Beech tree Crane Removal

[Gareth jones]

dismantled this Beech with a Crane a Few months ago, havnt got all the footage as we ran out of memory and didnt start filming until a little into the job... but, with what we do have enjoy.

 

Fell was due to Merripilus Gigantious. the tree was defoliated (mid-summer drought and poor root conditions) but the wood was still sound high up in the crown. the roots were buggered though.

[Gareth jones]

[Stephen Blair]

Won't work for me

[Mark Bolam]

Nor me on iPhone.

Damn thing!

[Gareth jones]

just fiddled with some settings... should be public now! ive just wached it through the link and its edited reallly badly. first go though, its kind of watchable:laugh1:

[Breezeblock]

that looks like a good job i like the idea of getting lifted into the crown

[testcricket01]

that looks like a good job i like the idea of getting lifted into the crown

 

Certainly is a cool feeling, not all drivers will do it though as its illegal for some reason. Couple of drivers have been like yer whatever you have a harness thats good enough for me and do it.

[Breezeblock]

sounds silly you can lift 20 tonne of steelwork but you can't lift a 12 stone bloke

[Tom D]

Nice work, did you ring up the timber once it was down?

[Gareth jones]

Nice work, did you ring up the timber once it was down?

 

The gnarly bit with half a branch left on it was rung up but the rest is sitting down the yard. That bit would have destroyed the trailer, even after skimming it up!