Today....

[Fivepoints]

We keep filling up the chip box on our forestry bucket truck multiple times a day. Our record is 7. We chip into our f550 as well but we really like the top off so we can easily load logs. We like to load as we go vs having to deal with a pile of logs at the end. Ive been casually looking around for a bigger chip truck as we have an international 4700 we plan to do a switch and go on at some point.

I had one fall in my lap yesterday. Its an LT7500 sterling with a 3126 300hp/860 ft lbs and a 9 speed. We need a heavier truck to tow some of our bigger machinery. Moving an 18k lb machine with a lighter truck isnt awesome. It needs some misc repairs and was getting oil in the diesel so injector seals or injectors are in order.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Smart truck, congratulations.

 

[Basswood]

I think pruning apples is my favorite thing.

 

[oldoakman]

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You're not done yet, you can't throw a cat through it.

 

[Basswood]

You're not done yet, you can't throw a cat through it.

Lmao interesting way to tell you’ve pruned an apple enough

 

[Basswood]

risk assessment with the resi checking a cavity area. This silver maple is in a very tight backyard in Brooklyn. It will be recommended for removal but hoping we don’t get the contract. The only way in and out is a narrow hallway with 2 tight 90* turns.

 

[Winchman]

What's this hanging from your belt?

I see a carabiner, a binder clip, and a strip of ????

 

[Njdelaney]

Probably a samurai sword, or an emergency strip of T.P.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

A slider, for pushing rings off?

 

[Basswood]

What's this hanging from your belt?
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I see a carabiner, a binder clip, and a strip of ????

it’s an older resi that records the readings on the carbon paper. That’s my method of paper storage as I drill.

But I’m liking the theories a lot.

 

[Dan Thornton]

Winchman asked for an after photo. Here it is. And here's the story ...
My biggest concern (and the biggest concern of the wife) was the lean toward the house. Compared with a Google photo from ten years prior, the lean had gotten slightly worse over that time. So, goal one was to take weight off the house side.
Biggest concern of the husband was the number of walnuts he had to pick up every year. He had in past years had the tree topped at least three times, possibly a reason for the multiplication of walnuts. He wanted me to top it again, but he finally was willing to let me try to restore it, while still reducing the number of walnuts.
The only reason not to take down the tree entirely was the rope swing (on the house side) that had been used many years by father, children and now grandchildren. It was important to leave that branch (largest toward house) and leave enough growth so it didn't die. I gave him a new swing rope while I was in the tree.
Ideally I would have reduced weight this year and returned next year to restore the top, but that was not an option for the homeowner, so I did remove more canopy than advisable. Of course, previous toppings were even more radical.
Here's the before and two after photos. It's my first attempt at restoring a tree after being topped and it took much more time than I budgeted, but I had lots of fun doing it.

 

[southsoundtree]

Looks good. Nice work.

 

[oldoakman]

That one was definitely a hairball. Previously topped trees are a bitch to restore.

 

[27RMT0N]

Got 'The Tree Projects PNW Poster Set' from Wesspur on my last order.

Inspirational stuff especially since it's in my region, and very cool how close you have to look to see where and how small the climbers in the photos actually are.

 

[VenasNursery]

Well today I’m putting air tags on some of my trucks and if I like how they work I will add them to the rest of the my equipment

I think they are great for theft and I can also just look to see how far out a truck is to a job without calling and distracting the driver

They take watch batteries and last a year or two

No monthly bill

Does anyone else use them or anything similar?

 

[Vicente]

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Well today I’m putting air tags on some of my trucks and if I like how they work I will add them to the rest of the my equipment

I think they are great for theft and I can also just look to see how far out a truck is to a job without calling and distracting the driver

They take watch batteries and last a year or two

No monthly bill

Does anyone else use them or anything similar?

The down side to those is they just use the nearest iPhone for signal and it notifies the phone user so if the thief has an IPhone they'll know it's there and can just pull it off.

 

[VenasNursery]

The down side to those is they just use the nearest iPhone for signal and it notifies the phone user so if the thief has an IPhone they'll know it's there and can just pull it off.

I agree, but they have to find it first and I doubt they are gonna pull over in a stolen vehicle to start looking for an AirTag. If they get the notice before they pull out it may detour them from stealing it

 

[Matias]

The down side to those is they just use the nearest iPhone for signal and it notifies the phone user so if the thief has an IPhone they'll know it's there and can just pull it off.

I didn't know that and am glad I do. I don't have any, but still.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Winchman asked for an after photo. Here it is. And here's the story ...
My biggest concern (and the biggest concern of the wife) was the lean toward the house. Compared with a Google photo from ten years prior, the lean had gotten slightly worse over that time. So, goal one was to take weight off the house side.
Biggest concern of the husband was the number of walnuts he had to pick up every year. He had in past years had the tree topped at least three times, possibly a reason for the multiplication of walnuts. He wanted me to top it again, but he finally was willing to let me try to restore it, while still reducing the number of walnuts.
The only reason not to take down the tree entirely was the rope swing (on the house side) that had been used many years by father, children and now grandchildren. It was important to leave that branch (largest toward house) and leave enough growth so it didn't die. I gave him a new swing rope while I was in the tree.
Ideally I would have reduced weight this year and returned next year to restore the top, but that was not an option for the homeowner, so I did remove more canopy than advisable. Of course, previous toppings were even more radical.
Here's the before and two after photos. It's my first attempt at restoring a tree after being topped and it took much more time than I budgeted, but I had lots of fun doing it.

Nice work, bigger than it looks in the thumbnails when you open them up.

Couple of things struck me.

1: Why would you keep a tree that size leaning towards the house?

2: Its been topped 3 times already and is still thriving, hasn’t it read about topping harming trees?

 

[Fivepoints]

The new chip truck needed one of the front tires replaced. It was worn beyond legal limit. We decided to tackle it as we have mounted many 11r22.5s with spoons but never a float. It went well but man that tire is heavy.