Another silver maple with cables

[TMW]

Manager's and Supervisor's meetings all this week, except Tuesday...did a little crane job in Stoneham.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Tim, I think that you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you'll reach with the bucket. It might mean that you still have to run up and set the rigging, but I bet all cuts can be made from the 75' range. Keep us posted when you do the job.

 

[TMW]

The job was done when I was at Expo. I have pictures but not much explanation. I'll comment on what I can.

Here is the setup the first morning; two 75' bucket trucks. Notice the cover on the lines, just to add another small level of protection. The lines could not be de-energized.

 

[TMW]

Here it is at the end of the first day. The trees were taken down to the point of the cables in some places and left longer in others.

 

[TMW]

Lift over the lines and road.

 

[TMW]

Setting straps from the bucket.

 

[TMW]

Closer shot giving some sense of scale.

 

[TMW]

Same pick a few feet into the lift.

 

[TMW]

Some of the wood. Notice the discoloration and decay.

 

[TMW]

Butt log on the ground and the crew looking at growth increments and patterns of decay.

 

[chris_girard]

Nice pics Tim. Looks like the job went very well.

I'm sure that you would have liked to have been there for that one.

Did the crews run into any difficulties out of the ordinary?

On a job of that scale, is it mandatory to have someone from the utilty company on site?

 

[TMW]

I didn't hear of any major issues.

The Utility System Owner was there in the morning to install the cover, but not sure of they stayed all day. I will have them around occaisionally for some of the nastier ones, just in case. Usually, they just kill it, cover it and go.

 

[NeTree]

Looks like a fun time was had, and it's always good when things go according to plan. Nice pics, too.

 

[TMW]

Although I would have liked to have been there, I was having more fun at Expo at the time...