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Utility
Right-Of-Way Maintenance
Manual - Chemical - Mechanical
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Growth
Management is
What We Do Best!
At
Poor Boy Tree Service we are not just saws and trees. We are a major
company that focuses on getting the job done in the quickest and most
effective manner. Whether it is trees that need to be trimmed, or brush
that needs to be sprayed, PBT is ready to go with the most efficient
equipment that is available. If the equipment is not available we have
the resources to modify or manufacture equipment that completes the necessary
task with ease and time efficiency, thus removing cost and labor out
of the equation.
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On
the right-of-way there are several different methods of line clearance.
For example, when there are trees along the right-of-way that are in
the power line easement, but not close enough to the power line to cause
it damage, then we have the option of using the mechanical trimmer, which
is the dominant piece of machinery on the right-of-way. Instead of using
climbers, the mechanical trimmer side trims all the trees along the edge
of the right-of-way, leaving a “clean-cut” appearance. The
mechanical trimmer is the greatest time and expense saving piece of equipment
available.
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When
unwanted vegetation needs to be sprayed, we have the equipment to do
it. For light spraying, or stump and cut stubble spraying, we use our
pump-up sprayers to manually apply herbicide to only what needs to be
sprayed. Heavy vegetation is treated with foliage spray using skidder-mounted
John Bean sprayers which hold from 100-300 gallons of herbicide at a
time.
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Often times, there are trees with branches that dangle over the power
lines. To effectively remove these branches without damaging the power
lines, or even worse getting someone hurt, we have expert climbers that
carefully cut away the branches and safely send them to the ground.
The bucket truck is used to trim or remove yard trees that are in the
utility line close to houses or other structures. A crew of two is needed
to safely operate a bucket truck. The trimmer is in the bucket while
a groundsman is on the ground for safety purposes and for clean-up. A
chipper is always used with the bucket truck to help maintain the yards
and clean up the debris.
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| Chainsaws
are a major tool in the line clearance industry. They are used by climbers,
bucket truck operators, and Groundsmen. Groundsmen use chainsaws to cut
down trees, clean out fence rows, and cut trees that have already fallen
into smaller pieces so that they can be taken to the chipper, or another
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