Games, competitions, and levity at work

[Serf Life]

Stuff to add lightness and enjoyment to the work day.
-See how close to end of rope one can grab when clearing a line.
-Landing logs flat outside of the 1/5th rule
-Guessing balance point on logs when moving with machines, or limbs when rigging (deceptive leaf weight...)
-The quality pun

What else?

 

[Bendroctanus]

Tossing limbs or stubs into a bucket from the tree or across the yard.

 

[Bendroctanus]

Throwing a limbs from the tree to the feed tray of the chipper, AND IT GOES THROUGH…

 

[RyanCafferky]

Telling the crew it is never later than 10:30 until lunch time and never later than 2:30 after lunch time.

 

[Bendroctanus]

Telling the crew it is never later than 10:30 until lunch time and never later than 2:30 after lunch time.

 

[RyanCafferky]

Telling the crew it is never later than 10:30 until lunch time and never later than 2:30 after lunch time.

This is what my first boss did to us back in the day. None of us had watches or phones so we didn’t have a clue.

 

[Neill]

Would you rather…?

 

[Rusticus]

Play horse with throwball shots during trainings.

Wager who can roll the electric hose reel up the cleanest without any stops.

Those sound really lame when I think about y'all reading them.

 

[Serf Life]

Play horse with throwball shots during trainings

That's a stellar idea.

 

[RyanCafferky]

At my place I’m thinking of making an arborists version of frisbee golf using throwballs and throwline. We’ve got 60 acres so I’m pretty sure we can make 18 holes.

 

[ATH]

Probably read about it here ....but get the client in a a prank of the boss or salesman isn't on site but is coming later:
Cut a stump low so it still has the root flare, set it elsewhere in the yard, scatter saw dust (or just cut another inch off for the dust) and have the client complain that an extra tree was removed.

Being a climber high in an oak it's fun to try to hit coworkers with acorns... especially this time of year - they are falling anyhow so it's not unexpected to be hit with an acorn. But 4 close ones in a row starts to raise suspicions!

Not as cool as @Bendroctanus feeding the chipper from aloft, but we load brush into trailer and on the occasion we can park close enough, award "points" for landing pieces.

 

[ATH]

At my place I’m thinking of making an arborists version of frisbee golf using throwballs and throwline. We’ve got 60 acres so I’m pretty sure we can make 18 holes.

Big shot or APTA for the long drives?

 

[evo]

Probably read about it here ....but get the client in a a prank of the boss or salesman isn't on site but is coming later:
Cut a stump low so it still has the root flare, set it elsewhere in the yard, scatter saw dust (or just cut another inch off for the dust) and have the client complain that an extra tree was removed.

Being a climber high in an oak it's fun to try to hit coworkers with acorns... especially this time of year - they are falling anyhow so it's not unexpected to be hit with an acorn. But 4 close ones in a row starts to raise suspicions!

Not as cool as @Bendroctanus feeding the chipper from aloft, but we load brush into trailer and on the occasion we can park close enough, award "points" for landing pieces.

I’ve been known to fell a tree, cut about a foot of the stump and rotate the face/hinge 90 to 180 degrees to make it look like it went over sideways or backwards..

 

[Bendroctanus]

Not as cool as @Bendroctanus feeding the chipper from aloft, but we load brush into trailer and on the occasion we can park close enough, award "points" for landing pieces.

I’ve successfully managed it twice.

 

[Bendroctanus]

I’ve been known to fell a tree, cut about a foot of the stump and rotate the face/hinge 90 to 180 degrees to make it look like it went over sideways or backwards..

Never let them know your next move.

 

[data farm 26]

I like to try and flip the cones onto each other at the end of the day.

 

[Serf Life]

load brush into trailer and on the occasion we can park close enough, award "points" for landing pieces.

We used the front d rings as speedline anchor yrs back, not a game but it was satisfying

 

[flushcut]

The weather is always 72, sunny, light breeze, and low humidity.

 

[RyanCafferky]

Big shot or APTA for the long drives?

Hand throwing only!

 

[data farm 26]

More of an inside joke but a fellow I used to work with would often say "almost done" around 10:30am. I like to try and keep that alive from time to time.