Heli tree removal

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Looks like a like you had the whole tree marked and strapped. I suppose you wanna be need to be ready to go with a heli. Why the heli anyway?
 
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yeah mate its important to have everything prepared and even then it was a mad scramble to get ready at the next cut it took about 30 seconds for a round round flight. the access was terrible and the owner wanted zero impact another landscaping company also used the heli to move ten tonnes of equipment up so it worked out quite well tree.jpg
 
Looking forward to the full vid. Must be very intense working - high tempo. Does the down wash from the rotary make life difficult?
 
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Its not to bad actually pete.
the only thing i can say is that it pushes the bar around a bit when your lining up a cut and that it blows the sawdust down with a force something wicked so when i was under my workmate i had to cover my face even with my visor on.
Its a great feeling and you get into work mode so you don't really notice it to much.
 
Do you make big bucks working that way or is it about the same as "regular" tree work?
 
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I made the same that day as i did cutting hedges the week before haha one of the great things about our job is the variety.
 
Got to be expensive. I've seen a few short vids of it done in the Euro countries. One was quite a large tree and the pic's were way off balance. It was supposed to be a training video, and in the end it certainly turned out to be that. Mostly for the instructors.

Another was along a transmission line and climbers were already in the trees and all set up for the pics. That one actually worked out well.
 
wow I seen it all!!
nice saw that job must of paid a little better then the hedge job.
just kidding looking forward to the full vid..
so many talant people at the house!!!!:love:
 
Well showed! What a great job...that's a rare slice of the pie you are tapping into...thanks for sharing.
 
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gf beranek said:
Got to be expensive. I've seen a few short vids of it done in the Euro countries. One was quite a large tree and the pic's were way off balance. It was supposed to be a training video, and in the end it certainly turned out to be that. Mostly for the instructors.

Another was along a transmission line and climbers were already in the trees and all set up for the pics. That one actually worked out well.
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Its reasonably common in nz for multiple removals in a remote location and as you say there will be climbers in every tree with the heli going from one to the other , you hear of it happening once or twice a year with the bigger companies. The pick in the video was the only one half decently balanced as the tree had branches growing on only one side the further it went down.
most of the picks had a decent amount of movement when the heli ripped them away and it just takes it in its stride as long as they are within the weight range.
It was expensive but it worked out well for the customer and for us with some cool pictures and experience.
the helicopter company usually only works with another firm when doing removals so its quite specialised and not many companies here in Germany will get the chance without having a good reputation as the heli guys won't work with just anyone.
all in all it was a sweet experience for me slinging up and cutting but the props have to go the the heli pilot as he was insanely talented and made our job so much easier.
 
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cheers rich , ill try get it out in the next couple of weeks.
 
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