New balls please!

[Mark Bolam]

This afternoon's effort.

 

Cracked limb on a Monterey Pine hanging on a tennis court fence.

 

Straightforward, nice climb, high anchor, drop down, dismantle.

 

12" wound and 36" split in remaining limb, but should be OK, and would only fall in a field.

 

Talked them into retaining the tree, but it would be a big fun dismantle.

 

Sorry no action pics, but you can't trust the groundie with these Monterey Pine jobs.....

[Stephen Blair]

you need a pole pruner mate, 10 mins job done:001_tongue:

[skyhuck]

you need a pole pruner mate, 10 mins job done:001_tongue:

 

Ah, the "Gypsy stick":sneaky2:

[Mozza]

Nice looking job that

[Stephen Blair]

the shreky pole thanks:001_cool:

[Mark Bolam]

I've got one mate, but don't like using it much on retained trees.

 

And not ones where final pruning cut is similar to bar length! Laws of gravity apply - ouch!

 

TBH, it was great just having a decent climb instead of mincing around with shrubs. The customer is a multi-millionaire who requested us for the job, so had plenty of time to enjoy the job and not just chase the money for a change.

 

Lovely setting, an old smugglers house complete with 5 acre paddock and 15 acres of mixed woodland.

 

The dogs had a great time as well.

 

Happy days.

[MasterBlaster]

You Brits had an odd way of titling your threads.

[old snake]

Nice work mate,nice to finally see some pics of a montery pine haha

[John Hancock]

Ah, the "Gypsy stick":sneaky2:

 

Nowt wrong with 'Gypsy sticks'

[Stephen Blair]

You Brits had an odd way of titling your threads.

 

i was expecting a story about mark nearly killing himself, not a line from wimbledon:001_smile: