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Walnut and ash table
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great tashes boys, is that a team effort?
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leaf minor very viralent in the south west. In fact, I've on;ly seen a few that haven't been infected. Same goes for bleeing canker - not many trees without it, here.
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One of my lads has got the ISA arborist pack but really needs an instructor to help him. Is there any study groups in Wiltshire or Somerset that anyone may know of that he can attend?
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been out of the loop for a while. Mr Ed, if you after a 6" I have trialed them all and I can tell you I paid a bit extra but bought the Scleising 200MX and it is by far the best of the lot. Thwe Timberwolf 190 Turbo (7") was a close match but the build quality and the chippings were not good. As for maintenance if you don't service your chipper once a week and it takes no more than 45 mins you are mad and will have a short lived expensive piece of kit
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Yep I can't afford one (GRCS) yet but we have done seriously heavy rigging off an ISC porta wrap and 16 mm braid, although even the 12mm takes a hell of a lot. Then an ISC medium rigging pulley on a whoppee sling in the tree. Simple but fiendishly clever. If the rigging groundie knows what he's doing with the porta wrap he can hold the rope with two fingers and he could be 6 stone wet. It's a great bit of kit and blinkin' cheap.
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yep, bleeding isn't great but it's no killer. Leave silver birch from Feb - June, Prune Walnuts in the summer, prune apples in winter, prune cherry and plum in the summer due to silver leaf infection, everything else dorment or full leaf. Hedges trimming can always be a debatable one - I stick to doing most late summer so they look good throughout the winter and spring
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have a chat to Kew gardens,, they have it down to an art with awesome results.............
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why? trees grow, there will always be safety issues next to raods, house etc and those who can afford like their trees and hedges to look good. Also with Horse Chestnut bleeding canker, more sevre weather, etc etc I really can't see the domestic work falling off - unless there's a recssion (oh God, there, I've said it - damn!)
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I wouldn't for the life of me, but considering the thread on the Holm Oak fell - would anyone consider felling this in a oner?
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well down in my neck of the woods, I would quote 2 days for a 3 man team (I rekon we'd do it in 1.5 days) Down to a stick in one day (assuming there's some rigging to do on the house side) then crane in two or three the next day (hired in) and professional clean up (never under estimate the time to do cleaning up on a large take down). Cost for 3 men, truck, good chipper and all the gear, working 9am to 4.30pm: £950 + VAT. £400 - 600 - I'd be working for nothing and in fact probably wouldn't even cover my overheads. However, it is possible depending on how much rigging is needed that this tree could be done in a day but I would want more time for safety and climber fatigue reasons.
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Yep it was an ash and they don't generally respond well to reductions but it was definately the right thing to do. The tree was too big for the situation, Glen, you've done a professional reduction on it and retained the tree for the future............ Mate, you know you've done the best you can - maybe this forum not's the place to put these type of pics, maybe the satisfaction of the climbers of a job well done and a pleased customer is the result your looking for and certainly what I would be looking for. Anyone can fell a tree, not many know how to re-shape and reduce...........
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that's a good example of a re-shape and reduction and what my climbers take pride in doing.
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Cracking vid. Reg, what was the size of the tree, the size of the crane being used, the cost of the crane and how long did it take to get that ash down?
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this offer still available?
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Phenom, you feeling guilty fo all those beautiful trees that you guys have been knocking the hell out of around the Longleat estate?
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Half a day, good going lad!
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Yep, that's some beast, I'm not sure that it would work to well on the small streets of Bath, but hey, I'm sure it has its uses......... As for pissing on my fire, I feel thousands of pounds richer having not spent it on another expensive piece of gear. That's waht this forum's for.
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Its not actually a crown reduction, more a big thin out although a good re-shape would have sufficed, surely. It's easy to point out what you may have done in the situation but as we all know in domestic work, the customer may dictate a big part in what's to be done despite the advice you may try and give.
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Thanks everyone, decsion made, no MEWP in my basket, hire the right one for the right job when needed. This forum is great.
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O, not a good reaction. I've been the first one to say 'noooo' climbing's the way forward and you can't do a great re-shape and reduction with one especially with access that we're used to round this neck of the woods, but for road side work and hire out potential???
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oh yes
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That's crying out for a lovely 25% overall crown reduction and re-balance to reduce the weight in the crown and then brace. Pollarding may kill it. Also, there's a great eco system there as pointed out already. Also recommend phased planting so that when it does go you have 2 or 3 established trees. Lovely jobs if you can get them - and no targets - ooooohhh beuty of a job.
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Ok, I'm coming round to the fact that maybe I need a spider of some sort - more effiecient, safer, and possible hire market = more money. I rekon 18 m height about right but I want max out reach for max crown 'penetration' (ooooo!). Can any owners advise as to the best and most affordable on the market?
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ladders access only. Pole saws should be banned..... I've never seen a good pruning cut with one......... completely shag trees.
