Today....

Bendroctanus · May 17, 2023

oceans said:
Tree #4 of the day. I think the pool guy approved when he came to repair some filtration parts.
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That’s amazing.

Muggs · May 18, 2023

Totally amazing. Now you just need a jetpack.

27RMT0N · May 18, 2023

I'm impressed every time I see photos of it in action, what a game changing tool to have.

oceans · May 18, 2023

Bendroctanus said:
That’s amazing.

Thank you, sir. I am constantly reminded of how lucky I am for taking a chance on buying it.

oceans · May 18, 2023

27RMT0N said:
I'm impressed every time I see photos of it in action, what a game changing tool to have.

Thanks! My analogy is (with some picks) it looks like a toddler reeling in a large tuna fish. It sometimes just defies logic to see what it picks. And yes…complete game changer.

data farm 26 · May 18, 2023

Revisited this apple we pruned in the winter, it was choked with dead wood and pretty scraggly when we started, was happy to see it leafed out now and flowering. May not look like much but this tree is old and been through some tough Colorado seasons!

Njdelaney · May 18, 2023

A neighbor had a long dead co-dom Green Ash stem break off at the ground and fall on to the chainlink fence surrounding one of his rental houses, flattening the fence. I offered to piece it up for him to firewood lengths and get it off the fence for $100. In the 45 minutes it took me to do this project, I hit metal twice. As I was finishing up, he asked me how I was going to get the wood "all broken up into firewood" meaning he expected me to split all the rounds in addition to the bucking. I clarified the terms of our deal and he was fine with it, but it was a bit annoying that he even tried to get something extra, after I had clearly explained what I was and wasn't going to do. He is one of those "I would do it myself but........" guys but told me he had never split wood before hahaha. I offered to give him a 10-minute tutorial next week.......after I get the $100.

oceans · May 19, 2023

Njdelaney said:
A neighbor had a long dead co-dom Green Ash stem break off at the ground and fall on to the chainlink fence surrounding one of his rental houses, flattening the fence. I offered to piece it up for him to firewood lengths and get it off the fence for $100. In the 45 minutes it took me to do this project, I hit metal twice. As I was finishing up, he asked me how I was going to get the wood "all broken up into firewood" meaning he expected me to split all the rounds in addition to the bucking. I clarified the terms of our deal and he was fine with it, but it was a bit annoying that he even tried to get something extra, after I had clearly explained what I was and wasn't going to do. He is one of those "I would do it myself but........" guys but told me he had never split wood before hahaha. I offered to give him a 10-minute tutorial next week.......after I get the $100.

Ouch. That’s like insult to injury right there. Glad you stood your ground with the guy. Those hits appear enough to truly wipe out the chain beyond filing in the field.

Njdelaney · May 19, 2023

oceans said:
Ouch. That’s like insult to injury right there. Glad you stood your ground with the guy. Those hits appear enough to truly wipe out the chain beyond filing in the field.

That is indeed what happened! I left my stump vise at home to boot, but I always have 2 extra chains for that particular saw/bar.

rico · May 21, 2023

37" DBH and 175 ft fir removal. Bucked into 16-20 ft logs, deck out, and ready for milling-

Bendroctanus · May 21, 2023

rico said:
37" DBH and 175 ft fir removal. Bucked into 16-20 ft logs, deck out, and ready for milling-

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Is there more honest work out there??

I think not!

27RMT0N · May 21, 2023

How often to the logs you are dropping out at that height get damaged and unable to be milled? Obviously that is where landing flat, avoiding rocks/stumps comes into play and having a machine to clear the drop zone for the next piece comes into play, but I'm guessing they aren't all winners.

data farm 26 · May 21, 2023

Checkin out some wild trees on a misty day...

Ponderosa and Cottonwood.

rico · May 21, 2023

27RMT0N said:
How often to the logs you are dropping out at that height get damaged and unable to be milled? Obviously that is where landing flat, avoiding rocks/stumps comes into play and having a machine to clear the drop zone for the next piece comes into play, but I'm guessing they aren't all winners.

Fir is tough as nails so I very rarely loose any board footage when dealing with it, but redwood can be another story. With the reds you need to have a soft clean bomb zone and if your gonna fan out you logs you best be a good shot. Otherwise you're gonna blow up a lot of valuable wood. The real touchy part of dealing with red is dropping spars. Hard ground and/or uneven ground can very easily split a 100 foot spar from stem to stern. Not a good feeling when you do it..

Muggs · May 23, 2023

Got a cool cargo net from a friend. He said it's from a DC-10. It's shaped like an X, for going over a pallet in the air. I strung it up 30 ft between 2 maples. Now the kids want to sleep up there tonight...

oceans · May 23, 2023

Muggs said:
Got a cool cargo net from a friend. He said it's from a DC-10. It's shaped like an X, for going over a pallet in the air. I strung it up 30 ft between 2 maples. Now the kids want to sleep up there tonight...

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That is MINT!

chiselbit · May 23, 2023

Nice. That looks like it took some creative rigging skills to set up. Did you do it by yourself?
I also like the inclined net for the kids to climb on. How is it anchored to the ground?

Muggs · May 23, 2023

chiselbit said:
Nice. That looks like it took some creative rigging skills to set up. Did you do it by yourself?
I also like the inclined net for the kids to climb on. How is it anchored to the ground?

It's tied down to 3 ground stakes, the twisty kind that you drill into the ground. Heavier duty than the cheap ones for small dogs. These things are strong, I've thought many times about using them for ground anchors for zip lining on the job but still haven't tried it...