Most arb related machines have there place, my experience of using M.E.W.P's have been reducing large conifer hedges, the machines in question can be quite alien to use as for me personally i am used to working from within the tree, not from the outside.
The last job i did for a regular customer i spent a week in one, unfortunately before we completed the work the machine had to go back to the hire shop, so the next few days was spent climbing, it was safe to say that the last few days our productivity increased, this was probably due to my complete lack of experience of using the machine.
I too like skyhuck enjoy climbing trees and it is to some degree why i was attracted to this industry, but when i get asked to remove a large tree which is basically un-climbable due to various reasons thats when i will consider a M.E.W.P.
