MEWP or Climbing?

[Mr Oz]

Hi guys

 

i wonder whats your thoughts about using MEWP(Cherrypicker) for tree work.my employer wants me to use mewp at places where i can basically get in with. 9 out of 10 times that we cant get the thing in anywhere like peoples gardens etc,but even if i could i would prefer to climb:thumbup: so i told that to my employer but obviously H&S wants me to use the mewp.

 

What would you prefer climbing or mewp if you had to choose?

[D A Tree Surgeons]

Hi guys

 

i wonder whats your thoughts about using MEWP(Cherrypicker) for tree work.my employer wants me to use mewp at places where i can basically get in with. 9 out of 10 times that we cant get the thing in anywhere like peoples gardens etc,but even if i could i would prefer to climb:thumbup: so i told that to my employer but obviously H&S wants me to use the mewp.

 

What would you prefer climbing or mewp if you had to choose?

 

Climbing for me and im an old FART:thumbup:

[detritus21]

Climb over mewp for me.

[Ollie Wall]

Depends on the job, task, access, situation. I prefer climbing though

[john p]

Depends, horrible ivy clad leggy poplar-mewp, lovely big open grown beech-climb

 

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

As above, depends on the job and time

 

Some jobs you would be a able to get a tree on the floor in half the time climbing and rigging it would

[Mr Oz]

i hate ivy too so i think you both right about site,task,access and depends of type of job.but i just dont feel safe on a mewp.not as much as when i climb anyway:)

[Mr Oz]

its always good to have an alternative option i suppose.

[Marc]

I prefer to climb it's often safer and quicker than a mewp and also more practical.

[Treemon]

Haven't the H&S killjoys said that if you can get a Mewp to a tree that should be your method of work

 

 

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