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Pete, I'd aggree that the GRCS is much easier for one man winching, but I would hardly describe winching with the Hobbs as difficult either, and I only bought the tool a week ago. I did manage to get a short video of this from tuesdays job, I'll dig it out and post it later.

Alex, beautiful dog.....yours? Are you suggesting that the hobbs is not a one man deal? thanks

We've given the Hobbs a real pounding this week, although tomorrow it gets a slight reprieve. What can I say.....only you were right:icon14: and it only took one job to convince me. It just suits my strategies so well, and now I dont have to hold back at-all. I was a little negative about both the Hobbs and GRCS over at treebuzz not long ago, now I'll have to get over there and take it all back. Humble pie, who cares, never been so happy to be proved wrong:proud: I'll put together a video in a couple of weeks, look out for it.

[ame] [/ame] As described in the picture forum. Thanks

I think for treework, movie maker is just fine....simple and easy to understand. I'm not sure that purchasing different software will speed things up that much, although some might automatically convert your file format, but they may also be more complicated to use.

We leave it to the crane company Lee, 2K, no thankyou. That was a 35 ton. Bill, not so far Thanks

STEVE, YOU PROMISED ME THAT WOULD BE OUR SECRET

Thanks all Arborist, it was someones company-car so the company had to call out a break down service to deal with it. they apeared to really make a meal of the job but did get it moved eventually, no damage. Matty, yes that one was a double, it was a very messy crown to work with at first. Heres afew more pictures. The second one I'm trying to follow the section with my helmet-camera. The last one shows Nick without a helmet at all.....he must have been trying to cool down.....not that he was working that hard from what I could see

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Today’s Job was with Nick Bailey Tree Services AKA 'nailer' on Arbtalk. This was the second attempt at this tree, the first, a fortnight ago, we had to postpone because of strong winds. However, everything was in place for today, good weather forecast, everyone primed and ready to go. Anyway, we arrived to find a car had been parked under the tree, and the owner apparently away for the week-end. To cut a long story short, it took four and a half hours to get the car moved, so by the time we actually started, there was a feeling of pressure in the air. After a somewhat messy start in the tree (small lifts and crown-cleaning to make room) things started to flow and I certainly felt my heart-rate drop back down to normal. About 3 hours later all the branches had been chipped and all that remained was the timber and the final clean-up. In the end we had to leave the lowest part of the trunk at stood at 8 feet as it was absolutely riddled with nails. Full credit goes to Nick for his level headedness and diplomatic skills throughout what was a very frustrating morning. 10 pictures in total, should have some good footage to follow in the next week or so. Thanks

Several preferences and personal circumstances, all of which I'll explain.....but as Ive just been given the " I never see you.... your always on the internet" ear-bashing, not five minutes ago.....I'll have to pass for tonight. BTW, Good luck with the new venture Lee:icon14:

A big thanks to Jonesie for a super quick delivery of my new Hobbs lowering device. First impressions, well….. bigger than I expected, but a no-nonsense, heavy duty, uncomplicated piece of hardware. Beautiful welding, alignment, fabrication and design….so yes, I’m very much encouraged. Re: The shoe in the picture…..that didn’t come with it, I just put it there for scale! The tool will be put to work almost immediately. Plenty of raising, lowering and dumping of wood lined up over the next fortnight. I’ll be sure to get video of which I look forward to sharing and discussing it here on Arbtalk. Another crane-job tomorrow, been postponed because of the wind once already… so tonight I’ll spend some time praying for the weather Gods to be merciful:scared:

What happened, did it just burn out? You used 2 rigging points, why? Was that the GRCS drill-thing that hauled you back up to the top? Nice video indeed, always a pleasure. Some tall trees in your area....would be great if you had, or could perhaps borrow a helmet-camera. That way you could record and also share some of the views from up there, I'll bet there's some stunning scenery to take in.....and of course we'd all love to check out your work up close:cheers:

I'd gathered that Carl, just wanted you to say it. Some friend he is!

Carl, what is his reasoning for this?

Treebogan What exactly does it do and why do you think that is? You definately have it set up correctly? Thanks

Ahhhhh dilemmas..... I questioned the merit of an all inclusive winch/lowering device on a similar thread at Treebuzz just recently, as very rarely due I apply 'lift' unless we're actually using a crane. The 'need' or 'advantage' just never seems to present itself and besides, we rarely struggle to make good time. Anyhow, ironically, 3 big jobs just popped up in the last week where the uncomplicated raising of limbs is almost essential.....such is the location of the trees. I could rig up a fiddleBlock-type set-up or even implement an independent winch into the rigging, but I'm not sure I can be bothered with all that carry-on. From what I can gather, the GRCS winch is much better than that of the hobbs but costs about ₤600 more (Uk price), excluding vat, coming in at around ₤1750 plus vat, must be perhaps one of the most expensive non-motorized pieces of tree equipment there is. I'd certainly hope not to ever have to replace either device at those prices. I’ve done nearly 20 years without one but will admit to have been stewing on it of late, especially after looking at those 3 jobs last week. Its a lotta coin guys, there's always other bits I use that money for also. I just don’t know:hmmmm2:

Climbing time is what I was getting at, for the whole thing not just the timber. For example: This was a big poplar, some 60 ft lift/sections, and quite a distance between the tree and chipper; only Nick and Paddy on the floor and myself in the tree, we were finished in about 4 hours with only the remaining wood for the timber guy to pick up the next day. The video is still on Arbtalk http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=631 I'm simply trying to re-emphasize/elaborate on what Ed advised you earlier about leaving the branches on for the lifts i.e. maximizing your resources. Otherwise its like having a dog and barking yourself, regardless of who's job it is! Hey, we're only trying to help:top:

Ben, with a crane you need to think 'Hours' as opposed to 'days'. But, thats not to take away from the fact that you had a game-plan that worked exactly the way you planned it. You look a proud man stood at the bottom of that tree, and so you should be. Very well done and great pictures:congrats:

:cussing:Dam those Australians.....they're good at everything! Great work:icon14:

Are there lots of eucs in your area Shansen? How did that job take? Nice photos, as always:icon14:

Tim, I clearly know alot less about his background in Scotland than you, thanks for the info, I didn't realise he was held in such low regard up there. However, I did think his well-informed insights were relevant to the topic of this particular thread. If indeed he does speak the truth on these particular matters, and I dont see too many people lining up to specifically challenge him otherwise....his personal priorities, agendas, short-comings and failures in the past seem quite trivial compared to the tragic issues raised in those particular speeches.

I'll be honest Tim I like the guy, he appears to have some backbone. Whether or not you or I share his views is a different matter. However, I have seen little or no evidence so far that makes be believe him to be a liar....wish I could say the same for Bush and Blair. Here is a speech made in parilment, spoken with great clarity and commitment, which is often not the case on that particular stage. FWIW, I believe he speaks the truth, if anyone can specifically prove otherwise then I'd like to hear about it. No hard feelings towards anyone in this thread, I'm keeping my personal views private but I still try to keep an open mind to that of others. Hey, he who listens learns. worth a watch [ame] [/ame]

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Haha, that would be nice! nah we're ticking over though. I just keep praying these young trees will somehow dis-proportionately thicken out lower down....no signs yet though:cussing: I have about 10 left out of 40 that were made. However, when they're gone I'll have to consider whether or not to continue with it. As when we leave England, I'm not sure I'll have the time to mess around with this stuff, at least not at first. You know how it is Butch, cant afford to get stuck in the mud bro.