michael larder
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thanks. cant get any better for tree related questions than this site and yea im just going to continue taking it slow and getting things right. speed will come with time ( i hope haha)
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cheers. i can honestly say that i didnt have much fun though. i was concentrating like never before on what i was doing so didnt have room for fun hahaha i suppose that will come when im confident and know exactly what im doing
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A slow and steady effort but we did enough. Me and the groundsman got the lumps we took down safely and more importantly got home safe. We had a third man helping us ( not a tree surgeon but an extra pair of needed hands) it was a good learning experience (especially battling against the wind) i still need loads more practice to get to the level i want but its a good start.
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Hahaha im not going to sleep tonight now!!
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Thanks andrew and to be honest i think i will ask my boss to be there to guide me through it because the groundsman only has 7 month experience , i have got just over a years experience and i dont feel 100% comfortable with the job that needs doing without him being there. Better to be safe
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Cheers for the advice everyone. Thats why i love this forum!!
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yes everything must be lowered because there is a fence underneath, driveway and the owner doesnt want us dropping anything. i see what you mean about the kit being under stress and shock loaded. the stem is slightly leaning in the direction i want stuff to fall so if i take wedges up like you mentioned think i will get away with it
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Yea thats what i thought. It sounds like a stupid question to ask really but was just wondering if there was a way round it
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Yea good idea with the pulling line just incase. Couldnt the groundsman choke the rope on the portawrap, pull on the pull line and then lower the piece. I know a third man would be ideal but im just thinking of a scenario where this needed to be done with just the one groundsman
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Will a cambium saver hold though if i need to come down because theres is nothing for it to go around apart from the stem
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Thanks. No i will be on my own with a groundsman. My boss has something else on but thinks i can do it and yea im not bothered how long it takes me to do it just as long as i come down safe.
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Thanks for the advice. Yea got a stein portawrap and all the proper equipment to do it apart from a pulley saver which htb mentioned. On the one i did this week i was using felling cuts . I just wondered if it was ok doing other cuts. Its a little bit out of my comfort zone but im confident i can do it. I will have to do it at some point so might aswel start now.
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Tomorrow i am chogging down a poplar stem using a rigging block. This is very new to me. I have already done one for the first time this week but it was much smaller than the one i am doing tomorrow . What is the best way of chogging down? What is the best way of getting down quick if i need to? What is the safest position to be in because i worry that the piece falling is going to crush my foot or knock me off my spikes, and what is the best cut to use? Cheers:001_smile:
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Your best off getting someone to at least teach you the basics before attempting to climb a tree mate Sent from my GT-I9300 using Arbtalk mobile app
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Pontefract , west Yorkshire
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Theres 8 poplars coming down in someones garden. How much are you willing to pay?
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Would anyone be interested in buying low grade timber ( e.g poplar ) in large quantities? Cheers
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Good to hear mate
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hahaa thats awesome!!!
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I have just qualified. The best thing you can do is read your assessment schedule back to front and make sure you know the answers, especially the health and safety ones also make sure you are familiar with risk assessments. On the practical side of things just do what you have been taught, dont do anything dangerous, take your time and think about what you are doing. Good luck
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My Woodchuck Dual Cant Hook user thought....
michael larder replied to SteveA's topic in General chat
This would of made my life a whole lot easier last week. Think im gonna invest in one -
<p>It is a really nice tree, the last one in the area so its a shame if it has to come down. I havnt got any pictures but will go back tomorrow to take some and send them over to you if you want?</p>
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Cheers mate
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I dont know yet the tree is still standing and dont know if its coming down yet until the tree officer inspects it. The tree is huge, roughly 30 meters high and the stem is very wide. The customer asked me to find out roughly how much it will sell for .
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How much will english elm timber go for per cubic meter?
