Willow-Crane-Removal

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Reg

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This is a willow removal we did earlier in the week, a previously pollarded tree. There was no access except through the house so the crane was the only practical option to get the stuff out.

We were down to 500kg max load capacity at times and on uneven ground with the crane, hence Ross the crane op got spooked early and was rocking on two legs a couple of times....nothing too scary but he later told me that his confidence wasn’t what it normally is throughout. He is 27 I believe.

Conservative lifts on a messy tree. Thanks
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPxt1LLHDtU
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ03UMN4qBI
 
REG your videos are awesome as usual! keep them coming.
Are you going to the TCIA show in Pittsburgh in Nov?
 
Reg, I just finished part 1.

I REALLY liked seeing the street and the stone walls and landscape and walking through the house, that was really cool, since it is so different then here in the US.

I laughed at the bag creator comment and I liked hearing the crane/climber conversation.

Hey Tom, that tree was topped before, not pollarded. Please don't use the term pollarding for topping.

Reg, glad to see you didn't use a top handle saw. Old-dirty would be glad of that. But you didn't do those cuts like a competition hot-saw (like he would have liked), they were slower and careful.... what's wrong with you?

Keep up the good videos, I hope to have time to see part II.
 
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Hey Tom, that tree was topped before, not pollarded. Please don't use the term pollarding for topping.

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X, if you READ Reg's post, you would see that he said it was a 'previously pollarded tree.'

Looking for anything now, aren't you?

-Tom
 
My favorite quote from this job;
"I know you want a good veiw but thats taking it a bit far"
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Thank you for making this video.
 
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Hey Tom, that tree was topped before, not pollarded. Please don't use the term pollarding for topping.

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X, if you READ Reg's post, you would see that he said it was a 'previously pollarded tree.'

Looking for anything now, aren't you?

-Tom

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don't get me wrong Tom, you are one of my favorites on the buzz.

I didn't read Regs post. Shame on Reg, those Brits and the West Coast of the US are always calling topped trees pollarded trees.

It's just a little tiny thing that pisses me off. Cause topping is so bad, and pollarding isn't so bad.
 
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don't get me wrong Tom, you are one of my favorites on the buzz.

I didn't read Regs post. Shame on Reg, those Brits and the West Coast of the US are always calling topped trees pollarded trees.

It's just a little tiny thing that pisses me off. Cause topping is so bad, and pollarding isn't so bad.

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Well thats a bit strong Dave. I could have easily said topped if thats what people wanted to hear but its really here nor there to me, the tree was being murdered on that day and I didn't feel any shame about that either.

It had been cut at the knuckles several times in the past, laterals and all....thats what pollarding is! Only issue with this tree is that I suspect it was first pollarded/topped late as opposed to young and with far too wide intervals inbetween cutting.
 
Oh, sorry Reg. I actaully didn't mean it to be strong. I guess I was still mouthy from another thread that had me rev'd up.

If it was repeatedly cut off at the collars, then yeah, I guess it was pollarded then. I thought it just looked like it was topped; cut off at one location, all stub cuts.

I was trying to make a statement about vocabulary use of pollarding and topping. Sorry it was strong.
 
Thanks all, this stuff is easy to edit when its just on the head-cam.

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REG your videos are awesome as usual! keep them coming.
Are you going to the TCIA show in Pittsburgh in Nov?


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Its written in my contract, so yes I guess so. The Rigging hardware is the thing, but I can talk other stuff like pollarding, woodland management, bio-diversity, philosophy, God whatever....just call by anyhow and introduce yourself if you’re gonna be there.

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27 seems young for a crane op but he seemed to do well. I see Sutton crane in a few of your vids with different operators, as a contract climber do you choose the crane company? Also are you able to request a specific operator? Thanks.

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The companies that I work with had not done crane work until started with them, so yes they generally liaise with me first if there’s a chance we can work a crane into the job. Suttons are relatively small but they know the script with the tree-stuff now. Maurice (the proprietor) drives the 25t, Ross (the son) has the 35 and Andy has the 50. The 3 have their individual strengths....but for treework I’d have to say in 18 years of working with cranes Maurice is the fastest I’ve ever seen, and I don’t mean rushed either.

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Nice work as always, Reg...good use of that sling bag. Couldn't have done those picks without using multiple slings....

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Yeah that willow re-growth is a little too fragile Rog, especially where we were trying to capture a bunch at once.

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Oh, sorry Reg. I actaully didn't mean it to be strong. I guess I was still mouthy from another thread that had me rev'd up.

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I wasn’t saying someone had made a good job of it or anything Dave, quite the opposite in fact....but it still remains the most appropriate term for that style and cycles of pruning.
 
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I REALLY liked seeing the street and the stone walls and landscape and walking through the house, that was really cool, since it is so different then here in the US.

I laughed at the bag creator comment and I liked hearing the crane/climber conversation.



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Yes I agree on this...seeing the crew walking through the house was great. I also liked hearing the conversation between the two! Awesome stuff Reg!
 
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I love your videos Reg! Not to change the subject but how do you like that new Yale climbing line?
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[/ QUOTE ] Its excellent Randy, been using yale cordage exclusively for a long time though and would expect nothing less from them. Thanks
 
Reg, that new crane bag looks like it worked great for those multiple tops and you're right, the blue color stands out really well too.

Did you ever need more than two spider leg slings on the tops of this job to balance the loads? Those picks looked really smooth. Good communication work between you and Ross.

Thanks for providing us with another excellent video!
 
Jon, I was hanging from the jib on the spidly stuff.

Chris I was using the choker and 2 spiders max. Others were Choker+1,and then soley the choker where they'd quite obviously hang butt heavy.

Willow log v brush favours the brush far more than any other species Ive personally worked with, so the extra slings are often necessary if you dont want the limb to flip. Thanks again
 
Thanks for the info Reg.

Another question, if you don't mind me asking. Was there ever a concern when you were attaching high in the brush that the limbs could rip out due to being weak epicormic shoots?

I'm sure that the loads being lifted were low enough and the attachments strong enough, that it wasn't a concern, just curious.

Plus the limbs were growing vertical, instead of horizontal, so you had that as an advantage there too.
 
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I'm sure that the loads being lifted were low enough and the attachments strong enough, that it wasn't a concern, just curious.

Plus the limbs were growing vertical, instead of horizontal, so you had that as an advantage there too.

[/ QUOTE ] You pretty much answered it for me there Chris. The multi-slings also make sure the verticals stay that way....otherwise the epicormics might be prone to peeling off. Thanks
 
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