Gavin
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removed a lot of weight/ spread seams to have temp releived the iminent splitting but not to much weight spread at top hopeing to retain some kind of crowm i supose. but i think the buggers got to come down. what do you think ?
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2-3in at he join and if you look close the crack runs down about 3-4ft below union made sure i didnt rope in to that beast.
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some pics
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cheers this beast is on the corner of a land mark roundabout in the public eye etc just want to tick all the boxes dont want to go all gunho and then get done over by local LA but you all know what these trees are like was thinking of removing this big upright limb and then reducing weight on opposite side ? but still theres going to be problems in future with major heart rot etc the trees got to be 100 -150 years old maybe we should call time
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wanted to try and save this 70ft beast though. although i do know deep down it dont look good.
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Guys a little help please emergency call out blue cedar splitting arrived on site to find a mature blue cedar multi stem 3 main ledars, ledar near road and flats showing signs of splitting all the way down main stem. wind rocking this beast around opening up about 2-3 inches iminante failure coming ohhhh. my questionis ihave taken a lot of weight from the crown of this stem and temporarily braced it although i feel this whole stem needs to come down. now my problem is if i do this the whole tree is going to be completely unbalanced therefore condeming it to complete removal tree does have TPO but have been told to do whats needed for H&S reasons bank holiday weekend doesent help with Arb officors approval. sorry no pics at mo
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are we talking big adrenalin stuff or standard itsy bitsy stuff ? ive chopped down all the big stuff round here haha oh and what you paying ? im not blowing my own trumpet but i am a sh#t hot climber fully qualified and own gear
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your praying im praying ...bring on another 87 storm i might give a sigh of releif... but at the mo working to cover costs . is anyone finding that these 150/£200 takedowns are chewing on it and then coming back 2 weeks later when they realise they cant do it themselves ? the wife keeps saying "CHIN UP" but i wonder what she will say when those red letters start coming
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thats what im talking about, people will go to them regardless of anything. the day someone says i dont need to see your insurance or qualification and then tells me that its ok to dump the crap over the fence or in those woods. this will be the day i kick myself for spending £££ on being legit theres a local prop maintenance firm near me who claim they do carpet cleaning , roofing , extentions , tree surgery etc what realy pisses me off is they are check a trade ,fsb, trading standards etc. now i know the guy who runs this small outfit and we started business at the same time now prior to this he spent hes whole life as a manager at B&Q ?????? what the fu*k does he know about any of these trades and how did he get approval from these trade monitors??? i just dont get it is it simply down to £
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love your attitude:001_smile:
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yeah my groundys exspecting another baby just want to keep everyones bills paid and happy im in it for the long game though
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i bloody hope so most of my work is /was domestic never realy cracked the commercial world didnt need to . wish i had
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i now add up all my insurances wages fuel etc and your left with nothing just waiting for my DD's to bounce . the stash of cash in reserve is fading fast oh sh*t maybe i should be taking a leaf out of the pikey book eg cash only no insurance and fly tip the crap. no no no its taken hard work to get to were i am and i will keep on fighting.
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anyone strugling to pull in big work , i am getting a bit anoyed with looking at small jobs for small dosh just about paying the bills at the mo been pricing up loads of half day specials at 150/200 and finding theres not many takers? dont now whats going on ? if you call out a tree surgeon dont exspect to pay a gardeners wage. thats my way of thinking i wonder if that guy with the volvo and a trailor is doing tree work for next to no money ? anyone else in the same boat?:confused1:
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would go with a crew cut anyday more than enough room for all your gear and a extra body if needed. and if you take a look at some crewys some still have the 10ft back on them myne has shes a biggggg girl when i run the trailor around on the back with the stump grinder , im as long as a bus.
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July/August photo competition sponsored by Arbinsure
Gavin replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Past Competitions
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July/August photo competition sponsored by Arbinsure
Gavin replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Past Competitions
helping the groundy -
i wear a pair of jollys they are the dogs dangly bits i think they are made for the fire brigade ?
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succss to me is a thankyou from a customer and a company/buisness board outside the front of there house for the next month. and getting back to a lovely home surounded by my loving wife and kids.
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here here thats life
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hedges , gardening , landscaping . the customer has phoned a tree surgeon ! dont work for any less than tree surgery money the problem at the moment is that semi retired old guy drivin a volvo and trailor with his boot filled with tools bought from B&Q the man of many trades but master of none. we need to all get our hands on him a give him a bloody good kicking
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bread and butter yeah we all hate them but pound for pound they = £ and you wont find a more widely planted tree bread and butter.
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HI Dave i do what your talking about i have x4 nursing homes i look after under annual contract , well i dont look after them my guys do. it works out good i get a good income from these 4 jobs but most importantly it allows me to concentrate on the trees which is what i like best and if things do ever go quiet then i focus on these nursing homes.
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from a nvq qualified greenkeeper the main cause of moss/ undelining cause is compaction so your right . solid tine lawn or4 hollow core and scarifi and then topdress
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same here ithink people are not moving home but making home improvements instead extensions etc therefore those problem trees have to go
