edwood
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Cheers Barry! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Hi Paul, yes the right hand stem did get more taken off it than the rest, well spotted, this was due to the the main limb of it being compromised in 3 places, a large wound on it created by the inclusion of another branch going about a quarter of the way into the stem, a small cavity created by a lost limb, and a wound where a delivery wagon had whacked it. The tree had also put out a large amount of reaction wood below the limb to counter the lever arm affect. Having discussed these issues with the client they decided they would want as much weight as possible off said limb due to it being right over their drive. Like I said it was compromise:) Also I'd say that 3m would be allot more than was actually taken off the tree, 2 meters at most for the majority of it. Would you agree Minch? You chipped them:) I drove past it today and it dosnt look too bad, you can't even see the spike marks;) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Cheers! the home owner and the neighbour went halves on it, seems theirs a fair amount of work their so their all going halves on it. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Cheers! was abit nervous sticking it up on here for all the world to see Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Here is reduction I did yesterday. probably took more off the tree than it would of liked but this was due to almost everyone in the area wanting to have it chopped down so the prune was a compromise to retain the tree while taking off enough to keep the neighbours and the tree officer happy at the same time. Criticism is relished so fire away:) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Certainly is, id be up for it if it wasn't for the fact I'm a mullet supremacist! Business in the front, party in the back! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I'm 21 just under 2 years experience use my own saws, have my own insurance, take my own Lowering kit depending on who I'm working with(don't like numpties not letting things run when it's my rope their messing with), run my saws on aspen so I take my own fuel. I charge 100 a day and when I finally get time to book in for my cs41, I'll move that up to 110, towing licence 120, then I'll move to nz and start again:) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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A humongous costal redwood, a humongous mountain ash( the eucalyptus kind) and a little plum(I'll need refreshment after climbing my big trees:) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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No I meant I went back to using just a prussic over a natural fork teaching my girlfriend to climb, showing her how to do it did me some damage! Sorry didn't explain it well, i have been in the pub since half 11 though, I'm on a mini holiday:) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I'm subbing to another firm for the next couple of weeks, then I've got loads of postponed work locally to catch up on and more subbing to do not enough hours in the week can't do it on the weekend as we're going through another property for access. Will give the moving shiny things a try. Might just soak the trees in old spice, that usually keeps the birds away Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Not really it's in a back garden in a fairly suburban area, bored housewives (but not the fun kind) and retired people everywhere Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I use my foot ascender all the time and im on ddrt, it's well handy, I tried hauling myself up on a prussic in a natural fork the other day and I'm sure I've pulled something! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Just wondering if anyone knows of any ways to stop birds from nesting in a big row of conifers, their on for felling but I'm not going to be able to fit them in till April some time and I can imagine by then they will be teaming with life. Big nets arnt really an option and I read to much Gerald Durrell growing up to just chip them so any tips welcome! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I'll remember that about them snapping off in future, couldn't go lower the fence was helpfully nailed to the tree! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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My first contribution to this thread, a back leaning beach stick, stripped it and got a pull rope on Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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I've got the trufflebugger rope, seems like a nice enough rope, I have noticed it gets quite twisted using it with my portawrap end up with a slinky at the end of the day, not sure if this happens with all lowering ropes though. Left mine holding up a conifer stem last that had root heaved and was dangling over a bungalow roof:) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Same as above, the size you'd expect them to be, a proper good boot! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Other alternatives to total removal.
edwood replied to Jim Hepburn's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Retrenchment pruning? mulch the drip zone? If It didn't fall down last night then it might be healthier than you think Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App -
Nasty stuff, hope she gets on the mend soon and that you and any other family are ok! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Yeh sorry about that, got a little carried away! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Gave myself whiplash dropping a branch in my own head, wasn't clever, took Friday off to go the hospital and they said rest so I took today off aswell, the beauty of being a subbie I suppose, got bored so all my saws are sharp, new ropes been ordered, and I'm about to go grab some aspen as I'm running low. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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But surely as the bend is just a Pully it won't hold any weight cos as soon as weight goes on to it it will turn? Don't know if that made any sense? Theirs one way to find out just pull some slack up through the Pully so the ropes tight on the links but lose for the Pully. Again sorry if it makes no sense! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Been using it on my velocity today I get what you mean about jerkey deceits but it slack tends really well, I like it:) what do you think is suspect about the bend in the rope? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Any one tried it on a rope under 11.5mm? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
