Ty Korrigan

French oldiewonks have a habit of ignoring signs, tape, barriers and groundies madly gesticulating. They will stand under the veritable sword of Damocles, squint up and say without fail " "beaucoup boulot" (alot of work) I wonder if they ever do this to other businesses?

I'm not out to be contrary but it works well for me. Others no doubt say 'learn to tie a knot' rather than use a Notch Rapid Rig. Putting friction in the crown is old tech, just what natural crotch rigging does to some extent, threading the rope through and over branches adding friction or the guys that put multiple turns around a neighbouring branch or convenient stub for friction before tying off the branch to be cut. Rigging rope wrench just formalises this and it's smoother to use than wraps around branches.

Personally, I'm a fan of the Rigging Rope Wrench. 70kg version with a 10mm rope. However, as the rope ages, gets dirty and stiff, you need to use the other end as it won't run as easily. The 120kg one is much used less. It requires more weight to work and in general the guys cut n chuck so much the 70kg is sufficient for most situations. It's particularly good when the access to the trunk is difficult because of a fence or undergrowth. I personally use it more often climbing with inexperienced groundies. The Notch Rapid Rig is good but problematic to get spliced onto a fresh rope as it outlasts the ropes I buy it with.

To be honest, in my geographic zone with the species I habitually work with, I've never experienced such regrowth. Oaks, typically 4/5 years before a revisit is required.

If you visit French forums and post an every day reduction done by British tree surgeon you will read 'waily waily waily' never touch the apical dominance, only thin. They even have a specific word for it 'Tawa' I asked where does this word come from, even they don't know. Post a European street pollard in an American group and buckle up your flak jacket as the comments fly. Mark Bolam has it, money. When those with disposable income want to throw their excess cash at hairdressing a tree then that's fine by me. Some of the easiest and most profitable days I've had has been watching a climber thin a tree whilst I gather the sticks like a rich peasant. Why, I may even get to repeat the task in a couple of years if I create (sell) a pleasant enough experience for the client. Much of my pruning is to 'solve' in part an issue a client or neighbour has with a tree. Not to make it prettier, better or improved it in any way. Most of the time, we get called to reduce a tree that really should have been reduced long ago so end up creating something less that desirable all because a new neighbour hates leaves... Weekly I polish turds created by owners, landscapers, builders and members of the twin axle caravan club of Europe. Deadwood too. Why? Unless it is large enough to break a parked cars windscreen or represent a serious hazard greater than the effort required to rake it up. Insects live in deadwood, birds feed on insects, tree surgeons then remove a niche food source. Right, now I'm off out to quote for the communes trees, mostly this 'ultra deadly' deadwood in public spaces. Stuart

Well, it's very much a mode amongst French Elagueurs so as long as people are all willing to pay, we will deliver. Still a better option to topping or removal. Besides, some thinning must be required in order to navigate your way through a dense matrix of dead material.

I believe less likely to lose limbs than simply clearing out the interior without reducing the tips. Remains to be seen...

For those in the know about such things. Are there any compact tractors, 45hp there abouts, that can be equipped with a front 3 point linkage? Winch in front, chipper behind. Thanks Stuart

Here is another of my colleagues cedars. Niwaki au service des Arbres site: Niwaki-asa.com (@_niwaki_) • Instagram photos and videos WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 13 likes, 3 comments - _niwaki_ on January 27, 2025: "Avant/Après Grand cèdre de l'Atlas, taille de gabarit et taille... I now realise just how half assed previous cedars we've pruned are in comparison. I guess I'm at fault for underselling the time for the jobs.

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Cold wet Friday on the border of Brittany and Loire wearing my stylish waterproof from Decathlon. TBH, this second generation is a bit fragile for climbing or brambles.

Has this been posted before?

Andrew Tate says your truck is 'gay'...

Mentally ill perhaps?

There have been a few videos on French Arb pages concerning this anathema device. AWAH Z3-FIRE Electric Lifting and Lowering Device for Firefighting Applications with Drill-Powered Pulley WWW.AWAH.STORE Aside from vids of climbers winching themselves into trees (not heard of SRT?) there is one of a Jo-Beau M400 being winched up ramps into a truck. All powered by a battery drill. Interesting piece of kit but that is as far as my interest goes.

Yes, I got a lemon but I'm far from being alone in that.

In town, we've worked in several cedars, Atlas and Deodar. We thinned a Radiata and Deodar growing close together by the old fire station. The Cedar was full of debris, both it's own and that of the pine with several broken branches. Post clearing out and thinning it has since suffered two more break outs. I think our thinning didn't go far enough. We should have taken more time to lighten the ends further to lose end weight as this tree has a history of breakouts. That though would require me working from a mewp as I'm just not that flexible anymore unless I asked Quintin to climb as he is a Niwaki enthusiast.

Dense crown blocking light and too much debris. In this area of Cesson Sevigné a wealthy area of the Rennes Metropolis, several large conifers have been treated similarly and the clients liked the look.

A Scots pine we did near Rennes. It had an interesting form which lent itself to becoming a giant bonsai. It's not tall and in an urban situation with little exposure to wind. Honestly, upon mature reflection I should have added a MEWP and thinned the ends further.

Here is a link to a 'colleague' who specialises in Niwaki pruning large conifers in coastal regions. https://www.facebook.com/share/19ej71t6S4/

B+S Vanguard is hardly.a 'performance' level engine and if it is that vulnerable to differences in oil levels it shouldn't be installed on machinery where this could be an issue.

That epitome of reliability the Kubota V1505 requires valve adjustment at 800hrs whilst the Vanguard Efi at 250hrs Why might that be?

A better tuning package? Sounds like manufacturers spin.

55 in January. Gonna draw down my private pension fund and buy a large Turnip in the country. Or a MEWP. Or a truck. I dunno what Mrs Lee will let me do TBH...