Crane job

[zachjosh]

I can cover most aspects of Tree surgery, but have my first crane job in May, and was just wanting some pointers, 80ft beech

 

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[geoffers]

It's a great experience for the first time but be confident, and as long as the crane driver has done similar jobs before that helps allot with your confidence so choose you operator wisely.

You will find out soon but you won't believe how quick you get the work done with a crane and the backbreaking labour it saves you.

I did a similar size beech before Christmas with a crane and we had it all on the deck chipped up and tidy in 3 and 1/2 hours, all ready to load the timber wagon the next day.

Have fun;)

 

 

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[zachjosh]

Ideal, thanks mate, yeah the crane driver is pretty good, done a fair amount. Yeah I'm looking forward to it :-D

 

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[Craig Johnson]

go watch a good climber do one, vids on you tube don't count

[Bing!]

read up on the slinger/signaller course if you haven't done one. Got to get those chains/hooks the right way round and the hand signals need to be clear to make the day go easy, have a look at the chains if you are using them, they can be adjusted for length as you go. see how it's done on the ground first.... You cant shock load the chains/slings so you have to adjust lengths of legs as you go. EG: if you have a sloping limb, you need one leg shorter than the other.

I found a handful of cable ties in my pocket helps, it's a pain if the hooks drop off the chains while you are setting up, I hold the hook and chain together with a cable tie. The groundsmen need a knife or secatuers handy but it out weighs having to re-set the hooks. Ask the operator the weight of the limbs as you go, it helps to gauge just how big you can go, remember, the further from the crane the less weight you can load and if you don't know what 1 ton looks like hanging from a chain you may hear a few bells and whistles go off, and lights.

Have fun, it's great, and take plenty of photos. All the crane jobs I have done I have one photo to show for it, the crane isn't even in shot!!!!!

 

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Edited April 28, 2014 by Bing!
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[gand]

Start small and ask the weight. What size is it?

 

Last one I did had a max 6t lift, but lifted 2t at the reach needed

 

 

Only a small thing, but principles the same. Have fun and be safe

[zachjosh]

Thanks Bing for the comprehensive detail given there, much appreciated. I am pretty comfortable with rigging. So I should be fine, just take it slow.

 

And gand... Great pic, thanks :-)

 

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[gand]

Thanks Bing for the comprehensive detail given there, much appreciated. I am pretty comfortable with rigging. So I should be fine, just take it slow.

 

And gand... Great pic, thanks :-)

 

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Cheers. That tree had fallen into a house. It was a great job

[zachjosh]

Quite a bit of damage to the house then :-/

 

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[john441]

I've watched it being done once, looks awesome! Have fun, be safe and post some photos!