climbing other than trees

[caleb miller]

Does anyone use their climbing skills in any other types of business, such as windmill turbine blade maintenance or well anything that is profitable besides trees?

 

[Hoowasat]

Not a business, but I will be less scared the next time I'm on my (steep) roof now that I know how to secure myself with a rope tied to something on the other side of the house. Will feed the rope through some old garden hose to keep it from chafing on the peak while I move transversely.

 

[AxeTree]

I have climber old timber frame barns before, one was built in 1882 I set all the rigging for the crane to dismantle it.

 

[Shaunbobby]

When I first started my own company I climbed the wood poles on driving ranges to install the cables and netting while things were slow,

Shaun

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Cat rescues...meowwwwww!

 

[Hoowasat]

Cat rescues...meowwwwww!

OK ... now who's gonna' go get Charlie Brown's kite?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Kites
RC planes
For several years I helped a USFS research scientist by collecting various samples and insect traps
Shoveling snow off roofs
Steam melting ice dAms
Dismantled a radio antennae about 70' tall

 

[flyingsquirrel25]

When I lived farther up north removing snow off the roof was a big winter thing. That was always done T&M so it made us money when we were slower. We also changed light bulbs on airport towers as a small airport up there, also T&M. I think once you step outside the relm of trees you almost have to use Time and Materials or its difficult to make any money at it.

 

[Treezybreez]

Replaced screws for a Log cabin's metal roof. I have heard that there is a lot of money to be made putting up and taking down Christmas lights.

 

[Raven]

Arena rigging

Industrial cleaning and maintenance

Stage building

Roof snow

Got that kite this summer, and another kitty last week.

Nothing pays quite as good as tree work though.