Must be tough needing workers that bad but hard to fill.
One would think with all the woodsy locals in VT that filling a tree work position would not be difficult
None except to say Jeff's work is good if you decide to go with him. He's been doing it forever and was with ALC from the beginning.
$300 a day for a 75' rear mount sounds reasonable to me
When you drive up I-95 and cross the state line there is a sign that says .'Entering Maine' and 'Maine- The Way Life Should Be.'
And you think to yourself 'that is a kinda corny statement' but then, after spending about 24 hours in state, you think 'wow, I get it, that really is a good call.'...
Derail Alert!
Wow Merle that sounds alot like my beginnings in this industry- logging at 19 y o which eventually led to treework. May I ask where you started logging?
Thank you, Sir.
Yeah I like the turtle too and he is a dual purpose turtle in that he covers a small dent in the door from a stump grinder-thrown rock o_O.
Dr goog says it is normal and happens in july and august as a result of tree growth and the inelastic older bark breaking off as new bark growth occurs. So I guess that is the answer but I'm surprised I never noticed it on a widespread basis with relatively sudden onset.
ATH was on target with...
Interesting theory, thanks for posting. Idk, rain seems about average lately. We did have a decent wind event 1.5 weeks ago. Idk, something widespread and significant is causing it. Could be what you said, I just don't know.
Yo, interesting- all large sycamores in my hood have more or less suddenly shed boat loads of their (exfoliating) bark. No large sycamore seems exempt and all trees seem to be perfectly healthy based on canopy appearance. At first I thought it was lightning strike damage because that's how it...
Ha great thread. I've had this happen a few times and it usually drove me nuts. When you 'break your back" for somebody and they appear fully satisfied and then later they show no loyalty, well let's just say it is confounding. Several times such people would call me the next time having work...