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I agree that it looks like he was picking over the front/ side, right in that cranes sweet spot. I think they tried to take the whole tree in one pick, minus the last 12' of log. It looks like a large branch was cut off the piece that toppled the crane after it was on the ground, you can see the stub and alot of sawdust on the road. Probably to clear the road. I don't understand the notch or taking basically the whole tree in one pick. To me I'd rather take a few smaller pieces that are alot easier and faster to process once they get on the ground. Why was a crane used to remove those trees in the first place? Looks to me you could drop the branches and winch them right into the chipper on the side of the road.
 
No guys I thought he was picking over the front when I first looked at it too, but then how would the boom end up orentated that way with the letters facing up and the truck facing down?

What happend was the boom tip hit the ground and the truck had so much momentum that the boom cylinder broke off the boom and allowed the truck to continue right over until the top of the cab was on the ground.

It took a long time to explain it to my dad in person so I'm not sure I can explain it properly over the internet.

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I was wondering why you said you looked at it for 20 minutes and came to that conclusion. It appeared to be one thing, but now I can see just how incredible it was that no one died!


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Classic, awesome job seeing that!

yup, you got it right for sure. wow, that thing is severely trashed! crane operator must have bailed or got thrown away when the boom broke maybe before the truck flipped and slammed the ground. wow, must have been really violent.

yeah, i don't know why a crane was used on that tree either, tons of space.
 
I'm still wondering if the ladder doesn't belong to the first responders... being bright red and new looking and all.

...but knowing nothing of this business it's still easy to see that someone made an epically bad judgment.
 
As for the ladder, whenever I'm driving around with a ladder, I'm afraid for people to see it, thinking I'm a hack. Recently I had two ladders on board. I had an orchard ladder and 25' extension ladder. On my way to a cat rescue.

Its too bad that they seem to go hand in hand. I will occasionally see Reg with one, using it as a tool to do the job right, and easier, so its not only for hacks-- just like the cat rescue--quick ladder up to the lower limbs, no messing around with setting a throwline, establishing a solid TIP for rope ascent.




Jesse--

Remember that you will not make as much money in the short term by not cutting corners, but your likelihood of becoming a "stain" is greatly reduced. Win the war, not only the battle.

I hope/ think that those guys will have a close look by OSHA. Maybe not, since only the crane was damaged, unless someone mentions it to them. People could have been killed, or been vegetables, or rolling around for the rest of their lives.

The best clients will appreciate the safety. There are just few of them. Yesterday, when I was looking at 7-11 Doug-fir removals up to 4.5' DBH (armillaria, one has already hit a neighbor's house), the client was looking for someone with all their fingers, rather than the cheapest price to work on their property (more like an estate). He wants a good price, of course, but he wants quality. Nobody wants their kids to see someone die in the front yard, nor see an ooops over their glass atrium.
 
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AND the pictures do look like it was notched to me... what the helll?

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I wondering if the rere felled the stick into the crane cable. Lack of experience on climbers part wanting the crane op to swing it away from him. This in turn cuasing a mean shock load throwing the crane like a rag doll.
 
I was guessing it rolled because the climber failed to account for the foliage when he set the sling. But looking at the stump it does look like he felled it toward the boom tip.
 
If they would have just notched and dropped the tree the way it ended up laying it maybe would have been a profitable job, there's nothing to hurt under the tree. Instead they tied the crane to the tree and then notched the tree 12' up and dropped it destroying $200K in equipment. I guess by their calculations that extra 12' of log they left standing was going to take the crane off the chart? Hmmm...must have been a real moron-fest on that jobsite.
 
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Great... One more incident of a tree company and a crane putting a crane down. That's all we need
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Maybe I'm pessimistic on this subject, but I have a feeling legislation is right around the corner for no more tree work with a crane. And I feel that no professional association of any sort, will be able to convince legislators otherwise.

Please tell me I'm crazy and that one day I'll own a K-boom !
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That wont save you in the future. Testing requirements are in the works to be certified on KBooms as well as All other cranes.
 
Ok so I talked with some people at the AZ tree council that could potentialy put together a crane/ tree work class. I dont have a clue who would talk at this thing. Hey Norm, Phoenix is really nice this time of year. Anyone know of a training team such as NATS but in the Southwest? Lets do this thing!
 
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