lightening protection.....

[budroe69moni]

just got done reviewing a chapter in the isa
study guide and found some very intresting
information on lightening protection!!!! anyone
had any experience w/ this???? anyone ever
had a customer who was that concerned about
one of thier trees getting hit?????
let me know,
budroe

 

[Kevin]

Check the archives, this has gone around before and you`ll find some good information in there.

 

[Treeman14]

I've installed two systems so far. Got all supplies and info from Independent Protection Co.

Most people don't want to spend the money to protect their trees. Average-size tree will cost about $1,000-$1,200. Larger trees could be upwards of $2K.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Typo

Lightening is what we do when we prune.

Lightning is the nasty sparks.

Tom

 

[budroe69moni]

smartass.....

thanks tom.
budroe

 

[Stumper]

Did one several years ago. (100 ft pine in a neighborhood where similar trees had been hit.)It is awfully costly to use the all copper systems with special connectors etc. I probably could have sold a bunch in that area if I were a true believer in lightening protection(I'm not). What I did do was cut a lot of trees with aluminium cable nailed to the trunk-The "protection" that some one else was selling.