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Arbor X Tree crew in action
- Thread starter Gerald_Beranek
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moss
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Using the KB like that made moving the wood much easier. It could just as easily have been slid and dropped right into the back of the truck.
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I thought that was the plan when I saw the truck taking up the slack. It would have reduced handling of the brush.
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Thought the same at first. Later in the video it looked like the amount of wood coming down exceeded the bed capacity, they would've had to disconnect the speedline at the bottom and stop the lowering operation to empty the bed. Best to get it all down in one shot, right? If there was a second truck just to haul wood might have been possible if there was enough room to set it up.
-moss
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Using the KB like that made moving the wood much easier. It could just as easily have been slid and dropped right into the back of the truck.
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I thought that was the plan when I saw the truck taking up the slack. It would have reduced handling of the brush.
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Thought the same at first. Later in the video it looked like the amount of wood coming down exceeded the bed capacity, they would've had to disconnect the speedline at the bottom and stop the lowering operation to empty the bed. Best to get it all down in one shot, right? If there was a second truck just to haul wood might have been possible if there was enough room to set it up.
-moss
Hey Tom,
I haven't seen the video yet, maybe after work today.
But as far as the ground crew near the cable end, we weren't .
I was always strict about no one near the cable while we put a load on it.
I wasn't so much worried about a run away piece, but a line snapping and the recoil hitting someone.
The bull-line at the top anchor is what I especially kept noting to the crew. Every time we were going to tighten up, everyone was to move well to the sides, and they did, every time.
It took a tremendous amount of pull to get the line to straighten up and I didn't want anyone near it.
But honestly, ground crew was far away from the cable. Ask Jerry. He started to set the camera up near the base one time and I asked him to move away from the area.
I haven't seen the video yet, maybe after work today.
But as far as the ground crew near the cable end, we weren't .
I was always strict about no one near the cable while we put a load on it.
I wasn't so much worried about a run away piece, but a line snapping and the recoil hitting someone.
The bull-line at the top anchor is what I especially kept noting to the crew. Every time we were going to tighten up, everyone was to move well to the sides, and they did, every time.
It took a tremendous amount of pull to get the line to straighten up and I didn't want anyone near it.
But honestly, ground crew was far away from the cable. Ask Jerry. He started to set the camera up near the base one time and I asked him to move away from the area.
Okay, I had a chance to see it now.
Another great video job and editing by Jerry Beranek!
Jerry, I liked the music too, changed up at appropriate times too. I'm sure it takes a ton of work to edit and get a 6 minute video. Thanks so much.
Just to adjust things a little, here's the credits:
Job Performed by:
ARBOR-X INC.
J. David Driver
Justin Harris
Nathan Bell
Travis Scampton
Volunteer help from:
TRTimberline LLC
Matt Driver
Chris Snyder
Tarry McGuirk
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I had originally expected to chip material as it came down in loads.
With all the granite piles down below, space was limited and would have slowed up the operation to keep changing up the tasks. The exact landing area of the material was also not very accessible with more granite blocks all over the place.
When all the material was at the bottom in a pile, we attached the grapple to the end of the K-boom and it sorted the pile. Put big stuff on it's truck bed, and fed the brush to the chipper. Worked very well actually. Pile seemed never-ending for a while.
I have video of it on my camera.
I have some still pictures of the truck bed loaded with the chunks too. Pretty much filled up the 20 foot bed.
I mis-understood Tom. I thought he meant the drop zone of the speed-line. He meant the area below the ash tree removal. Everyone was far away there too. My brother Matt jumps into action as a peice just stops motion. Camera view did honestly make him look closer then he was.
On the dead maple, we did have a bull line lowering most of that stuff, look closely, there is a line, but Justin let it all run to the ground like I told him too. This way, we kept the material on top of the hill and kept the material from impacting the stacked stone terrace walls.
The repetition of the many loads got old. But it was a fun and interesting job.
I'll attach a diagram of the rigging set up soon, to answer a lot of questions.
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Everyone helping on that job sure made things go very well.
Another great video job and editing by Jerry Beranek!
Jerry, I liked the music too, changed up at appropriate times too. I'm sure it takes a ton of work to edit and get a 6 minute video. Thanks so much.
