High Hedge Trimming

[AndyMA]

2 man operation. Work Cage on forks

Much better than ladder

Andy

 

[Big Barn]

Very nice,Andy.

I was hedge trimming today also! Not as impressive or safe as your set up.

One man op using forklift with pallet on 7 foot forks.

 

[buck12]

The safety police are coming. My pallet forks should be delivered his week and I plan to build a man basket to trim trees and tear down a 100 year old barn.

 

[Big Barn]

I have a basket I built but was too lazy to retrieve it from the other end of the farm.

Here’s a pic using it to change a light bulb.

 

[4570Man]

The safety police are coming. My pallet forks should be delivered his week and I plan to build a man basket to trim trees and tear down a 100 year old barn.

They can flame all they want but using a sturdy pallet without a railing is still better than a ladder. A proper cage in a loader is leaps and bounds better.

 

[Big Barn]

They can flame all they want but using a sturdy pallet without a railing is still better than a ladder. A proper cage in a loader is leaps and bounds better.

Agreed! I could have used the caged basket but it’s difficult to maneuver a long gas powered hedge trimmer with the railings in the way.

Ladders suck.

 

[kthompson]

I prefer a boom mower, but that is just me.

 

[Diggin It]

I do the same thing. Pictures posted before. Cage from a tote, set on a carry all attached to the FEL. Works fine for me. Then use a hedge trimmer with a long reach extension.

Hedges have gotten too thick though and the trimmers are having a hard time cutting branches. Plan for before next Spring is to cut them all down to about 3-4 foot so they'll grow back dense but with less thick branches.

 

[MHarryE]

Seeing the picture of the telehandler, are they certified for use as a man lift? Reason for asking is a few weeks back we had 2 guys in a platform on a telehandler trimming trees. The investigators measured their working height at 30 feet when it rolled. The 63 year old was killed in the fall and the 77 year old was air-lifted to Mayo in critical condition. The 38 year old son of the 63 year old was operator, suffered non-life threatening injuries. Is it just being extended too high? Are they certified for use lifting people? Oh, yes, I have been known to use a heavy pallet on the forks of my large tractor as a work platform but never rode the pallet.

 

[Big Barn]

Seeing the picture of the telehandler, are they certified for use as a man lift? Reason for asking is a few weeks back we had 2 guys in a platform on a telehandler trimming trees. The investigators measured their working height at 30 feet when it rolled. The 63 year old was killed in the fall and the 77 year old was air-lifted to Mayo in critical condition. The 38 year old son of the 63 year old was operator, suffered non-life threatening injuries. Is it just being extended too high? Are they certified for use lifting people? Oh, yes, I have been known to use a heavy pallet on the forks of my large tractor as a work platform but never rode the pallet.

I don’t know the answer to this but if I had to guess I’d say no.

 

[4570Man]

I’m going to go with yes. I see them on commercial jobs all the time being used as a man lift.

 

[Big Barn]

I suppose it was rather irresponsible of me posting photos of unsafe working conditions even though many of us admit to doing the same
on occasion.

However I USED to have a Genie articulated manlift on the farm. I sold
It 5 or 6 years ago. That would be one safer way to do my trimming if I still had it.

 

[Big Barn]

I’m going to go with yes. I see them on commercial jobs all the time being used as a man lift.

Mine is a shorter reach AG model with heavier boom for loader work and doesn’t have stabilizers. As such prob no.

 

[People123]

I have been using Gardena Classic 540 FSC for many years. This garden tool has wavy blades that help to securely hold, cut shoots. It is very convenient, in comparison with analogues in which the blades are straight. Sharp enough. The central mounting element is made reliably, with the possibility of twisting when loosening.

 

[orezok]

And what is wrong with this?

 

[Snobdds]

Here is the pinnacle of trimming...

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[Big Barn]

And what is wrong with this?

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I can’t tell. No seat belt ?

 

[People123]

My choice is Black + Decker. A machine is designed for decorative cutting of manicured hedges of medium size in width and height. However, if necessary, she can cope with long untouched bushes. Her knives are sharpened with a diamond tool and therefore even dry branches are easily cut. And in case of falling between the knives of some durable object, the protection will work, and the motor will simply turn off.
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[paulfun9]

And what is wrong with this?

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If I had to guess, it would be he has the wrong blades installed! Other than that and the fact he forgot his beer down below it seems perfectly fine. ��

 

[MossRoad]

Seeing the picture of the telehandler, are they certified for use as a man lift? Reason for asking is a few weeks back we had 2 guys in a platform on a telehandler trimming trees. The investigators measured their working height at 30 feet when it rolled. The 63 year old was killed in the fall and the 77 year old was air-lifted to Mayo in critical condition. The 38 year old son of the 63 year old was operator, suffered non-life threatening injuries. Is it just being extended too high? Are they certified for use lifting people? Oh, yes, I have been known to use a heavy pallet on the forks of my large tractor as a work platform but never rode the pallet.

Depends on the manufacturer... here's and interesting article on the subject.

Accept Telehandler Limits Before Lifting People | Construction Equipment