Mesterh

Means nothing and I have no evidence but once saw the largest oak tree ever in the middle of a farmers field while power line clearing 10+ years ago. Honestly it was huge! It was just something you thought WOW! I'm probably exaggerating but musta been 8 feet+ dbh but the height and spread was awesome. Anyway nice theread and pics:thumbup1:

No worries was hoping there would be an old master Ted knocking about who fathers fathers dad! woulda have planted them. This kinda guy [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBTrCZObyA]YouTube - The Fast Show -Ted and Ralph, drinking game. in full[/ame] Looks like a nice place to work too:thumbup1:

One of those little orange flat head screwdrivers you get with a stihl, BUT, Grind it down a bit so its thin enough to clean out the bar groves and other crooks and grannies and narrow enought to clean out the oil hole when you turn the bar . It can still adjust the carb/tickover and remove the air filter cover on an 020 to give it a quick thumb wipe:thumbup: I bought one of those topsaw tools that looked great. Disappeared within in a heartbeat of putting it in the toolbox:001_huh:

Any ideas on the age of the trees?

I think you didnt get my point mate. It was this, Tree work related can mean Mr Smith falling off a ladder whilst cutting his tree in his garden. Construction industry would not include Mr Smith falling off a ladder while putting some felt on his roof. I would like to be proved wrong though so please do:001_smile: I do not say that what we do is not dangerous, in fact I say the opposite and have been slapped down for it in the past. I would just rather not have all tree work related deaths and injuries pushed into the professional side of our business. It doesnt do our industry any favours whatsoever.

I would take all of the above as a complement mate:thumbup1: Tree looks great and a happy customer who got what they want:thumbup1:

Coulda been worse, coulda been my truck! If it was mine the wing woulda been fine but the rest of the truck woulda fell to pieces instantly:001_smile: Going to respray it white or go for another colour. Oh gutted for you BTW.

Did you just stand further back when you took the second photo?

Yeah I suppose I should of put a bit more effort into my post and explained, sry:blushing: Well here goes. 1.From the start it was a jacobs crushing bit of a nightmare, but for some reason it isnt now:confused1: Dunno why, I dont think my man tonsils have shrunken! 2. The bridge is a poor design imo. The metal ring that your krab clips into will ride over the shackles that hold the bridge to the harness and jam there. Not good while branch walking and twisting etc. 3. Because of the problem above the screw things that hold the bridge to the harness came undo on mine.IIRC the harness was less than 6 months old when I noticed the screw had came undo and was on the last thread. This was after I had been sectioning done a tree, OK wasnt a big one but a fall from 30-40 feet would have done me no good at all! Wasnt a nice feeling when I spotted it while removing the harness I can tell you.(since has been lock threaded and tightened to death). 4. Stupidly designed side D's that are always folded over with one of the adjusting straps flapping about in the way while your trying to clip in. 5. For some reason the adjusting straps for the bridge seem to work there way loose every now and then so need checking and adjusting all the time. 6. The harness feels like its about to fall off when you have a big saw hanging from it so you have to tighten it up and keep it tight. 7. One of the tool clips decided to just snap sending my 020 straight to the deck. Luckily was only about 10-15 feet iirc up and didnt damage the saw but more luckily didnt hit the groundie who was underneath not long before! Thats about it I think for the bad points. Good points are that, 1. Well it looks nice. 2. Its light(although I would rather it weighed another half a kilo and was made of better material) 3. It can be comfy and does offer better flex ability than a sit harness. I wont buy another and wont recommend it to anyone else I'm affraid. Pity, it could be good with a few mods and stronger material but then again I dont design them I just use them. Dunno who did the R&D but I doubt they did much actual tree work in it. If anyone suggests that the above can be prevented by modifying this or changing that or checking it thoroughly every 5 mins then they can have a virtual slap from me I'm afraid:001_tongue: A piece of vital equipment like a harness thats in use all the time and needs to perform constantly should be very well designed, tough and fail proof. Obviously only my opinions and I doubt anyone has bothered to read this far so (I like that smiley)

Some nice pics, but some look like they've been reduced to within an inch of there lives tbh. Not arguing though since what the customer wants the customer should get:thumbup1:

