dead cedar

[jose]

Priced a large dead Cedar of Lebanon to reduce back to major timber for a customer as while back.

Its in a very large lawn area so if it came down it would cause no harm to anything.

 

Now my question is would you feel safe climbing it taking into account its been dead for at least 4 yrs?

 

The bark is all coming away and the trunk feel very solid but its the roots that concern me more.

 

What do you think?

 

Personally i would rather use a mewp but the owner is tight and more than likely they job will go to another firm.

[Steve Bullman]

I wouldn't worry about how tight he is, price it how you feel is right. No one can tell you without seeing it if its safe to climb or not.

[gobbypunk]

Is there no way you can just knock the whole thing over , without climbing it at all

[Steve Bullman]

It's staying as a monolith

[Jake Andrews]

I wouldn't worry about how tight he is, price it how you feel is right. No one can tell you without seeing it if its safe to climb or not.

 

🔝Good advice this, don't think about other prices to much. There's always someone cheaper at the end of the day.

[Thesnarlingbadger]

It sounds like it would be solid but definitely not worth the risk then finding out you are wrong. Price for a MEWP, if it's not excepted then so be it. Your more important than the money you make :-)

[jose]

Yes i think your right.

kicker is hes stinking rich but tighter than a ducks ....

 

I lost the last job to another firm ( large white pop which was somehow still leaning up over a smaller oak. No was i was climbing it, priced a mewp but he got someone else in).

 

TBH i dont worry to much as there is always more work, just hate to waste my time as hes at least a hour round trip to look at the work.

Thanks for the repies guys

[Will Heal]

I might be mad but I enjoy climbing dead trees. If you can climb it and just cut small pieces free fall onto the lawn then it won't shock the tree too much, your weight isn't going to make much difference up in the tree. But each dead tree is different and you have to make your own judgement.

[Jake Andrews]

There's a difference between you doing it and advising someone else to do it.

[Will Heal]

I'm not advising him to do it. I said to use his own judgement.