Forestry felling

[Wood wasp]

Awkward site TCD

 

Once you've fed them couple times the Robins make me laugh the way they literally jump up and down demanding grub

[Spruce Pirate]

That site's a fair mix TCD, steep and rocky with flat and boggy in between. The 1st picture I posted is one of the flatter bits, but not as flat as it looks. There'll be a bit of winching to do there as well, but amazing where a harvester can get to these days.

 

These might show it a bit better, last one to prove the sun does sometimes shine around here!

[forest tink]

is that loch lubnaig below you there ?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

That site's a fair mix TCD, steep and rocky with flat and boggy in between. The 1st picture I posted is one of the flatter bits, but not as flat as it looks. There'll be a bit of winching to do there as well, but amazing where a harvester can get to these days.

 

These might show it a bit better, last one to prove the sun does sometimes shine around here!

 

3rd pic; single (rear) wheel track on the JD; would love a pair of those but apparently not available in 750's. Got good chains nonetheless.

[paulcumberland]

Us arb boys could soon bash off a bit of forestry but you foresters wouldn't last a day doing arb !!

 

Do both, feeling trees in gardens needs the skill of a forester, much quicker then dismantling if possiable, last winter an arb team plus council workers took 12 hours to clear two big trees over the road, broken chains and bars, a forester could have opened the road within 2-3 hours with the tools and labour they had on site.

This week been out as groundy were we roped down the tree, to stop any brush/branches from falling into the neighbours garden, one 50cm bite of deadwood failed a prefect job. It was a Sycamore 20 inch dia at chest height. Today brush monkey doing forestry work on Forestry Commission Land. Climber and Cutter being the same person, He prefers forestry work bur prefers climbers pay rate.

 

It pays on speed to do both, arb worker earn more them forestry yes, as more risk, higher insurance and hence more money, the forestry worker will have more capital outlay to earn good money.

Arb and Forestry are two different skill sets, the problem is those outside the industries thick both are tree workers and they can do any treework, in realality it is rear to find both skill sets in individuals. Arb worker will generally not work for the money a forest opperation will pay, and the forest worker will not pay to get the training, their are exceptions.

[Brookie-818]

 

That's a 441 with a 25inch bar

[b&a forestry]

Theres some nice pics there and some.very skillfull ppl always wonted to get into forestry but havent found any outfits in the lincolnshire area

[Joe Newton]

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That's a 441 with a 25inch bar

 

 

Ugh, I couldn't wait to get a 20" for my 441! Are you pleased with yours on 25?

[Wood wasp]

Measured bottom 6.3 on biggest tree today - 1.7m3

 

Didn't have phone on me to take pic unfortunately but believe me he was hairy

[Spruce Pirate]

is that loch lubnaig below you there ?

 

No, but not too far away, it's Loch Chon.

 

 

 

Do both, feeling trees in gardens needs the skill of a forester, much quicker then dismantling if possiable, last winter an arb team plus council workers took 12 hours to clear two big trees over the road, broken chains and bars, a forester could have opened the road within 2-3 hours with the tools and labour they had on site.

This week been out as groundy were we roped down the tree, to stop any brush/branches from falling into the neighbours garden, one 50cm bite of deadwood failed a prefect job. It was a Sycamore 20 inch dia at chest height. Today brush monkey doing forestry work on Forestry Commission Land. Climber and Cutter being the same person, He prefers forestry work bur prefers climbers pay rate.

 

It pays on speed to do both, arb worker earn more them forestry yes, as more risk, higher insurance and hence more money, the forestry worker will have more capital outlay to earn good money.

Arb and Forestry are two different skill sets, the problem is those outside the industries thick both are tree workers and they can do any treework, in realality it is rear to find both skill sets in individuals. Arb worker will generally not work for the money a forest opperation will pay, and the forest worker will not pay to get the training, their are exceptions.

 

I do forestry and arb, more forestry at the moment, but things come and go. I think being a cutter makes me a better tree surgeon and doing tree surgery makes me a better cutter. There is enough cross-over that both can be beneficial to each other.

 

 

 

Measured bottom 6.3 on biggest tree today - 1.7m3

 

Didn't have phone on me to take pic unfortunately but believe me he was hairy

 

Big ol' stick. Had a few 4.9's that sort of size a while back, they would've been 6.2's, but would've been to heavy for the lorry to lift.