skyhuck

More than 20 years ago as a young green climber, I was climbing for a very experienced hardwood faller. I was going to whack off a huge limb, my saw was sharp and I thought I knew my stuff having done a fair few good sized trees before. He hollered up at me to get out on the end and "get some weight off!" Which I duly did. At brew time he told me the tale of two brothers who where timber merchants like himself. They did there own climbing and where pretty experienced, but climbing then was nothing like it is today. They were removing a large Beech. One bother was up the tree dismantling it. He removed a huge limb. It exploded as he cut it and dropped. The tips hit the ground and the smashed and splintered butt end came back up and harpooned him against the tree. The fire brigade came, but could not retrieve the body, so his brother had to climb the tree and cut his dead siblings body free. He advised me to always have at least twice the length of the piece your cutting between you and the ground. Following his advice got me further out and up higher, I would argue made me a much better climber. Have I continued to live by this rule? No, but I only go bigger when I KNOW I can safely due to my experience (I'm pretty sure Geof knew I would find my own safe limits with time) I would only ever advocate his advice to anyone, because I know its safe, even if you cock up.

Yes and he clearly cuts a gob. It seems obvious he was being the "big man" for the video. Obviously very inexperienced.

They are obviously aware that I’m a real pro!?

I’m guessing you ain’t??

I have a letter from the tax man saying i’m exempt, had it a long time and it generally works.

There is a chance they are actually growing faster than he's cutting, so this job may never end.

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"buzzer"?

If firms payed more your £400 pound job would become a £500 job to cover the higher wages and you'd be even more tempted to do your own thing.

Depends where it grew.

As will the guy up the tree, IMO.

Sorry but thats half decent climbers money.

Looks like young pop to me.

How much are you after and what do you bring to the party?

No.

I did not say it needed to be a "human" ear.

I thought it was "dying" that had been removed from the triple D, leaving "dead" AND "dangerous"?

Also the tree is within a conservation area.

Leaning over a road and pavement, in a busy residential area, KD is showing on the tension side of trunk.

The change in rate you quoted is only for businesses that have costs of under 2% of turnover or less than £1000 per annum.

You must run a very small or very strange tree business if your costs are less than 2% of turnover or £1000 per year?

It repels clothes moths, so was traditionally used for wardrobe. Some wardrobe built from other timbers were lined with Ceder.

Why start the thread?

Bang on!!! Give me heat over rain, snow, wind etc, every time!!! Some folk just like to moan.