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Spares? I bet they would get it working again in no time. It amazes me that those guys are cutting such straight boards with saws that are most likely blunt with worn out bars and chains hanging off like an old racer.
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Cool.
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Fair enough if you video explained it. I fast forward anything more that 5 minutes because I get bored too quick. I did hear you say you left some stubs which is why I mentioned it. I feel the tree should have been climbed so you could prune it properly. Back to this video, looked to me as if thee was a danger of the stick popping back onto the bucket as you were cutting such a big piece. I'm sure you'll tell me you were out of harms way so that's fine. Perhaps I shouldn't comment as I very rarely use a mewp as I can hire a crane for a similar price.
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Big is.cool.if.you can deal with if efficiently on the deck. Can be the wrong move if.you cut a big bit if you need to sit around for half an hour.when the guys clear it up I agree that it could maybe should have been climbed. Your tree.you.pruned in the other vid should have been climbed. Those.stubs.you left made me cringe.
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Horrible brittle things. Will send out lots of epicormic and I think they decay easily from big wounds
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looking at those arial roots the decay has been active for quite some time. From what I can see I would reduce and thin the upper canopy by 20-25% leaf area. Most likely reducing the lower branches less due to reduced leverage. Persuading the park managers to only mow the grass anually beneath the canopy would reduce the likelyhood of people sitting or hanging around beneath the tree in fine weather, reducing the risk of harm if the whole top goes. Im sure you'll get other opinions to think about.
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Fantastic job. Very nicely done!
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Excellently said. I agree with every bit of that.
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Work doesn't' stress me out. It's seasonal lack of work when you need to keep your loyal full time staff busy during quiet times. You can find yourself stressing over keeping money in the pockets of those who count on you for a cheque at the end if the month. An old boss once told me the when the works good tree surgery is the best job going. When its slow its a waste of time.
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Hi Jeremy. Sorry to hear about your job, I know your good cos I've seen some of your work and the brummie speaks highly of you. Unfortunately your firm has had and lost some of the best guys around here. In the last 6 years all those guys left but only one came back. They are a very good firm, but I guess the management have just decided not to carry expensive staff over quiet summers anymore, only to loose them at some other time when things get busy again. I hope things work out for you.
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G I would but I already told him that I sold it all and took early retirement with the cash. It was a Monterey pine.
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Had a call from a previous customer today. We felled a tree for him a few months back. Anyway, he asked me if I would mind bringing it back so that he could sell it to his neighbour. What a plonker!
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So I take it salt will give me a head ache next time you come and visit Paul?
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Same here. Can not begin to imagine how tough that is for you and your family
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I read on here that some people use pond salt to treat tree stumps. How effective is this? Does using salt mean theres is no need to train staff for application of herbicide and COSHH assesments?
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Horse chestnut timber is very unstable and prone to splitting as it dries. I read an article I wish u could remember where, saying that horse chestnuts can be more likely to break apart or shed limbs when affected by b c, especially whilst still in full leaf.
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The tar barrel rolling down here has similar problems with insurance. Somehow they seem to think that letting drunk farmers run through crowds of people with flaming barrels is a bad idea. One day they will try to ban it but no doubt they'll do it anyway. Good on crazy British traditions.
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I'll be happy to do it. Could you email any photos? I've done quite a bit of crane work but never needed 2 days for 1 tree yet.
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Good stuff Reg. That looks like a dinky crane, how big was it?
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I think its 3mm ally. Inside there is thin ply on the floor sides and the lowest 2 foot at the front. When these get trashed with logs it will just be a case of replacing the ply. It cost 4200 plus vat. Could get it cheaper but this is just how I wanted it and was made in the workshop and fitted over a weekend so no down time. I sent a 130 defender up country a few years back for a similar tipping body but wasn't too happy with the result. They said it would be full ally but the floor and tool box was steel? This guy built it just how I wanted it so worth the extra I think.
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Had a new tipping body made up for our mitsubishi. The old one was similar but in steel and was starting to look tatty. This ones weighs in about 450kg less. Its got a full hieght locking tool box seperated out for saws and fuel underneath and ropes and stuff ontop. Just need it sign written now.
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Heres a Willow thats too close to a house.
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I've seen a tuk tuk fitted with a tipped body on before. I think its meant for cruising barrios to collecting corpses but I recon it would be ideal for getting down all those little footpath nothing else would fit in. Other than that a unimog with chip box, hiab crane which could switch to cherry picker and a 12 cubic meter trailer would suit me fine
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New smart phone. Keeps out smarting me
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Yeah I can see.that at the top, can't.see.what's going on lower.down. if there's a.living strip of calcium on the back or lower down behind all this.branches then its still in with some chance.
