telhol
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there good for crown lifting but i would not use them to fell a tree far easier to climb and drop it. but there handy.
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Yeah start with a 36 should suit a newb you wont be doing big take downs yet unless you been doing it awhile. then go for a 441 there nice 66 is only once your into the bigger stuff.
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I prob should have mentioned this but i only climb bonsai trees i know they can be very big lol. Thats just mean ive been told 6 inches is just right its not the size but what you do with it. Ozzy modo
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Hey whats better for the timberwolf blades hollow ground or flat. my new ones are curved surface but the place that sharpens then to be flat whats better cheers
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I must be an idiot an use plastic nuts and tighten it with a rubber spanner lol.
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Regarding the previous tree/green house thread. I always use an open gob a perfect v shape when the tree falls the hinge holds it to the trunk. put a chain on the trunk to but only on hills still my man you done the job and got paid cant say fairer than that.
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Hey around 200-250 if you get that you should get hitch lock with chain. But the clamp is a nice heavy duty bit of kit
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LOL Lucky
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Well the only way a tree surgeon helps a tree is by retiring. All tree work regardless damages trees even the smallest cut still damages the tree. So shall we expect people to loose hundreds of thousands of pounds if a tree is detroying there house. What deserves priority. I we are making a small dent compared to loggers foresters and line clearance companys who reck trees. I breathe in other peoples smoke and car fumes every day which is damaging the plannet who has the right to say whats right and wrong.
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Hey im not one to judge any one elses job i am only to aware that each job needs a different approch. But from all the tree bashing im getting that tree by what people on here are saying would be not so good. I would say the customer clearly wanted it this way and thats what was done.
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Well we all might as well find new jobs then. You cant make an omlete with out breaking eggs. If a customer wants a tree a certain way then thats whats done i can offer advise but i dont have indemity insurance there fore its up to the customer. To many times i have been asked to take more off. Unless homeowners are ordered to have there trees cut within some kind of regs then what can you do. So whats this then
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You say on my tree pic thread more than 1/3 is harmfull and then here its ok double standards. I agree with pollarding to the trunk to allow an even growth and willows are extreamly hardy and will survive such actions time and again.
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Well this is more like it it would be alot easier to do it your way and not shape but i would not get called back if i did not tidy a naturally messy tree. I have been back to many reductions and the trees have sealed old cuts nicely. :wave: The fact is many people many veiws on whats best and lack of real knowledge on trees. Its still being studied and always changing whats beneficial. Personally untill shaping is classed as harmful i believe it has benefits. I dont remove huge limbs just to even the trees its all within a givin tolerance and i do look at the tree before cutting to see the most benificial point to start. There are so many factors which inhibit a perfect job. Excessive growth and decay thats just scarmongering. what proof do you have to suggest this. Many factors affect growth rates and decay. Decay is not an infection or diesease its a naturel stage in a trees life.
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I agree with you and yes i cut to around 1/3 but it is not always possible especially when the customers dictating what they want if i dont cut where they want i go hungry. To much ideology and not enough common sense. Hey i dont take offence guys its your opinion but im passionate about trees and when some one trys to say i unnessacerily harms them it puts my back up.
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just alot more time on the day expensive yeah its a pain in the asse but what can you do scum exsist we have no choice
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This tree has plenty of energy storage left to sustain itsself and set its protection against my cuts The growth shoots are big enough to allow continuation of energy flow to the extremitys. Thus reducing epicormic growth. Not all branches grow at equal rates so im guessing you would leave those sticking out 10ft and only reduce the ones within 1/3 you would not get work in my area from any company doing that. 1/3 is recommended and more than not always possible but i guess for you it is. Oh bearing in mind this tree was reduced by some one else before so i had to clean up there epicormic mess. Learn your tree biology
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An interesting read which only complimtents what i already said about tree biology ie trees have genetic programming and repsond to the enviroment in a preset mannor. This is not a definative read tho. Also epicormic growth occurs at every cut as part of the trees self preservation mechanism. So thanks for the post i enjoyed the read and it confirms many of what i belived to be correct. Also the tree i showed was pruned within 1/3 of the branch diameter. The tree was cut in a way which allowed the tree to continue flowing energy to the extremities thus reducing the need for a programmed response ie epicormic growth at each cut. The whole idea of leaving growth shoots and not flush cutting it to allow the tree to hold as much energy as possible also allowing the contiunation of its own system flow reducing infections and disturbances which cause stresses. This is only a snap of what im saying cheers
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yeah true but how much would you charge to rent you and your chipper out for the day and take 1 load of chips away.
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I even got some polish ha ha. Just got wheel clamp and hitch lock got some big ass anchor chain. Its my little baby cheers for the interest
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Hey i was only asking a question guys dont throw teddies in corners lol. reg do you use a timber hitch on the trunk to lower other bits of trunk down thats what i wanted to know and yeas good footage en all that:icon14:
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Not gravity but so many legislations rubbish we have to be at the top of the tree worldwide game dont have a choice every things gotta be right. Cant blow your nose without getting fined in the uk now its a shite place 2007
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So its the timber hitch attached to a pully on the standing trunk to lower the cut off pieces. was that with a grcs to lower it. I must admit i love to free fell as much as i can customers are never worried about the lawn but we always put a brash pile and land them on it. So do you also use a timer hitch when roping a piece of trunk to be felled and held. Oh yeah thats my new machiene my first chipper wat du ya think
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Too true my freind i only took 30% off and followed natural shape just smoothed out any bits sticking out. You will always get epicormic growth on every cut thats just in the trees biology all we can do is limit it. I do like my way of pruning in my unique opinion i work within regs and all but i will always give a tree a good shape. My methods are taken from AA books and good practice i guess each climber will always have there own preferred style. But life is one big learning curve.
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Just wondering do most you guys rope branches up even with clear drop zones thats alot of extra work ?. Overall enjoyed watching get more films lol im new to spiking and the film showed how before harder to reach parts of the tree become easy with spikes I use a slip knot for lowering branches i do like your knots. When you have a straight piece of trunk what hitch was you using to secure it with on the standing trunk you was attached to i did not pay attention to that bit. i use a timber hitch on the bit being lowered its ok.
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I think thats the best way and quickest to spike up and attact climber to a descender. 5mins etc totally dependant on size of tree and conditions. Adding another line just adds more to think about in the tree which can cause accidents through having to much to think about and not concentrating. Another equally good way is spike up attach your own rope then attach injured guy to your harness and lower the both of you.
