Best of 2010
- Thread starter Riggs
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- Bluffton, SC
jim454
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- The land of Utopia
Riggs
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- Location
- Bryn Mawr , Pa.
just want you to know ,I take trees serious . this isn't my pic for 2010 , but it was taken three weeks ago . I was teaching my son how to handle trees , especially the bad ones , this is how I roll . He was like cool dad I get it . Actually we were out hunting messing around . I'll get my pic up soon.
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tomthetreeman
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- Rhode Island
Can you attract deer with ketchup?
tomthetreeman
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- Location
- Rhode Island
Here's one from yesterday. No big deal, about a 70' Hemlock removal with shrubs and understory plantings, had to cut stuff relatively long as we were keeping it for a local guy who is going to mill it.
I am really remiss in taking tree WORK pictures, I'm always working. Speaking of working, I am working on a website right now, so I'm a little more committed to getting better images. Bought a new camera and everything!
-Tom
I am really remiss in taking tree WORK pictures, I'm always working. Speaking of working, I am working on a website right now, so I'm a little more committed to getting better images. Bought a new camera and everything!
-Tom
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chep
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- Location
- Bradford, Vermont
this is 'taphole' maple. A sugar maple growing next to an old sugarhouse had to go. The hill behind dropped off rather steep so there were tapholes closer to the ground then usual, leading to some pretty amazing coloration.
the homeowner had this 8 foot log milled up and is planning on matchbooking the the two center slabs into a dining room table.
the homeowner had this 8 foot log milled up and is planning on matchbooking the the two center slabs into a dining room table.
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- North of Boston
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this is 'taphole' maple. A sugar maple growing next to an old sugarhouse had to go. The hill behind dropped off rather steep so there were tapholes closer to the ground then usual, leading to some pretty amazing coloration.
the homeowner had this 8 foot log milled up and is planning on matchbooking the the two center slabs into a dining room table.
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Looks like a heroin junkies arm
this is 'taphole' maple. A sugar maple growing next to an old sugarhouse had to go. The hill behind dropped off rather steep so there were tapholes closer to the ground then usual, leading to some pretty amazing coloration.
the homeowner had this 8 foot log milled up and is planning on matchbooking the the two center slabs into a dining room table.
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Looks like a heroin junkies arm
Try not to slap the side of that extremely nice looking bucket Tom!
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Tulip removal. 4 or 5 blocks in the tree redirecting forces, just being extra carefull because the central top wasn't real thick diameter because tree was topped like 30 years earlier.
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Nice pic Xman, whats in the bag? is it a camelpac?
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yes sir, I don't use it very often, but I recall it being a 96 degree day and very humid.
That tree kinda kicked my butt that day despite the camel pack. I pretty much have climbed every work day for about 16 years now (not a climb every day, cause we do some other stuff like brush mowing and some PHC and such), anyway, we had an unusually large amount of trees to plant this past spring and it was about 1.5 to 2 months of planting and little stuff, with no strenous climbing. Probably the longest I've gone in 16 years without strenous climbing. Well, we got hit hard with high heat late spring just when we got back into removals and what do I do, I jump right into this big Tulip removal with lots of rigging, thinking I was the same.
I tried to drink water the whole time, but both arms kept locking up by around 4:30 or 5pm or so. I never experience that before, after pulling up a rope or chainsaw, my arm or arms would curl themselves inward. I had to use the other arm to grab it and stop it, stretch it out. Odd, odd experience, like a puppetmaster had control of my arms. I made the choice to lower down the final logs the next day after talking over my problem with the grondmen. For several months afterward, after a long day, it felt like my arms wanted to cramp up again; almost like they were damaged or had a memory of that day.
I'm glad we stopped that day, I don't think I could have hauled up the 460 and tied the heavy large block for the multiple log drops.
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Tulip removal. 4 or 5 blocks in the tree redirecting forces, just being extra carefull because the central top wasn't real thick diameter because tree was topped like 30 years earlier.
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Nice pic Xman, whats in the bag? is it a camelpac?
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yes sir, I don't use it very often, but I recall it being a 96 degree day and very humid.
That tree kinda kicked my butt that day despite the camel pack. I pretty much have climbed every work day for about 16 years now (not a climb every day, cause we do some other stuff like brush mowing and some PHC and such), anyway, we had an unusually large amount of trees to plant this past spring and it was about 1.5 to 2 months of planting and little stuff, with no strenous climbing. Probably the longest I've gone in 16 years without strenous climbing. Well, we got hit hard with high heat late spring just when we got back into removals and what do I do, I jump right into this big Tulip removal with lots of rigging, thinking I was the same.
