Kramer interesting crane job

[treevet]

windy city eh?, I have lived in Lake Forest when young as well as Peru (town of your vid) I mentioned in HS. (can't come up with anything wise ass to say at the moment

Seems like that lady coulda waited til trees were dormant for a huge visual advantage for you guys?

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Hey Mark...while I got you on the line...hows come we can't have our location under our name anymore? I like to know where people come from. I think you and I have probably worked in some of the same places ...like Princeton U. and town, maybe Trenton etc. Just nice to know.

If you click on their avatar it will tell you where they're from of they disclosed it.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Seems like that lady coulda waited til trees were dormant for a huge visual advantage for you guys?/QUOTE]

Money doesn't wait for leaves! Tell him Todd.

 

[treevet]

If you click on their avatar it will tell you where they're from of they disclosed it.

I always feel like I am stalking someone if I go to their pers. info and never do it. Most people are proud to say where they are from. You could prob. add that feature to your new set up. Shame you don't...and a contract is money in the bank, that being kind of an unusual job which could go from a blind craner to a not so blind craner....I woulda put it off given the fact I always, prob. like him, have a huge backlog of work at this and that time of year and am able to wait. Sans the comm sets that job 180' radius would be a major pita. I have done numerous blind ones in the 150' range with subbers. Always stressful but always profitable as most shy away from them.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

That's a valid point. Not sure how long some will wait though, especially if there's some threat.

 

[treevet]

Hey Chis...do you all even do any tree work anymore....thought you were just a model for Stihl safety wear and gear etc?

 

[Mark Chisholm]

See, now I can't even tell if your in smart ass mode or not. That's professional.

Funny thing us I'm down at Stihl headquarters right now. Truth is I only put in 5-6 days a week climbing now since I have my partnerships and this site.

 

[tod_k]

windy city eh?, I have lived in Lake Forest when young as well as Peru (town of your vid) I mentioned in HS. (can't come up with anything wise ass to say at the moment

Seems like that lady coulda waited til trees were dormant for a huge visual advantage for you guys?

When I looked at the job it was in November , client pulled the trigger in April and requested to be there. She had limited dates as she travels a ton. I would have much rather done it in the dormant season, needed to meet clients request.

 

[Reg]

Good work Tod. Bout time you started posting again.

 

[brendonv]

Might of missed it. What sort of weights did you have on the brush picks? 2500-3000+?

 

[tod_k]

Might of missed it. What sort of weights did you have on the brush picks? 2500-3000+?

At the spar we were good for 10,000 lbs. the tree had a huge spread, farthest limbs were down to 3,500 lbs. still amazing considering those were 190' away.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

That's a great lift plan there. 3500 at 190' is not a pucker fest

 

[tod_k]

That's a great lift plan there. 3500 at 190' is not a pucker fest

Very comfortable with the chart and operator. Never been to a crane job and said "this is too much crane".

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Why would you? That's the ground crew's problem then.

 

[tod_k]

Why would you? That's the ground crew's problem then.

Yep, huge landing zone. They disposed of the material faster than I could bring it to them. Frustrating hearing the chipper go idle.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

That's a game I like to play. Keep the chipper screaming.

 

[tod_k]

That's a game I like to play. Keep the chipper screaming.

Playing beat the ball is also fun, I won that game. With turns that far and the operator bring blind I hung out at rigging points far too long.

 

[cory]

That's a game I like to play. Keep the chipper screaming.

Ha, good one, Mark, that is a good game to play, nice to see you mention it.

That chart is INSANE!!

 

[treevet]

Playing beat the ball is also fun, I won that game. With turns that far and the operator bring blind I hung out at rigging points far too long.

The "blind" is SO much less an issue with comm sets than it used to be without them. Almost as good as remote control.

 

[treevet]

Very comfortable with the chart and operator. Never been to a crane job and said "this is too much crane".

If driveway crushing is a possibility...I have been on a crane job and said "this is too much crane".