Cutting on storm damage??

Didn't realize you were from the 'Burgh Easy. We are homies!! I should be staeting my Steeler Weekend by noon tomorrow also. We will definitely have to show Shreveport what Iron City means.
 
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Hey Ranger just watch the leaners really good. If you can tell what the tree ID is that can give you a good ready on what it will do softer woods tend to snap and go down easy, harder wood has the tendence to barber chair. I am at work stand still mode here in NY. I do have the fond memeories of the ADK ice storm.
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One other thing carry an ax or hatchet for the ice chipping before your cut. I also tested trees stability with the ax I used and and snaped a 6 dbh Aspen.
Course with 6+ inches of ice snapping the tree was easy.
Nate
 
Some of the best advice I would give is to deal only with trees that pose an immediate threat.I worked the 98 ice storm in Ottawa/Montreal and alot of trees are better off left until the ice melts off.You can do alot more damage working on ice laden trees, better to leave them till melt if at all possible.Be safe they can be extra tricky.
 
If there is still a coating of ice and snow, it'll be harder to check for splitting crotches as you climb. You could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Be very careful and chose bigger tie-in-points than normal.

If the thaw is not on yet, you may try to secure all the work you can by doing the down stuff first, while the trees are still ice coated, with the written understanding that you will come back to deal with the trees when it is safer.

Try to beat the storm chases on locking up your work. Spell it out to the customer why it is much more worthwhile to hire the local tree service that will be around next year, the year after that, etc. People that will be invested in the tree health, not just a quick paycheck this storm. People will get better service, the trees better care.

Especially this time of year and in this economy, its easy to get big eyes and ambitions of deep pockets. Be safe.
 
Thanks guys. We took care of most of the downed stuff where we're currently tied up, and the ice has started to thaw, with even more thawing tomorrow. So that means its time to begin climbing and grabbing hangers or broken limbs. Can't wait!!
 
One other thing watch the root flares and the ground for possible heaves before you even set a line.This is esecially in the higher trees.

I watched a (comp.)climber do just that till his ground guy yell and pointed at the ground.He was a little shakin but, alive and sure as sh$t the tree was heading to the ground just reeeeeaaaaaaaalllllyyy slowly.
 
just asking is it still alot of work there.and on the cutting i always look at my pressure points it hard to see them with ice and snow and if you hit the wrong spot you may have had a bad day so use your own judgement at it thats how i cut on ice work becareful.
 
Paducah, KY has been obliterated.
And there are no Certified Arborists there.

It may be worth while to contact the city arborist and see if there is need for good outside companies to assist.
 
Remember to test your climb line from the ground with two people pulling/ bouncing on it at your TIP, to test the tree as a whole, and the TIP. As stated before, check for heaving. If you are rigging in the same tree, you won't be able to verify the stability.

Try to separate climb line and rigging into two different trees. If you have to rig and especially shockload a suspect tree, see if you can't be tied into a different one.

If I'm in a suspect situation, I'll use a short (10')piece of climbline for my work positioning lanyard using a friction hitch that I can hopefully slide right off the end (no knot)of the lanyard if the tree starts to give way. I'll remain attached to my TIP in a different swing, using my groundman to hold the climbline tail to reduce my pendulum swing toward my TIP.
 
Climbing is awesome!! I've spent the past two days climbing, for a total of around 16 trees climbed. Had a great time and really broke my 192T in, though it was in the tree this time.

Stacy, you guys going strong.
 
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