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  1. David Humphries
    Works fine for me.
  2. David Humphries
    Respect your opinions Skyhuck. Safe climbing comrade.
  3. David Humphries
    One Mans sh#te is another Mans Honey! If you didn't already see the thread on Fracture Pruning and Coroneting, take a look at this link. http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/8%20-%20Coronet%20cuts%20&%20retrenchment%20pruning%2017%20April%202003.pdf BTW the rest of you doubters, i'm not trying to push this on the unsuspecting, but he did say he wanted to Understand !
  4. David Humphries
    Shouldn't that be South Africa (KP) 1 NZ 0 Its still sweet BTW !
  5. David Humphries
    Visited Annually and the condition is recorded on Arbortrack. Our Tree Surveying Software.
  6. David Humphries
    This is a monitored Monolith with Coronets. And No MB this one was not a TD !
  7. David Humphries
    http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr123.pdf If you have not already, i suggest everybody makes themselves familiar with the above link. I am not making any generalising comments as to whether or not this should or does effect us all, my suggestion is; read the facts then decide for yourselves. I will say however that MEWP usage as discussed in this thread, is appearing to be determined too often by profit margins alone rather than Risk Assessment. Safety should be and surely is the overidding issue, whether it be Multi National, Local Authority or Struggling Small Arb Firm. Be totaly aware of why you should be using a MEWP in the first place. Make counting the costs your second factor, in deciding whether or not to use.
  8. David Humphries
    Wasn't under the impression there was anything on offer to win ! There are always different experiences and approaches to tackling situations. Prudence dictates that arming yourself with as many tools and techniques as you can, will no doubt put you in the strongest possible position when the crunch comes.
  9. David Humphries
    Very slick editing, some background music would be a nice touch. Like everyone else, really enjoyed it Reg, looking forward to watching together with the rest of my team. Great work all round.
  10. David Humphries
    Skyhuck this is in no way a dig at your undoubted skills and abilities but seriously, how can you opine on Pecontools point when as you state, in your 14 years + of climbing, you have never used a MEWP for a take down. Surely this doesn't give you the ability to compare. Pecontools is no doubt talking about experienced and trained users and not generalising IMO.
  11. David Humphries
    That my friend, is the whole point of the thread. MEWP usage is not about speed, money or getting to play with Big Boys Toys. The Bottom line is about being at a place where the choice of Tree access is determined by the hazard.
  12. David Humphries
    I would like to see Totaly impartial Education and Training structures to give Arborists of all experience, an idea of what might be required to help get them to the level they aspire to. Be it Career Groundie, Climber, Team Leader, Surveyor, Owner or Consultant etc.......
  13. David Humphries
    I'll supply the Prosthetics !
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  15. David Humphries
    Chilled me right out Tockmal, The old boy must have one strong set of neck muscles Btw ! Reminded me of a lil ole girl i once knew from Rolling Fork, Mississippi
  16. David Humphries
    Ive been at this site about 22 years now, and know my tree stock relatively well, its about 27 years till i'm due to retire, so you never know I may just get around to the other 12 trees at some point. Especialy as they are also affected by Armilaria. The point being the Fulham Oak is not the only one that may be massacred over time. This job was not an agenda driven one off.
  17. David Humphries
    It is, thanks for the imput NFC. You along with some others are helping to redress the balance between the 'Mexicans' and the 'Mexicants'. Its about 50/50 at the moment.
  18. David Humphries
    I totaly agree Skyhuck and i also appreciate your final words, but healthy debate is what the forum is partly about Hence post number 8 i dont dismiss constructive criticism, but a smidgen of respect from experienced Arborists similar to yourself for attempting to understand and practice what emminent tree people such as Fay, Green, Key, Finch, Cowan, Read et al are passionately attempting to bring to the table, is really all we crave.
  19. David Humphries
    I really feel that I shouldn't have to be explaining this here on an ARBORISTS forum, but here it is anyway. The rips,tears and step cuts left by pikeys are poles apart from what is attempting to be achieved with the Fracture Pruning technique. The vast majority of our local clients, not to mention discerning Arborists certainly can tell the difference. I won't advocate that the finish on the Fulham Oak is anything other than a career works in progress, but if any of the doubters want to see it for themselves, please feel free to drop in on us if your ever in the neighbourhood. That means you too MB ! 07775703017
  20. David Humphries
    MEWPs are definately the prefered way to accomplish this method in a safer manner by negating the need to use a top handled saw one handed at reach, also gives greater ability towards artistic license, which helps dispell the pikie quips. Our Denka 28 is away being LOLER checked and repaired at the moment, plus complete access around the canopy was not possible in this case. Future works will be MEWP considered. But she was a beauty to climb around in though.
  21. David Humphries
    Top fella is Guy! He took my PTI at Merrist Wood last November. Felt that he had a very good handle on every candidates individual needs.
  22. David Humphries
    I found this to be a very useful guide. http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/13%20-%20Guidance%20Diagramme.pdf .
  23. David Humphries
    Sounds daft but we are short of the above, Green Belt works to a degree, but there is such a demand on urban fringes from property developement and pollution, that when you add to this that we are slowly coming out of a long period of intense sanitation of the urban woodland where every little bit of dead wood is/was removed , then there is a real dearth of habitat. Granted it is not safe to leave monoliths in public open spaces if left unmonitored, but the ecosystem could do with a redress of this balance. BTW FTR it may sound like it, but i am definately not an eco warrior.
  24. David Humphries
    The elongated fractures do show up brighter than conventional cuts do to start with. They obviously fade down with time. We try to alternate the side that the fractures show, so that they are not all seen from one vantage point. The camera i'm using doesn't have a great zoom so there are no particular good shots of close ups. I will have a look to see if there are any useful ones.
  25. David Humphries
    Charlie, although we had some training through Neville Faye's Tree Works Environmental Practice 5 years ago, the reallity is that this is only the second tree that Fracture Pruning has been used on here. We do however Coronet up to 20% of our Tree work. Our practices are based on the aforementioned training and the info on the first posts link, plus articles in the trade press and sharing photos/information with other practitioners.

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