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24th May 2007, 09:43 PM
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| Moderator - Previously known as JayD  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia
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Great pictures, Mike...makes me a little jealous..not really your going hard for it,no body gave it to you. Keep the picy's coming. 
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24th May 2007, 11:40 PM
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| Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA
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Good going Mike! | |
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29th May 2007, 01:46 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Urbana, IL,usa
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I'm glad you guys liked the photos. Thanks! Boa the tree with leaves just start to emerge and expand (in the left of the first of the six photos) is Quercus alba/ white oak (great trees but they're rarely planted here anymore.) 2 of the removals are Acer sacharinum/ silver maple. The other ( the trunk pick out of the deck and logs on the truck) was Quercus macrocarpa= the best oak in the midwest u.s. They often live 200+ yrs., but this one died a few years after being hacked/topped by a self proclaimed tree expert!
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25th June 2007, 02:59 AM
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| Sappling  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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25th June 2007, 08:08 AM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Very nice  That looks like a go anywhere unit and judging by that last pick it has a great capacity. The wheels are wild, real wide rubber, no getting stuck in mud. I went to the specs page ... Quote:
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25th June 2007, 09:55 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Thats an impressive piece of kit! Go anywhere(almost) mobile crane that looks a lot more versatile than a franna.
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26th June 2007, 03:47 AM
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| Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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Hello Ekka, I'll try to translate the specs page for you later this evening. |
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26th June 2007, 04:49 AM
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26th June 2007, 05:02 AM
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I understand a lot in English, but versatile and a franna? | |
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26th June 2007, 09:27 AM
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It's these sort of cranes, they can drive around with loads on too, called a Franna. 
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26th June 2007, 11:14 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Yeah thanks ekka, thats the type of crane, pretty common here in australia. Versatile means adaptable, useful in many situations, handy etc. |
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27th June 2007, 08:01 AM
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| Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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ok, thanks, never seen one roun here...
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27th June 2007, 08:41 AM
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here some more pics. I've got lots more of'm, but first I gotta find'em.
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27th June 2007, 06:03 PM
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Paskal I just put up a video of us using the franna. Helmetcam crane and bucket TD of Poinciana Very handy as it can drive around with a load on, perfect for that job I did. Nice pics mate.  
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29th June 2007, 09:36 PM
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Nice job man, the franna is very handy indeed! But our crane (lets call it the Terra Gator) can turn around his boom 360 degrees, so we don't have to drive with our loads, most of the time. Otherwise we can connect a trailer to the crane, we load the trunks an can drive around with the load also! But yes, thats easier with your Franna...
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29th June 2007, 10:46 PM
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| Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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Here's my translation of the specs page from the site www.gerarddenijs.nl He has some new pics there, click on 'Foto van de week' (picture of the week) or here> http://www.gerarddenijs.nl/slideshow2.html. These pics were taken by a man of the Dutch Federation of Vertical Transport. It was a demonstration for that man, so he could see what we do with this crane in trees. By Dutch law, it is only allowed to hoist a complete tree with a telescopic crane, and NOT allowed to climb in that same tree at the same time! BUT: this man (a safety expert) is trying to fit the rules into the practice, so we can do our job not only in a safe way, but also in a legal way. The use of the crane is in this location not really necesary, but it was a perfect location to do the demonstration. The man was impressed. Me , I'm the man in yellow and red... Translation of the specs page: Radio controlled Reach/load headboom: 3.00 mtr. 21.500kg. 16.15 mtr. 3655kg jib boom: 7.50 mtr. 4000kg 31.70 mtr. 550kg Hookhight(?): 36.00mtr Winch: 3000kg pulling aside 6000kg pulling up The construction of the boom makes it possible to work with the jib through 0degrees, by max 25 degrees. (headboom horizontal, jibboom 25 degrees up) Specs of the truck: 4x4 drive really high traction low wheelpressure extra hydraulic- and air assembly (brakes of a trailer) Minimal drive-trough hight: 3.65mtr minimal drive-trough width: on 1050 tires: 3.10mtr (low wheel pressure version) on 750 tires: 2.60mtr Length: 9.00mtr (with pulling devise 9.60mtr) Total weight: 24ton (24000kg) With the construction of the boom it is possible to move loads through an open door or window, horizontal and vertical. Because of the pretty small dimensions we can work inside a factory installations or in buildings. Gerard de Nijs does also many work for Corus, a worldwide steel producing factory (formally Hoogovens, maybe it sounds familiar to you...?) |
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29th June 2007, 10:52 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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HI Paskal, Is the TerraGator articultated? Meaning it turns by bending in the middle rather than sterring the wheels? |
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29th June 2007, 11:29 PM
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First, great pics and great crane! Thanks for that, I love seeing these pics from around the world ... especially Europe, you guys been working with trees since before Australia was even discovered and have very innovative precision engineers (world class engineering). But, about the tree cutting .... Quote:
But you can ride the hook of the crane and get a lift into the tree, yes/no? (I saw picture some-one was getting a lift)
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30th June 2007, 01:03 AM
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30th June 2007, 05:37 AM
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I can get a lift by flying by crane, than I must attach the chain(s) to the tree top(s), descend and cut the tree at he ground. thats the way by law nowadays. In future it must be allowed to attach the treetop or the tip of a branch, then descend to the right hight and cut off the piece you wanna. always double secured ofcourse. And thats the way we like it! (and the way we do it...) In that specific pic you were talking about, you see me fly, double secured. My baseline through a ring at the top of the crane (only personal use), and a short line on the ring of the chain. when I reach the treetop, I install my baseline upthere and work on. On days with high temperatures (25+ or something) it's better to get lifted by crane than climb up, less energy, more concentration at the end of the day. | |
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30th June 2007, 09:01 AM
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Your dead right on getting the lift into the tree. Over here our know all OHS people forbid getting crane ride into tree! See, trouble is the people making the rules haven't done our job. Many times with crane I also have tower (cherry picker) if there's room ... starts getting expensive for all that gear though but tree is down fast.
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30th June 2007, 05:28 PM
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| Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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Now they wanna make some rules from out of practice. I mean that they come and see us doing our job, judge if it's safe what we do and make some rules. So these rules should be better workable. The idea is good I think... |
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30th June 2007, 07:03 PM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Lucky you. Changing rules here would be like raising the Titanic!
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30th June 2007, 10:58 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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+25 degrees = Hot? Try 35-45 on a hot Aussie summers day! But hey we know nothing about working in snow, ice conditions! |
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5th July 2007, 03:26 AM
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| Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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With a safety coat on, 25+ is pretty hot when you're used to about 20 degrees. Ok, in summer it's 30+ somedays. By safety laws here it is required to wear a chainsaw safety jacket and trousers (6 layers of kevlar is heating you up) when climbing and handling a chainsaw. On the ground just a pair of trousers, and climing and using a handsaw no safetywear at all...
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5th July 2007, 04:47 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Wow Ok, we use trousers but not jackets!
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8th July 2007, 10:16 AM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Urbana, IL,usa
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That's very cool, the tires look somewhat turf friendly too!
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8th July 2007, 07:00 PM
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| Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands
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Absolutely, with the 'small' tires, there are no traces at all, with the huge tires only the blocks of the profile in the mud... Hey, but you got a nice truck too man! |
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28th November 2009, 03:46 AM
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| Mature tree  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hawaii. ohio. oregon. california
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Absolutly great stuff. Best crane set up iv seen. I have always been a big fan of pretence loader style of cranes but i would of never guessed that they had a 100' reach. Thanks for the pix and keep them comming |
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