Arborists..talk to me

[mtt.tr]

I have a 40 foot Birch down the garden which had bifurcated into 5 different trunks and I gradually whittled it down to 1 main trunk over the last few years(I'm now 67). I use the ladder to get into the tree then the harness and anchor in the tree while I cut it and drop the sections on a rope which my wife drags and unties for me to get the next lump tied on, cut off and lowered. Think it through and don't rush and there's no problem. If you are shifting the stuff round the bottom of those trees I would ladder up and tie them as high as possible then cut and drop them onto the lawn there looks plenty of room and they are not thick trunks.
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Is this a joke?

 

[pedrobedro]

Is this a joke?

Why, I've been doing stuff like this all my life and still got all my main functions intact. I dropped a Beech tree with a 20" trunk a couple of weeks ago for a friend of mine, cut it up and trailered it home. Why would it be a joke ?

 

[premmington]

Why, I've been doing stuff like this all my life and still got all my main functions intact. I dropped a Beech tree with a 20" trunk a couple of weeks ago for a friend of mine, cut it up and trailered it home. Why would it be a joke ?

I have always removed any trees - big or small from our premises.

The "TPO" thing I have come foul of once...

 

[mtt.tr]

I have always removed any trees - big or small from our premises.

The "TPO" thing I have come foul of once...

Fella i know fell foul cost him 20k

 

[mtt.tr]

Why, I've been doing stuff like this all my life and still got all my main functions intact. I dropped a Beech tree with a 20" trunk a couple of weeks ago for a friend of mine, cut it up and trailered it home. Why would it be a joke ?

Because its an incredibly dangerous job that I wouldn't advice anyone do.

Far play to you

 

[brightspark]

a guy I know wanted building permission but a neighbour spragged him up and the council put a tpo on the tree so he couldn't build he got the tree cut down so they fined him 100 quidkinell now theres a new house on the site getting sold for 350 grand

 

[zzr1200]

Because its an incredibly dangerous job that I wouldn't advice anyone do.

Far play to you

It can be very dangerous I'll agree, but that really depends on the person and their experience you don't have to have trained as an arborist to understand the problems with felling trees.

I prefer to climb and speed line bows down as opposed to hedging over a back leaner.

 

[mtt.tr]

My position is a bit biased having been a climber specialising in awkward jobs and training new comers.

 

[Migmac]

It can be very dangerous I'll agree, but that really depends on the person and their experience you don't have to have trained as an arborist to understand the problems with felling trees.

I prefer to climb and speed line bows down as opposed to hedging over a back leaner.

I would disagree, I have seen so called experts. Any fool can fell a tree, not everyone can do it safely or correctly. There are techniques you will not learn about if your not trained. Felling trees is one of the most dangerous jobs out there, if my memory serves me correctly, its second to working on fishing boats.

 

[mtt.tr]

I would disagree, I have seen so called experts. Any fool can fell a tree, not everyone can do it safely or correctly. There are techniques you will not learn about if your not trained. Felling trees is one of the most dangerous jobs out there, if my memory serves me correctly, its second to working on fishing boats.

Numbers of deaths have declined but still a dangerous job, its why i left it having a mortgage to pay knowing one slip is life changing.
I agree that there is techniques that you cant cant up without training, i do still do the odd climb something about draws you back.

 

[zzr1200]

It can be very dangerous I'll agree, but that really depends on the person and their experience you don't have to have trained as an arborist to understand the problems with felling trees.

I prefer to climb and speed line bows down as opposed to wedging over a back leaner.

Correcting a typo.....