Lombardy Fell Incident

[skyhuck]

17 minutes ago, WesD said:

Suppose that’s the key ingredient, seeing it in the flesh. What’s bugging me about it is someone made the effort to attach the rope high up why not attach it a bit higher and fell it in 3 or 4 sections. Your already there so to speak get a saw sent up and crack on. 

I would have put the rope up with a throw line.

 

Cut correctly I see no reason not to fell, especially with a pull line. Obviously dependent on the condition of the base.

 

 

[Mesterh]

I have section felled plenty of lombardys, wind is always a concern no matter how you dismantle them. Looking at the vid I would not have felled that tree as it was too windy. You would have had to have a proper winch facing more or less into the wind to pull it over.

[skyhuck]

6 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

I have section felled plenty of lombardys, wind is always a concern no matter how you dismantle them. Looking at the vid I would not have felled that tree as it was too windy. You would have had to have a proper winch facing more or less into the wind to pull it over.

Maybe.

 

If cut correctly you may have got it going 45degrees off target, not 90. A good thick hinge and a proper pull would have meant the hinge holding until it was going over.

 

IMO the way it goes is just shoddy cutting, IMO.

[carlos]

is the vid still around anywhere? 

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

 

[slasherscot]

the pull rope should have nearer the top.  the rope should have been tensioned  so the heads of trees  are pulled over so  the weight of tree is leaning towards felling area,  my money is on the cutter cant get the tree over and has cut the hinge too thin or broke it with the wedges. Its not blowing that much, proper tension of the rope and a good thick hinge and it would have gone the right way .  end of the day they could  climbed it and sectioned it down in small managable peices to height that wont have endangered anybody

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, slasherscot said:

the pull rope should have nearer the top.  the rope should have been tensioned  so the heads of trees  are pulled over so  the weight of tree is leaning towards felling area,  my money is on the cutter cant get the tree over and has cut the hinge too thin or broke it with the wedges. Its not blowing that much, proper tension of the rope and a good thick hinge and it would have gone the right way .  end of the day they could  climbed it and sectioned it down in small managable peices to height that wont have endangered anybody

That's how I see it from the vid . Think all that was said early on ........

[Tomtop]

Didn’t this happen months ago. Sure I seen this video round the start of the year. Just looks like a company try to cut corners and save money. Bet they would have change further if it hadn’t gone wrong.

[Philip Anderson]

On 08/12/2017 at 19:59, AA Teccie (Paul) said:

"The matter...referringvto the HSE prosecution.

 

Paul

I take it we will get to hear and read the action taken in the Arb journal  Paul?

i think they were very lucky not to have killed anybody and it should be viewed as such.

lots wrong in that scenario,including leaving the new bandit chipper in the way a big no no! But I think it may have stood up to the Poplar falling on it better than the parked cars,bandits built like battleships!

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

1 hour ago, Philip Anderson said:

I take it we will get to hear and read the action taken in the Arb journal  Paul?

i think they were very lucky not to have killed anybody and it should be viewed as such.

lots wrong in that scenario,including leaving the new bandit chipper in the way a big no no! But I think it may have stood up to the Poplar falling on it better than the parked cars,bandits built like battleships!

Hello Philip,

 

Be assured the Association will now conduct it's own thorough investigation and subsequently take any action deemed appropriate.

 

Regards,

Paul