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  Richard Gadsby March 24, 2016 at 8:43pm

  I think you are asking far too much of the farmer if I'm honest. I will be extremely thick 5-8 foot down. I would ask a local farmer as it won't hurt to ask. But I would not put a machine through the job as it's likely to damage the machine in my opinion
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  Craig Flatters March 24, 2016 at 8:52pm

  Is ally scaff and a pole pruner an option?
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      Richard Gadsby March 24, 2016 at 10:06pm

      That sounds like a good solution one of the farmer near hear uses the same idea for his tall hedges and topiary.
      I don't think there is a cheap way of doing it.
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          Richard Gadsby March 24, 2016 at 10:13pm

          How wide is it as in depth across the top?
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              Richard Gadsby March 24, 2016 at 10:34pm

              Rather you than me!
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                  Richard Gadsby March 24, 2016 at 10:52pm

                  £20 an hour for that setup is cheap!
                  I know you're being paid on top but some jobs can't be done cheap
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                    Michael Lowe > Richard Gadsby March 27, 2016 at 9:11am

                    I agree, you have to let clients know straight away that for certain jobs there's a certain level of risk. That of working at height which of course takes us into the realm of public liability and the c working at height restrictions that b either apply or don't depending on the type of cover you have? Either way the risk involved always warrants a much higher rate and one c should never apologise for that if a client queries your rate? Let them put themselves in your boots and they might v change their tune. Good luck!:-) obviously you want to get it done pronto before the sap starts rising proper! I generally do evergreen hedges at the back end to avoid this problem, also better for your equipment.
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              Michael Lowe March 27, 2016 at 9:03am

              Bring on the pole pruner! Back in the day when I didn't have a lot of kit and I f found myself up a 20ft ladder with a pole pruner(the unmechanised kind) tackling some rather unruly Leylandii! 8ft across. Access only from one side! At one point I ended up having to stand on the top most branches of the ones I'd already cut so I could reach the far side with the lopper side of the polepruner. When I think back to it I have to chuckle, passers by must have thought I was a complete nutter. Incidentally I don't take on many hedging jobs, especially if they're higher than 12ft and especially if I can't use some kind of access platform or tower, telehandler etc. I'll leave the heavy work for the v heavies and stick to my design work and landscaping thank you.;-)
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      Craig Flatters March 25, 2016 at 8:38am

      I recently took down a large beech hedge using an ally tower. For me the telehandler or boom would be excessive and expensive. You'd only need two tiers of scaff, 20ft isnt that high, as your working at around 15ft.
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      Michael Lowe March 27, 2016 at 8:45am

      Yes that's exactly what I was going to suggest. You can also use a l lift called a monkey lift. Check it out on YouTube. It even has outriggers so possible to use on slightly uneven terrain.