Foam her up boys

Eric Frei · 5th March 2007, 08:11 PM

5 slabs of foam thanks.

3.90mb and 1.26min

http://www.palmtreeservices.com.au/v...palmkilled.wmv

Sean Freeman · 5th March 2007, 08:18 PM

Hey Ekka you could have used your acme vetical speed line in that job too right? I'm asking cause we've a f#$%@r of a coconut to remove later this week in even less space big head.

SF

Eric Frei · 5th March 2007, 08:22 PM

VSL but it's a bit of friggin around, foams were against the house wall. If I got a bit of a patch against solid stuff I'll go foam, but if it was glass, VSL.

You'd have to strip the fronds off first on yours wouldn't ya? Then VSL it into the ground, get a video, be way cool.

Sean Freeman · 5th March 2007, 08:25 PM

I'll try to get Tim to video it, but you'll have to do some work on it before it goes on the site! If Steve climbs it we won't get to VSL the head bit set in his ways. Either way I'll post some photos very big head full of nuts, and yeah very little space!

SF

Eric Frei · 5th March 2007, 08:33 PM

Mate, those nuts go off like grenades, how you gonna deal with them? If you VSL the head off the nuts could smash stuff.

Sean Freeman · 5th March 2007, 08:38 PM

No, no will rig the nut clusters down seperately, would like to crane the whole darn palm out after that but service lines and street lines in the way on the outside of the unit. Thinking I'll send all the fronds (there is a lot of fronds) down and have them laid on the paving (no foams) then VSL the porcupine down onto them, then VSL all the blocks too.

SF

Eric Frei · 5th March 2007, 08:52 PM

Bloody street wires!

TrevMcRev · 5th March 2007, 10:34 PM

Good one again ekka.

at the music choice!
We dont do palms that often but when we do theyre always in such crap tight spots makes em awkward. Need to get me some foams. Are they just like old matress or higher density?

Eric Frei · 6th March 2007, 07:05 AM

They're around 6" to 8" thick and really hard, they tend to come out of longe suits rather than beds ... the bed ones are way soft.

With these I can stand on them and they wont crush down, sometimes we block out onto paving, decking etc.

Mike Poor · 6th March 2007, 10:22 AM

Ingenius use of foam! When i worked in california i just used the fronds or tires (pain in the ash to haul the tires or fishing logs out of the frond pile!)

Eric Frei · 8th March 2007, 01:33 PM

Here we used a board under the furthest left wad of foams and you can see the thickness and the density ...

... hard to find good foam, I'm always on the lookout as they do get hacked up.

WMV 3mb

www.treeworld.info/video/6foamsandboard.wmv

Eric Frei · 18th May 2007, 09:21 AM

Another short skit on how I use foams

TrevMcRev · 18th May 2007, 07:39 PM

Cover that in some nice material and youve got yaself a pretty nice chair for morning smoko!

Eric Frei · 18th May 2007, 08:48 PM

Or bring the smoko chair to work for a chogging!

allmarktree · 19th May 2007, 03:48 PM

That set up looked like it was for the old timers. Get er down and sit for a spell!

jim1nz · 19th May 2007, 10:33 PM

I was well impressed with how the foams worked! They have such a wide range of uses also

JohN Dee · 20th May 2007, 10:06 PM

Mmm, we are on the look out for some good foam like that

. At the moment I tend to borrow the 3 garden hoses my mom has around the yards to absorb the impact when I'm chunking down palms onto pavement.

5th March 2007, 08:11 PM	#1
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Foam her up boys 5 slabs of foam thanks. 3.90mb and 1.26min http://www.palmtreeservices.com.au/v...palmkilled.wmv __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th March 2007, 08:22 PM	#3
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	VSL but it's a bit of friggin around, foams were against the house wall. If I got a bit of a patch against solid stuff I'll go foam, but if it was glass, VSL. You'd have to strip the fronds off first on yours wouldn't ya? Then VSL it into the ground, get a video, be way cool. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th March 2007, 08:33 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Mate, those nuts go off like grenades, how you gonna deal with them? If you VSL the head off the nuts could smash stuff. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th March 2007, 08:52 PM	#7
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Bloody street wires! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

6th March 2007, 07:05 AM	#9
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	They're around 6" to 8" thick and really hard, they tend to come out of longe suits rather than beds ... the bed ones are way soft. With these I can stand on them and they wont crush down, sometimes we block out onto paving, decking etc. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th March 2007, 08:18 PM	#2
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	Hey Ekka you could have used your acme vetical speed line in that job too right? I'm asking cause we've a f#$%@r of a coconut to remove later this week in even less space big head. SF

5th March 2007, 08:25 PM	#4
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	I'll try to get Tim to video it, but you'll have to do some work on it before it goes on the site! If Steve climbs it we won't get to VSL the head bit set in his ways. Either way I'll post some photos very big head full of nuts, and yeah very little space! SF

5th March 2007, 08:38 PM	#6
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	No, no will rig the nut clusters down seperately, would like to crane the whole darn palm out after that but service lines and street lines in the way on the outside of the unit. Thinking I'll send all the fronds (there is a lot of fronds) down and have them laid on the paving (no foams) then VSL the porcupine down onto them, then VSL all the blocks too. SF

5th March 2007, 10:34 PM	#8
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	Good one again ekka. at the music choice! We dont do palms that often but when we do theyre always in such crap tight spots makes em awkward. Need to get me some foams. Are they just like old matress or higher density?

6th March 2007, 10:22 AM	#10
Mike Poor Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Urbana, IL,usa Posts: 69	Ingenius use of foam! When i worked in california i just used the fronds or tires (pain in the ash to haul the tires or fishing logs out of the frond pile!)

8th March 2007, 01:33 PM	#11
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Here we used a board under the furthest left wad of foams and you can see the thickness and the density ... ... hard to find good foam, I'm always on the lookout as they do get hacked up. WMV 3mb www.treeworld.info/video/6foamsandboard.wmv __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

18th May 2007, 07:39 PM	#13
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	Cover that in some nice material and youve got yaself a pretty nice chair for morning smoko!

18th May 2007, 08:48 PM	#14
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Or bring the smoko chair to work for a chogging! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

19th May 2007, 03:48 PM	#15
allmarktree Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 119	That set up looked like it was for the old timers. Get er down and sit for a spell!

19th May 2007, 10:33 PM	#16
jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: International, Germany Posts: 476	I was well impressed with how the foams worked! They have such a wide range of uses also __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

20th May 2007, 10:06 PM	#17
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world Posts: 855	Mmm, we are on the look out for some good foam like that . At the moment I tend to borrow the 3 garden hoses my mom has around the yards to absorb the impact when I'm chunking down palms onto pavement. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

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