interesting offer?

davespencer

davespencer

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Okay,

We are always talking about forces and numbers but we are lacking in real world information. I no longer do tree work so my opportunities are limited.

Here is an opportunity to get some of these numbers on paper.

My partner and I are offering our company's 2 dynamometers for loan in the pursuit of arboriculture science. We have one that goes to 5000 lbs and one that goes to 20,000 lbs. The only thing I want in return is photos and numbers. And you need to pay shipping both ways.

My only worry is how do I loan this expensive equipment to someone with a guarantee I will get it back in a timely fashion and good working order? I do not have the answer for this but I am open to suggestions.

Dave Spencer
 
(scratching my head and thinking about the offer) Hmmmmmmmm. Interesting proposal Dave. Perhaps you need to elicit some type of risk from the borrower. Are "YOU" trustworthy? I also think since your dynos are analog, you may be stuck with data relating to statics. But then again, they do have a needle which would show peak forces due to dynamic loading. How do you know some bozo will not overload them?

Joe
 
There are very few people I would trust with that and it should be someone that knows the business and works with removals on a weekly basis.
There are a few right here that have been around for awhile that are well known and respected gentlemen.
We have a dynamometer at work that the line crew uses to tension strand but I have never used it.
I don't do enough total removals but someday I may decide to test one if the conditions are right.
 
I've worked with dynos several times. A few times doing demos and 3 or 5 times on the job. I think they are an awsome learning tool. It just adds time to the job.
 
Gee Tod, I wish I could say the same thing. I'd sure like to have a better idea as to how much something weighed through a means other than what I'm able to guess by using log charts and equations.

I figure if some1 really wanted to put a dyno to good use, finding removals that could be done at leasure would be the best approach. I could easily see myself taking several weekends to remove a tree just to get data.

Joe
 
that sounds interesting , I do removals all the time . just wondering what you hope to accomplish with the data. Are you looking for what the ropes hold ? do you want to know the size , length of the leads ? how it was lowered ...I have a Monster Black Oak to take down , got to be one of the biggest in Pa. , it's a building , right near Bryn Mawr College . There is nothing wrong with the tree other than the owners are scared to death of it . So , a healthy huge Oak , over a hundred feet tall , means monster limbs on a rope . Chislom you got to see this one.
 
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