Would you climb this?

[BenR]

Sheet yea Matty, I don't know what you were worrying about LOL..

 

I would have been a bit twitchy too!

[Mark Bolam]

Some real heroes on here tonight.

Knocking a massive top out of a 100'+ tree with a compromised root system, great idea.

 

Well done for dropping it safely Mat.

[Dan Curtis]

Could you rig a horizontal traverse line between two other trees and work from that if there aren't any nearby trees suitable for a single attachment?

 

Imo, smashing a big top out wouldn't be the way to go, it'll put a big load into the stem and potentially the root plate.

 

Yesterday I pulled over a Euc in a similar state. It looked climbable but came over very easy on just a winch and pull line. You can't tell what's holding it up there, straws and camels backs etc

 

 

Should've read the whole thing before posting!

Edited February 19, 2014 by Dan Curtis

[Stephen Blair]

I'm a bit late as it's done!

Tbh I wouldn't of climbed it, if it blew down overnight and damaged the other tree, then it wouldn't be a problem.

To me a job like that is damage limitation, human beings are more important than trees, so fell it and it the other tree took a hit, we'll hey ho!

As for the climbers weight not affecting the tree, that's correct, but the tree isn't still standing because the 13 stone guy hasn't climbed it, it's because it hasn't finished what it's started doing:001_rolleyes:

Now if i was getting £3k for climbing it, then it's turn off the brain and monkey monkey speedy Gonzalo's time:thumbup:

Good job by the way:thumbup1:

[Steve Bullman]

Knocking a massive top out of a 100'+ tree with a compromised root system, great idea.

 

You didn't hear me say that

[skyhuck]

I'm a bit late as it's done!

Tbh I wouldn't of climbed it, if it blew down overnight and damaged the other tree, then it wouldn't be a problem.

To me a job like that is damage limitation, human beings are more important than trees, so fell it and it the other tree took a hit, we'll hey ho!

As for the climbers weight not affecting the tree, that's correct, but the tree isn't still standing because the 13 stone guy hasn't climbed it, it's because it hasn't finished what it's started doing

Now if i was getting £3k for climbing it, then it's turn off the brain and monkey monkey speedy Gonzalo's time:thumbup:

Good job by the way:thumbup1:

 

Presumably it was "nearly" blown over by the very strong winds we have had, IMO that wind exerted far more force than a man climbing it, as the wind was no longer blowing, climbing it was perfectly safe, IMO.

[Mark Bolam]

You didn't hear me say that

 

You were thinking it though.

I could tell by the tone of your post!

[5 shires]

Some real heroes on here tonight.

Knocking a massive top out of a 100'+ tree with a compromised root system, great idea.

 

Well done for dropping it safely Mat.

 

Like I said, it would be a very boring world if we all did and thought the same. And not trying to be a hero. Question was would you climb this, I said yes you say no. Nothing else to be said really. All in good fun and happy banter. Unless this thread gets diverted into something else? In which case I wish I had't said anything.last comment on it now. No more to be said. The tree is down.sorted:thumbup:

[woody paul]

The big question to all that said they would of climb it is, what would you say to Mr H & S if the thing had of come down with you up it, O that is if you were still with us.

[daltontrees]

Some real heroes on here tonight.

Knocking a massive top out of a 100'+ tree with a compromised root system, great idea.

 

Well done for dropping it safely Mat.

 

He asked who would climb it. I would have. He did. Doesn't have to be a massive top knock out, just a steady strip, definitely no rigging. It's possible to knock tops off without twanging the stem like a bass string.

 

I'd have undercut Mr Blair by 1/2.