2015 Best Photos Thread

[Mark Chisholm]

I am gonna take a wild guess that the guy(s) in the clean blue jeans may be crane operator(s). Those guys never get dirty going from the front cab to the back cab!

Yeah, both of those guys were for the crane co. One operator and one drove the counterweight and setup/tore down. Two of the guys to the right are friends of mine from Italy. They helped out on the ground.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Seems like a cut that the bar would be more apt to get stuck Mark, as you HAVE to finish them mating to get detachment as wood is so strong in the linear aspect. Other cuts can work against each other to snap off where this one is pinned in there. And the no back cut type of cut can just peel off or just cut all the way thru. Looks good in theory for safety tho.

Now if the piece is pretty well perfectly balanced no pinching should occur but then why make any back cut?

The only way you get pinched is if you make the cuts in the wrong order. You probably knew that already though. And if you are wrong, all you have to do is lift or sit the piece down for a click or two.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

My Italian friends helped with this tree the day before. Nice hollow right? Was 132' tall.

 

[NE Tree]

That's a big nasty one

 

[CaPowell]

I haven't posted much and don't take many pictures but I kind of like these two

That one looks fun. What did you do with the last few chunks over the deck?

 

[Leroy]

Yeah Mark!! You should post work pics more often!

 

[Leroy]

Not "best" photos but a few from end of last week. Ground saturated like pudding around tree so nice to go tree to truck with big wood. 47"dbh Eab kill. We are re planting the site. 2 men ...day and a half $45hun winter price.

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I am always blown away by the houses in your town, cool stuff.

 

[CaPowell]

View attachment 35286 My largest oak of the year and sadest. Was the only championship title I have taken away from someone or something that I dreaded and still wish I didn't have to do.

Jeez, I guess everything is on steroids up there...

 

[treevet]

My Italian friends helped with this tree the day before. Nice hollow View attachment 35319 right? Was 132' tall.

Tulip w/ E. ivy?

Looked more like 133...you sure? (JK)

 

[treevet]

I am always blown away by the houses in your town, cool stuff.

Funny story...I was told the other day while there that a previous owner in the early 1900's looked at his house one day and decided it was too tall. So they set scaffolding all around the house, jacked up the roof, then completely removed the third floor, put the roof back down and reattached it. House circa I believe 1858.

 

[treevet]

While posting pictures, my wife would kill me, here is a picture of her before going out to dinner with close friends yesterday night, NYear's Eve. Isn't she beautiful...65 years old, we dated in high school, didn't see each other for about 15 years after I moved away. Got back together at a reunion while separated. We both divorced and were married in '86. Thirty years next year. Love of my life.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Tulip w/ E. ivy?

Looked more like 133...you sure? (JK)

Hahaha. I mentioned it because I asked the crane guy to check the laser measurement I was given. I thought it was shorter to be honest. I took some video that one day I'll edit

 

[Mark Chisholm]

While posting pictures, my wife would kill me, here is a picture of her before going out to dinner with close friends yesterday night, NYear's Eve. Isn't she beautiful...65 years old, we dated in high school, didn't see each other for about 15 years after I moved away. Got back together at a reunion while separated. We both divorced and were married in '86. Thirty years next year. Love of my life.

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Thats a great story Dave and thanks for sharing. Puts life in perspective right?

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Jeez, I guess everything is on steroids up there...

Here's Riccardo going up a tree next to the removal to prune 2 small limbs off for the crane. It was even bigger than the tree I did. Where he's lanyard in is just under 100'. The access line was just long enough to secure to the base.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Yeah Mark!! You should post work pics more often!

I just feel most are run of the mill and nothing too exciting to share I guess .

 

[treevet]

Here's Riccardo going up a tree next to the removal to prune 2 small limbs off for the crane. It was even bigger than the tree I did. Where he's lanyard in is just under 100'. The access line was just long enough to secure to the base. View attachment 35330

Huge. Where located Mark?

 

[TreeVB]

That one looks fun. What did you do with the last few chunks over the deck?

It did turn out to be a pretty fun one. We saved a few limbs for cushion and just dropped small cookies on them. Worked a teat!

 

[Reg]

I didn't get too many pics this year. It just didn't work out that way. Here's some from Sooke, BC

 

[NE Tree]

Really cool pics Reg.

 

[treehumper]

We did this to the Ohio State Champ Bur Oak after it crushed the house next to it about 12 years ago. That is a whole new addition. It was hit with a downshear and 3 of the co doms had gaping splits towards the house. Not pretty, but still there and thriving, all cut back to laterals. Obviously not the state champ anymore based on size. 515 years old based on core taken by Oh. State in 1980 at 480 yrs old then. Tree is much bigger than picture appears and was well over 100' tall.

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This is a great example of what Phil spoke about at TCI Expo this year. Managing veteran or ancient trees. Over time it'll look better and more importantly still be there.