Crane Work

[Paulwil]

Hi all,

 

We have a 40' lime to remove on Saturday utilising a crane, this is our first crane job and would like any advice, tips and general connsiderations. Thanks all in anticipation of your help.

[Gardiners Tree Surgery]

Where abouts are you?

[Paulwil]

Lichfield, Staffs

[Old Mill Tree Care]

A crane for a 40' tree?!

[Adam Bourne]

A crane for a 40' tree?!

 

 

Why's it matter how tall it is? Do you know the surroundings?

[Loler UK]

is it a contract lift or a crane hire?

[Loler UK]

every site is different so without knowing the job its not easy to say.

 

pieces move, tip, spin and break off in ways that are very foreign to most arborists and can catch people unaware. Using brothers to balance pieces can help stop tipping and clouting you or other targets. If you can get brothers that adjust at the hook end as opposed to the master link it helps you make fine adjustments more quickly if they adjust at the ML end you'll just spend a little more time lowering & raising

 

If your in a tight spot than you need to take into account the flex in the jib when lining the lift; ths is a major factor in allot of crane accidents this also requires relatively accurate estimation of each load's mass especially at those more extreme radius's not always easy in arb, much easier with rsj's!!

 

the best advice i can give you is to get an experienced person in on your first/ first few crane jobs you'll learn allot and they'll help keep things safe, productive & controlled

[Paulwil]

Thanks Loler; very grateful for the advice.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Why's it matter how tall it is? Do you know the surroundings?

 

 

Calm down. Of course I don't, do you?

 

It's a reasonable question to provoke information as to why a crane is needed. A crane for a 40' tree indicates to me that the site conditions must be difficult, therefore I'm interested.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

is it a contract lift or a crane hire?

 

Hi Mike,

 

Is it worth reminding people, and me , of the insurance implications here, i.e. that one of them can come back on you if it goes wrong...is that 'contract lift'?

 

Cheers,

Paul