Concrete in trees

[arborworks1]

I have had to deal with this twice in the last three months. The first time I had no idea that it was present. Today I knew that it had some patch work done but wasn't quite certain the extent. Both cases were vertical columns in the dead middle of the trunk.

How would you handle this?

 

[Mr. Sir]

Carefully? Gently? Umm, what are you axing?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cuss like a mofo.

 

[TheTreeWiseMen]

Cuss like a mofo.

.....and charge the client shed loadsa $$. Concrete filled trees can turn into a royal pain in the arse.

 

[Hobby Climber]

Giant Mutant Termites should do the trick!

HC

 

[arborworks1]

Well short of having to pie cut the concrete out of the wood. I chiseled some out from the end, It was to deep to cut with a rotary saw, or a sawzall. So what else can you do.

Just making sure I wasn't missing something obvious.

Gunpowder and fuses did come to mind

 

[Hobby Climber]

 

[top hopper]

Use your best judgment to avoid cutting into it. If you suspect it in the area of your face cut for dumping the spar, make your face cut as low as you possibly can.

Aside from that, bring alot of spare chains, and a heavy mallot. Sometimes you can break pieces out if its exposed.

Otherwise, Butch's advice will work, but not very well.

 

[MasterBlaster]

As long as it works!

 

[arborworks1]

There were quite a few f bombs dropped today. It made me feel better. But there was still concrete in the frigging tree.

 

[Koa Man]

My proposals include an additional charge clause for concrete, rebar, chain, any foreign object that causes me extra time or damage to my equipment.

 

[top hopper]

per hour?

 

[arborworks1]

I do alot of work for this college, so I think I am going to tack on the extras on the next service. But I do have a clause in my contracts as well.

Time and materials!

 

[DTW902]

Like this if I can get close, and get under the concrete....

 

[Old Monkey]

Show off!

I usually use a big saw with a decent chain and then a smaller saw with a chain that is mostly done. I cut around where I imagine the concrete to be with the good chain and finish with the small saw with a throw away chain.

 

[DTW902]

I couldn't help it Darin....
It is a pain in the rear thats for sure.

 

[TC3]

When I was a kid the dentist told me to brush real good... there were even commercials showing me how to do it.
As an adult, my hygienist (sp. ?) tells me I have abrasions from brushing too hard ??? >>> Like it's my fault & MY idea ?!?
Front line to addressing tree problems is to own up to archaic remedies, "Yeah, I know this is how they said to do it back in the day, but it's all we knew..."
Second would be to outline to customers what you're up against... as outlined in this thread, already.
Y'know what pisses me off more than anything about a twelve year old root canal ?!? >>> Hearing it has to be re-done, only more pricey this time. Hearing a dentist atleast explain that old techniques have been improved upon helps.
A little.

 

[Bodean]

try not to hit it.

Chain and trucks, if you got the room.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Crikey McShittyDeal!!!

 

[TC3]

What, no tricycle(s) ?!?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Good job reading it.. Looks like you missed most of the nasty stuff...

 

[Bodean]

Yeah, I used a carbide to get that far.

Then we snapped it with a chain and a tug after we saw some wobble, bout a 12' piece.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Could have used a concrete chain saw .... I don't see much of that here (concrete in trees) and they don't rent them local. But I would imagine in larger towns they would be available

 

[No_Bivy]

hmm.....black powder?.........

last time I hit some, we spent about 30 min with a sledge and cold chisel busting it out

 

[Banned by Squirrels]

And people still put that crap in there. :what: