maybelateron

I use Chains and Lifting Tackle Ltd for both my MEWP and climbing/lowering kit. They are on the Fenton Industrial estate. 01782 - 747400

Morning all, Rain due soon. More clearing out of old lady’s house today. Turns out she was quite a hoarder.

Two day copper beech dismantle this week. Younger lads in a bigger team would have done it in a day. Not overly big, but over a couple of tidy gardens, and nothing must land next door. Tree was growing in a raised border with a rickety brick wall around the border. Terms of quote were that we could not guarantee no damage to wall, and customer was ok with this/their problem etc. Day 1 went well, day two got the sticks off, then felled the trunk onto a protective layer of pallets, short sleepers, dumpy bags to power of N. I did not fancy using a 36 inch bar up the tree to nibble away at the large knuckle where the main trunk sent out secondary stems. All was fine until near the end of the clean up where we found the pallets had transmitted enough force to crack some Indian stone slabs. Grrr! Fortunately Pete the builder who uses a bit of my yard is able to rectify the damage, and customer still happy nil went next door. Learning curve: Put old tyres under the pallets to cushion the force.

Morning all, Local woodchip delivery first, then helping wife clearing out the house of an elderly lady who is now in a home. Have a good weekend.

All I can say before commiting is Hire one for a week or two first to see if you both really like the lifestyle you’ll be buying into. A neighbour spent nearly 50k on one, used it a couple of times then sold it at a great loss ☹️ Agreed entirely. We did spend several years a long time ago with touring caravans and three young children 😂. It was quite interesting today, got some ideas of what we like and what we don’t.

Morning all, Going to the NEC today to look at camper and. Wife thinks she wants one. At least I can recover after 2 days proper climbing! Happy Friday

Morning all, Back to yesterday’s beech to get the sticks off and trunk down. Best of luck with your decision making and job hunting Pete.

Morning all, Dark outside. Beech dismantle today, not overly big, but in a tight and delicate garden. We'll be taking it steady. No other option anyway, being a geriatric. Have a good day.

Morning all, Hedges today, nearly done all the regular hedges for the year now. Stay safe

Morning all, Mist and drizzle here. Lazy start, taking the remaining crown off a leaning dead oak in a woodland garden, then dropping trunk and ringing up. Pricing up a large beech dismantle later.

Morning all, Nice bright day here. Got to cut down and rake up a long strip of wild meadow flowers at home. Have persuaded my wife to help, as they were her project. Think we’ll use long reach cordless hedge trimmers to start then strim after. Happy Sunday

Morning all, Taking it easy today, low grade man flu. Have a good weekend.

Morning all, Lazy start then heading home. Back to work soon. Happy Friday.

Morning all, Going back to Glasgow today, home tomorrow. Just waiting for the ferry at present. It is so beautiful up here, have really enjoyed it.

Morning all, Had a really productive day yesterday. Felled a row of conifers, dissecting round a climbing rose, then used branches and three trunks to make a trellis for it. Crown cleaned a lime. Not sure about today, maybe rain, maybe get more done. Stay safe all.

Morning all, Weather ok today, so can get some planned work done for our friends. Amazingly none or their trees suffered. The last 12 miles or so along the Ardnamurchan peninsula had a massive amount of storm damage. To the extent I would think it would be more efficient to accept the BT cables being broken to allow tree clearance to be faster, rather than trying to work round them.

Just approaching Glencoe Pete, then up to Ardnamurchan.

Morning all, Heading further north today. Power had not been reinstated yesterday where we are going. Should be back on by this evening 🤞 Have a good week

Morning all, Wife and daughter just off to run 10k. I’m staying in with the dogs and a good book. Happy Sunday

Morning all, Real gales last night here in Glasgow. Oak branch across the road torn out above a row of parked cars, but wind blew it beyond the cars onto some grassland. I daresay others were not so lucky.

Morning all, Heading north for a week to see daughter and her in laws. Wonder what the weather will bring.

This 40 year old cedar was planted by the current resident. I have never seen anything like this before. On the left side of the photos the root buttress sounds a bit soft/hollow but otherwise the trunk base sounds pretty solid when knocked with nylon head hammer. The fact the tree has a fair lean towards a neighbouring house, and the dubious buttress is the most critical to counter the lean, the owner want the tree down. I think this is the right decision. The crown is not showing any obvious signs of distress/needle loss. Anyone any thoughts on the diagnosis?

Morning all, Domestic chores today, and getting ready to head north. Going to daughter in Glasgow for the weekend, she and my wife will run the 10k. Then further north to stay with daughter’s in laws, doing some pruning for them.

Lovely photos

Morning all, Raining here but should clear soon. Nice conifer climb and dismantle to do. Even if it is raining it will be better than the M25 yesterday. Happy October