2016 Crane Safety Climber School

Here's some from yesterday. (Saturday)
Start of the day. Going to finish up the Ash from Friday.
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This was the 12,000lb pick Devon mentioned.
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Moved on to an oak that was behind the Ash. Starting to snow. Steve Connally getting set up with an instructor having a higher vantage point.
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Don't blame us Canadians for this snow
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This chipper was a monster
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Pete at the controls. Rumour has it, best crane operator in the word [emoji846]
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THANK YOU to all of the men that attended the class!! You all stepped up in the rain and the snow kept the show rolling !
All of the chatter i hear through Facebook instagram and here on the Buzz everybody had a great time and learned a boat load to put in their tool box for their next crane job . The class was a cross section from all over the United States and Canada, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire , New Jersey, Colorado,Washington State, Virginia ( please forgive me if i missed your state ) i am going to pat some people on the back now Kim& Pete ( sorry Pete Kim is first) of The Craneman for months of planning and for shutting down their company for 2 days so the class has 2 cranes on site, Mike Teti for his professionalism and devotion to the course and safety through out , Jim Roach in the tree or on the ground for how comfortable he makes you feel, Frasier Lay strong climber and spot on with his instruction, Mike Livingston climber and crane op a wealth of knowledge, Gareth Peoples soft spoken makes the climber feel at ease and able to read a picks center of gravity from the ground (and dedicated he worked the whole 3 days in terrible back pain) Shawn Rowley (treebeard5 on facebbook) 18 years i have watched Shawn grow in his skill and knowledge of the tree industry i am glad Pete and Mike chose him to instruct ! Angelo Emma great at what he does and that is operating the crane hire The Craneman for your next crane job and ask for Angelo you will get the best !!!
This is the professionalism you will be working with when you attend this class not to mention each one of these guys has 30 years of experience , So make your plans for next year !!!
 
deevo said:
and many others including fall risk who apparently is an Olympic caliber swimmer ! ( or was!) I plan on going next year with a few of my guys if time allows.
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Boy I'll tell ya, you sneak into Canada across the Niagara just one time... It was great meeting you, Steve, and every one else, and seeing all the folks from the 2014 class again. I hope you guys come down again, I'll probably take the course again next year, and if it's closer to Broomall, we can have the barbecue at the Fall Risk ancestral estate :-)


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fall_risk said:
Boy I'll tell ya, you sneak into Canada across the Niagara just one time... It was great meeting you, Steve, and every one else, and seeing all the folks from the 2014 class again. I hope you guys come down again, I'll probably take the course again next year, and if it's closer to Broomall, we can have the barbecue at the Fall Risk ancestral estate :-)


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You bet buddy ! Great meeting you and still pissing my self laughing over that story ! I'm hoping I can make it back next year with some of my guys! I'll take you up on that BBQ ! Does Isaac come on the Buzz? He's a great guy
Devon
 
I am still blown away by how fast this group bonded together. Not only to make an incredible training event, but I can see we've created a lot of friendships. I'm really excited about all of the positive feedback we've gotten for the course. I can't thank enough all of the sponsors for their donations, instructors for the time they put in, and students for hanging in there through some of the most trying weather conditions for any training event. All of the pictures and videos are great! Keep 'em coming!
 
I have to say I had the most disappointing day at work yesterday. After working with the quality and professionalism of all involved with this class, going back to my gig was a let down to say the least. I finally had a taste of what I though tree work should be. Back to the land of shit show-ery. Thank you all so very much. I am so glad I was able to participate.!
 
Thanks Chris. Spent the whole drive home brainstorming on what's next for me. The local biz that owns their own crane pays peanuts so that's out. Maybe it's time to start a contract climber biz. I was thinking on buying a track lift. There would be a huge need for that I would think. Lots of bad trees with no bucket access. Wouldn't be a bad investment for 80k if i could get my name out there and charge accordingly.
 
Well did 6 trees yesterday at 2 locations with the crane, I separated my spider leg slings from my previous configuration, this ash split in 3 ways, on the garage, over the fence and took out the main hydro 3 phase when the ice storm hit, we removed the whole tree then the tangled up mess on the garage. Very tight space, wires everywhere and we had to short jack the outriggers on the crane which was 75' from the tree so had to go small and had limited boom turning radiushttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160413/
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Second site large poplar, some very long horizontal branches, all balanced with the spider legs, although I need and am buying some longer ones, mine are 18's and 20's. The 20's and 30'ers at the course were perfect so going with those lengths. This pick was 6800 lbs, we were good for 10000.
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My man Grant with the 3120 42" bar
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Lift off
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I rigged this one, Grant the other company we do crane work for making the cut
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Balanced to crane man inc.'s standards!
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Did 3 more after this was after 8 and dark so no pics!
All the new tips and tricks were put to use yesterday, shelf cuts, flare cuts, was awesome and fun day! Getting home late , we'll that's the way we roll!
Devon
 
The mats that were used for Pete's crane, anybody know the manufacturer? The off white ones that I think were Ricks. The were super light weight and I've been pricing others and wonder if they are more economical.
 
Steve, I've been trying to find the 6' light weight ones that Rick has but can't find them. I think that he said that he got them on clearance from the manufacturer who stopped making them, but I could be wrong.

Not sure what Pete was using, but you can text him and he'd be glad to help you out.
 
I'm pretty sure he was using ricks. Seems like over $125 is the average you'd pay for mats. There has to be a cheaper solution when I'm just looking to protect the ground from a spider lift. Not near the weight of a bucket or a swinger with a full load on. Could probably get away with some pretty thin plywood just for load Distrobution. Storage is the issue. I'll need a custom trailer.
 
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