[TheForge] Scaffold OT

[Paul N]

I think that technique was perfect by the dept of the navy:
http://onemansblog.com/2007/09/05/wheres-osha-when-you-need-em/



Ron Childers wrote:
> Nah, Bruce, all it takes is 4 5 gal buckets in the bed of a pick-up onto
> which you place a 20ft step ladder. If you need a little more reach, another
> 5 gal bucket on the top step will give you a bit extra. (-:]> (I saw a photo
> of this arrangement). 
> 
> Ron C
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Scaffold OT
> 
> I'm not much for "getting high" either.  I just finished topping an old
> maple tree that was shading my yard too much.  I wanted to leave the tree,
> not cut it down, so I had to prune carefully.  I ended up putting lag bolts
> into part of the trunk that would eventually be cut down, so that I could
> tie a ladder firmly to the trunk.  The bottom of the 10' ladder was maybe
> 15'-20' off the ground, sitting in a crotch of the tree.  Fortunately, my
> chain saw is electric, so I didn't have to yank a damned starter cable while
> 25' in the air.  The job went pretty well, but the really high branches I
> sawed off from the ground using one of those "chain saws" HF sells - a
> "bicycle chain" with teeth on one side and ropes on either end.  Worked
> fairly well - I recommend them.  I've now got a massive pile of wood in the
> backyard, partly from this tree, partly from others, and I spent yesterday
> sawing some down for firewood.  Raining today.
>