Eric Frei's pics

Eric Frei · 27th January 2007, 07:22 AM

Here's a grey gum we did that had many years ago had lightening strike the head and then in a storm lost it's main leader thru the house roof.

Drouin Tree Service · 27th January 2007, 09:12 PM

Nice bucket truck,id like to get myself one like that down the track.

Anton · 27th January 2007, 10:11 PM

Hi again

Those are brilliant photos.

My sister has a digital camera so i will take some photos of myself at work.

I had no idea that people used cherry pickers for getting to trees.

I also cannot believe the size of that tree!

I cant wait to do stuff like that.
There is an large estate near me with huge trees which i have been told need a lot of work.

I am going to phone the head gardener about getting work there.

Regards
Anton

Eric Frei · 31st January 2007, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_lopa

Nice bucket truck,id like to get myself one like that down the track.

28m telescopic, can reach 15m from truck!

Drouin Tree Service · 31st January 2007, 09:38 PM

You can do it real easy with a bucket like that!!

Not many hiring buckets/chippers down here.

Eric Frei · 31st January 2007, 10:17 PM

Easy is good

Working smarter is better than harder.

Eric Frei · 12th February 2007, 04:04 PM

I dropped this palm today using the good ole 1/4 cut wedge technique and a MS250. Love them drops. My 44 was too clean as it was Monday.

Put a log or two up the retaining wall to prevent damage, then diced the culprit up for a Kanga cuffing and transported it to the tip in the slaymobile.

Video to come.

Drouin Tree Service · 12th February 2007, 05:27 PM

Be good having the kanga doing jobs like that!

Eric Frei · 12th February 2007, 05:34 PM

Video is up

1/4 cut cocos drop

Yeah, I'm gonna cut a bus load down this week, hundreds of those overgrown grass trees, be a Holy Whacking going down

... they're all sinister those palms.

Lee Winger · 15th February 2007, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_lopa

Nice bucket truck,id like to get myself one like that down the track.

I've been thinking the same thing ,great for hiring out with an operator.

I priced a very good second hand 26 meter tower today, 98 model ?40k..

Eric Frei · 15th February 2007, 05:58 AM

Over here Rolla the rigs got to be resurveyed and certified every 10 years.

All new hydraulics, pins etc ... big cost, is that the case there? Just thinking if it's a 10 year survey it's about due.

Jeff Darby · 15th February 2007, 09:13 AM

A lot of the time that's how blokes get caught they see what think is a deal not realising that it's due for re certification...and it cost a small fortune..I believe all welds have to x-rayed $$$$ be carefull...if this is the case you save two parts of "F" all,hasn't happened to me directly but I have heard rumers..$$$.

Lee Winger · 16th February 2007, 02:53 AM

No Ekka ,we only need 6 monthly inspections

Eric Frei · 17th February 2007, 04:16 PM

Here's a nice looking leopard tree in flower

Sean Freeman · 17th February 2007, 04:31 PM

That is a beauty

I love leapard trees they're strong and reliable...a bit like me..

SF

Eric Frei · 17th February 2007, 04:40 PM

Friggin strong alright. In Sth America they call them Brazilian Ironwood.

Now apparently the neighbour in the two story joint on the RH side aint that happy about it. Look at his drive way. Imagine when the seeds drop.

Now look at that picture and imagine a back to fence-line prune on that tree.

This is where wars break out. lol

Sean Freeman · 17th February 2007, 05:01 PM

You know its a funny thing about fence lines, LGA's have local laws and recommendations about trees over fences etc all based on an act from the 1950's..the dividing fences act. It was never really meant to apply to vegetation only constructed assets.
But anyway think on this one, when you apply one common law act it should not be permitted to contravene any other, there's no by law or common law not even nuisance that without mitigating circumstances (ie evidence of actual damage) permits the willfull damage of someones elses property (ie the tree getting lopped - defined as damage in AS4373).

