R wrote:

Plan B

Get a man in!

But make sure he knows what he is doing. Just because you are
paying doesn't make him capable. A neighbour of mine, after
having been ripped off by itinerants who left him with
unbelievably mangled eyesores of trees, plus all the trimmings
for him to dispose of, apparently went with a garden landscape
firm to clear the lot, and give the plot a bit of a makeover.

They had a reasonably large conifer to bring down, without room
to drop it in one. I saw no goggles, ear defenders, or safety
clothing in evidence whilst using a chain saw. An extended
sectional ladder rested against the tree, but wasn't secured to
it. There was some form of primitive personal safety loop, but
it was only clipped to the ladder, the top rung of which rested
insecurely against the curve of the trunk. The chain saw was
deployed at about head height but, having no goggles, the
operator was showered with sawdust and had to look away from the
cut. Meanwhile the second man had to leave his position footing
the ladder to heave on the rope hoping to persuade the section to
fall the right way.

To my surprise they survived, but that is simply not the way to
do it. At almost every stage they progressed in such a tentative
way, that it seemed to me that they were way out of their depth.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


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