Pete Mctree
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Everything posted by Pete Mctree
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The swivel is a replaceable part - you really don’t like this do you? like hating your morning wood before it arrives- might be more than you think….
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The needle bearing could be damaged- had similar before and took me a while to work it out
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@Steve Bullmanit works srt and double rope
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Hap Johnson
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You can make a plunge cut into the stem in the direction of fell (90 degrees to the hinge) to assess the condition of the timber. The resistance and sawdust produced tell the story On such a tree I would have done it prior to the decision to fell. You might have discovered better wood higher up the stem
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Is that heather you are mulching?
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People get obsessed with rigging gear and forget what can be achieved with a single rope and some imagination. I can rig large limbs easily by adding friction in the tree, same with timber and often only use pulleys etc on a stem. We often show up other crews with speed and efficiency doing this. Go learn the basics Kram and then the logic of everything else will drop into place- I can’t decide if you are looking for solutions to problems that don’t exist or if you are simply trolling?
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There are sheaved pillows that can act as line breaks I.e. rock exotica’s downroper Irrespective you need to apply predictable friction to work a rigging system with any degree of finesse
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a couple of shots at the end of a busy week working in the lovely village of Grosmont. We dismantled 3 trees with serious basal decay in a very congested church yard- no access for any machinery unfortunately.
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Warm dry summer elevated the aphid population hugely-for the ladybirds that meant lots of food, lots of procreation and lots of babies ! Malthusian population model in action
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They are very different in construction and feel. I have both
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Harnesses are a really personal fit and I always recommend try before you buy if you can. The tree Austria is a very well constructed and thought out harness. I have been using mine for about 18 months and cannot fault it. Supportive enough for a day on spikes and still has the range of movement required to work the canopy pruning. I added the shoulder straps which are a real game changer with a big saw and gives an attachment point to tend an srt device.
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Does anyone else feel that Arbtalk has become Political Hate Talk?
Pete Mctree replied to Honda's topic in The Lounge
If the dialogue and conversation in the lounge do not interest you, or you find it difficult to hear views contrary to your own, then why not simply ignore the posts in their? Discussion and debate are an integral component of a society and without it the layers of forced rhetoric and media driven mass acceptance of approved opinions would become the norm. -
What I have used for the last 5 years- really good product
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Pro comms for us. They have proven a great product and very durable. Widespread is has made it easier when working alongside others
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We are a service and need to offer that. I always start with - "How can we help you?" I then find out what the problem is ? Makes working out the solution easier - there are often options that the client will not have considered. The rest is down to you to sell your preferred product at the price you want I always reserve the right to say "Unfortunately we cannot provide the service that you require" and politely walk away
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It's hard to put a figure on someone else's business. Do you know how much it costs you to run your business? Everything from wages, machinery costs, insurances PPE - everything. You need to include costs for replacement tools machine vehicles etc. This will give you a base figure upon which you build on. Don't forget you actually need some profit too.
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Small business software options.
Pete Mctree replied to mulberrytreeservices's topic in Business Management
Yes. I purchased ArbPro - it's taking a little bit of an investment of time to learn, however it has definitely helped streamline and organise my systems -
As has been said, the form doesn’t function correctly- please tell us when it is updated
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I wrote a long convoluted post that AHPP would have been proud of. Very passive aggressive with that narcissistic twist. I deleted it and wrote something more appropriate. The whole story is tragic. The tree has obviously been maintained and monitored and worked upon. The propping and pruning (along with the removal of the bench) demonstrates a considered approach to a tree in decline . However I think we are sometimes so preoccupied with retention, that we become blinkered to the option of removal of a potentially unsafe tree. we live in a world where we are criticised for the removal of every significant tree and held in contempt for everyone that fails. It is a no win situation. I feel for the families involved- it must be heartbreaking.
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Would you say this tree is too dangerous to climb and dismantle
Pete Mctree replied to TreecisionJp's topic in Climbers talk
Why make a decisive decision on a tree that you have never seen? Making recommendations when you have no idea of the skill set of the climber to carry out the task? Is that not reckless? I have climbed too many trees like that and will use a MEWP when possible- Yes, I would climb it, but reluctantly and when only when no other option. -
It’s not going to improve - why not reduce to habitat ? also consider the logistics of working on the tree when it becomes even more disfunctional and decayed
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Have you entered into a dialogue with them about this? Are they aware of the urgency and the ongoing costs you are incurring?
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90% of ash trees around here are exhibiting signs of dieback.it seems that the more mature ones are showing resilience, but even those are beginning to show signs. like elms, it will probably be isolated pockets that survive
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12 gets my vote. Have a look at neugent and Brian James - both better than the ifor imho
