Time Lapse Oak Removal

[Stephen Blair]

There was a septic tank nearby.

 

:scared1:thats a good enough reason to me:ohmy:

[Andy R]

Interesting he used a pole saw for some of the cutting when rigging.

 

aye that was cute. And blowing the sawdust off the roof at the end, You'd use that bucket truck whenever you could if you had one thats for sure...

[skyhuck]

You see the guy removing the rigging block he used for the piece from the stem at 2.36.

 

I think the block had been used for the right hand piece, I think monkey is right.

[Stephen Blair]

I think the block had been used for the right hand piece, I think monkey is right.

 

he definately rigs it off the tree, but he manouvers the rope out to the left hand side with the bucket. hard to say if he has just held onto the rope or tied it on some how.

[Rupe]

Using a bucket as a redirect is ok, I've done it off a mewp. Rig something as normal then clip the load line to the bucket through a pulley, as the piece is lowered you can move the bucket to drift the section into the required area.

 

May not be best practice!!

[penfold]

There was a septic tank nearby.

 

there looked to be quite a few nearby.

[David Humphries]

Using a bucket as a redirect is ok, I've done it off a mewp. Rig something as normal then clip the load line to the bucket through a pulley, as the piece is lowered you can move the bucket to drift the section into the required area.

 

May not be best practice!!

 

 

 

 

Appreciate the caveat, Rupe.

 

I would agree to a point, that your description of drifting is feasable.

However, not advisable, to anyone new to the Art (especially for you Dave ) of MEWPing.

 

 

Don't you just love a fine opportunity to discuss a point of detail.

 

Good Thread Tim

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited April 14, 2009 by Monkey-D

[Dean Lofthouse]

Monkeyd is right, the block was in from the last rigged peice and the last piece, small as it was, was rigged and lowered off the bucket.

 

I have cut and held many times in the basket which can be as dodgey, you have to watch the size of the lumps and there are no dynamic forces to consider

[scotspine1]

Monkeyd is right, the block was in from the last rigged peice and the last piece, small as it was, was rigged and lowered off the bucket.

 

I have cut and held many times in the basket which can be as dodgey, you have to watch the size of the lumps and there are no dynamic forces to consider

 

Good points Dean, although there's always a bit of movement when you cut and hold into the bucket. Could it be that he was just removing hangers and doing a bit of repair work on the other tree at 2.32 which is why he moved to the left, also collecting the rigging line on his way back? Think the time lapse filming isn't helping seeing exactly what happened.

 

If he used the bucket for lowering or as a re-direct or even swinging the boom into the rope to help it round toward the chipper thats bad news. Definatley wouldn't want to be using the Bucket after him. One reason why it must be nice to own your own machine rather than hiring, never know what they've been used for.

[Paul Barton]

there looked to be quite a few nearby.

 

Ha ha - america's full of 'em!