Right had another read through it. I see your point about not wanting to hand out generic RA's or easy quick fill in sheets since you think that everyone should be fully aware of what the risks are and not just how to get away with filling in paper work for the HSE(which is what I want ) Although I do do them properly for commercial when asked) But, surely anyone trained to NPTC level in tree climbing and tree work operations will have already been assessed on there RA and shown how to identify risks. I know I have and did. I dont want to have to justify why I shouldnt be using a MEWP instead of climbing, shouldnt use a chainsaw instead of a hand saw etc etc on every job etc. I was just hoping for a very quick and simple form to fill in so that I would actually do it. I can obviously only speak for myself but have worked with enough other individuals and companies to know that a lot of others feel the same about filling in RA's ie they dont bother at all. If something was there it might get used more often. Anyhow cheers for the advice and pointers always appreciated.

I've got one and tbh I think there rubbish:thumbdown: The only reason I still use it is because I'm too tight to buy a different one and I got 13 years out of my willans so this one isnt getting off lightly:sneaky2: Will probably be the death of me though! If they completely redesigned it it would probably be ok ish.

Looks like you did a good job:thumbup1: Sometimes it just has to come back to the knuckle(but leave it on dont cut below the old cuts) but depending on what growth points there are and how long its been before the last prune (prob most important bit)and how much time you want to spend, you can start to get a bit of shape back just like you have there.

Not wanting to be negative about the thread and I completely understand how serious of an accident we can have and have had can the above really be true? Comparing tree work with construction industry doesnt seem to be equal to me tbh.ie as someone already stated tree work covers a vast area from diy to landscaping to proffesional tree surgeons whereas construction industry is a lot more controlled. I dont think I am getting my point across very clear tbh! Or I might have no point at all:001_smile: Anyhow its that I just think statements like that add fuel to the fire for HSE to continue pulling down our industry to the cotton wool realms of safety. It is scary though when you read and see some of the accidents that others have had on here! Last time I looked at some HSE stats the was a massive difference between the amount of employees who had injuried compared to the amount of self employed people. It seemed that either employees where reckless, self employed extremely careful or self employed being extremly hush hush when it comes to informing the HSE. I know what my guess would be Good post though never hurts to be reminded now and then.

A staghorn, or a mahonia maybe.

Actually IIRC it wasnt in the best of conditions and was that or fell it, well thats what the customer wanted. Plus as you can see it had been 'topped' 'pollarded' 'pruned' call it what you like back to the same point a few years previously (not by me though) Although I could argue (as John says) it could be the start of a pollarding if done regularly. The tree is only small.

I thought it was called a Japanese varnish tree:confused1: Not that it matters or are there different varieties. Nasty bugger either way!

It looks rough for a lime but fine for an elm.

Looks like a right horrible job to do:thumbdown: The only palms I do get one cut at the base:thumbup1:

Must try harder. Thats not a 'topping', this is a 'topping' [ATTACH]31562[/ATTACH] An before anyone has a fit it is all my own work so its bonafide to post:thumbup1: Dean, nice job considering the amount youve taken off.

You sure about that? I thought that as long as it was away from fires (10 metres i think) and in a suitable container ie fuel can/combi can then it was fine:confused1: Ours is just in a husky combi and goes where ever theres room to fit:thumbup1: Same as for the saws. I know its of no help to you though, sry. If its got to be locked up then who's responsible for the key? And should that key also be locked up also:sneaky2:

I must be the only one that wears a Husky then! Its not that I think there great its just the others ive tried(stihl and oregon) are cr4p.

I think it did! Thanks I'll have another read over it.

As all of the above you need to get some certs.Whether you think its right or wrong its the way things are these days. That is if you want to be employed and or subbie out. Unless you can get a job as a trainee. Depends what the market is like where you are though but here there have been loads of qualified climbers looking for work for the last 18 months, they will get a foot in the door over someone with no certs. Experience and more importantly skill do mean more but not to the HSE. Good luck in how you decide to do it.

They rot quite badly if you leave large wounds, and yeah at 25M probably a world record:thumbup: A photo would be best but at a guess 2M should be ok.