Hiring A Sub?

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Don't take on more than you can handle! Leave it to the real professionals.

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I am a real professional, but I also know my limitations.

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Isn't knowing one's limitations part of professionalism?
 
What is the scope of the job? Can you get a sub climber and hire a crane? Maybe share some of the sling setting/ cutting? Build your experience on some of the less technical parts with having a hired gun to do the trickier parts and mentor you?
 
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What is the scope of the job? Can you get a sub climber and hire a crane? Maybe share some of the sling setting/ cutting? Build your experience on some of the less technical parts with having a hired gun to do the trickier parts and mentor you?

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Sean, that is definitely a possibility. The job involves 4 large bull pines with wires running adjacent to all of them. Structures on either side and not a lot of room.

I'll see if I can post some pics of the job this week.
 
Would it be lifting with branches on them?

I'm guessing that they are primaries, and can't be dropped. What's the distance from them? Have they been line cleared on one side making them imbalanced?

I've been using a friend's grapple truck for some brush disposal lately, while my chipper has been on the fritz (hopefully fixed now). I think pines are often pretty straight limbed, so it would be easy to load both the brush, dump it, then the logs if you can find a grapple truck service. Its have been more economical for me than driving my dump truck and chipper, and using the manpower to chip.

Bull pine, is that aka pondo pine? Maybe not so straight, and very full, often times.

Do you speedline things. It can make conifers faster and easier, reducing the drag, especially if you can land them in piles that the grapple truck can get to. You description of tight quarters makes me think that this isn't likely.

Would it mean a lot of lowering and dragging limbs?

Would be interesting to see pics, if you can get them.

I don't thing anyone wants to see you get hosed by Mr. $200 and work on the ground Tree Service.
 
Find a crane and operator that regularly does crane work and he will be help guide you through it. In my brief experience with crane work, the crane operator knows how big a piece he can take and can knows how the piece will fly. Its like if your GRCS can talk back to you (like tell you how much a piece weighs etc.), and your block moves around to exactly where you need it.
 
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