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if your using a chainsaw daily - making lots of cuts you'll be inhaling about 1 litre of chainsaw oil a year, add to that woodchip spores, oil laced 2 stroke fumes from the saws etc, diesel fumes from the chipper and the fine dust from all the cutting/chipping and you've got a perfect recipe for chronic ill health in old age or sooner than that, but that's ages away isn't it? We should probably wear face masks more often ie chipping deadwood, crosscutting big timber in an enclosed space etc. .
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nice vid that TC, good job on the removal, pity to see a Deodar go. Having said that I helped a mate out this week with one he was removing, will put up a short vid of it sometime soon.
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Sorry to hear about this Martyn, sounds pretty bad. cheers for the reminder. Get well soon (and your groundsman) The dust from fermenting woodchips can cause problems for the lungs, especially if your forking out an enclosed chipbox. Other forms of dangerous wooddust comes from chipping deadwood on calm days and inhaling all the dust your surrounded by. Certain hardwood dust particles are known carcinogens. Aspergillosus, another lung condition caused by inhaling fungal spores can be fatal and there has been a number of cases of farmers developing the condition and being left immobile the infection is so debilitating.
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Sounds very like Cat Cubie to me, what d'you reckon? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nVQQiXBIB4]Cat Cubie 14.02.11 - YouTube[/ame]
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great video, well balanced information.
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Big dead fir looked hellish, well done on getting through the climb. looks close, d'you let Scott do the same when he's knocking a top out above you and you're on a stick below a few feet away?
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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]
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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 -
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quick vid of a recent Ash removal - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQOR1KLf7cE]Churchyard Ash - YouTube[/ame]
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Good job Reg, sketchy looking tree alright. Cheers for posting the pics.
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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
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just stand that 10ft piece on it's end, support it with the hiab, works a treat every time we've done it
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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.
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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
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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
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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 .
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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. .
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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]
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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.
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few clips from a recent job, enjoy! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPomjwHBY0o&feature=youtube]Corsican Pine - YouTube[/ame]
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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 -
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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] .
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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
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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.
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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
