southsoundtree
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Super long distance haul to round out the day...
Today....
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southsoundtree
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Most of the apple wood was tossed over the fence from the neighbors yard to my partner's wood shed area.
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southsoundtree
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Yuuuuuge hauling today...
southsoundtree
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southsoundtree
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This diagonal tear-cut gets good wood-fiber rigging for a 180⁰ release.
2 dying alders wrecked into the green belt.
Roped down 2 pieces off the lead over the wall with either end of a rope using the non- anodized, non- powder coated 2 stub lowering device.
Chill work on a cool and dry afternoon.
2 dying alders wrecked into the green belt.
Roped down 2 pieces off the lead over the wall with either end of a rope using the non- anodized, non- powder coated 2 stub lowering device.
Chill work on a cool and dry afternoon.
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Jehinten
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Might need to sharpen this chainsaw. It took roughly 40 years to get all of the way through. A little nudge with the bobcat and it finished coming off. 
The homeowner said his uncle tried to pull the tree down when he owned the house. Obviously failed and they never removed the chain causing it to girdle and rot straight across.
The homeowner said his uncle tried to pull the tree down when he owned the house. Obviously failed and they never removed the chain causing it to girdle and rot straight across.
40 years ain’t bad. That’s definitely the dullest saw chain I’ve ever seen tho. And you can be thankful you didn’t find it with YOUR saw chain!
Jehinten
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I did find the chainlink below it I was committed to the plan and already had the notch set before I found the chainlink, so I powered through it and now I have some filing ahead of me.
I had a nice morning managing a dead White Pine over the stonewall and electric fence. Got it staged for tomorrow and then headed into the wood to access a large Red Maple that created the perfect safe tie-in above a dead Black Locust that posed a concern for a pond dam and foot bridge. Chunked it down in firewood lengths. Lots of reaction wood popping as the cuts were made. Not a huge tree but maybe 80’ tall and quite slender. We counted close to 100 years old.
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Steve Connally
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Most days I feel like I do really cool things that are probably regular for most people. I suppose it’s awesome to be simple like that. Mostly I’m thankful to be doing what I’m doing and to be able to return to be a student of my craft. Little personal goals. Small reservations and just unsettled feelings addressed head on. Overcoming some of them and trying to figure out the execution of others. Today was just a great day. Soaked in so much amazing tree and surroundings as well as watching as an apprentice should. Always looking to see how someone works through a climb. Even watching posture and what they’re paying attention to helps me. Chased a little dead and made it to a couple little tips over the water without a wet rope. Mostly I guess I just wanted to say I had a great day!!!! Really great day. 
davidwyby
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Flop flop flop flop, center lead hi stump into the corner
Jehinten
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Mek'n a Pin Oak a small Ash today. My crane operator just got the truck last week, so he/we are still figuring out the ins and outs for efficiency. 
davidwyby
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Dang!
davidwyby
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I hear Siberian Elm does not hinge well, but from what I can find for videos online, it hinges better than the eucalyptus that I am used to. Thoughts? Thanks.
That’s a very capable boom right there, and I imagine very stable 360 around with all those stabilizers.
I do appreciate a saw truck and even see a smaller one in my future, but will also say a few things I’ve learned in regard to efficiency. These are my opinions based on a few years of experience with my current crane guy, but long story short: just because you can hang the grapplesaw doesn’t always mean it’s the right solution.
- Less cycles is usually ideal. The saw accounts not only for its own deduction, but also that of the dynamic force on top of it. Sometimes, slings CAN be better.
- Most trees can be brushed out by the saw, but trunks often require going to slings anyway. The saw can only get so close to a branch union, so larger wood often comes down with wacky stubs that make stacking in a trailer or “box” rather annoying and they need to be cut anyway. That said, mid-point grab-manual-cut is very nice, and can result in less cycling, more regular shapes, and less cleanup at the landing.
- A variety of proper slings is key. Balancers, endless loops, web eye to eyes w/hooks, etc…quick and proper rigging saves a lot of time.
I’m probably preaching to the choir here but just sayin…that’s a very cool truck and I hope you guys have a lot of fun production with it!
Jehinten
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I appreciate all input. I can definitely see using slings in the future on the wood. This is the second job he's used it on, so we'll probably do a couple of more jobs before sending a climber up. Just so that he can build muscle memory on the controls. I've used this operator for years with his 50 ton and he's very smooth, but occasionally with the knuckleboom he would zig when he should have zagged
He will definitely get smoother at it. The crane was extremely solid and has a full chart 360° also with the outrigger configuration we were able to get closer to the front of the house than the other crane would have by squeezing in around the landscape. The shorter wheelbase also helped by helping the truck sit nearly level before setting outriggers in a bit of a valley in the front yard. Whereas the bigger stick crane would have taken a lot of cribbing to get leveled out.
All in all, it was probably a little slower than it would have been with me climbing from the 50 ton, but we knocked it out with just the two of us on site and he gained some more experience without someone rushing him for production. I tend to be pretty relaxed on how long something takes as well as understanding that there would be a learning curve.
Friday I have him lined up to do multiple baby trees that should give him plenty of low pressure repetitions.
Reach
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Bit of a challenging tree preservation project here, the Slippery Elm in this picture sustained a bit of storm damage and a very large crack in the lowest crotch. Some serious weight reduction on the right side, two cables in an X pattern, and one three-quarter inch brace rod later, the crack is noticeably smaller, and hopefully the tree will last for a number of years longer.
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davidwyby
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Solo work, no cleanup. Two dead firs, one with two sub-tops over the deck. On a rainy day all that lichen made the limbs very slippery. Certainly put the ported 201 to work on the trunk wood so I didn't have to climb down for a bigger saw, refilling gas/oil in the tree before I could fell the sticks from the ground.
davidwyby
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No clean up, dropped a bunch of 30-36” Siberian elms. Had a great time. Push/pull/sidelean tricks, little swinging.
Little precarious
Little precarious
