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Cedar is very heavy on the end of the branches. Make sure your limbs are well balanced. Keep your step cuts as tight as possible. On the big timber don't be scared to use wedges to keep the weight off the saw as you are cutting through.

Also as it's you first, cut a small bit and communicate with the crane driver to get a ideal of weight. And ask him what weights you can lift with the location of the crane.

Hope that somewhat helps.

If you want to see some our work on a crane check out "tom organ arborist" on you tube

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Cedar is very heavy on the end of the branches. Make sure your limbs are well balanced. Keep your step cuts as tight as possible. On the big timber don't be scared to use wedges to keep the weight off the saw as you are cutting through.

Also as it's you first, cut a small bit and communicate with the crane driver to get a ideal of weight. And ask him what weights you can lift with the location of the crane.

Hope that somewhat helps.

If you want to see some our work on a crane check out "tom organ arborist" on you tube

 

Thank you very much, I'll check them out

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Just like gardiners said, make sure you comunicate with your driver to work out the weights and know what he can safely deal with at each cut. Desire what signals etc you are going to use to communicate or ideally have some sort if walkie talkie. Other than that make sure your saw is razor and concentrate on good cuts and work positioning. Personally I like to try and cut straight through or use a crane cut over a step cut. Hope this is of some help.

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Just to let you know the job went well today, my biggest piece was 3.5t. Had it down in 3 hrs.

Thanks for all the advice really helped me

Hopefully have some pics to post later in the week

 

 

Yeah put some pics on! I've posted som on today's job thread

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