How to remove a fallen tree from a canal?

[aspenarb]

Nice work on the vid mate.

 

No access behind the panel, its a severe bank all the way around on that side, then continues to fall away on the opposite side so no access for anything more substantial than a wheelbarrow!

 

We have a 40` barge with a hiab , 9" chipper and a gurt great hydraulc winch on the front but could not justify the cost of transport and craneage for such a small tree .We could hire you our hydraulic chainsaw which runs on bio via a powerpack if you just want to chew away at it in a pair of waders.Its got a 24" bar and its fine under water.

 

Bob

[John Shutler]

Sounds like a plan mate - anyone want to hire us a tirfor for the day....?

 

ive got a tirfor...

[Marc Lewis]

We have a 40` barge with a hiab , 9" chipper and a gurt great hydraulc winch on the front but could not justify the cost of transport and craneage for such a small tree .We could hire you our hydraulic chainsaw which runs on bio via a powerpack if you just want to chew away at it in a pair of waders.Its got a 24" bar and its fine under water.

 

Bob

 

You guys have got some kit. Fair play to you.

[Marc Lewis]

Can you not reach over to it from field with a hiab or similar. Difficult to tell distance from picture.

[ukminch]

Tirfor, small sections. Is it through fountains, surprised they want it removing normally they just let you stack the log on the side and brash down the brash in windrow.

 

Done loads like that

[adam pike]

we removed an Ash a few weeks ago which looked similar we took a small boat with two guys in it stropping the wood and then attaching a winch to it. the boat boys then cut the wood and the guys on land winched it out. It takes a long time but that's how we carried it out and no one drowned!!!

[Marc]

What's the bank like access wise that you took the picture from? We've had trick ones like that where the bank the tree is on is a no go access wise is the no chance to drag it up/down stream to a better landing spot?

[aquatoo]

Working in the water is hazardous. Any cut can be infected with Weils disease, (leptospirosis) which is not nice at all and can be fatal.

[tz1_1zt]

We sell the Canadian petrol powered Portable Winch. It's a capstan winch so no heavy cables, just good quality rope and a choker chain required.

 

The reason for this pretty blatant plug is to say many of our customers work in or next to rivers, moats, shorelines. We have people pulling trolleys out of rivers, felled trees out of water, ponies out of marshes, anything that can be attached to a rope really. It's a controllable and very mobile method of winching.

 

The winch can be anchored to anything on the bank and the rope is much easier to work with than a tirfor cable. The set up is many times faster than a tirfor winch as well.

 

If you want any information please see the website;

Portable Winch - Capstan Rope Winch - OrionHeating.co.uk or phone me on 01279 813591.

 

Regards,

 

David

[doobin]

Working in the water is hazardous. Any cut can be infected with Weils disease, (leptospirosis) which is not nice at all and can be fatal.

 

 

Add necrotizing fasciitis ('flesh eating' bacteria) to that list. Take take.