bucket as TIP

Daniel

Daniel

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Suburban Philadelphia (Wayne)
Any guidelines against using the bucket as a TIP? I'd use it for pruning the back side or interior of trees that were inaccessible from the bucket...
Bucket is a 75' altec elevator..

Haven't tried it yet, but would like to keep it as an option..
 
I've used mine also as a TIP, mainly willows, anything that doesn't have strong structure and is prone to break. I have also wondered if anyone else has done this.

Cheers
Ben
Bushwacker Tree
 
Did this while doing line clearance. Scenario: Power line goes down in storm, lands in river, get submerged by tree. Put bucket on bridge next to downed line and extend boom over water, climb out of boom and descend to water to free up line. It was kind of neat.
 
Just used this set up this past weekend on a butternut. I rented a bucket from a friend that was not an over center truck. I believe it was approximately a 96' altec with double elevator. Worked 75% from the bucket then tied into the unit for the last limbs on the backside. Flew it up to where it was fairly straight up so the strength was the best. I believe that the capacity on the jib at that point was quite high plus the capacity of the bucket was 500lbs. I'm thinking I was good to over 1500lbs. I will say I used it as little as possible for an anchor and stayed spurred in for most of it, with that tall of a boom it made for a great tie in though as sort of a last resort scenario.
 
A former employer had a 60' telescoping JLG lift with a two person basket on it. This model

http://www.jlg.com/en-US/Component.Displ...8c-6a6b9f17f0fd

It has a 1,000 basket capacity. Since there were rated fall arrest anchor points on th basket I thought that I could use them as tie in points for my rope.

The reply from JLG was that the anchor points aren't intended to be used that way.

I never needed to use the lift as a TIP but I would have considered it in an extreme situation. I would make sure that my climbing li e was as near vertical the whole time
 
When I was a muni, I climbed out of the bucket quite often.
Most cuts are difficult from the bucket and the over reaching was hard on the body all over.

When you think about it alot of the TiPs we tie in to wood be less reliable than the bucket.

I ahd a TiP the other day with about 4' deflection and as I approached horizontal really needed balance the weight between the TiP and the limb being removed.

You are your own boss, I think if you stay with in safe loads you are safer working off the rope off the bucket than sketchy TiPs.
Cheers
 
Well they also say you shouldn't climb off of a crane boom but it is pretty much an SOP. I would say if the rating can handle it then use your best judgement.
 
you know I always heard from guys over the past years say things like " with the way they are cracking down on our industry, pretty soon we wont be allowed to climb trees! and it will all have to be accessible by a machine!"

maybe the future of tree work is a new boomed machine of sorts with a sole purpose of a high tie in point? like a mini crane of sorts that can get into backyards hoist you up and be stationary from that point on as solely a Tie in point.

any thoughts?
 
I do it a lot out of my 65ft. high ranger. If fact I stay tied in all of the time with a climbing rope that can get me to the ground in case I have to bail.
 
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I do it a lot out of my 65ft. high ranger. If fact I stay tied in all of the time with a climbing rope that can get me to the ground in case I have to bail.

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Jeeze...that unreliable?! J/k!
 
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