Tripod ladders
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I have wondered about that... The kids climb them quite easily!
30 years ago I decided a massive willow we had in the garden, one of two - had to go. So I set about it with a friend who had a chainsaw, initially cutting limbs off until just the main trunk was left. It can be quite scary when you are up a tree, cutting limbs off and the tree suddenly springs up as the weight of a limb comes off.
Cutting the main trunk at the base and inexperienced - it began leaning towards my garage, so I ended up propping it with a double extension ladder, to try to persuade it to fall the other way, where there was open ground. It did eventually fall the way I wanted, but it was a close thing. The stump of that tree is still there, I built a mock wishing well to hide it, it was so big. I ended up paying a local tree surgeon to cut the remnants up and remove them.
The second one, much smaller - about 18" diameter and much nearer the back of my garage, I cut down 10 years later. That one I managed to get the stump of mostly out of the ground, but it left a large hole to be filled. Every few years I need to top the hole up, as it sinks down a little more and the tractor finds it cutting the grass.
Cutting the main trunk at the base and inexperienced - it began leaning towards my garage, so I ended up propping it with a double extension ladder, to try to persuade it to fall the other way, where there was open ground. It did eventually fall the way I wanted, but it was a close thing. The stump of that tree is still there, I built a mock wishing well to hide it, it was so big. I ended up paying a local tree surgeon to cut the remnants up and remove them.
The second one, much smaller - about 18" diameter and much nearer the back of my garage, I cut down 10 years later. That one I managed to get the stump of mostly out of the ground, but it left a large hole to be filled. Every few years I need to top the hole up, as it sinks down a little more and the tractor finds it cutting the grass.
You're braver than me!
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With a bit of sloping ground just to add to the excitement! There is no way that I would get on that thing. You are much braver than me.
I've seen people on them albeit smaller ones, on ground much steeper than that and it was rock steady. Tripods are inherently stable.
I've got a feeling these are some thousand-year-old invention from Japan, so somewhat proven
Expensive and access issues. And I'm not sure if people locally will hire to Joe Public without an operator. It'd probably cost less to get an arborist in.
It would be fun though
Nor I.
The difference is the prop, the house, is really rigid and will not budge at all.
I've got 2.4m and 3.6m tripod ladders (not henchman but similar), the 3.6m is quite a size to handle (width).
Looking at the specs, a 4.8m tripod takes up a footprint of 2.7mx1.8m and that is with the legs retracted!
You're not going to be able to properly cut your hedge with it as you won't be able to do the top.
I've also got a small trailer mounted cherry picker but it's a right faff to set up, ladders quicker most of the time.
Looking at the specs, a 4.8m tripod takes up a footprint of 2.7mx1.8m and that is with the legs retracted!
You're not going to be able to properly cut your hedge with it as you won't be able to do the top.
I've also got a small trailer mounted cherry picker but it's a right faff to set up, ladders quicker most of the time.
I hadn't really pictured it but yeah they are pretty wide I suppose they have to be for stability.
Could you clarify what the problem is please?
Thanks for the first-hand report it's really useful - to address concerns from others what is the stability like especially working with something like a polesaw?
To cut the vertical growth on the top of a 10m high hedge, you need to be 10m up in the air and cutting horizontally with a polesaw.
The stability of the ladder is fine - assuming the ground doesn't give way under the feet. I happily use long reach tools up there, but it does increase the risk of you over balancing.
The stability of the ladder is fine - assuming the ground doesn't give way under the feet. I happily use long reach tools up there, but it does increase the risk of you over balancing.
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