Tree trimming is a trade that demands rough and
hardy individuals. Tree trimmers often work
in extremely dangerous situations, risking
life and limb to make way for electric lines,
remove dead or dying limbs and trees or just
to top trees to reduce height and increase
the canopy. Because of the physical conditioning
involved, it is primarily younger people involved
in the work of tree trimming.
These rugged individuals don climbing belts
and spikes, hoist chainsaws over the shoulders
and climb trees as quickly as most people might
walk down the street. Working 20, 30 or more
feet above the ground, they are often suspended
in the air with their lives and safety depending
upon a coil of rope and the skill of making a
tree limb fall in the desired direction.
Equipment
Replaces Men In Pine Tree Trimming
Whether
it is chain saw tree cutting or climbing
to the top to trim a tree, this is a job that
requires skill and reliable equipment. Chainsaws
are top of the line makes and models, such
as Husqvarna and Stihl. Safety equipment
is mandatory and must be kept well maintained.
Safety ropes are replaced regularly to ensure
maximum strength.
One of the easier jobs for these daring individuals
is pine tree trimming. These trees are straight
and easy to trim and climb. The wood is soft
and easy to cut with fewer chances of kickbacks
or branches falling the wrong direction.
While tree trimmers will always be necessary,
machinery continues to replace men in dangerous
jobs. Highway departments and electrical company
contractors or doing more of this work with a
spinning blade on the end of a boom mounted on
a wheeled vehicle. These machines can be operated
by one person. Quicker, more efficient and safer
techniques are coming to tree trimming.
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