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Tom, good job on the windblow, that wee tractor is some bit of kit. Remove the . from 'youtu.be' in the url. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P59obAokKks&feature=youtube]windblow - YouTube[/ame]

cheers folks yup, didn't fancy any rigging on that tree, it was poor structurally at the base and poor in the crown also, managed to avoid damaging the small Red Oak beneath the Ash which is appreciated by the client (see pics below) James, that was filmed on a gopro hero 3 (white), also use a canon powershot compact camera yeah, Killearn, nice place to work hard to believe it's nearly 20 years old! The Red Oak which was under the Ash and the Ash stump at ground level -

quick vid of a recent Ash removal - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQOR1KLf7cE]Churchyard Ash - YouTube[/ame]

Good job Reg, sketchy looking tree alright. Cheers for posting the pics.

excellent work Reg. Huge amount of graft and thought went into that. Must've really pi$$ed you off not being able to get movement on the tree at first after all the prep. Been in similar situations with tirfors/block and tackle etc. Saw this when looking through the pics, would be very sketchy in reality but if your tied into the big Fir and the groundie lets the piece run to the ground could've made for an interesting few seconds at 80 odd ft or whatever height you were at

just stand that 10ft piece on it's end, support it with the hiab, works a treat every time we've done it

Tulip Poplar (brittle), the hinge would've snapped at roughly the same point even with a open face notch. The distance the trunk was thrown was due to the slope. If the garden was level the stem would've stopped right next to the stump (see 1st pic). Reg's suggestion about building up a few logs further down the garden combined with Ben's braking rig would've probably been the best option.

nice one Ben, only thing I noticed was the sling nearly rolling off the stump, but it didn't so it's all good. Cheers for posting. Here's a pic what we do in that situation....timber hitch at stump, doubled rope bowline on a bight at the trunk section

no problem Owen, was worth a mention, it's all good. The thing is, the saw is never in the same place long enough and the revs are never constantly high enough to cause an issue. Also, the type of fibres used in these ropes have a very high resistance to heat. thanks again

thanks for the feedback mate, but the risk of melting through the sling when using the pushcut in that situation is so insignificant that it can happily be ignored cheers ta, about 70ft to the tips that one was, tall for a Leylandii anyway .

cheers folks Jonsered 2171, good solid pro saw, same basic saw as the Husky 372xp with a few minor differences big Leylandiis have a huge amount of side branches of varying lengths and working them off is far easier, quicker and you also get more control in a MEWP than you would get climbing. There was also a phoneline directly under the tree, between the tree and house which can be seen near the end of the vid - an added hassle factor if climbing. Plus access for a MEWP right next to the trees was ideal in this situation. .

this was the last of 3 Leylandii trees growing beside each other next to this house, got the camera out for the last part of the final tree - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeDeuI496QI]Leylandii Removal - YouTube[/ame]

Cheers folks, Tree removed due to the rootplate having lifted slightly in the past leading to uncertainty over structural strength. Job took 2 days, it wasn't my job, I was helping a mate out, he is seen in the tree at the start of the video, I've got the helmetcam on in the tree in the 2nd half of the vid. Yes CCR is the music, Midnight Special.

few clips from a recent job, enjoy! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPomjwHBY0o&feature=youtube]Corsican Pine - YouTube[/ame]

some of you may remember we propped this ancient Yew in early 2008, here is the same tree 5 years later, exactly what we hoped would happen, flourishing lower growth, and main branches still intact and surviving. Was nice to visit the tree 5 years after the initial work and see the props in great condition -

I did, was just messing around with my last post all the gear no idea the best tool you have in treeclimbing is your brain, unfortunately a lot of people starting out disregard their brain in favour of gadgets and gear before they've learned to fully master the basic climbing system, be that the basic prussik system or hitch/pulley system. this vid is a good example of someone who has obviously learned to climb first then added gadgets/equipment in a practical way to his system, he understands how they improve his climbing/work positioning because he's mastered climbing on a basic setup in the first place. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AlDpIZraA]Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy part 1 - YouTube[/ame] .

Here's another slightly larger hobby/garden saw from the same dealer if you've a bit more to spend bet this saw has seen a serious amount of work over it's time Husqvarna 3120XP Chainsaw | eBay

great little saw here, probably a bit overpriced but the dealer selling it is legit, even though the 023 was part of Stihl's hobby/garden range it's a capable little saw. There's a crack in the rear hand guard but some araldite will sort that - give them a call and ask them if they'll do it for £100? STIHL CHAINSAW 023 SECOND HAND | eBay We've had a 023 for 13 years that sits behind the chipper for cutting off small stubs and side branches, it just refuses to die.

lol, ok grandpa as for the handsaw bearing comment - leave my Sugoi on the ground? that's never gonna happen mate, no matter where I work. There was time when big urban trees were only ever brought down with handsaws. Handsaws in use - not some namby pamby modded ms201 with a retro fitted sugi-hara (?!) bar

lot of work involved in that tree, you guys did a great job, nice one.

They just don't get it do they? Why are these people continuing with such a hopeless endeavour? Anyone here ever heard of marketing myopia? it's when a person or a group of people have deluded themselves into believing their product is amazing and everyone should use it, when in reality it's rubbish. Listen up R2 whoever you really are, YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY OF MY MONEY FOR YOUR POINTLESS SCHEME and if anyone else involved in treework has any sense they'll give this quango a very wide berth

The Register of Tree Work Operatives (R2) is yet another attempt to grab money off hard working people. It's a pathetic scheme. I genuinely hope it fails miserably and the companies supporting it lose any money they've given to R2.

Craobh, most people who use this forum dont have a problem with training in general, they just feel that we've reached a point where the amount of courses required is not only excessive but financially difficult to maintain, especially in the current economic climate. 'refresher courses for experienced users' being the final insult to injury Whoever came up with this 'refresher training for experienced users', if you're out there I have just one question for you JUST HOW MUCH MORE STUPID CAN YOU BE? .

you'll be right up for providing these refresher courses yes? of course you will

When the British Empire shrunk after WW2 1000s of ex pat British bureaucrats who'd spent their lives administrating and ordering the natives about in far off lands like India and Africa had to come back home. They then set about inventing jobs for themselves and regulations to inflict on the native peoples of Britain. Over the decades this spread like a virus through all parts of national and local government creeping into society to this very day where you now see the legacy manifest itself in the most pitiful, petty and obstructive ways. You see.....these people, the state, the regulatory bodies and training providers make up more and more rules to justify their own existence and charge you top dollar for taking their courses and achieving their 'certificates'. Take the 'refresher' training for 'experienced chainsaw users' the HSE advocate - it's a perfect example of training providers lobbying the HSE to endorse this type of pointless 'update' training in order for the training providers to fleece money out of perfectly safe and highly experienced treeworkers who don't need 'retrained'. THIS IS A MONEY MAKING SCAM. It's basically a protection racket on a huge scale, you pay the training providers or you don't get the contracts. It's not really about raising the awareness of safety in the industry (although they'll always tell you it is), it's about raising the bank balance of the training providers, colleges and the HSE and keeping them in jobs. Don't get me wrong I strongly believe that there should be an emphasis on safety in all places of work. Most reasonably sensible people are born with a certain instinct for safety, it's is a state of mind your either born with or your not, if your not then you'll be found out very quickly in the tree business regardless of how many NPTC units you have. Take LOLER for instance in relation to treeclimbing equipment - if you can't recognise faults or dangers in your own climbing equipment without the need for a so called industry expert to identify them for you, you should seriously consider getting out of the industry, you hang your life off this stuff for Christ's sake.