Hung up Pop bang!!!

[PC tree]

So we had a road closure to fell a 90' Poplar which had toppled over on to an immature Ash limb, not climb-able so we MEWPed it at 45' which was right at the tension part. We couldn't reach to take out the top so crashed it down from a good arms length, I'd hoped to dogs tooth it but only got a third way through in the plunge and heard Little Steve say it's goin!!! Then boom !! I had to brace myself in the bucket as the 365 was going with it which was connected to me.... It did let go though thankfully.

Bit of a clencher :-)

[Gray git]

Cuts like that from a platform I never tie the saw on as the consequences could be painful both physically and financially. Used the old gypsy stick from a bucket a few times so I can be just that bit further away but always scary when all that tension is released and bang it all go's crashing away.

Any more photos of the whole thing?

 

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[PC tree]

Cuts like that from a platform I never tie the saw on as the consequences could be painful both physically and financially. Used the old gypsy stick from a bucket a few times so I can be just that bit further away but always scary when all that tension is released and bang it all go's crashing away.

Any more photos of the whole thing?

 

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Yeah it was a bang and saw will go with it should it have to be done again! It would of taken quite a while with the gypsy stick as it was a good 18" across

[Steve Bullman]

Sounds like it could have gone a lot worse! Poplars can be particularly dangerous trees under tension

[PC tree]

Sounds like it could have gone a lot worse! Poplars can be particularly dangerous trees under tension

 

 

Mmm I was going to climb it as there was another pop to tie into, but Little Steve steered me against it. Glad he did really...

[Little Steven]

Cuts like that from a platform I never tie the saw on as the consequences could be painful both physically and financially. Used the old gypsy stick from a bucket a few times so I can be just that bit further away but always scary when all that tension is released and bang it all go's crashing away.

Any more photos of the whole thing?

 

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Hi John,

I have a better scenario, Paul goes in bucket on his own!!!

 

I saw it starting to pucker.... at that point it was milliseconds. It was just like an explosion.

 

Paul was in the bottom of the bucket making like an unraveled spring.

 

Steve

[Gray git]

Is that Paul as in pwm Paul?

 

 

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[PC tree]

Lol lol

[Little Steven]

Is that Paul as in pwm Paul?

 

 

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No, its Paul Carrington... I think you missed him at the Arb show. He went just before you guys came over. That wasn't the reason though:biggrin:

[Gray git]

Ah gotyou, take it your mog was in the danger zone then.

As they say do 1 thing everyday that scares you...

And hopefully you'll servive.

 

Did a big black pop a few months back that was lent into another, 26m tracked platform and still got a good 10m above me, pwm Paul who owns it bottled out and left me too it nibbling bits off with the pole saw from as far away as I could reach, came to the final bit I thought was holding the whole thing up so little nick's and bang the top comes of and the stem stays exactly where it was typical could have done the lot in much bigger bits. Just shows you never can tell with part failed trees.

 

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