Now I only raise this because over the years I've worked for Steve up here we've dealt with many fence line disputes, like you say Ekka some of them really unpleasant! When you have 4 or 5 (unpaid!) meetings with neighbours and discuss with them just what the various points of view might be and what outcomes are possible, what an Arborist can do to help manage the tree and what a hacker will do and what the medium/long term consequences will be of both about 50% of the time (for us) you can get some accomodation happening.

It would be totally nuts to clean trunk that tree to supposedly placate the neighbour with the driveway, esp since we all know the leaves blossom and seeds will still fall wherever the wind blows despite what pruning is done.

SF

Eric Frei · 17th February 2007, 05:10 PM

May I steer you here, it was the link provided to me by BCC when I asked about fenceline work.

http://www.treeworld.info/showthread...=1382#post1382

Sean Freeman · 17th February 2007, 05:38 PM

Thanks for that, but the essence remains you can't "cause unnecessary damage to the plant" and if you do (you being the property owner affected by the tree) you can be liable for the costs of remediation or restitution ie the assessed value of the damage or worst case the entire tree.

What State legislators have tried (in vain I feel) to do is to encourage people to settle their disputes long before it gets to the stage of legal proceedings, yet here in Qld we're still stuck with the no code no standards no regs approach to tree work (excepting power line clearance) so WTF how can it work?

I think the NSW draft act you've posted is a major step forward one that we shall no doubt view with envy for the next 10yrs from the border..

SF

Eric Frei · 17th February 2007, 05:50 PM

I remember on the Gold Coast talking with council, no lopping regs there right ... however with fence-line trees you could lop a branch right on the fence line leaving a dirty great stub????!!!!

That's the rules, so on fence line pruning AS4373 got thrown out the window.

That NSW draft is pretty much on the money. All aspects taken into consideration and hey, if you bought a house next door to some 100 year old protected tree where 1/3 is over your fence well hey mate, no hacking unless the council says so and they'll dictate (or your arborist) what is necessary and not damaging.

Drouin Tree Service · 20th February 2007, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roller

I've been thinking the same thing ,great for hiring out with an operator.

I priced a very good second hand 26 meter tower today, 98 model ?40k..

Sure would be a good tool to have in the kit,could real "dumb"your buisness down doing that.I know a real hack operator he just brought a 23m/75' bucket and pays all his guys bugger all,hes doing better than me $$$ doing it that way but so much gear to look after.

Eric Frei · 4th March 2007, 01:15 PM

This was one big azzed cuban we did, just the one load for this one, thanks to the Kanga we cut the logs wide enough to fit in the truck. I hate climbing these silo's.

Sean Freeman · 4th March 2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

I hate climbing these silo's.

I second that

your hips feel like the you rode a shire horse from Brisbane to Adelaide after 2/3 cuban t/ds.

SF

Eric Frei · 4th March 2007, 01:53 PM

I use short spikes on these SOB's, they stab in better than longs coz they got that hard crust.

l2edneck · 4th March 2007, 02:23 PM

Big frukkin palms bud......that settles it.......no worries on me movin south...what USD on removin w/out stump if ya dun mind me askin?

Eric Frei · 4th March 2007, 03:32 PM

$300 USD, was $400 here for that one.

Had to climb to the top, take off most side fronds so we could knock the head out. You knock the head out below the green bit ... never in the green bit unless you like unpredictable chit going on.

Where the green bit meets the grey trunk is where these SOB's grow berries, it was a full shooting match, 4 pods and 3 bunches of berries with a stack of old dead shrivelled up ones.

Now that makes fun for flippin ya flip line, so I take two. Threw one around higher to get past the crap then climbed up to the head ... put a high line in through the fronds, cleared necessary fronds via lowering rope as they're big and heavy, came down to cut off berries and pods I didn't get on way up.

Cut my scarf etc and felled the head out. Then down to the ground to knock off the barrel. If ya had to block it down all the way I'd want more money.

All up including loading it was around 2.5hrs for two people plus dump time and drive time. But there were two others smaller we could fell which added to the job nicely.

Sean Freeman · 4th March 2007, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

You knock the head out below the green bit ... never in the green bit unless you like unpredictable chit going on.

