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Everything posted by gibbon
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Was there any other defects? Seems a little harsh to fell the tree after a little snow damage if thats the only issue
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Plus its the internal branches that you may want to prune back to in future years.
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I took these this morning whilst setting up some more work on the same site.Its a similar reducion on another old Oak that we did last week. It was reduced by 3-4m (no before photos). Full of cavities/cracks all could be retained by slashing up the ends of the limbs to simulate natural failures.
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I hope they don't mind waiting all night for you to get back to work monday morning
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I think I know where this chap is coming from. Back in my earlier days I used to get such a buzz from a big take down I would think "wow I had so much fun I would do that for free". It was only when I was travelling lots and surfing good waves that I could get the same buzz. Now I still like taking on big jobs because I enjoy the challenge and the guys enjoy it (who doesn't if we are honest) but I certainly wouldn't do it for free. In fact I charge more as I know that I have more kit out and its working hard. I don't know you from from Adam, but the impression if you are getting such a buzz that you'll work for free its because you are lacking experience. I think the adrenaline is coming because you are pushing your comform zone and know you are taking risks. An experienced climber should be able to take a tree down calmly and safely. If your on a white knuckle ride I think your doing something wrong.
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Thanks for the replies. What I am really after is to find something that states its bts responsibility so we can avoid some work in the 1st place. We had a large clearence job last year where we just disconected the lines ourselves each morning so we could straight fell. All was well untill someone chipped the line!
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Rupe the scenario is that in the past 2 weeks I have looked at 2 private jobs which didn't need doing. 1 was a lady who had a line through her tree feeding her neighbours house. Their internet was on the blink and the neighbour and BT wanted this lady (pensioner) to pay for the work. I felt this was bully tactics as there is no doubt that the tree was there 1st and they had run their lines through it when they replaced a pole. If the tree was likely to be a problem they shouild have relocated the pole not erected a wire which should be maintained at a 3rd parties expence. Another day this week I met with a LA client to look at work. 1 job was to prune back from bt as the tennant had phone problems. The line was slack-no sign the tree was messing this up. Why should we as tax payers pay for this work (which we do when its LA jobs) so BT don't have too.
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I need another set of hands during Jan and Feb at least, days to suit a reliable climber. Lots of big jobs and other interesting work coming up!
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Great stuff!
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This is exactly what I thought, but I need am looking for some literature to back this up. But what about when there is an interupted supply? BT have a habit of asking "Is there a tree touching the line" then requesting its pruned at the clients expense before they will visit to check their equipment.
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I always thought that it was bt responsibility to maintain clearence of branches around their lines if it causes a problem. I know that they used to clear the lines as wpd still does to their power lines. I am looking for a definative answer as to whether its the tree owners responsibility to maintain clearence or if its BT Open reach's?. I'm always being requested to prune branches away as bt now like to say its the tree owners responsibility but this seems to be at odds to the fact that they used to operate their own service iin house. I feel its unjust for me as a contractor to charge a home owner for a service that I think BT should be providing (ie maintaining their own equipment), and I would like to find some info to back myself up when I want to decline to prune.
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Well done too all 3 of you. Is she your first? How was the labour? I found it really stressfull. Welcome to daddy club. Its ace in here!
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Still a stupid thing to do as they were full of wire. I was the new boy and got all the nice jobs!
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We were trying to pad out a temporary canopy platform which was a little too small and chafing the stem of a tree in the wind.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W-A738OqRI]YouTube - GRCS Arborist Tree Lowering Device from baileysonline.com[/ame]
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I used one of those to cut up car tyres up a tree in Costa Rica. That has to be one of the stupidest jobs I've done so far
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Greg Goods lowering winch. An awesome bit of rigging kit
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Well done, but get a grcs!
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Call Avalon in somerset or Bicton in Devon
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Stump grinder and operator required in Budleigh Salterton, near sidmouth.
gibbon replied to tommer9's topic in General chat
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I'm not sure why its dying back. No external signs and no major changes on site. The LA boys felled a similar sized one right beside it which had more dieback. I can see why some people may not agree with the approach. The LA gave the spec and asked for a 5m reduction. I went for this type of prune for 2 reasons. 1) I didn't think I could reduce it by 5m without it looking topped. 2) Regardless of how its pruned it will more than likely continue to continue to die back. I hope it will look more natural like this than like a half dead hat stand. 1 advantage of this type of pruning over reducing and "shaping", is that by approaching a non-convormist shape you can leave long healthy branches almost intact and shorten declining limbs without have to fret too much about uniformity. I hate reducing the few healthy branches on a sick tree just for cosmetic reasons
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What are those wires. Bt?
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They do. I think its 2 parrelel bars instead of a loop
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When you prescribe/carry out pruning works to this tree do you consider the source/sink relationship between the roots and any large branches you are pruning? I though the 1st reduction photos you posted looked like it was reduced pretty hard. Beech trees especially seem to have very distinct relationships between large roots and limbs. I'm just wandering if you try to reduce the side of the tree with healthier roots harder to acheive the reduction in sail effect. I'm wandering if a reduction of the crown which is "tied" to the compromised roots may either accelerate root decay or slow down the growth of new roots in that area.
