All the small things…

[southsoundtree]

Standing/ hanging in the tree, doing nothing but watching people struggle on the ground, with a rope in the work area because of basal/ ground level friction is a waste of resources.

In addition to natural crotch rigging, there are so many good aerial friction options.

A strategically left-in-place sub gives a redirect for the brake strand, and friction body, and wrap/ tie-off.


I've working solo on wrecking a maple over a garage, where I've wrapped off to hold multiple pieces per rope, on multiple ropes (or rope ends), in a way that I can flick wraps off the stub to have appropriate friction, lowering them to the chipper feed tray. 9 pieces was my record, set that day.

If I can't land a piece fully, because it starts leaning toward an obstacle, and I can't adjust it to a clear course, I tie it off just short of the house/ plant, etc, then when I'm ready to decend, I'll get down and land it. Ezpz.

 

[cory]

You want color, eh?

That sounds awesome.

August Hunicke did commercial fishing before getting into tree work, he has a wild near death story- he was throwing a 100lb anchor overboard and it got caught on his rain gear and pulled him in and very fast downward, bit of a miracle he survived

 

[oceans]

That sounds awesome.

August Hunicke did commercial fishing before getting into tree work, he has a wild near death story- he was throwing a 100lb anchor overboard and it got caught on his rain gear and pulled him in and very fast downward, bit of a miracle he survived

True. It’s no place to fool around. The boat must be tidy, well maintained, and you must be prepared. With all the hazards involved with hauling trawls combined with working one step from the edge of the boat, you can also add that you’re likely located in the middle of nowhere, Never mind Mother Nature’s potential decision to send a squall or something worse your way, it’s easy to imagine how things can go really bad really quickly.

That boat is your workshop, your home, and potentially your ambulance. Kinda wild I never thought twice about doing it, but now I can’t imagine either of my kids wanting to do it and me feeling the same way now. It’s funny how you can get through a miserable trip and then immediately laugh about it at the bar with the crew.

 

[evo]

When disconnecting the trailer place a road cone centered to the outside vertical edge of the mud flap. Makes reconnecting solo much less painful

 

[Neill]

When disconnecting the trailer place a road cone centered to the outside vertical edge of the mud flap. Makes reconnecting solo much less painful

I’ve got a one up on that one- add a wheel chock and it’s less likely to smack the trailer hard.

 

[oceans]

Some curved handsaws can fit into a wide enough straight scabbard, allowing one to stow the saw in either direction, often with either hand. Makes life easier when handling material after the cut is finished.

 

[evo]

I’ve got a one up on that one- add a wheel chock and it’s less likely to smack the trailer hard.

Yup!

 

[evo]

Some curved handsaws can fit into a wide enough straight scabbard, allowing one to stow the saw in either direction, often with either hand. Makes life easier when handling material after the cut is finished.

I thought that is what your mouth is for?

 

[Chris Schultz]

Replacing the packed out insoles of your work boots…. It’s cheap, and we spend a lot of time on our feet at work…. It’s worth it.

 

[Matias]

Replacing the packed out insoles of your work boots…. It’s cheap, and we spend a lot of time on our feet at work…. It’s worth it.

I get custom carbon fiber orthotics for my high arches. Makes a huge dofference for me over what comes with most boots/shoes. I have switched to zero drop shoes for non work situations, but haven't had the same experience when wearing work boots. Seems like an all or nothing situation.

 

[Treetopflyer]

Speaking of boots the fitwell chop climbers on honey bros website are awesome all around tree savage boots in my humble savage tree life thus far
Cause all the small things danngggg

 

[Treezybreez]

I prefer the pin that I’m not holding for propping my dump trailer doors open. It’s faster and you don’t lose the retaining pin. Not sure if it actually needs a tether, as I’ve never had one jump out.

 

[oceans]

I prefer the pin that I’m not holding for propping my dump trailer doors open. It’s faster and you don’t lose the retaining pin. Not sure if it actually needs a tether, as I’ve never had one jump out.
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Tether EVERYTHING! Tethers work like archaic GPS Trackers. You can never lose anything.

 

[Friedrich]

a non-clear empty washing-detergent bottle makes an excellent car-pee-bottle (for people with a penis), i‘ve used clear 1 gallon waterbottles but they start to look bad quite quickly.

 

[southsoundtree]

I've bought a urine funnel (6 pack actually) for a female...yet to used. Mostly, we are remote enough for tree cover or close enough to facilities.

 

[Boomslang]

a non-clear empty washing-detergent bottle makes an excellent car-pee-bottle (for people with a penis), i‘ve used clear 1 gallon waterbottles but they start to look bad quite quickly.

Isn't that what the chip box is for?

 

[oceans]

I prefer the pin that I’m not holding for propping my dump trailer doors open. It’s faster and you don’t lose the retaining pin. Not sure if it actually needs a tether, as I’ve never had one jump out.
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I’ve switched to these for my chip box doors…very similar to yours:

 

[Treezybreez]

Finally cleaned out my saw box so I could show off my wood saw mat. I made it from pine mill scraps.

 

[oceans]

Finally cleaned out my saw box so I could show off my wood saw mat. I made it from pine mill scraps.
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I have a toolbox bottom lined with Japanese Cedar fencing off-cuts. Yours is very well made! Mine are just laying in loosely but they get the job done. It seems they also distribute the weight a bit better, keeping the floor from bellying down too much.

 

[Treezybreez]

I have a toolbox bottom lined with Japanese Cedar fencing off-cuts. Yours is very well made! Mine are just laying in loosely but they get the job done. It seems they also distribute the weight a bit better, keeping the floor from bellying down too much.

It was a project that I had put off for quite a while. Finally got a round to it about three years ago and it seems to be holding up well. There is a loose piece of wood at each end to prevent it from sliding around. If you make the mat to the exact box bottom dimensions, then you can’t get it in place.