Daniel
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Suburban Philadelphia (Wayne)
I AM used to riding the bucket to any branch tip that needs pruning.. its fairly rare to run out of reach... that's a luxury that few have, and I AM MOST GRATEFUL for.
Public Pole Sawing
- Thread starter guymayor
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Daniel
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Suburban Philadelphia (Wayne)
I Don't make live cuts on the main stem or trunk anymore... simply don't do it unless the owner insists after my explanation of the damage that such cuts can do. They VERY rarely do. Don't remember the last time it happened...
wyoclimber
Participating member
- Location
- Cody, WY
I find that a quick refresher in basic physics (Force=Mass x Acceleration) is often enough to dissuade people from heinous over raising. Nothing frustrates me more than the "lollipop" trees with 10" wounds on them. I often see it done by companies that are in all other respects, reputable. For some reason there seems to be this misconception in our industry that if you make a "proper cut", you can do anything you damn well please to a tree. I think we need to start teaching people a hierarchy of bad cuts. I would think that the worst would probably be a large, main stem flush cut. The least offensive, a small dog-eared stub?
TreeLogic
Branched out member
- Location
- Coastal SC
Ha ha. I'd like to see the "after" picture on this one. She'd be sweating her ass off, sunshades on the ground, ponytail undone, there'd be a huge rip down the trunk of the sycamore, and possibly a couple of burned footprints in the grass - should that polesaw touch those wires.
Good call on the pine limb Boomslang.
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MikePowers321
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Leeds, Ny
Man! That would take forever. I give up, get the throwline.
Ha ha. I'd like to see the "after" picture on this one. She'd be sweating her ass off, sunshades on the ground, ponytail undone, there'd be a huge rip down the trunk of the sycamore, and possibly a couple of burned footprints in the grass, should that polesaw touch those wires.
Good call on the pine limb Boomslang.
JeffGu
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Osceola, Nebraska
What exactly is she attempting to do? Dismantle the tree from the ground so she can practice her tree felling and logging skills? Raising the canopy some more, in case any clowns on stilts come through?
Or maybe she just thinks her sycamore should look like a palm tree? Maybe when she gets that limb down, she'll chip it all up with her Vegematic food processor.
Or maybe she just thinks her sycamore should look like a palm tree? Maybe when she gets that limb down, she'll chip it all up with her Vegematic food processor.
TreeLogic
Branched out member
- Location
- Coastal SC
My only guess is there's not enough light getting to the lawn. Yeah, we've all heard that story before.
kstreehuggerco
Participating member
- Location
- Loveland. Co
It doesnt take a rocket surgeon to deduct that those are all posed photo's guys. I can say with a great deal of confidence that she did not lift all those sections of pole saw all by her self. Same thing goes for the pics of the guy in the wheel chair. I would have a hard time lifting 3 sections of pole saw from a sitting position.
guymayor
Branched out member
- Location
- East US, Earth
"For some reason there seems to be this misconception in our industry that if you make a "proper cut", you can do anything you damn well please to a tree. I think we need to start teaching people a hierarchy of bad cuts."
Someone at ISA should figure this out, some day. their DVD on Pruning Cuts is an homage to collar cuts; not much else was allowed in to dilute that dumbed-down message that you describe so well.
Someone at ISA should figure this out, some day. their DVD on Pruning Cuts is an homage to collar cuts; not much else was allowed in to dilute that dumbed-down message that you describe so well.