Just to adjust things a little, here's the credits:
Job Performed by:
ARBOR-X INC.
J. David Driver
Justin Harris
Nathan Bell
Travis Scampton
Volunteer help from:
TRTimberline LLC
Matt Driver
Chris Snyder
Tarry McGuirk
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I had originally expected to chip material as it came down in loads.
With all the granite piles down below, space was limited and would have slowed up the operation to keep changing up the tasks. The exact landing area of the material was also not very accessible with more granite blocks all over the place.
When all the material was at the bottom in a pile, we attached the grapple to the end of the K-boom and it sorted the pile. Put big stuff on it's truck bed, and fed the brush to the chipper. Worked very well actually. Pile seemed never-ending for a while.
I have video of it on my camera.
I have some still pictures of the truck bed loaded with the chunks too. Pretty much filled up the 20 foot bed.
I mis-understood Tom. I thought he meant the drop zone of the speed-line. He meant the area below the ash tree removal. Everyone was far away there too. My brother Matt jumps into action as a peice just stops motion. Camera view did honestly make him look closer then he was.
On the dead maple, we did have a bull line lowering most of that stuff, look closely, there is a line, but Justin let it all run to the ground like I told him too. This way, we kept the material on top of the hill and kept the material from impacting the stacked stone terrace walls.
The repetition of the many loads got old. But it was a fun and interesting job.
I'll attach a diagram of the rigging set up soon, to answer a lot of questions.
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Everyone helping on that job sure made things go very well.
- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky
Very nice job XMan. Just an idea, if you're having trouble posting pics why don't you just upload them to an online account and post the link to the album. Just thought I would add that in there. Can't wait to see any pics you have!!
easyphloem
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- Location
- Louisville, KY
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- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky
Yeah, that would be even better!!
It's fixed?
Let me try an attachment then.
Here's a diagram of basically the set up.
The boom was not the terminal end of the cable, the rear of the truck was. It was decided before I ever started the job, that attaching to the boom would be very hard on it and probably wreck it.
Boom was simply used to add extra lift to the line. Using tenex sling and a block to float/run on the cable speed-line. This way the load on the boom was lifting, as the boom is designed to do. No side pulls, no forces trying to yank the boom extentions apart. Just lifting.
lets try this attachment.
Let me try an attachment then.
Here's a diagram of basically the set up.
The boom was not the terminal end of the cable, the rear of the truck was. It was decided before I ever started the job, that attaching to the boom would be very hard on it and probably wreck it.
Boom was simply used to add extra lift to the line. Using tenex sling and a block to float/run on the cable speed-line. This way the load on the boom was lifting, as the boom is designed to do. No side pulls, no forces trying to yank the boom extentions apart. Just lifting.
lets try this attachment.
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allmark
Participating member
Sweet job. Very well planned and worked. Nice video. Cant wait to see more.
all right then,
picture of the site from the bottom.
You can see the guys at the top. 5 men on the ground at the top, and I'm up in the dead maple, maybe 30 feet.
Old granite stacked terrace walls.
There was an huge granite mansion house located in the bottom where the crane is parked. Torn down years ago, due to a leaking roof; so I was told. Tear down a granite building because the roof or interior is rotted???
picture of the site from the bottom.
You can see the guys at the top. 5 men on the ground at the top, and I'm up in the dead maple, maybe 30 feet.
Old granite stacked terrace walls.
There was an huge granite mansion house located in the bottom where the crane is parked. Torn down years ago, due to a leaking roof; so I was told. Tear down a granite building because the roof or interior is rotted???
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- Retired in Minneapolis
Brilliant solution for a difficult jobsite.
brush load starting to come down.
good picture to see the lines here, speedline and control line (haul-back line). See anchor point with blue slings way up hill on bottom of big red oak.
I marked the removals I see in this picture with a red X. I marked the big Tulip Poplar that gets a trim with a yellow T.
good picture to see the lines here, speedline and control line (haul-back line). See anchor point with blue slings way up hill on bottom of big red oak.
I marked the removals I see in this picture with a red X. I marked the big Tulip Poplar that gets a trim with a yellow T.
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