clifforion
ArboristSite Member
Hi everyone if this has been covered before I am sorry I couldn't find specific answers for my 2 questions.
I have posted on here about chainsaws and have had great people with great advice. Now I have a 2 specific climbing questions, which are almost the same scenario.
I work for a tree service that uses a bucket truck for ALL their tree work. I started to climb on my own and have done some removals and trimmings, so I have an idea of how to climb. I have a tree that a friend of a friend wants removed. I believe its a form of cherry that go straight up for...20-30 feet then does a sharp turn horizontal and arches over their house. It almost looks like a rainbow. There are no other trees nearby to tie myself off with. I have no other way to do it except climb it ( or they need someone with a bucket truck). I was wondering if there was any good suggestions on how to approach this tree? Again I have climbed and feel comfy enough with basic stuff and some advanced stuff, but not this. The tree is probably just from memory about 18-20" ,if anything its bigger than smaller, at the base and tapers up accordingly.
My next question is almost the same problem, it is an oak tree that I haven't done cause I really don't have a good way again of doing it. It was a really good size oak 30+ inches at the base, that the top got blown off of by a micro burst. I can climb up to the limb that that needs to be done with no problems it just ripped it off a few feet above that. There is only one limb left off the stem, that goes out about 12-18 feet horizontal then does a turn skyward at about a 20 degree angle for a good ways then goes vertical the rest of the way. By the time it gets vertical I would venture to guess its around 4-5 inches in diameter, maybe a little bigger. The limb is very strong if I could tie off above or to the side of it, I could limb walk no problem on it even with full weight. Its strong enough to get out to where it goes vertical but I don't really know how to get out there, and also its still a little big and really could be pieced down even more in the vertical part so going up that would really help.
My camera died a month or so ago so sorry no pictures but the first tree looks like 3/4s of a rainbow honestly just straighter in the beginning, and the other tree looks like someones arm and elbow kinda straight out then turns up at little, then straight up. I can try to explain better if someone needs more explaining.
Thank your your time and patience.
Keith
I have posted on here about chainsaws and have had great people with great advice. Now I have a 2 specific climbing questions, which are almost the same scenario.
I work for a tree service that uses a bucket truck for ALL their tree work. I started to climb on my own and have done some removals and trimmings, so I have an idea of how to climb. I have a tree that a friend of a friend wants removed. I believe its a form of cherry that go straight up for...20-30 feet then does a sharp turn horizontal and arches over their house. It almost looks like a rainbow. There are no other trees nearby to tie myself off with. I have no other way to do it except climb it ( or they need someone with a bucket truck). I was wondering if there was any good suggestions on how to approach this tree? Again I have climbed and feel comfy enough with basic stuff and some advanced stuff, but not this. The tree is probably just from memory about 18-20" ,if anything its bigger than smaller, at the base and tapers up accordingly.
My next question is almost the same problem, it is an oak tree that I haven't done cause I really don't have a good way again of doing it. It was a really good size oak 30+ inches at the base, that the top got blown off of by a micro burst. I can climb up to the limb that that needs to be done with no problems it just ripped it off a few feet above that. There is only one limb left off the stem, that goes out about 12-18 feet horizontal then does a turn skyward at about a 20 degree angle for a good ways then goes vertical the rest of the way. By the time it gets vertical I would venture to guess its around 4-5 inches in diameter, maybe a little bigger. The limb is very strong if I could tie off above or to the side of it, I could limb walk no problem on it even with full weight. Its strong enough to get out to where it goes vertical but I don't really know how to get out there, and also its still a little big and really could be pieced down even more in the vertical part so going up that would really help.
My camera died a month or so ago so sorry no pictures but the first tree looks like 3/4s of a rainbow honestly just straighter in the beginning, and the other tree looks like someones arm and elbow kinda straight out then turns up at little, then straight up. I can try to explain better if someone needs more explaining.
Thank your your time and patience.
Keith