I dont like dead cottonwoods.

Thanks Daniel. I pray to god I can get a mini someday. I need to upgrade the chipper 1st. Me and Jesus have ALOT more jobs like this ahead of us before it can happen but all I need is for the phone to keep ringing and I dont see why I cant do anything I want.I geuss Im still payimg my dues. It took us almost all day..DAY 2 mind you to buck and load that wood. I LOVED the mini at TCI in Ohio. I try to explain it to my helper but he doesnt get it.. Thanks again. Oh ya forgot to mention, not packing enough food for work always seems to end bad. Or at least makes me feel like crap. I think this was part of it as well. I need to eat all day. I burn calories like CRAZY
 
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lol Daniel. the BIG trees I do are like branches from your jobs. I DO know my place. Powerlines had me freaked out LOL.
Again, I know my place and I appreciate the fact that you guys still let me come on here. I broke a rib today. The video should be awesome. EVERYTHING not to do lol. The end of the day. We loaded the wood from that Cottonwood and decided to do a 575 dollar tree at the end of the day. BAD idea. will be a long 2 month lesson I get to think about EVERY time i breath. Sleeping tonight will be...?

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I'm thinking the butt bounced up and hit you in the ribs...

glad it wasn't worse.

interesting cottonwood video, like seeing the XRR slings.

On the first limb being pulled around by hand, I thought, oh no, they should put a XRR sling on that tip and make a semi vertical speedline, use the tightening of the near vert speedline (attached to a truck
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) to pull the limb away from the fence and it freely runs down the line and is committed to run the line and stay away from fence.

then your second limb, kinda had that set up i think, but just wasn't pulled tight enough fast enough.

I did a big Beech these last two days, used semi vertical speedline to a concrete anchor, tightened with truck, i was able to take side limbs off and have them pull away from house and on other side, pull away from a huge yew bush.

worked awesome and didn't shock my tree, nor no heat on the rings that anyone could feel. Cold.
 
Jesse,
slow and safe is a better bet than 'git er done' glad to see you are going that way. Powerlines are definately to be respected and although I could not see the back lean I was fidgiting in my seat as you were finishing the back cut knowing the hinge wood was less than desireable.
Sorry to hear about your rib, heal fast. Kudos on the nice work
Todd
 
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Ever stack wedges like this? Works good. Keep 'em from flying around and makes them run true!
Tony

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That was fun to watch and very well done, I had no doubt which way that was going to go. (but still nervous)
Question, does anyone know how much lift you get out of the wedges, some kind of number? Would the lift or pressure provided be the same if they are stacked or set side by side?
Does anyone use something like a 20 tone bottle jack in a place like this? With a good hinge and a lot of push from a bottle jack seems like it could help with the vehicle pull.
 
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