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Rkcorry

Member Since: 23 Jan 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 226

Unfortunate, though very avoidable.

I can’t help but think that knocking, what looks like a decent beech, down whole was never going to end well.
No connection with either party, footage taken from a Facebook post, it appears only the Def90 came off the worst. Not forgetting the tree company reputation.

https://www.facebook.com/100068177243913/v...1158668926

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5th Mar 2023 7:54pm

RFT

Member Since: 13 Nov 2010
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 684

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Zermatt Silver

Hopefully the person running that operation (I doubt if they are qualified tree surgeons) gets a whopping fine and a criminal conviction as well as being forced to pay the property and defender owners lots of compensation 130 Puma HCPU with an Artica 240LR Demountable Camper

6th Mar 2023 2:52pm

steveww

Member Since: 05 Jan 2022
Location: Uppingham
Posts: 575

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Bronze Green

It's where most amateurs go wrong, they go for the big down in one cut. The proper way to do it is to climb up and take it down in lots of little bits.

6th Mar 2023 2:56pm

Jabberwocky

Member Since: 27 Oct 2021
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 225

Jeez good job there was nobody on the street or in the defender. Imagine being under it doing an oil change or something and that comes down on you.

6th Mar 2023 5:26pm

Rkcorry

Member Since: 23 Jan 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 226

steveww wrote:
It's where most amateurs go wrong, they go for the big down in one cut. The proper way to do it is to climb up and take it down in lots of little bits.

That’s the thing, the original f/b poster had shown the footage from the street side of the felling.

Needless to say the operator wasn’t best please with his plan of attack, bouncing helmets etc.

6th Mar 2023 5:45pm

Bowbearer

Member Since: 12 Aug 2022
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 189

1985 Defender 110 200 Tdi SW Auto Baltic Blue

I wouldn’t climb that, from the way the branches snapped it was rotten as.

Easy fell the other way with rope, wedges and a bit of know how,no excuse.

I’ve felled loads of dodgy Beech trees and any professional knows you go full belt and braces because they can fail on the hinge and fall in any direction.

Operator should have their saws confiscated.

7th Mar 2023 9:11pm

DSC-off

Member Since: 16 Oct 2014
Location: North East
Posts: 1440

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Perfect, it fell in the open gateway, bang on centre.

10th Mar 2023 10:36pm

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