Today....

27RMT0N · May 9, 2022

Since I've shared some photos of the land clearing, here is a rough idea of the shop I'm hoping to build. 50x40, 14' walls, 10x12' rollup doors, 8' lean-to on the side. I talked with the metal building folks on the phone for a long time, and it's probably going to be out of my budget and harder to do in a lot of ways, so I'm looking at post-frame/pole-barn style at this point (so the truss style here isn't accurate). Build with future solar and rainwater catchment off the roof in mind, the inside back wall of the shop will be all work benches and storage shelves. No sure things yet, but here is the goal:

VenasNursery · May 9, 2022

27RMT0N said:
Since I've shared some photos of the land clearing, here is a rough idea of the shop I'm hoping to build. 50x40, 14' walls, 10x12' rollup doors, 8' lean-to on the side. I talked with the metal building folks on the phone for a long time, and it's probably going to be out of my budget and harder to do in a lot of ways, so I'm looking at post-frame/pole-barn style at this point (so the truss style here isn't accurate). Build with future solar and rainwater catchment off the roof in mind, the inside back wall of the shop will be all work benches and storage shelves. No sure things yet, but here is the goal:

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I love it!
So I would suggest going 15’ with cement floor or 16’ with gravel
You never know what your going to do in the future and 1’ or 2’’ doesn’t cost that much more at all the roll up doors would cost more
Even if have no plans on anything taller than 10’ if you ever decide to sell it might make a big difference
Just my opinion
But awesome plans

Jonny · May 10, 2022

Had some family over for a little cookout. Still had a little daylight left, so Spencer and his cousin, Jaden bugged me to “ climb” the silver maple in the backyard.
Not really climbing at all, I put a Petzl Grigri on my own bridge and just pull them up and lower them with the belay device. They have fun anyways. I think I’ll put together a short knee ascender for them that’ll work with sneakers, and have them use it on MRS with a hitch or Zigzag, and let them do the work. Thinking I’ll still keep them on belay when they’re learning though, just in case.

Jonny · May 10, 2022

This pic is getting zoomed in a bit, framed and going in the family room. Just a really handsome pic of him, I think.

27RMT0N · May 11, 2022

A little shoreline work.

Mark Chisholm · May 12, 2022

Did this job a couple of years ago. You can see how the electric current found a path to both houses. Sad but at least no one was hurt.

Basswood · May 12, 2022

Urban forestry you say?

Limb walk is one of our guys up here from Mexico on a work visa. This was a typical tight NYC drop zone

Jonny · May 13, 2022

Jzack605 said:
Urban forestry you say?

Limb walk is one of our guys up here from Mexico on a work visa. This was a typical tight NYC drop zone View attachment 81923 View attachment 81924 View attachment 81925

Climbing SRT on a 16 strand? Looks like Yale XTC Fire. You (or the climber) like that much bounce? Just curious.

oldoakman · May 13, 2022

Mark Chisholm said:
Did this job a couple of years ago. You can see how the electric current found a path to both houses. Sad but at least no one was hurt.

I'm in the middle of assessing the trees at a resort area that are used in a ten-year-old zipline/Treetop Adventure facility and one of the trees supporting a landing platform and cable walkways between two other trees took a lightening hit. The charge walked between all three trees. So far, they seem ok, but we will watch them.

Basswood · May 13, 2022

Jonny said:
Climbing SRT on a 16 strand? Looks like Yale XTC Fire. You (or the climber) like that much bounce? Just curious.

It’s what I’m working with at the moment. I don’t hate it but I can tell it could be better (I’m new to srt). Gonna get work to get me a new climbing line soon.

Neill · May 17, 2022

a little root action in the mix today

Vicente · May 17, 2022

Found this little guy on/in the depression of a small oak stump next to a grey pine we were falling, one of the guys actually put his hand on it, pretty scary.

chiselbit · May 17, 2022

Vicente said:
Found this little guy on/in the depression of a small oak stump next to a grey pine we were falling, one of the guys actually put his hand on it, pretty scary.

And just how did he end up in your rope bag Mr. Vicente?

Vicente · May 17, 2022

chiselbit said:
And just how did he end up in your rope bag Mr. Vicente?

I carefully moved him in there with a few forked sticks then dumped him out down the hill well away from where we're working, normally I kill them when they're in people's yards but I figured he earned some good will.

chiselbit · May 17, 2022

I have this lunatic friend who caught one and for some dumbass reason decided to carry it home in the pickup he was riding in. They hit a water bar and bounced around pretty hard, the snake was able to wiggle just enough to get one fang into his finger. I went to see him in the hospital, his entire arm was swollen up double size and purple, each little muscle was twitching so it looked like he had worms under his skin.

southsoundtree · May 17, 2022

A baby rattlesnake did the Jedi Mind Trick on my friend.

"You're holding me too tightly. You're hurting me. You're holding my too tightly."

southsoundtree · May 17, 2022

My neighbor spotted that his Lombardi poplar started splitting very, very, very recently.
Oh, ya, there's that Ganoderma part, too.

2-2.5 hours of climbing.

All 3 are going to go.

All 3 are going away.

Neill · May 17, 2022

A nice purpose this morning deadwooding these maturing pin oaks over a daycare playground.

27RMT0N · May 19, 2022

An unseasonably windy day today meant whitecaps everywhere while doing bids, lots of broken limbs on the roads and some emergency work that meant I didn't get home till almost 9pm.