Dangerous pops II

[Khriss]

Good result -platforms have their place- Kx

[Rich Rule]

this thread has resurfaced after a year... bloody hell Bolam, some people take their time posting pics of indescribley large trees, but you take the biccy mate!!!

[Frank]

Haha I bumped it for a laugh. Where are these pictures?

[Mark Bolam]

I haven't worked for the bloke since, so still haven't seen the pics!

 

Dan Mac (Hoboclimber on here) nailed the whole lot of them, so big fair play to him. Took a fair few days, and a bit of caravan dentage apparently!

[jose]

just to let everybody know after reading this i did a horrible load of pops, 19 in total.

First half had a 45m truck mounted, followed by a 35m truck mounted.

 

we did it in 2 days, if climbed it would have taken about 10days.

 

got to say it made a world of difference! i was tired but it is something else to get right to the top of a pop feeling totally safe and not even breaking a sweat!

 

if only i could get more clients to pay!

 

One question i have is what do you all do if you cant get any machinery to aid access?

I did 2 yesterday, covered in ivy, proberly 70ft tall ( had been reduced before). I basically climbed to the top and then handballed it down. Untill the top of my anchor point is off it was a a** clenchermoment!

 

Was wondering if anybody has any hints/tips. In all honesty taking into account how brittle they are how likely is it of a pollared limb breaking out? the ones i was on was about 30cm thick.

 

if i can find some pics i will post them, but not hopefull im afraid

jose

[jose]

 

[Stephen Blair]

now thats a platform:thumbup1:

[alex_m]

isn't it just!

how much is that for hire? is that 45m or 35m?

[RobRainford]

isn't it just!

how much is that for hire? is that 45m or 35m?

 

It looks like 45m maybe for the size of that truck.

 

I bet it feels like a mile when it's at full height and it's a tad breezy!

[jose]

Oh yeah its a 45m!

 

Costs about 920- 960 i forget now.

 

we got him to take us up to the top and let me tell u 45 m dont sound like much but i was holding pretty damn tight to the rails!!!!!

 

yes its a bit windy to say the least and boy is it high! but it made a world of difference. in the pic u can see a building, well up the top of the trees u couldnt see it at all!

Add to that there were gas pipes, fibre optic cables and god knows what hidden in the bushes.

 

my biggest surprise was just how far horzintally it can reach. i kept saying thats it, thats it and he would go no joke about another 25ft out!

 

U got to love technology.

 

i used a co called panther, very nice and turned up when they said they would. no complaints.