Kelley Tree, Boston - first day

[BenDraper]

First job for Kelley Tree. Norway maple over a house.

 

[knothead]

First job for Kelley Tree. Norway maple over a house.

Whoa! Not used to seeing green grass beneath you, Ben! Cool.

What rope and hitch cord combo do you use?

Mark

 

[RIVIEZZO TREE EXPERTS]

Great work. That one piece looked like it came too close to the gutter for me. Nice looking 1890 and big chip truck I like it!

 

[BenDraper]

Cheers, yeh more room up here in Boston! Kinda nice.

Use Yale prism/Luna and silver streak cord. That was oldirty on the ropes!

I'm used to being close to things. The guy had a crane too, used that yesterday. Looking for another climber up here north Boston if anyone is around.

 

[Leroy]

So you made the move, Ben?

 

[BenDraper]

Not yet Levi. Need more good guys for the crew

 

[AaronO]

Ben, what boots are you wearing? Nice Video!

 

[BenDraper]

They are meindl airstreams

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

When watching your videos I find myself torn between thinkingth challenge looks fun but also looks miserable.
I suppose that depends on the crew. Good stuff either way !

 

[Daniel]

that last cut must have felt satisfying... lot of woark taing all that material out of the backyard...

 

[BenDraper]

At least these guys have all the equipment Danny boy. Out with the crane tmrw

 

[moss]

Cheers, yeh more room up here in Boston! Kinda nice.

Use Yale prism/Luna and silver streak cord. That was oldirty on the ropes!

I'm used to being close to things. The guy had a crane too, used that yesterday. Looking for another climber up here north Boston if anyone is around.

Say hi to the Old Dirty for me, if he remembers ;-) Trying to guess where you were working, Hyde Park? or maybe Mattapan. Steady diet of Norway maple ahead, much less ailanthus but there's plenty around. I'm recovering from Lyme so I haven't climbed in two months will be back in the game a couple weeks hopefully. Check out the Galway House in JP after work, the unofficial Boston arborist refueling spot, good place to exchange war stories over very not bad food cheap and good drafts.
-AJ

 

[BenDraper]

Moss pm me our cell. We should shoot the sh1t.