Tahune Day 3 Vid

[boreality]

Waahoo!

 

[TLHamel]

Excellent! Wow! What kind of tree and how tall?

 

[treesandsurf]

WOW! That's all I can say, amazing video. Incredible tree (Eucalyptus regnans?) and very professional video. Perfect music selection too

jp

 

[cory]

I'm surprised the owners of the Tahune airwalk let that tree become so utterly dead and hazardous.

 

[Graeme_McMahon]

The tree was a E. obliqua. The grow like a E. regnans down there (in Tasmainia). The tests prior to the tree being taken down showed 12% of wood at the base holding up the "tub". That wood was on the compression side.

This was cause for concern as the trunk increased its lean with height. At the top I was over the "air walk". The base was some distance uphill (yuk). The material being brought down had to land around the stump to the high side so the Celery top and huon pine understory remained intact. This was very much on view to the patrons useing the walkway.

When I quoted the task, I climbed up almost half way and felt so unconfortable I did not continue. It was that bad. (I came back down with eyes like a mad cat)

I devised a plan to conduct the works which prooved to be sucsessful. I had the offer of the use of the heavy lift helicopter but elected not to use it. As it turned out I think it would have been too dificalt to control the introduced variables.

Huge credit must be given to Daniel Kelly for coordinating the ground works. He and David Barbieri worked very hard whilst treating the works with a sensitive touch. "Quinny" perservered with the filming under trying circumstances. Lindsey Wilson and Mike Ince from Forestry Tasmainia provided invaluble local knoeledge.

Angus has pulled the edit together to a very high standard. From what I thought was posible (none of the hemet cam I took was useable), he has made a silk purse from a sows ear.

Thanks to all.

Regards

Graeme McMahon

 

[Leon]

That's some excellent work there Graeme. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

 

[RogerM]

Wow. I hope you made some great money and some great money. Undoubtedly You and your excellent team deserves it. 12 percent!
sends shivers. Aside from the money, you did a huge service for the safety of the airwalk. Much Respect! Great video....

 

[cory]

Angus, Graeham, are there any more vids or dvds of G. at work.

 

[cory]

I went to your website. the helmet cam one is nutz. Never seen that rope climbing machine in action.