Planning on doing some maintenance to your yard? Make sure that you have a plan as well as all of the right tools to achieve the results you would like.
Equipment will differ depending on whether you're landscaping, pruning, climbing, or transporting.
Here is close to everything you need to know about tree surgery equipment: 1.
Trolley: trolleys are used to transport logs, trunks, branches and stumps.
2.
Harness: a harness is used to secure a person to a piece of rope or an anchor point.
The simplest harness can be made from a length of rope.
For extra safety and comfort though, professional harnesses come in a variety of patterns.
The three most popular types of harnesses are sit string harnesses, chest harnesses, and full-body harnesses.
3.
Climbing equipment: including a.
Carabiners: widely used in rope-intensive activities such as climbing, caving, sailing and construction, carabiners quickly and reversibly connect components in safety-critical systems.
b.
Ascenders/descenders: this is a mechanical device for ascending or descending on a rope.
They are attached to the surgeons harness by a piece of webbing or a sling and clipped and locked onto the rope.
c.
Climbing spurs: tree surgeons usually wear special shoes to protect them from slipping.
4.
Pruning equipment: including a.
Pruning saws: pruning saws are saws designed to make tree pruning easier.
They can cut thicker branches than regular pruning shears.
b.
Secateurs: pruning shears are hand held and often referred to as secateurs.
They are mostly used on thinner, shorter plants, although they can be used on trees and shrubs.
c.
Loppers: loppers are a type of scissor used for pruning twigs and small branches.
Their handles can be extended to reach very tall branches.
They are meant to be handled with two hands.
d.
Bowsaws: bowsaws have coarse wide blades that are used for cross-cutting branches.
5.
Landscaping tools: including a.
Axes: and axe is used to shape, split and cut wood.
b.
Sledge hammers: sledge hammers have large, flat heads that are generally made of metal.
They can apply more impulse than a regular hammer thanks to their size.
c.
Splitting mauls: splitting mails are long-handled hammers used for splitting wood along its grain.
One side of its head is like a sledge hammer, the other side like an axe.
That shopping list should help get you started.
If however, you're not comfortable using any of the above, it might be best to contact a professional tree surgeon.
Better be safe than sorry.