Andy R
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ivy was on our menu for thursday as well...2 large willows, one to remove the other to tidy up. We craned the one down throughout the downpour, can't stop once the crane is on site...it was a building site so after an hour of rain it looked like glastonbury.. Here's the other, spec = deadwood+remove ivy:thumbdown:
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slightly less impressive, but this ash tree had the back half split out quite a few years ago, also lost a limb out of the front...one of the healthiest looking ash trees you will find, no deadwood in it to speak of and this is what is supporting it..
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which way were you trying to pull it..?..the way the rope was going..? and don't fret about justifying the mistake, everyone makes them wether they admit it or not. The only difference is you take pictures of yours and tell everyone..
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nice job...
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fairplay for sharing your fcukup's with us. imo a tall wispy woodland ash like that is always capable of surprising you..to get it out of the conifer could you have put a large open face and back cut 10ft or so from the stump, attach a rope just above and split the ash in half...trying to pull it out of the tree with the rope so high puts more pressure on the conifer.
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yew is nice to trim, especially when they are sculpted....I quite enjoy it in small doses, and like you say if you do a good job it's a banker for the next time.
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great trimming pics logologist
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good question... we reduced a row of 5 200+ yr old oak trees last year, took 50% out of them, was a real shame as they were gorgeous trees. Unfortunately they were right on the edge of a ditch-line and 2 other trees in the row had fallen out in the winds. It was one of those jobs where you leave thinking had you done the right thing. Undoubtedly it will prevent them falling out in the future...but they are nowhere near as impressive looking as they were. In the case of the one above, it would be nice to try and preserve it for as long as possible in my view. Take some weight out of the laterals maybe?
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foliage looks very healthy as well.. ..cool pic.
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certainly easier using slings. Could probably lift 8 tonne+ from that position. We lifted a 7200kg lump of oak out of a barn with a 60tonne crane, awesome sight seeing the driver manouver it around like it was a bleedin conker on a bootlace..Looks like nice weather there as well, today we took down a large willow with a 35tonne crane in the pouring rain, really really unpleasant.
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nice pics pete, looks like a perfect little job for the crane, nice and straight timber. Biggest lift of the job?? what have you slung the trunk with on the last pic btw, are they chains?
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found that a few weeks ago...it is VERY addictive. heres one of my masterpieces... http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=220883
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not sure...we used to have a mog but it only tipped to the rear. If you had a winch fitted to the rear it would be a pain in the arse to take it off each time you needed to empty...
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depends what you plan to fit to the rear of the mog...if a chipper is mounted on the back then tipping to either side could be handy.
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nice one, a pat on the back or a "well done today" goes a long way.
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it's whats in the pics above. We had a dodge truck before with a zintec box on it, lasted for yonks.
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nice video, shame about the upload quality. George got a pat on the back then did he?
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you'll only see me use secondary anchor's when they are needed...sorry, I am just set in my ways and don't see the necessity to overcomplicate the job...each to their own though, I don't disagree with anyone who has a view different to my own.
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bonus system is dodgy for reasons already stated...one thing our boss has always done is offered the chance of saturday work for very good money...100quid on top of your weeks wages for, sometimes, less than a days work is a nice bonus with no strings attached.
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I can appreciate some people may see that as a shortcut/unnecessary harm to the tree etc...but there was nothing but deadwood until right in the top of the main stem. Baby gaffs and very sharp...In my view I did very little damage...am I going to need my flame suit now?
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nicely edited.. I presume you have a helmet cam on some of those clips?
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also smells great in the basket... was all logged for the main house.
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I'm so glad I'm not the only one..
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one more plus bonus cedar pic. The cedar has a bit of a back story, something to do with a plane and the world war, sadly I was sceptical of the tale sthey were telling me but nevertheless a few of the staff turned out to watch for some reason...just a dead wood, only couple of pics
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a few pics from a lovely day at Spetchley Estate earlier in the year...just been to price up some more work there so hopefully going back soon, they have some huge cedars and oaks there. baby euc with a slight lean over cherished yew hedges...
