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.