I tried to drink water the whole time, but both arms kept locking up by around 4:30 or 5pm or so. I never experience that before, after pulling up a rope or chainsaw, my arm or arms would curl themselves inward. I had to use the other arm to grab it and stop it, stretch it out. Odd, odd experience, like a puppetmaster had control of my arms. I made the choice to lower down the final logs the next day after talking over my problem with the grondmen. For several months afterward, after a long day, it felt like my arms wanted to cramp up again; almost like they were damaged or had a memory of that day.
I'm glad we stopped that day, I don't think I could have hauled up the 460 and tied the heavy large block for the multiple log drops.
tomthetreeman
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- Location
- Rhode Island
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Try not to slap the side of that extremely nice looking bucket Tom!
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Nowhere near it, Dan... Don't worry, I'm taking good care of her... See all the brandy-new hydraulic hoses? And the hose guard on the boom? And if you look real close, those four bolts on the underside of the boom are boom tip retaining bolts... New and retapped.
-Tom
Try not to slap the side of that extremely nice looking bucket Tom!
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Nowhere near it, Dan... Don't worry, I'm taking good care of her... See all the brandy-new hydraulic hoses? And the hose guard on the boom? And if you look real close, those four bolts on the underside of the boom are boom tip retaining bolts... New and retapped.
-Tom
Good Boy!
marlinspiker
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- Location
- Pennsyltucky
tomthetreeman
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- Rhode Island
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[I never experience that before, after pulling up a rope or chainsaw, my arm or arms would curl themselves inward. I had to use the other arm to grab it and stop it, stretch it out. Odd, odd experience, like a puppetmaster had control of my arms.
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I have had this happen, except with worse results. Tore a tendon in my elbow/tricep. Couldn't lift a gallon of milk for months. Same exact experience you describe. Dehydration is the culprit!
-Tom
[I never experience that before, after pulling up a rope or chainsaw, my arm or arms would curl themselves inward. I had to use the other arm to grab it and stop it, stretch it out. Odd, odd experience, like a puppetmaster had control of my arms.
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I have had this happen, except with worse results. Tore a tendon in my elbow/tricep. Couldn't lift a gallon of milk for months. Same exact experience you describe. Dehydration is the culprit!
-Tom
okay this one is 2009.
A different Tulip removal. Almost the same thing though, had been topped like 35 years earlier.
the far right leader has a hole and some decay around that change in direction near it's crotch.
the far right leader is the one that was the correct location to be lowering stuff from though.
that log came off of the location where i am positioned.
cranked over with notch, with hobbs LD.
to lessen the swing over, i just put on that loop runner and had another groundman slow down the swing.
the amsteel sling on the block; at the top of the right leader, goes over and it's tail is tied to the left leader, to add some strength to the possible weak right leader.
once taken down the decay wasn't all that bad, maybe 30% of the diameter in that right leader if I remember.
It wasn't a great tree to keep around, with long thin leaders and that decayed one and I think there was a very bad tight V crotch or two as well.
A different Tulip removal. Almost the same thing though, had been topped like 35 years earlier.
the far right leader has a hole and some decay around that change in direction near it's crotch.
the far right leader is the one that was the correct location to be lowering stuff from though.
that log came off of the location where i am positioned.
cranked over with notch, with hobbs LD.
to lessen the swing over, i just put on that loop runner and had another groundman slow down the swing.
the amsteel sling on the block; at the top of the right leader, goes over and it's tail is tied to the left leader, to add some strength to the possible weak right leader.
once taken down the decay wasn't all that bad, maybe 30% of the diameter in that right leader if I remember.
It wasn't a great tree to keep around, with long thin leaders and that decayed one and I think there was a very bad tight V crotch or two as well.
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- Everywhere
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Put some pictures up players 2010 only. Bring it on ! one picture that sums up your year and trees only , kids and family dont count and leave your God out of it .
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Riggs is going to be pissed if you keep breaking his set rules!!!
Put some pictures up players 2010 only. Bring it on ! one picture that sums up your year and trees only , kids and family dont count and leave your God out of it .
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Riggs is going to be pissed if you keep breaking his set rules!!!
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- Everywhere
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that's what I was thinking too.
but then look what he did, put in a crappy picture of his kid.
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True
that's what I was thinking too.
but then look what he did, put in a crappy picture of his kid.
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True
tomthetreeman
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- Rhode Island
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Put some pictures up players 2010 only. Bring it on ! one picture that sums up your year and trees only , kids and family dont count and leave your God out of it .
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Riggs is going to be pissed if you keep breaking his set rules!!!
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Uhhh... Riggs posted a pic from a hunting trip with his KID. My GOD, what a rulebreaker LOL! At least they were his own rules.
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Put some pictures up players 2010 only. Bring it on ! one picture that sums up your year and trees only , kids and family dont count and leave your God out of it .
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Riggs is going to be pissed if you keep breaking his set rules!!!
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Uhhh... Riggs posted a pic from a hunting trip with his KID. My GOD, what a rulebreaker LOL! At least they were his own rules.
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