First time to post pictures...

nice there Peder-d, always cool to see pictures from over-seas.

Europe area seems to use those chain chokers it seems.

I'd be afraid of a weak link ruining your day, but I've never used, so I really don't know. Seems like chain links would wear more than cable, but again, i don't know.

some of the pictures didn't show for me. But the ones I saw were interesting.

just looking at that final pick and going by the picture, I would have guessed it to be 8,800 to 9,000. Those beech are heavy with water and dense.

hope to see more of YOUR work.
 
Great job. I have used chains alot and they work well but sometimes can be heavy. I feel they wear much better than wire rope slings. As with all gear the key is constant inspection and care.
 
Thanks guys! :-)

I did another felling last week. The old beech was standing on a "hillside" (don't know the correct word :-) ). The house didn't had a road leading up to it, so there was no way to get the logs transportet away - so I dicided to use a crane. The job went really well.... The council had it's own crew to do the chipping. Me buddy Steve did the cutting while I did the climbing...

The crane companies in Denmark always use chains. It looks like they are ease to inspect for wear - compared to a cable choker. Beside from being heavy as hell, they are really easy to work with.

I've only got a couple of pics from last week....
 

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The last pick was 4,5 tons (9.900 lb - according to my converter...)
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Nice professional work Peder.

How far from the crane was your removal?

How much main stick does your crane have?

jomoco
 
was that electric lines the crane was picking over top of?

are those steel "road-plates" on the road or plywood for some reason?

cool.

What's that crane rental per hour?
 
Hi again.

It was a 60 tons Liebherr. I've just checked the company's website and it is a Liebherr LTM1060-2, as far as I can see.
It can reach 38 meters (125 ft) out and 42 meters up (138 ft) - as far as I can read the crane data sheet.
When I look at a crane job I always meet with a guy from the crane company (they don't charge you for that) and he dicides what crane to use, whether we need steelplates and all that.

It was hard for me to judge how far the tree was from the crane because of the 40 degree slope... The grane guy just told me that I needed a 60 ton'er. And that was fine for the job.
The company (BMS) is the biggest cranecompany in Denmark - lots and lots of cranes (up to 600 ton!!!) and excellent service.

Yes, that was electric lines. The power company had insulated them, which was ok with the crane company.

The crane was standing on iron plates on the sidewalk. On the road there was plastic/rubber plates under the support legs.

A 60 ton'er costs around 210 euro pr. hour (plus VAT, which is 25% in Denmark). I get a discount on that price...
 
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