Dodgy pop.

[Mark Bolam]

Against my better judgement I agreed to repollard a pop with about 40' of regrowth, 8" dia stems. Job is for an old mate whose house is cracking badly, probably due to this manky old tree (big cavity in base as well).

 

Tree felt sketchy from the off, targets were his house, fence and BT line, so 1/2 needed lowering.

 

Got to the fun bit, knocking a few stems straight into his garden. One stem struck another a glancing blow, and the whole thing peeled away from the old pollard point and crashed down. Proper shepherds pie moment. If it had been my anchor stem I would have been in trouble.

 

Mate-rate money on the job as well!

 

I dislike poplars generally. I especially dislike ones which have been pollarded then left for years. Why,why,why? Big money on these jobs from now on, methinks.

 

Feel lucky I got away with it tonight.

[Robert_S]

Close call mate glad your ok, mate-rates are murder and you try and tell them proper rate cause the job is the same and they pull a face:001_rolleyes:

[Stephen Blair]

lucky escape there mark, you should of got a mewp in, i think huck has a contact for a good company lol

[tommer9]

lucky escape there mark, you should of got a mewp in, i think huck has a contact for a good company lol

 

I think huck's just changed his mewp for a really big one, which he is hiring out on the few days he isnt out with it himself:001_smile:

[Stephen Blair]

he has managed to do all his usual 7 days climbing in 2 days tommer, so he might aswell get some extra cash hiring it out

[skyhuck]

Please do not use the anagram "MEWP" and my identity in the same sentence, I find it offensive.

[White Noise]

I do mates rates only for really close friends . Mates rates for trimming and the like are ok . That pop sounds like a decent coin job . Glad your ok:001_smile:

[Stephen Blair]

Please do not use the anagram "MEWP" and my identity in the same sentence, I find it offensive.

 

i think you mean acronym huck:001_tt2:

[Peter]

I thought MEWP stood for My Extreme Work Positioning?

[skyhuck]

i think you mean acronym huck:001_tt2: