minuets.

 

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