skyhuck
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POLLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a load of BO%L%OCKS:alberteinstein: They should get themselves down some of the housing estates if the want to find pollution:thumbsdown:
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Maybe we need to set up a demo,climbers do vary.
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This begs the question,"atree" are you an "odd size"? :wave:
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Very true. Its not a macho thing,imo,its just about getting the job done in the most efficient manner.
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Tony,I do not wish to call into question your Knowledge and experience,I can tell from the many post of your's that I have read that you are a pro,but I think it is important to make it clear that that the term "predictable" and rotten trees do not often sit well together,and I would hate for any one without your expertise to try and make that call.
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If I found myself with a tree that I felt was not safe to climb and there wasn't another tree or two trees near enough to use as a safe anchor/s. I would want a very large MEWP,that could take the force of the tree striking it if the worst were to happen. Or get a crane in,that had the reach to be used as an anchor for my rope.
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I was not agreeing that. I was agreeing that, MEWPs should aways be a option,IF,it IS the safer way. Just to clarify:icon14:
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Agree!
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Tony, If you go look at that thread, you show a pic of a rotten section of the stem and say"this is why I did not want to climb it". I am in no way suggesting that you should of climbed it and do not wish to make coment as to wether I or any one should have climbed it. The point I am trying to make is that if I did feel a tree was not safe to climb,the last place I would want to be is next to it in a MEWP.
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I had a visit many years ago,from the local planing department they said I need planing consent to have my 200 to 300 ton butt pile in a field at the back of my house. I said it was the produce of forestry,which is agricuture and that it was agricultural land and could see no problem. They asked me to write to them with my views,I said no,they asked why,and I said if I write to you,you will open a file with my name on it and start collecting my correspondence,so I'll just stick to taking you calls,thanks. A few weeks later a receved a letter telling me that in 28 days there was going to be comity meet and they were going to discus my situation and that I may wish to make some representation. I did nothing. About 4 or 5 weeks later I receved a letter to say they had "discused" the situation and decided to................. ............take no further action at this time,that was more than 10 years ago and I have heard nothing since.
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I would never wish to encourage any one to do any thing they are not happy to do. We must all make OUR own assessment of safety,based on OUR knowladge and experience. We should not be influenced by what others may think,or try to influence the actions of others, imo.
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How I wish I could! But I have six VERY good reason not to, my wife ,four wonderful children, plus a great life here.
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I'm not worried,but many of you seem to be,thats why I asked. On an earlier thread, that you started,you had way to little "out reach" so much so that you could not reach the top of the tree and had to rope of a very large section of the top,I realy don't understand how this is seen as safer than climbing the tree and removing it in small pieces to reduce shock loading?
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As I said in my earlier post,if you guys are right my days in the industry are numbered,climbers like me just won't be able to compete with this much faster method. But I just don't see it.
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One thing that really puzzles me,on your risk assessment for a take down of what is considered to be a tree that is not safe to climb,how do you mitigate the risk of the tree failing and striking the MEWP?. I am not trying to be smart, just interested.
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yes.
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The articles I have enjoyed the most are ones about how the job was done in days gone bye and storys about how some one has gone about tackling a tricky job.
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IMO,yes:wave:
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Often peace of mind,for the old boy,makes it worth doing the work,imo. Think the tyres survive as heat manly rises?
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Cheers mate! I had got the wrong end of the stick,sorry. I totally agree we should all do things the way we want, and not try to say our way is the only way.:wave:
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I see no problem with people who WANT to use MEWPs to use them and good luck to them, it nearly a free country,but what I don't like is people telling me I'm a fool for not using one. We have, in our capitalist system a wonderful thing called market forces. When chippers first came along some people had them and some did not,but would any firm try to work without one now?or would any one try to say that a chipper does not make them money? If you MEWP lovers are right its only a matter of time, die hards like me will find our selves out of work as smarter guys with there super MEWPs under cut us at every turn. But you know what I ain't worried.
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When you have a fire like that,I always wish there was some way to bottle all that heat.
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Love dismantling them. Hate chipping the brash,Ouch!
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Nice job. That beats chipping in my book,love it!
