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Polyporus squamosus, clocked it from the road two weeks ago, great example, never had time to take pics that day though.

near Howwood then Stevie?

mate, I've been looking at treework forums since about 1998, seen hundreds of thousands of treework pics over the years, this pic of you guys felling that tree is the best photo I've seen, says it all in one simple snap.......nice one, cheers for posting it -

quote from another forum - climber in Holland who has been using the saw for the last few weeks - 'On Thursday I'm taking the saw back to the shop to have some tweaks done. The saw vibrates more than the old model and the saws clutch smothers regularly. This is mainly if not totally to be blamed on the new chain. The 'old' model chain goes back on to tackle these 'issues'. Also the factory standard limiter is going to be removed and a adjustment on the carburettor is going to be made to make it run on a mix that's richer. These last two 'issues' can not be done without special tools.'

sorry mate, had to delete that, wouldn't want Reg Coates thinking I doubted the robustness of his lowering devices

Lr 90, something like a 34 metre Bronto Skylift may have given you safer work positions, better options for cutting branches out and overall......better access into the crown. Not sure wether you could have driven such a large truck over that grass though (plywooded in?), anyway just an idea. Good job though, great pics. Pic below shows Bronto boom and possible position of truck allowing you to cut smaller branches safely into drop zone .

Its a bit different these days Tom, they have a new small business category.

my response would be this - No

From Treebuzz TreeBuzz Board: warning for rookie drivers my company made the news friday, but in a most unfortunate way. 645am on the way to a job on the interstate, i was about ten cars ahead of my crew who were in the chip truck when traffic slowed suddenly. i slammed on my brakes to avoid rear ending the guy in front of me and immediately looked in the rearview mirror, hoping my employee had left enough stopping distance. he's a good driver, but has only about 2 months experience driving my 16gvw truck and i think probably had no idea what the real stopping distance of the vehicle is. he slammed on the brakes, then swerved suddenly into an open lane to avoid collision but again maybe had no idea how such a large vehicle would react to such a sudden correction. truck went out of control, hit the jersey barrier, went up on 2 wheels and tipped over. rolled truck and chipper and 5 yds of chips now in the carpool lane at rush hour. amazingly no one was injured and no other vehicle was involved. unfortunately this is my only rig. there was a 7 mile backup that started the day off badly for half of seattle and about $1000 in towing fees. it took the three of us about 2 hrs to ferry all the gear from the chip truck at the tow yard to my house. we still have the ability to do top notch tree work, but are lacking the ability to clean up our mess until the repair/replacement/insurance dust settles. that will likely take a month. no news yet if truck is totalled, chipper likely is and replacing it will mean taking on another payment as it's 10 yrs old. moral of the story: being a good driver of a small truck or car is only halfway to being a good driver of a loaded compound vehicle. this accident might have been unavoidable - no way to tell and no point even going there - but i have to think that following less closely would have helped. my lesson is don't just give the keys to rookie drivers w/o some serious training. i was very clear about being aware of the increased size of the vehicle. i was not very clear about stopping distance. oops.

I agree, a big truck loaded with chips towing a big chipper requires an experience driver otherwise this kind of thing can happen -

Sorry to say this Rob, but from an basic engineering point of view its a very poorly designed lowering device. Just to explain the poor design using similar lowering devices for comparison, look at where the bollard is in relation to the plate on the Hobbs and GRCS devices. The position of the bollard on both these lowering devices means the force is distributed into the stem of the tree more efficiently. The main reason these two LDs are the best you can buy is because they were designed by real tree workers. Also on the GRCS - good luck with anyway!

Imagine a tree surgeon severed an arm butchering a tree............ Think about it.

lighter than the new Husq 540xp?

True or False? Stihl MS201t - 3.7kgs Stihl MS200t - 3.6kgs Husqvarna T540xp - 3.6kgs If this is true, in relation to the new ms201t how can a heavier climbing saw be a step forward?

any pics of the trees?

'do you need spikes?' Yes, firstly though, for me there are two options for treeclimbing, 1 - climbing with spikes for tree removal 2 - climbing without spikes for pruning jobs etc I wear spikes on every removal I climb. They give you more options to stand with good posture and allow for optimum work positoning to make cuts. In the UK more often than not its raining at work, so they add extra security and decrease the risk of slipping when using the saw. I also dont have a problem with spikes when I want to stand on a limb or branch walk. If you find spikes uncomfortable it could mean you haven't used them enough. If you learn to use spikes as if they are part of your body and combine this with your skills of climbing without spikes - it should make your climbing easier and more comfortable when removing a tree. .

Really nice work Reg, thanks for posting the pics.

nice one Tom, good start.

easily the worst tree to be asked to remove, felling the stem is the only good part of the job - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8HRPrzyQg]YouTube - ‪Monkey Puzzle‬‏[/ame]

nice job Gord, looks like a great place to do treework, is that a Lawson's Cypress next to the tree your working on?

cheers guys. Stevie, The Uni. You should call in with the kids next time your in the west end, just walk round the front of the main building and walk through the arch on the far right, its open every day.....ask someone where the East Quad is, well worth a look.

a job from a few weeks back, deadwooding a great tree in an impressive location - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cwc20FGdbk]YouTube - Beech Deadwooding[/ame]

You've found evidence of a parasitic fungus which is known to cause windthrow. There are valuable targets within falling distance of the tree. The client is aware of the safety implications. Will the client love the tree as much when its had the crown heavily reduced, phased or otherwise? Will it still be a prominent feature on the landscape?