Reg
Branched out member
- Location
- Victoria, BC
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3206097179768473036
We felled this Horse Chestnut yesterday, and although it looks ok on the video. It could have been a little easier. I should have taken the time to swap the gaffs on my spikes the night before to the longer tree-gaffs. The species has pretty flaky bark as it is but this was made worse by the fact that that this one was dying, so I wasn’t as sure footed as I would have liked to have been.
Also, the wrong crane turned up so I was limited to doing smaller lifts than what I would have preferred, as this was actually quite a big tree. The crane driver also announced that he had to leave early.
We ran out of time for taking the main stem down and with tempers beginning to flair between some of the guys, it was time to call it a day. I tried to be as economical as possible with my climbing and work positioning throughout the job, but by the end, my neck and upper back were totally ‘done in’ with all the repetitive ‘looking up’ in anticipation of the chains.
I had a lot of editing to do this morning to minimize the file size, but I think its come out ok, with quite a varied mixture of lifts and positions.
Due to circumstances, this will be my last post on Treebuzz, so thanks for hosting, viewing and commenting on my videos, and of course the same goes for all the feedback and encouragement submitted on my ‘New Arborist Tool’ post. Treebuzz is a wonderful site so look after it and try not to fall-out too much. Thanks and take care. Reg.
We felled this Horse Chestnut yesterday, and although it looks ok on the video. It could have been a little easier. I should have taken the time to swap the gaffs on my spikes the night before to the longer tree-gaffs. The species has pretty flaky bark as it is but this was made worse by the fact that that this one was dying, so I wasn’t as sure footed as I would have liked to have been.
Also, the wrong crane turned up so I was limited to doing smaller lifts than what I would have preferred, as this was actually quite a big tree. The crane driver also announced that he had to leave early.
We ran out of time for taking the main stem down and with tempers beginning to flair between some of the guys, it was time to call it a day. I tried to be as economical as possible with my climbing and work positioning throughout the job, but by the end, my neck and upper back were totally ‘done in’ with all the repetitive ‘looking up’ in anticipation of the chains.
I had a lot of editing to do this morning to minimize the file size, but I think its come out ok, with quite a varied mixture of lifts and positions.
Due to circumstances, this will be my last post on Treebuzz, so thanks for hosting, viewing and commenting on my videos, and of course the same goes for all the feedback and encouragement submitted on my ‘New Arborist Tool’ post. Treebuzz is a wonderful site so look after it and try not to fall-out too much. Thanks and take care. Reg.
