NE Tree
Branched out member
- Location
- fremont, Ne
Yes, it is acceptable to ride the ball if you are tied in above it with rated hardware
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- Thread starter Leroy
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Worthaug
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- North Cakilaki
Varies state to state. ANSI approved, but not OSHA approved. Also, the crane company needs to be comfortable with it.
Reed Wortley
CA# SO-6953A
CTSP# 01739
Jeff
Branched out member
- Location
- Marlborough, MA
That right there is often half the battle. Many crane operators are old school and have been drilled over the years to "never lift a person" and unless they have any exposure to tree work the way we do it, forget about it.
deevo
Been here a while
- Location
- Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, Canada
Nice to see ya with the zig zag buddy! Good stuff! Kinda miss that pink rope though ! Was it in the truck keeping the wives company ?
Not totally true. It is not an accepted practice by osha. Ansi means nothing really when it come to this realm. We get away with it because OSHA looks the other way.
OSHA asks that you do an evaluation of the tree and site and determine that hoisting a climber is the only way suitable for that tree. Suitable being the safest way to remove the tree. Money can not be a factor. So, can a track lift be brought in, bucket truck, can the tree be climbed....etc?
- Location
- Salt Spring Island
Spurless pruning a Doug Fir on Salt Spring Island Bc.
Just love the peaceful, relaxing, beautiful, enjoyable jobs!!
Riding in the Ergovation.....just like a fluffy recliner...
Just love the peaceful, relaxing, beautiful, enjoyable jobs!!
Riding in the Ergovation.....just like a fluffy recliner...
RIVIEZZO TREE EXPERTS
Participating member
- Location
- kent lakes
@deevo it was in the truck needed the 200' for those tulips. no wives came out that day brushed out and chunked what i needed with the 201. brought out the 880 the next day for the sticks.
Timber1972
New member
- Location
- CAN
Daniel was that on your way up or down after? Been 5 years since I climbed a Doug fir to prune. Miss them beauties.
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JontreeHI
Branched out member
- Location
- West Michigan lakeshore
Storm damage prune on a big red oak. 
Tough winter in idyllic stumptown.
Tough winter in idyllic stumptown.
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evo
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- My Island, WA
@JontreeHI Shit really as bad as what I'm hearing down there? We have had a cold snap and a few days of snow (not at the same time)... Perhaps I should take a working vaca...
JontreeHI
Branched out member
- Location
- West Michigan lakeshore
Come on down jesse. We are still working our way through some of the failures on the west side from the ice before before xmas. I took a week off, but because of road conditions i only worked 13 days in jan. Rough.
City just lets the snow sit, and melt a little then freeze, etc.
City just lets the snow sit, and melt a little then freeze, etc.
islandedge
Participating member
- Location
- downriver
This is why i generally take my winters off.. I hate getting stuck before i even get to work.
- Location
- Salt Spring Island
On my way down...HO was on his deck taking pics and delegating to me.
Nice straight forward climb....did the job with my Zubat!
Just love the pruning jobs; on my way out now to tackle a Madrone( Arbutus)tree...large double leader est. 40% die back(blight). Spurless pruning!
Ballz
Its good to hear I am not the only one struggling with winter issues. We have a lot of big projects that we just can't seam to finish because of storms that roll in and dump snow and ice. I have three large jobs started and not a single one finished. I have three more two week long projects I bumped until march because of the weather around here.
Do you have that much snow Royce? Basically bare ground here.....if there's too much snow for access now I'd be worried about too much mud in march.
deevo
Been here a while
- Location
- Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, Canada
Yep our bucket truck needs a pull some days as well , the weather hasn't helped much, cold warm, Cold Warm.....the snows melts truck sinks a bit in the yard! Brutal eh!
deevo
Been here a while
- Location
- Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, Canada
Yep, same here I've got a few big jobs in the books but this weathers been so up and down its hard to plan and it's a full time job just keeping my yard snowblowed and trucks ready to roll. Some days it's just better to stay home and do something else ! ( dreaded paperwork! )
treebilly
Branched out member
- Location
- N. Lawrence
Warm again here
RopeShield
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
