powerlines

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What if...

We were hired to take down a slew of tall bean pole ash trees in a clients fenced in backyard so the access for lifts or trucks is not there, it's all climbing. One of our salesman included in the bid a 50' 14" diam. bean pole ash that doglegs over a primary but it's definitely NOT within ten feet. City forester came out and said the power company won't touch it since it is not within 10'. However there is a 50' maple to the east of the ash that the forester said "them guys can easily tie into that maple, swing over and get it done." In theory, that would be the best way to get it down if one was to climb, but the tie in point would be in a union with perhaps 2" diam limbs! The swing over is probably about 15' as well! Also, it has a nasty crack starting at about 20' and going up another 10' or so. Like I said there is no lift access(unless it's a 36" wide lift which ours is not) no bucket access, and if there is one crazy azz mutherfacker out there to climb it, it looks like it's the ONLY way this tree is getting down.

The problem here lies in our company and the power company going back and forth. The tree is not within the 10' mark, but it hangs over that primary in a way that it would be almost impossible not to lower it and have it brush the line. I mentioned to the homeowner, jokiningly, that why not wait and have a storm take it down for ya for free? If that were to happen the lines would be ripped down for sure and the power company, who doesn't want anything to do with this tree, would be back out there repairing. The homeowner did not find it funny at all, he is quite persistent and determined to get this tree down.

 

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We were hired to take down a slew of tall bean pole ash trees in a clients fenced in backyard so the access for lifts or trucks is not there, it's all climbing. One of our salesman included in the bid a 50' 14" diam. bean pole ash that doglegs over a primary but it's definitely NOT within ten feet. City forester came out and said the power company won't touch it since it is not within 10'. However there is a 50' maple to the east of the ash that the forester said "them guys can easily tie into that maple, swing over and get it done." In theory, that would be the best way to get it down if one was to climb, but the tie in point would be in a union with perhaps 2" diam limbs! The swing over is probably about 15' as well! Also, it has a nasty crack starting at about 20' and going up another 10' or so. Like I said there is no lift access(unless it's a 36" wide lift which ours is not) no bucket access, and if there is one crazy azz mutherfacker out there to climb it, it looks like it's the ONLY way this tree is getting down.

The problem here lies in our company and the power company going back and forth. The tree is not within the 10' mark, but it hangs over that primary in a way that it would be almost impossible not to lower it and have it brush the line. I mentioned to the homeowner, jokiningly, that why not wait and have a storm take it down for ya for free? If that were to happen the lines would be ripped down for sure and the power company, who doesn't want anything to do with this tree, would be back out there repairing. The homeowner did not find it funny at all, he is quite persistent and determined to get this tree down.

Tell him if he has enough money I will bite I have done several like what your describing.
I was a danger tree forman for our power company for 13 years and ten years prior a forman for asplundh. I could do it for the right money and never ruffle the line.

 

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Tell him if he has enough money I will bite I have done several like what your describing.
I was a danger tree forman for our power company for 13 years and ten years prior a forman for asplundh. I could do it for the right money and never ruffle the line.

Haha! I've got this picture in my mind RS, after I have lurked for so long and read your posts, that you are balls to the walls, a real climber. However, I'm up north and you're...down south?

Honestly, I would love a crack at this one, I worked for Asplundh for...half a year...but we're not getting pressured into doing it, in fact that salesman that wrote it up is very regretful he ever included it in the bid.

 

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Haha! I've got this picture in my mind RS, after I have lurked for so long and read your posts, that you are balls to the walls, a real climber. However, I'm up north and you're...down south?

Honestly, I would love a crack at this one, I worked for Asplundh for...half a year...but we're not getting pressured into doing it, in fact that salesman that wrote it up is very regretful he ever included it in the bid.

that is why the salesman needs to know what the job is. I would gladly climb it and piece it down for air fare return tickets and 350 per day two day min lol Tell him 3k lol.

 

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that is why the salesman needs to know what the job is. I would gladly climb it and piece it down for air fare return tickets and 350 per day two day min lol Tell him 3k lol.

In all fairness to the salesman, he is a great climber himself, just injured at the moment, perhaps he looked at this one as manageable climb if he were doing it.