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Cottoning On two day cottonwood takedown Ben
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Loving it https://youtu.be/q7YyGBu3U5E two day Oak prune late last year. nothing major nor dramatic just about a beautiful tree and some great climbing. cheers Ben.
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and loved every minute I spent lining that house up for the shot too...
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Thankyou Mark, the first site was spread over a couple of days and a slight hitch with a koala going up my last tree before lunch time so I could only work one side and had to come back on the saturday once He had vacated the tree. the second site I was offered a generous bonus to put the tree down in one day no questions asked just get it down in pieces a 50 ton excavator could manage. it was an ambitious ask requiring a good knowledge base as the Aleppo pine timber is the worst one I personally know of for doing all kinds of crazy reverse logic shite and yes having a fairly respectable set of jewels also contributed to the overall success of the operation. phoned the bossman at 4.30 pm told him it was done. He replied " you are a demon and we will be using your services again" happy days
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the first site they chipped up as much fluff as could be man handled down to the street and the timber is being left for the excavator to deal with. the second site they had two larger excavators to fight over all the material including ripping out that 5 meters high stump. the main timber will go off to the sawmill and all the secondary timber and or all the fluff not chipped will go to a processing site for turning into mulch and compost.
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Pure Smashdown... the title speaks volumes, two different demolition sites over two days combined into one video. Ben.
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thankyou Mick, yes there was a slope down to the kerb from the trunk on the second tree. if I could have trusted citridora more i would have tried a deeper face cut on the large logs but it is not a timber that I trust so much as to risk it. Ben
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thank you Gray Git, the rope man is a close friend and fellow climber Adrian. the chipper operator is my mums partner Pete. the other two people working on site are the engineer Matt who got me the job and his apprentice Chris who were working for all the fire wood from the job. bit of a contra deal between the customer and himself to reduce the labour costs. Adrian and Pete I get in when I need them and depending on the job requirements. I have worked for Matt and his father before on several different properties so I would call them repeat customers of mine. Ben.
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Okay Reg , I am def new to the business promotion angles and it shows there was a small mulberry tree that the customer was quite attracted to so any thing that could have bounced or rolled at it I took the extra time to rig out. you can see the tree to the bottom left of the photo.
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X-ringing it in two day job removing two Eucs on the same site, only X-rings used in the rigging. working for myself - first Astons Arborists video .
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I recently purchased one from treegear here in australia. so far it has been excellent especially the surprise at how much reach it does have when using a top handled saw. only draw back so far was operator error on my part when I forgot about the extra length the bungie makes and let my ms 200 down onto a limb below me snapping the chain brake handle off. like I said my fault for inattention. has already saved me on a snag up with a tooth getting caught on a red gum log and I did not feel anything as it stretched out then released from the log .
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okay , was asking cause there was a pic on IG the other day from the Welsh countryside of a Arborist so covered in mud up to his knees it was hard to see the cutter pants and boots. He told me that it was typical of working in that area.
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thankyou Mick , the double block rig out was my favourite part , really multiplied the strength to the rigging point and the rope while increasing the level of control the rope man had on the piece.
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Thank you very much new guy ti , yeah I rolled up on the viewing of two photos on my phone and a description of the job. we were working next to a B and B with the guests arriving at 6pm that night. thankfully all done and dusted rolling out the gate at 5.30 pm so mission successful with a great day amongst the vines. are you working in Wales?
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Thank you very much Joe , somedays not many mind but some days I would do it for free just cause the particular job / tree is such a kicker. years ago a man told us arb tragics that to document the journey was important because once that tree was gone you would be the last person to climb it and see that view... I second that sentiment. plus I get to make some epic messes and don't clean them up any more so win /win.
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thank you Rich Rule, I most def agree - best days are seat of the pants on the fly rigging solutions with what ever is at hand or you can scrounge together (and occasionally beg) gets the gears turning and a real buzz at the end when the plan all comes together.
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Hand sharpened it myself , Thankyou Jomoco , as a fellow tojo fan here is a pic of the cruiser's clocking 400,000 km's last week - treated it to new drivers seat , new door trims and a visit to the auto electrical workshop plus a major service and some new seat covers still working on the winch. Ben
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Naughty Eucalypts hung up Red gum being removed from a Mana gum . ended up removing both trees some interesting rigging applications but not a massive job or a tall tree. have fun, cheers Ben.
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Ohh , well I will have to wait it out until the free time comes around again - do enjoy your work and the scenery in your videos is great as well. 4 am ouch - thats some dedication Steve.
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I haven't laughed like that for a while watching the rope man do the full pants waddle down the drive with one of those big chunks, bravo nice work sir. yep good fun vid, is that a beech? supposed to be heavy - never even climbed one let alone seen a specimen face to face.
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yeah I am in no rush to do a removal that big any time soon. I will keep up the videos - gives me a hobby in the spare time. the astons part kinda does come from SA , my family name and it sounded like it had a sterling silver ring to it without being a obvious grab for the first spot in the telephone directory. And thank you Arborlicious - you have been subscribed for a long time now and I appreciate the comments from yourself as well as watching your work though not as frequent as mine it is still enjoyable when the next one drops. Ben
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Thankyou Gray git , it is a move somewhat overdue. I am going along the path you are describing for now , have a good reputation for not poaching on site so the companies I do sub out to know I am not stealing their potential work / customers and that helps keep the bookings coming in. Will def keep up the posts on the advancement of Astons Arborists (registered business name in Oz) cheers Ben.
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You are welcome iana and thank you very much. cheers Ben.
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thank you very much silky fox - trying to keep it lively and interesting otherwise it is just another day at work. but I do personally love my job most days - funny how that came about with me not cleaning any of the shite up any more , don't know how that happened Eh? cheers Ben.
