Work Photos

Treetopflyer · Dec 29, 2022

27RMT0N said:
Speed-lining a doug fir over a house, the top in these photos. I may make a dedicated a thread about it at some point, but quickly I have to say the MonkeyBeaver speed-line slings and magazines really are excellent and well worth the money.

Edit: I probably don't need to say this, but for the record: when speed-lining a top; keep it a safe size/weight, always use TWO slings choked on opposite sides of the trunk, and carabiners in opposite orientation.

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I Like the work. Ive used double opposing biners before i found setting the xring above termination end on line I like the xring on deadeye sling for tops instead of 2 slings and biners, thats just me though..Once all limbed up to top just slide usually running bowline up under xring make face cut slide down after made under cut, preset with a little tension adds to pull factor to bend it over onto rigging and I don't don't worry about any misalignment on biners ever. You can adjust the sling to match cut any vector if your not straight up and down either. Sometimes right snug at the termination knot so ring just rotates around with zero flop or slop as it comes over..

rico · Dec 29, 2022

SeanRuel said:
Making a tree on a house be not on the house anymore- Nothing clever on the top, cut, pass and chuck, fancy MA on the log

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Beautiful work as usual. I always look forward to seeing pics of your work.

Neill · Dec 29, 2022

White oak, felling the 20ish foot log across the driveway- permission to damage

SeanRuel · Dec 30, 2022

Thanks Rico, that's really nice to hear!

Winchman · Dec 30, 2022

I started out Thursday morning by taking down this dead limb with a controlled speed line.

I had already removed part of it Wednesday afternoon.

I had originally planned to take the whole limb down at once, but I changed my mind after seeing how big it was up close, and deciding my speed line setup wasn't good enough for the whole thing.

Winchman · Jan 13, 2023

Working from a ladder isn't my favorite thing, but there was no suitable TIP that would put me where I needed to be. I did wear my harness and tie in with my lanyard, though. I had already climbed the tree at far right to remove the outer part of the limb in pieces and tie a rigging line to the limb so it could be lowered safely clear of targets.

Did the same thing for this another limb, and ended up with this.

There's some good TIPS to deal with the remaining limbs so I can whittle it down before felling.

The base of the tree is a mess (picture later), and the homeowner wants the tree gone.

Treetopflyer · Jan 13, 2023

Winchman said:
Working from a ladder isn't my favorite thing, but there was no suitable TIP that would put me where I needed to be. I did wear my harness and tie in with my lanyard, though. I had already climbed the tree at far right to remove the outer part of the limb in pieces and tie a rigging line to the limb so it could be lowered safely clear of targets.
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Did the same thing for this another limb, and ended up with this.
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There's some good TIPS to deal with the remaining limbs so I can whittle it down before felling.
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The base of the tree is a mess (picture later), and the homeowner wants the tree gone.

Strapping the ladder to the tree if you have to work off one can be a good idea. Can't tell if it is or isn't just figure ill throw that out there

Winchman · Jan 13, 2023

I run my lanyard through the ladder and around the limb it's was leaning on. I avoid leaning a ladder against the trunk. I'd rather just set up to climb.

Here's the base of the tree. It's pretty ugly.

Neill · Jan 14, 2023

Double bag disaster. Had to climb and cut this to retrieve it.

Alec A. · Jan 14, 2023

Double-double-whip lifting failed fir tree off low roof. Fun Friday work. Shout out to Sandhill Plastics for the mats on the deck.

Winchman · Jan 16, 2023

Still whittling away on the limbs, I'm finding the top surface of almost all the limbs have one or more damaged areas like these.

Winchman · Jan 17, 2023

I was able to get the remaining limbs and top off today leaving me with this:

My plan is to rig a pull rope before digging around the stump and cutting the roots with the mattock. Then I should be able to tip the ugly stump out of the ground. I know the homeowners and the yard guy will appreciate that.

Winchman · Jan 18, 2023

Several hours of digging and chopping didn't make a bit of difference in how the tree responded to pulling on the rope attached thirty feet up. So I made several cuts with the chainsaw, and it came right down.

It appears all the anchoring roots were offset under what's still in the ground, and they're still rock solid. That's not the result I wanted, but at least the trunk's down. The neighbor says he wants to get the firewood, so hopefully I won't have to deal with that.

The vertical cut on the section I removed revealed this image of a dagger looming over a monster.

YMMV

27RMT0N · Jan 18, 2023

Two firs (one shown here), I guess topped into hedge form 30 years and then ignored, became multi leader beasts like 60' tall. Sent one with wedges, the other I tied the stems together and used the truck to pull them over, watched the rotten core split apart. Chipped and broadcast probably like 20 yards. I really do love how far the BC1000 shoots chips when broadcasting back into the woods like this.

Winchman · Jan 18, 2023

Making progress, but the right-hand side of the remaining piece is a solid mass of roots. I cut the stump loose from the trunk so I could drag it out of the hole. Getting it to the street is gonna be a little harder.

Winchman · Jan 18, 2023

This is what I wanted to see, and the homeowner was really happy to see the stump gone.

The yard debris crew came yesterday and carried all the small stuff I had put at the curb. I took a break Monday to make a seventy-foot climb to get the dead pine limb that was over the driveway. That's it on top of the pile.

They cleared the spot just in time for the stump debris.

27RMT0N · Jan 24, 2023

A little more gear heavy than usual today and tomorrow on some big fir removals. ZigZag on the first tree, used the Captain Hook to get into and set my RopeRunner in a neighboring tree, 20 MB speedline slings were a great help and handled some absolutely huge limbs and tops, and my first day with the new MB 2.0 saddle, so far I'm quite impressed. Still getting adjustments and gear placement dialed in.

The customer took some drone footage speedlining the top at like 140 feet, looking forward to seeing that clip.

rico · Jan 24, 2023

Beautiful new saddle. Don’t know if you got the optional leg pads with the MB 2.0 but I have a brand new pair of the MB legs pads sitting around here doing nothing. PM if interested and they are yours.

Mick Dempsey · Jan 24, 2023

Difficult access garden, passed 4 tonnes of brash and wood over this wall to be dropped in front of the chipper.

27RMT0N · Jan 25, 2023

rico said:
Beautiful new saddle. Don’t know if you got the optional leg pads with the MB 2.0 but I have a brand new pair of the MB legs pads sitting around here doing nothing. PM if interested and they are yours.

Thanks for the offer, I got a pair with the saddle so I'm good. Originally I wasn't planning on buying them, because no other saddle I've worn has had such a thing and I've never felt the need, after all, comfort comes mostly from proper fit as opposed to 'cushions', but when I saw they were only a $25 add-on I figured why not? After more time wearing it (only day two so far) I'll give some thoughts on it, the pads, etc.

Finished the job today, now the big excavator gets to come clean up my mess, and then will tip the sticks over now they are short enough to fit.