yesterdays crane dismantle

[jeanesy]

Hi all

 

Just thought id put some pictures up of yestrdays crane job. It was a fairly large copper beech that extensive crown dieback and signs of basal decay.

 

We werent down to have the crane but after climbing it the previous day and setting up my lowering pulleys it became apparent that not one of my lowering points was alive. Plus there was room for a crane so why not use it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had to take 4m off the top of the adjacent lime aswell. Consultant was worried about its exposure now the beech was gone. Me and my mate went up as he had never done any crane work before.

 

 

Edited January 11, 2014 by jeanesy

[jeanesy]

Couple of the stump.

 

[High Scale]

Nice work!

[Peter]

Good work, I love crane reductions.

[David Humphries]

Great set of shots, nicely worked

 

Stump 'looked' like it still had some life in it yet in terms of evident decay and residual wall.

 

Like the decision to reduce the lime, think that's a good call.

 

 

 

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[jeanesy]

the Darker Patch Of Decay To The Bottom You Could Push Your Fingers Into And Scoop Out 'mush'.

Also, The Crown Really Was Knackered. There Was Next To No Growth And Some Large Limbs Were Totally Dead With Big Cavities In.