Hand-dug Holly (ouch!)

[KentuckySawyer]

Re: Can you dig it?

Picked it back out of the trailer and the tree was on its way.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

Re: Can you dig it?

And then things got interesting...

Earl just rotated the tree around, instead of bringing the load in closer to the pedestel. Luckily he had the tree close to the ground.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

Re: Can you dig it?

Into position and start backfilling...

 

[KentuckySawyer]

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KyLimbwalker standing by a good looking tree.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

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And one of Mike and Earl, respectively.

Earl is a senior citizen and stills climbs occasionally, but works daily. Louisville is lucky to have Mike as head of the City's Forestry division.

They're both 100% bad a$$ tree dudes.

 

[Morningwood]

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Sweet photos guys. Looks like all went well. Good job.

 

[Cyrus1254]

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Nice Job !!!!!!!! I wanna see more pics of this impressive operation of moving this behemoth..........lol

 

[RogerM]

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nothing but respect for Mike Blankenship.

 

[KentuckySawyer]

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One more then of picking the tree out of its previous spot...

 

[sean_freeman]

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Magnificent post guys

Great photo set, and well done on the whole job. We've got to help one of the LGA's move maybe four or five small figs around the same size in the next few months (though I've yet to visit the site yet) so if it goes ahead I'll stick some shots up here.

The root ball sling you were using was very impressive, not seen one for smaller root balls like that was that your's or did the crane op have it?

 

[KentuckySawyer]

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The root ball sling you were using was very impressive, not seen one for smaller root balls like that was that your's or did the crane op have it?

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That basket was fabricated on site from two 25' straps, six 2' straps, and a couple of tuffex slings. The crane operator instructed the creation of the basket.