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Moss and Bigleaf Maple sure like each other.3 days of maple wrecking. One fully brushed out, second partially brushed out, and third, and largest, partially brushed out. View attachment 86496View attachment 86497View attachment 86498View attachment 86499View attachment 86500
Coulda used tree gaffs instead of pole gaffs... the thickest moss was 6" on top of some horizontal wood. Crazy moss!


Is that Brad......Yesterday…craned down seven crispy 80’ Hornbeams, decked the logs and staged the tops. Site contains the hand holes for the underground utilities near the outrigger, a garage off to the left, a contractor working on a house beneath the lean of over half the trees, and the driveway for the next house down.
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Today…retrenched one large Hornbeam near the garage and gently pruned the dead tops out of the only 2 salvageable trees left. Chipper party with @DBH, then load out! I’ll grab the logs tomorrow.
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Is that one of those mini cranes on a spider lift platform?Yesterday…craned down seven crispy 80’ Hornbeams, decked the logs and staged the tops. Site contains the hand holes for the underground utilities near the outrigger, a garage off to the left, a contractor working on a house beneath the lean of over half the trees, and the driveway for the next house down.
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Today…retrenched one large Hornbeam near the garage and gently pruned the dead tops out of the only 2 salvageable trees left. Chipper party with @DBH, then load out! I’ll grab the logs tomorrow.
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Na, that’s Dylan.Is that Brad......
I like a clean site. None of that ham and egged BS.Very neat and organized as usual Eric. As usual....
Pretty much, yep. It’s the Hoeflon C10. Presently the only one in North America, but not for long. They’re finally starting to catch on. I made a thread about mine here on the Buzz in the Crane Use forum.Is that one of those mini cranes on a spider lift platform?
Man, that’s some thick mat. We get ivy like that here, and you often can’t even spike where you choose. You just kinda have to let your foot slide down under as much control as you can until it hits something solid.3 days of maple wrecking. One fully brushed out, second partially brushed out, and third, and largest, partially brushed out. View attachment 86496View attachment 86497View attachment 86498View attachment 86499View attachment 86500
Coulda used tree gaffs instead of pole gaffs... the thickest moss was 6" on top of some horizontal wood. Crazy moss!
Pretty cool. I saw a guy was using a mini tracked crane for some pretty cool indoor applications in a city somewhere in US. Always wondered about tree applicationsPretty much, yep. It’s the Hoeflon C10. Presently the only one in North America, but not for long. They’re finally starting to catch on. I made a thread about mine here on the Buzz in the Crane Use forum.
I’ve done a few indoor applications as well. Helped out an old friend create some retrofit clear span sections in his house. We boomed in several thousand pounds of steel. Some down stairs and some up top. On occasion, I can use it inside my shop for truck upfitting, building the mezzanine, etc. It can set up almost anywhere.Pretty cool. I saw a guy was using a mini tracked crane for some pretty cool indoor applications in a city somewhere in US. Always wondered about tree applications


Haha! Thanks man. Still pretty much the best tool I have for residential tree work. We get tight hoods and limited access work quite a bit so it just made sense.Badass man




That chipper is a animalWe did some cleanup yesterday using my buddy who does land managements track chipper, the homeowners brother dropped a big grey pine for him but did absolutely no pre-cutting or cleanup of everything in the way it was a huge mess. Chipper ran out of fuel right and the end of the day didn't get out until almost 6. I got to drop that big damaged/dying cedar on the right.
Second picture is from a different property one of my kids school friends homes, massive oak that's incredibly well shaped. the homeowner was told it's the oldest one in auburn which I believe is definitely possible.
Bro, that Oak is unreal! Or at least you have a secret way of photographing otherwise unimpressive trees. Wow. Nature was using all the grace on that one.We did some cleanup yesterday using my buddy who does land managements track chipper, the homeowners brother dropped a big grey pine for him but did absolutely no pre-cutting or cleanup of everything in the way it was a huge mess. Chipper ran out of fuel right and the end of the day didn't get out until almost 6. I got to drop that big damaged/dying cedar on the right.
Second picture is from a different property one of my kids school friends homes, massive oak that's incredibly well shaped. the homeowner was told it's the oldest one in auburn which I believe is definitely possible.