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Ben C. Ferguson · 11th January 2008, 07:48 AM

]Hello all, my name is Ben Ferguson.
I do maintenance at a resort in Key Largo FL. We have many palm trees (several varities) on the property and they require some trimming. (as you all know). We have been renting a bucket truck to take care of them, however this has become costly and my budjet is tight. Therefore, I have been looking into climbing gear. I know that spurs or spikes/spurs can damage the trees and make them unsightly. Is there any type of climbing gear that does not use spurs or spikes?

Ekka · 11th January 2008, 02:01 PM

There's expensice palm walkers from Europe at around $2500 EURO ... basically it's an adjustable ring and clamps the trunk.

Not sure if it would work on say Pheonix or Washingtonia.

Other methods are shooting a rope over the head and ascending the rope SRT but that has it's own risks too.

Frankly, cherry picker is the way to go and like in this document ...

(http://www.ufei.org/files/pubs/SP0416.pdf)

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When tall palms need pruning, hire a professional who uses ladders, cherry pickers (hydraulic lifts), and non-invasive climbing gear. In the perfect world, palms would not be planted where there is no access for the proper pruning equipment that is required to prune them when they become tall. Understand that climbing palm trees with spikes is dangerous.

Consideration should be given to removing/replacing those palms you cannot access which is what we have done on many occasions in resorts.

You're not going to get a quicker safer method a cherry picker.

11th January 2008, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ben C. Ferguson I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Florida Keys Posts: 1	Help ]Hello all, my name is Ben Ferguson. I do maintenance at a resort in Key Largo FL. We have many palm trees (several varities) on the property and they require some trimming. (as you all know). We have been renting a bucket truck to take care of them, however this has become costly and my budjet is tight. Therefore, I have been looking into climbing gear. I know that spurs or spikes/spurs can damage the trees and make them unsightly. Is there any type of climbing gear that does not use spurs or spikes?

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