Wish I'd learnt that from someone telling me rather than the other way

luckily noone got the photos to prove how right you are Ekka.

SF

Eric Frei · 15th March 2007, 07:32 PM

Reduced these two limbs on the Jacaranda.

1st pic shows the underneath of one of the limbs

2nd pic is the before and after, note the wires underneath too.

l2edneck · 22nd March 2007, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Cut my scarf etc and felled the head out. Then down to the ground to knock off the barrel. If ya had to block it down all the way I'd want more money.

Good job again!!!!

Them Rounds are huge!!!

nice straight cuts also.....sharp chain....Me n chains got issues..

I can make em sharp but palms just waste em...

(sorry so long to reply havent had time time to survey this thread

)

Eric Frei · 26th May 2007, 01:38 PM

Small fences I always look for neighbours access when customer's side has a step ... beats trolleys and barrows any day.

27th January 2007, 07:22 AM	#1
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Eric Frei's pics Here's a grey gum we did that had many years ago had lightening strike the head and then in a storm lost it's main leader thru the house roof. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th January 2007, 09:12 PM	#2
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,727	Nice bucket truck,id like to get myself one like that down the track. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

31st January 2007, 09:38 PM	#5
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,727	You can do it real easy with a bucket like that!! Not many hiring buckets/chippers down here. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

31st January 2007, 10:17 PM	#6
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Easy is good Working smarter is better than harder. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

12th February 2007, 04:04 PM	#7
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	I dropped this palm today using the good ole 1/4 cut wedge technique and a MS250. Love them drops. My 44 was too clean as it was Monday. Put a log or two up the retaining wall to prevent damage, then diced the culprit up for a Kanga cuffing and transported it to the tip in the slaymobile. Video to come. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th January 2007, 10:11 PM	#3
Anton Former Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, England Posts: 9	Hi again Those are brilliant photos. My sister has a digital camera so i will take some photos of myself at work. I had no idea that people used cherry pickers for getting to trees. I also cannot believe the size of that tree! I cant wait to do stuff like that. There is an large estate near me with huge trees which i have been told need a lot of work. I am going to phone the head gardener about getting work there. Regards Anton

12th February 2007, 05:27 PM	#8
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,727	Be good having the kanga doing jobs like that! __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

12th February 2007, 05:34 PM	#9
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Video is up 1/4 cut cocos drop Yeah, I'm gonna cut a bus load down this week, hundreds of those overgrown grass trees, be a Holy Whacking going down ... they're all sinister those palms. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

15th February 2007, 05:58 AM	#11
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Over here Rolla the rigs got to be resurveyed and certified every 10 years. All new hydraulics, pins etc ... big cost, is that the case there? Just thinking if it's a 10 year survey it's about due. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

15th February 2007, 09:13 AM	#12
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,059	A lot of the time that's how blokes get caught they see what think is a deal not realising that it's due for re certification...and it cost a small fortune..I believe all welds have to x-rayed $$$$ be carefull...if this is the case you save two parts of "F" all,hasn't happened to me directly but I have heard rumers..$$$. __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

16th February 2007, 02:53 AM	#13
Lee Winger Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 146	No Ekka ,we only need 6 monthly inspections

17th February 2007, 04:16 PM	#14
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Here's a nice looking leopard tree in flower Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th February 2007, 04:31 PM	#15
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	That is a beauty I love leapard trees they're strong and reliable...a bit like me.. SF

