horror trees

[treebear]

Wich one is the worst tree to work on? Doing line clearance the worst three trees over here are sitka spruce, coryllus avellana and prunus padus. In particular fighting with the sitka makes you wonder if God invented it as a plague for mankind.
svein
www.hogstogrydding.no

 

[treebear]

sitka spruce growing into 22kV lines.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

When doing line work here, I find many trees are a hassel. However, my worst enemy is any type of vine. You have to cut and cut just to get a limb to hit the ground. Also, if you don't sever a vine completely it can pull a limb back into the conductor! /forum/images/graemlins/furious3.gif

 

[Kevin]

What are those rings on the pole, is that from a turning process?
Why are there braces on the pole?

 

[jerseywild]

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When doing line work here, I find many trees are a hassel. However, my worst enemy is any type of vine. You have to cut and cut just to get a limb to hit the ground. Also, if you don't sever a vine completely it can pull a limb back into the conductor! /forum/images/graemlins/furious3.gif

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Not to worry if it hits two it will burn through and fall to the ground on its own, just don,t stand below waiting. /forum/images/graemlins/smoker.gif

 

[treebear]

The ringmarks on the pole is from a turning process like when making candleholders from wood, the point is to make the pole homogenious round with minimum taper for easy access with pole climbing shoes. The pole is braced because it is placed on solid rock.
I agree with mark that vine is a problem, allthough we don´t see much of it here. But sometimes when clearing Prunus Padus or trees and schrubs infested with wine its like the old say; he´s dead but won´t lay down. You cut and cut but nothing falls to the ground.
Svein
www.hogstogrydding.no

 

[Kevin]

Thanks treebear, we use a different rock mount here but it's always neat to see something different.

 

[treebear]

If my goldfishlike short memory allows me I´ll send you a pic once I got one.
svein
www.hogstogrydding.no

 

[Kevin]

This is what we use ...

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Svein,

I think that the attached photo shows our worst enemy here in New Jersey. I'm not sure where else they grow, but they are everywhere around here. They call 'em green briars and they are famous. I've heard plenty of people talk about how they ran into these while training for the military here in boot camp.

They are very stiff (like wire) and grow up into trees. They rip you apart. Some get 1/2" long thorns. Very difficult to cut since the are stiff, yet move when the chain hits em. Dangerous on all accounts. Some hills are covered. You have to cut your way to each and every tree! /forum/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's a close shot.

 

[treemann]

Deer really like to eat greenbriar. I don't know how they do it with all those long thorns.

 

[joesoup]

Down here in Georgia we call them Saw Briars . Our worst enemy though, are huge ivy vines. Some get to 4-5 inches dia. /forum/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[R_Schra]

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They call 'em green briars and they are famous. I've heard plenty of people talk about how they ran into these while training for the military here in boot camp.


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I have seen that same idiot US military jump into "consertina's" that higly dangerous barbed wire. The MASH at our camp had a basketball field with that wire at the sidelines (so you stayed out the minefield/forum/images/graemlins/hot.gif ) Two guys jumped after the ball rebouncing on the basket and fell right into those consertina's. ouch...

Line clearing here is easy, most powerlines are underground and the big distribution lines are 20meters up. Every 4-5 years i have to top some trees under those 10Kv lines. Those lines makes youre hair stand up!

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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those 10Kv lines. Those lines makes youre hair stand up!

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Yeah tell me about it! Some of our lines are as much as 500KV and they make the hair dance. Your armpits will tickle you while you work. Weird! /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[TreeCo]

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They call 'em green briars and they are famous.

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I'm from Delaware and we had greenbriar. I'm in Georgia now and it's here too. The deer must not eat it because we have both deer and greenbriar. I hear goats eat the stuff though.

Dan

 

[rborist1]

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Your armpits will tickle you while you work. Weird! /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

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Use some stronger deoderant, it will help mat down yer pit hair! /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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Your armpits will tickle you while you work. Weird! /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

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Use some stronger deoderant, it will help mat down yer pit hair! /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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Real nice Jabber, real nice. /forum/images/graemlins/bangtard.gif

 

[speelyei]

Here in the Pacific Northwest, I would have to say my least favorite are the big cottonwoods, Populus trichocarpa. They are weak wooded, brittle, and prolific growers. The nightmare layout is a tree that is arching over the wires. They often get very tall and thick wooded, but the wood is very unpredictable with snap cuts, etc.

Here's a pic off the web:
http://www.northwestwoodlands.com/Cott%201&2%20from%20East.JPG

 

[treebear]

saw a long row of Ginkos today planted roadside direct under overhead 22kV, they had tried to top them but it just seemed to encourage extra growth. This must be the horror situation for line clearance, no matter what you do makes a good result just because some authority didnt bother to look up before ordering planting. Pics have to wait until I return to Norway.
Svein
www.hogstogrydding.no