Today....

southsoundtree · Oct 7, 2022

You're early. My 50th birthday is in July.

Took care of some things this morning. Back for a few hours today before weekend family plans. This is close to my shop, as most of my jobs are.

Got my flu and covid shots yesterday, so running a bit slow.

I'll be back next week with ground support. Today, I'll use gravity and friction to clear a rigging corridor for the low limbs closest to the house. It's coffee and snack break after one run up. I've got a bit over an hour before heading out.

Dan Cobb · Oct 8, 2022

oldoakman said:
Please talk them into renewing manufacture of their chest roller.

I mentioned that exact thing to the CEO. While PMI has its roots in caving, the caving market is too small to drive much in the way of product offerings. I let her know that arborists are also a market.

She's going to send me one for evaluation, so maybe I'll have a little bit of a connection to help get them back in production.

Muggs · Oct 9, 2022

Roofing with the Bulldog Bone today....

Serf Life · Oct 10, 2022

On a woods walk and daughter says “I think we’re lost, this looks like New York City.” I wish!

Reach · Oct 10, 2022

Serf Life said:
View attachment 84047 On a woods walk and daughter says “I think we’re lost, this looks like New York City.” I wish!

Wow, that’s a beautiful view!

Serf Life · Oct 10, 2022

Our neighbors have a big parcel in tree-growth-tax so it’s undeveloped and rarely logged. Blessed.

Basswood · Oct 10, 2022

Always funny When you go from a decent sized dead tree removal to pruning small goofy shit like this. (It’s supposed to be a candy cane).

The drop zone cone has me dying. I was laughing the whole time I did this.

Basswood · Oct 10, 2022

It’s probably funnier that I don’t have any pics of the removal

chiselbit · Oct 11, 2022

MikoDel · Oct 11, 2022

Sirius arbor-barbering for this red! I told her (friend of mine) 'we should really wait for the late fall'. "No, just do it. And be aggressive with your trimming." She helped lower a few as well. Coughing all the while. It's been a few weeks and she still feels like s__t from COVID. And the yellow jackets were really f__king w/me while I was cutting. But I followed advice I read, "Don't B a badger". in other words, don't act like their enemy; just let 'em swarm on you and don't swat. And I escaped sting-age. This time

Mark Chisholm · Oct 11, 2022

Today for me.

Njdelaney · Oct 12, 2022

Mark Chisholm said:
Today for me. View attachment 84062

You can do some sight fishing from up there it looks like haha

Njdelaney · Oct 12, 2022

Did some triage roofing repairs on a neighbor's roof today. Old slate shingles, 12/12 pitch, valleys on both front and back of a turret. I had to turn sideways to get myself up between the 2 dormers with the harness on. Thanks @treebing for the great and versatile tools you have created. Rope Runner and Quickie came in very handy today. I anchored to a chimney after inspecting the brickwork and used my two short beater ropes. Trees are way less stressful to tie-in to!

oldoakman · Oct 12, 2022

southsoundtree said:
You're early. My 50th birthday is in July.

Took care of some things this morning. Back for a few hours today before weekend family plans. This is close to my shop, as most of my jobs are.

Got my flu and covid shots yesterday, so running a bit slow. View attachment 84010 View attachment 84011

I'll be back next week with ground support. Today, I'll use gravity and friction to clear a rigging corridor for the low limbs closest to the house. It's coffee and snack break after one run up. I've got a bit over an hour before heading out.

Well then the birthday list is messed up. This is twice that has happened. Mods might want to clean the list up a bit. Anyway, Happy very early or late birthday

oldoakman · Oct 12, 2022

Dan Cobb said:
I mentioned that exact thing to the CEO. While PMI has its roots in caving, the caving market is too small to drive much in the way of product offerings. I let her know that arborists are also a market.

She's going to send me one for evaluation, so maybe I'll have a little bit of a connection to help get them back in production.

Please let her know you have friends willing to be beta testers too.

MikoDel · Oct 12, 2022

Njdelaney said:
Did some triage roofing repairs on a neighbor's roof today. Old slate shingles, 12/12 pitch, valleys on both front and back of a turret. I had to turn sideways to get myself up between the 2 dormers with the harness on. Thanks @treebing for the great and versatile tools you have created. Rope Runner and Quickie came in very handy today. I anchored to a chimney after inspecting the brickwork and used my two short beater ropes. Trees are way less stressful to tie-in to!

Triage repair onna slate roof? LOL i'd B using a piece of flagstone and a big glob of PC-11 adhesive. Nice use of clevis and spliced eye.

the bends U use to connect Ur lime green to that NE safety blue - i don't think i kno those... ?? (er, sorry, maybe I meant Samson - there's so many lines... so little time

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Njdelaney · Oct 12, 2022

MikoDel said:
Triage repair onna slate roof? LOL i'd B using a piece of flagstone and a big glob of PC-11 adhesive. Nice use of clevis and spliced eye.

the bends U use to connect Ur lime green to that NE safety blue - i don't think i kno those... ?? (er, sorry, maybe I meant Samson - there's so many lines... so little time )

I just tied an Alpine Butterfly in the KMIII and attached the Samson to it with a running bowline backed up with a stopper. I had to have a rope on either side of the dormer in advance because there was no other way to hop it over the dormers and keep the right rope angle.

MikoDel · Oct 12, 2022

Njdelaney said:
I just tied an Alpine Butterfly in the KMIII and attached the Samson to it with a running bowline backed up with a stopper. I had to have a rope on either side of the dormer in advance because there was no other way to hop it over the dormers and keep the right rope angle.

itz stupid cause once U describe it, i'm like DUH!! Butterfly and a bowline. of course.

Njdelaney · Oct 12, 2022

MikoDel said:
itz stupid cause once U describe it, i'm like DUH!! Butterfly and a bowline. of course.

To be fair the picture isn't obvious. The butterfly is hidden and the bowline is turned sideways

Dan Cobb · Oct 12, 2022

Njdelaney said:
I just tied an Alpine Butterfly in the KMIII and attached the Samson to it with a running bowline backed up with a stopper. I had to have a rope on either side of the dormer in advance because there was no other way to hop it over the dormers and keep the right rope angle.

I'd be more inclined to tie a regular bowline than a running bowline in that scenario, which is what it looks like in the picture. Having a running bowline trying to cinch up on one rope diameter doesn't seem like a good application.