17th February 2007, 04:40 PM	#16
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Friggin strong alright. In Sth America they call them Brazilian Ironwood. Now apparently the neighbour in the two story joint on the RH side aint that happy about it. Look at his drive way. Imagine when the seeds drop. Now look at that picture and imagine a back to fence-line prune on that tree. This is where wars break out. lol __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th February 2007, 05:01 PM	#17
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	You know its a funny thing about fence lines, LGA's have local laws and recommendations about trees over fences etc all based on an act from the 1950's..the dividing fences act. It was never really meant to apply to vegetation only constructed assets. But anyway think on this one, when you apply one common law act it should not be permitted to contravene any other, there's no by law or common law not even nuisance that without mitigating circumstances (ie evidence of actual damage) permits the willfull damage of someones elses property (ie the tree getting lopped - defined as damage in AS4373). Now I only raise this because over the years I've worked for Steve up here we've dealt with many fence line disputes, like you say Ekka some of them really unpleasant! When you have 4 or 5 (unpaid!) meetings with neighbours and discuss with them just what the various points of view might be and what outcomes are possible, what an Arborist can do to help manage the tree and what a hacker will do and what the medium/long term consequences will be of both about 50% of the time (for us) you can get some accomodation happening. It would be totally nuts to clean trunk that tree to supposedly placate the neighbour with the driveway, esp since we all know the leaves blossom and seeds will still fall wherever the wind blows despite what pruning is done. SF

17th February 2007, 05:10 PM	#18
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	May I steer you here, it was the link provided to me by BCC when I asked about fenceline work. http://www.treeworld.info/showthread...=1382#post1382 __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th February 2007, 05:38 PM	#19
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	Thanks for that, but the essence remains you can't "cause unnecessary damage to the plant" and if you do (you being the property owner affected by the tree) you can be liable for the costs of remediation or restitution ie the assessed value of the damage or worst case the entire tree. What State legislators have tried (in vain I feel) to do is to encourage people to settle their disputes long before it gets to the stage of legal proceedings, yet here in Qld we're still stuck with the no code no standards no regs approach to tree work (excepting power line clearance) so WTF how can it work? I think the NSW draft act you've posted is a major step forward one that we shall no doubt view with envy for the next 10yrs from the border.. SF

17th February 2007, 05:50 PM	#20
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	I remember on the Gold Coast talking with council, no lopping regs there right ... however with fence-line trees you could lop a branch right on the fence line leaving a dirty great stub????!!!! That's the rules, so on fence line pruning AS4373 got thrown out the window. That NSW draft is pretty much on the money. All aspects taken into consideration and hey, if you bought a house next door to some 100 year old protected tree where 1/3 is over your fence well hey mate, no hacking unless the council says so and they'll dictate (or your arborist) what is necessary and not damaging. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

4th March 2007, 01:15 PM	#22
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	This was one big azzed cuban we did, just the one load for this one, thanks to the Kanga we cut the logs wide enough to fit in the truck. I hate climbing these silo's. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

4th March 2007, 01:53 PM	#24
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	I use short spikes on these SOB's, they stab in better than longs coz they got that hard crust. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

4th March 2007, 02:23 PM	#25
l2edneck Palm Tree Rat Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 46	Big frukkin palms bud......that settles it.......no worries on me movin south...what USD on removin w/out stump if ya dun mind me askin?

4th March 2007, 03:32 PM	#26
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	$300 USD, was $400 here for that one. Had to climb to the top, take off most side fronds so we could knock the head out. You knock the head out below the green bit ... never in the green bit unless you like unpredictable chit going on. Where the green bit meets the grey trunk is where these SOB's grow berries, it was a full shooting match, 4 pods and 3 bunches of berries with a stack of old dead shrivelled up ones. Now that makes fun for flippin ya flip line, so I take two. Threw one around higher to get past the crap then climbed up to the head ... put a high line in through the fronds, cleared necessary fronds via lowering rope as they're big and heavy, came down to cut off berries and pods I didn't get on way up. Cut my scarf etc and felled the head out. Then down to the ground to knock off the barrel. If ya had to block it down all the way I'd want more money. All up including loading it was around 2.5hrs for two people plus dump time and drive time. But there were two others smaller we could fell which added to the job nicely. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

15th March 2007, 07:32 PM	#28
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Reduced these two limbs on the Jacaranda. 1st pic shows the underneath of one of the limbs 2nd pic is the before and after, note the wires underneath too. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

26th May 2007, 01:38 PM	#30
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Small fences I always look for neighbours access when customer's side has a step ... beats trolleys and barrows any day. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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