PTS
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Redbull said:
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Questions from a wannabe newbie
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Redbull
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Bigger than where I grew up 3000 people, but still small. I think I'd be SOL if I got stuck in a tree. Especially since I work alone a lot, which is a bad idea to begin with.
PTS
ArboristSite Guru
Have to agree with you there.
Onelick
ArboristSite Member
PTS, I'm going to work tomorrow to look up how much weight and stress is being put on your truck. I don't like that idea, If you figure at a minimum of 500 gals per min flowing through that hose with water weighing 8.8 lbs per gal. plus the nozzle reaction of the water exiting the nozzle, that's alot of weight.
PTS
ArboristSite Guru
My truck is a utility truck used for setting big transformers the lifting weight on my boom is 1200-1800 pounds depending on the angle I am at. Although many will say it is a bad idea we use our jib to hook limbs and chunks of tree, cut them free swing over to a safe location and lower them down. I have spoke with a boom specialist and asked him to join us on a removal where this was being preformed. He said that the way we do it is fine for our truck. It is made to withstand the amount of weight we are putting on it. I have to be carefully not to over load it but cutting off more than I can chew. I generally don't hook more than two guys can carry.
oldugly
ArboristSite Operative
Thank you, Onelick
Hey, just wanted to say thanks. I read your thread and imediately talked to a friend of mine who is in the volunteer fire department in our area. (We talk alot, being he is another tree guy). He however is not a climber, and agreed that they would not know how to begin to rescue a climber stuck in a tree. I volunteered to show some basics on rope rescue to him and a couple of his buddies there, although I am not qualified to give an in depth course...at least I can show them the basics.
I hope this doesn't sound like I am something special, but I think it would be a good idea if those who read this would do something similar. I volunteered my services...not because of the local guys around here, (most of them already have a backup, and we all have eachother's numbers if we get in trouble)....but we have a lot of out of towners, and fly by nights come through this area. Although I somewhat resent them, (most of them are low-bidding hacks) still it would go without even questioning that if they were in need I would help.
Also there is the hapless do-it-yourselfer/ homeowner.
I would have never even thought of that situation without your comments here.
Again, Onelick...thank you sir.
Hey, just wanted to say thanks. I read your thread and imediately talked to a friend of mine who is in the volunteer fire department in our area. (We talk alot, being he is another tree guy). He however is not a climber, and agreed that they would not know how to begin to rescue a climber stuck in a tree. I volunteered to show some basics on rope rescue to him and a couple of his buddies there, although I am not qualified to give an in depth course...at least I can show them the basics.
I hope this doesn't sound like I am something special, but I think it would be a good idea if those who read this would do something similar. I volunteered my services...not because of the local guys around here, (most of them already have a backup, and we all have eachother's numbers if we get in trouble)....but we have a lot of out of towners, and fly by nights come through this area. Although I somewhat resent them, (most of them are low-bidding hacks) still it would go without even questioning that if they were in need I would help.
Also there is the hapless do-it-yourselfer/ homeowner.
I would have never even thought of that situation without your comments here.
Again, Onelick...thank you sir.
Onelick
ArboristSite Member
The thanks go to you, my friend
Old,
The real thanks go to you for donating your time and effort to help your fellow man. Like your friend I have over 20 years of rope/verticle rescue under my belt and just got my Instructor certification. But I had no clue as to how to begin to rescue a climber. After hanging around on this site, I now have a small amount of knowledge on which rope is doing what. I'm still trying to get hired on parttime with a company, but the ones that I have asked don't want a parttime worker. They all told me that if I could work full time, then they would hire me on the spot. I would like to get some experience with a tree company, then help develop a training course for our State University fire training academy. This past fall we needed the help of a tree climber when a hang glider crashed and was stuck in a tree. Thankfully the person was not hurt, just scared to be hung up in a tree. (funny, they weren't scared to jump off a 300 ft cliff, but they were scared to be 30 feet up a tree!!)
I would like to ask everyone out there to stop in at your local Fire Department and offer your professional services.
Thank you.
Old,
The real thanks go to you for donating your time and effort to help your fellow man. Like your friend I have over 20 years of rope/verticle rescue under my belt and just got my Instructor certification. But I had no clue as to how to begin to rescue a climber. After hanging around on this site, I now have a small amount of knowledge on which rope is doing what. I'm still trying to get hired on parttime with a company, but the ones that I have asked don't want a parttime worker. They all told me that if I could work full time, then they would hire me on the spot. I would like to get some experience with a tree company, then help develop a training course for our State University fire training academy. This past fall we needed the help of a tree climber when a hang glider crashed and was stuck in a tree. Thankfully the person was not hurt, just scared to be hung up in a tree. (funny, they weren't scared to jump off a 300 ft cliff, but they were scared to be 30 feet up a tree!!)
I would like to ask everyone out there to stop in at your local Fire Department and offer your professional services.
Thank you.
soutz
ArboristSite Member
Yep the rule here is to look after yourself.This is a good rule for equipment purchasing ,took me bout 8 years to learn it. 2nd hand gear comes from cashflow, new gear ie. chippers etc you must have at least 25% deposit.this keeps the bank managers off your back and doesnt kill cashflow. As far as climbing never assume. check your gear before every climb. Video your practise climbs and ask a good work climber to assess. Learn as much as you can ,i mean eat it up. Passion for the work you do is the key cause it sure isnt easy. Try working for other companies part time as a groundy. Good groundies make wicked work climbers,this will help you learn to structure your jobs. Ask questions, reflect often.Bit long winded but hope that helps.
Climb Safe and enjoy the view.
Climb Safe and enjoy the view.
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