eucalyptus takedown

chainsaw charlie · 16th March 2010, 06:08 PM

hello everyone, i have a few photos here of a eucalyptus take down i did recently. Everything had to be roped down as houses, pool, fences, sheds and garden where below tree.

Drouin Tree Service · 16th March 2010, 06:46 PM

Good work mate thanks for posting the pics,Lone gums are always more work than first planned!hope you had a good dollar on it!

Eric Frei · 16th March 2010, 07:20 PM

Great pics .... it was a very "full" tree.

What about the barrel, how did you deal with that?

chainsaw charlie · 16th March 2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_lopa

Good work mate thanks for posting the pics,Lone gums are always more work than first planned!hope you had a good dollar on it!

Im not sure what price was on the tree as i was the sub contract climber on the job. Total time on tree was about two days.

chainsaw charlie · 16th March 2010, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Great pics .... it was a very "full" tree.

What about the barrel, how did you deal with that?

Was a very healthy tree, gd one to climb. The trunk was a gd size, i blocked the trunk down by hand piece by piece as i only had a small landing area, i used the foams( as i learnt from one your videos) to absorb impact, also had logs on both sides of landing area to prevent logs from going anywhere. Got the log down to about 20 ft and then felled it in one piece.

TrevMcRev · 17th March 2010, 12:20 AM

There was a fair bit of work in that one, good job

And the pics were all right way up too

Eric Frei · 18th March 2010, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chainsaw charlie

Was a very healthy tree, gd one to climb. The trunk was a gd size, i blocked the trunk down by hand piece by piece as i only had a small landing area, i used the foams( as i learnt from one your videos) to absorb impact, also had logs on both sides of landing area to prevent logs from going anywhere. Got the log down to about 20 ft and then felled it in one piece.

Ah ha! The ole foam her up and a pig pen.

stirmantrees · 18th March 2010, 10:48 AM

good job and thanks for posting. How do those gums hinge? do they hang on for dear life or snap easy or somewhere in between?

Eric Frei · 18th March 2010, 02:18 PM

Somewhere inbetween. The bark readily seperates so no need for wing cuts, hinges will hold till the face closes.

stirmantrees · 18th March 2010, 03:44 PM

got it. thx

clarke mcclymont · 19th March 2010, 02:41 PM

sorry first of all bout the negative post;
but wtf is this cowboy doin in the tree without a helmet!!
he says hes a sub cont.presumably has insurance?helmets are good! and they protect ya head,try to geta payout from a head injury if you werent wearing PPE.
secondly - 2 days for that tree? maybe he was having a half hour break after every hang.
im all for giving praise when due but i cant give credit to unsafe work methods.

Davo The Terrible · 19th March 2010, 07:43 PM

What species of Euc is this?

chrisingham · 25th March 2010, 07:40 AM

Great job with that one. It's not easy when the tree is surrounded by everything.. could see the house, pool, everything in the picture. Well done and thanks for posting the images.

16th March 2010, 06:08 PM	#1
chainsaw charlie Sappling Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: carnegie Posts: 22	eucalyptus takedown hello everyone, i have a few photos here of a eucalyptus take down i did recently. Everything had to be roped down as houses, pool, fences, sheds and garden where below tree. Attached Thumbnails

16th March 2010, 06:46 PM	#2
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,697	Re: eucalyptus takedown Good work mate thanks for posting the pics,Lone gums are always more work than first planned!hope you had a good dollar on it! __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

16th March 2010, 07:20 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	Re: eucalyptus takedown Great pics .... it was a very "full" tree. What about the barrel, how did you deal with that? __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th March 2010, 12:20 AM	#6
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	Re: eucalyptus takedown There was a fair bit of work in that one, good job And the pics were all right way up too

18th March 2010, 10:48 AM	#8
stirmantrees Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: oviedo, fl Posts: 469	Re: eucalyptus takedown good job and thanks for posting. How do those gums hinge? do they hang on for dear life or snap easy or somewhere in between?

18th March 2010, 02:18 PM	#9
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: eucalyptus takedown Somewhere inbetween. The bark readily seperates so no need for wing cuts, hinges will hold till the face closes. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

18th March 2010, 03:44 PM	#10
stirmantrees Mature tree Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: oviedo, fl Posts: 469	Re: eucalyptus takedown got it. thx

19th March 2010, 02:41 PM	#11
clarke mcclymont Sappling Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: forresters beach Posts: 8	Re: eucalyptus takedown sorry first of all bout the negative post; but wtf is this cowboy doin in the tree without a helmet!! he says hes a sub cont.presumably has insurance?helmets are good! and they protect ya head,try to geta payout from a head injury if you werent wearing PPE. secondly - 2 days for that tree? maybe he was having a half hour break after every hang. im all for giving praise when due but i cant give credit to unsafe work methods.

19th March 2010, 07:43 PM	#12
Davo The Terrible Former Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Gold Coast QLD Posts: 121	Re: eucalyptus takedown What species of Euc is this?

25th March 2010, 07:40 AM	#13
chrisingham Former Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London Posts: 27	Re: eucalyptus takedown Great job with that one. It's not easy when the tree is surrounded by everything.. could see the house, pool, everything in the picture. Well done and thanks for posting the images.

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