Monkey puzzles

[travis]

aside from the obvious hilarious jokes, is there an accepted way to climb a monkey puzzle tree ? someone has asked me to remove some deadwood. I could see anything to put a rope over.

travis

[TheGibbon]

Gloves, ladders and poles or gloves and throw line or gloves and pay someone else to do it! Gloves!

 

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[SamWhiting12]

Cover all bare skin, and take lots of plasters.

[RobRainford]

pruning spikes

[carlos]

i used the end of a hi-ab to deadwood a monkey puzzle! prob not best practice but did avoid having to climb it.

good luck

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Spike up it, lanyard round under the canopy.

You won't get scratched by anything as it all falls past you.

Then the groundies clear it up before you get down.

[Kenty]

Walk away. I've worked on three in the past, & never ever again no matter how broke I am unless its a fell.

[travis]

thanks everybody, thats probably answered the question.

Rob, is there such a thing as pruning spikes? also the tree is has a tpo, would you still get away with spikes ?

[Paulwil]

Travis, I have sectional felled two to date, never pruned one, however do not use spikes on a tree that you do not intend to fell. Ladders or MEWP for access, positioning lanyard and climbing rope around the tree whilst in position, I usually use a webbing loop and revolver karabiner with climbing rope passed through it, hope this helps.

 

 

 

3 Counties Tree Surgery (Lichfield)

[Taupotreeman]

thanks everybody, thats probably answered the question.

Rob, is there such a thing as pruning spikes? also the tree is has a tpo, would you still get away with spikes ?

 

 

Pruning spikes; rubber covered tips so they don't damage the cambium

 

 

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