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It does look like Phaelous, but I hadnt considered it as I wasnt aware it could live on Cherry?
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Thanks David. That was my guess, but I'm not familiar with cuticularis so wanted to clarify it. No real targets, the tree is 19m tall and 18m from a pump house. Worse case damage likely to be less than cost of felling.
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Saw this on a survey last week. Growing 3m up a Cherry stem. Is it Cuticularis or hispidus?
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It was OK. I would have prefered to see you use loads of complicated ropes and re-directs a skid steer and some step cuts. Thats how the pros roll.
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Nice video thanks for sharing. I've worked in Costa Rica a few years but mainly in the lowland rainforests rather than cloud forests and did some work with an orchid guy who we got up in the canopy. Did you come.any eyelash vipers in those big bromeliads?
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Nice video thanks for sharing. I've worked in Costa Rica a few years but mainly in the lowland rainforests rather than cloud forests and did some work with an orchid guy who we got up in the canopy. Did you come.any eyelash vipers in those big bromeliads?
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Full time climbers position @ J & D Clarks (AAAC)
gibbon replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Employment
The industry might be saturated, but its saturated with guys straight out of college with no experience who want £150 a day on the books. -
I've known Brian for years and we have used him for various training. If hes is looking for numbers to make up cs31 I have a lad who needs this.
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What about step ladders?
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Me 3. Never seen terraced housing in the states before. Looked like a uk job
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Agreed. I was born with waterproof skin so I intend to use it. If I didn't work in the rain, wind or sun because of inflated risk I would choose another industry. Sometimes working in the rain is less hassle than rearranging a busy weeks work. Head down, get the job done then go home
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Don't you think that might end up smashing you in the face by the end of the first day?
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Thanks guys. I called the Met office and they directed me to the info on their site. Its buried but there. It does have wind speed but not gusts. Heres the link for future ref. UK weather data rolling archive - Met Office Education
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Im writing a report following the failure of a large branch from a tree in a public area. Any ideas where I could find historic weather info/wind stregth for the day it failed? Its only about a week ago
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Good work
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Depends how good you are. If your good its too cheap. If a couple other guys could do in half a day what takes you all day its expensive. The other guys could it it for 275 plus vat, win on price and do another 275 in the afternoon.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/16414-few-photos-here-there-5.html Not sure how to link another thread or if this works. They will pollard. The tree on the thread above i reduced by 2 to 3m all around. If you reduce and thin them hard you should be able to return in a few years and take it back further.
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Do you believe in Destiny? was we born with an agenda?
gibbon replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
Dunno. I never went in for all that spiritual mumbo jumbo until I had my mind and my future read by a vodoo "witch doctor". After that experience, I believe you would be a fool to discount or try to explain away many of the experiences you have, or paths you end up walking in life. Now I just like to think that theres stuff in life you'll never understand. Its best just to except things as they come, without trying to find a reason for it all. -
I was about to post the same thing reg. If i had one of those i would spend my time looking for hot chicks sun bathing in thier back yards
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Inonotus Dryadeus fungus in a huge Oak
gibbon replied to Nicholas Pearson's topic in Tree health care
Im not sure you should be taking/giving tree safety advice based on a few pictures shared over the internet. If there are concerns on the stability of the tree i suggest you get someone in to assess the root collars and undersides of the roots. Also track back along the worst affected roots as decay can sometime affect the roots a little away from the stem too. It would be usefull to know how big the tree is and the extent of any previous pruning works. Has there been any other root disturbance close by? Its not normally a particularly threatening fungi in my experience, but a few photos online really isnt enough to give you a reliable assesment of risk -
Good stuff. Do you mean you were chaining the pieces fairly low, but using slings to stabalise to the brash to stop it flipping over?
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Not if he can do twice the work of a 120 climber a day climber.
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Thanks Jesse. All well and good, but when businesses are competing for work with all these new guys running around in a hilux there dad bought them, theres not enough money in the pot to pay climbers £180 a day. I would love to pay my staff that but its cuckoo land to expect that for day to day work. I'd be happy to pay that money for a techincal dismantle if you are fast and safe enough. I havent seen any of your work so maybe you could get incontact? I have got a job where there are quite a few trees to take down, including a couple of large ones. Is that price for 6 hours onsite?
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Thanks john. A lad that worked for me then moved to nz is coming back for a short while. Could still do with another guy a few days a week so give me a call if you have any spare days
