Large pin oak, small backyard

[BenDraper]

Here is a removal of a fat pin oak, in a tiny back yard. At first Cosby uses the bucket to clear the tips of the lower branches from over the garage and roof, to make rigging easier. Had good weather until the last day when cutting and picking the wood out, so clean up was harder!

I used a snipe on the trunk fell to minimize bounce, worked a treat.














































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[jomoco]

Heck of a job Ben!

Love the new groundies!

One day, or two?

jomoco

 

[BenDraper]

3 days in total including clean up, which was a bitch due to rain! 2 loads of wood!

 

[Treezybreez]

Love the picture with the Korean guy. that was too funny.

 

[BenDraper]

Chinese actually. Nicest customers I've ever worked for! Peter got stuck in with my crew helping out on the ground!

 

[islandarb]

I have to say Ben I love those pictures because that is how we do treework on this island. Space is always limited. We don't have lifting equipment so the work can be tedious. Nice job.

 

[TC]

well done Ben, great pics.

 

[Treezybreez]

Oops Chinese, my bad. They looked like they enjoyed your work.

Good job!

 

[simplyarbor]

That thing was a fatty, nice job. Were you using a grcs to crank some of those lower extended limbs up or just balance rigging?

 

[BenDraper]

GRCS I wish! Just balanced rigging, some smaller pieces... Maybe 8 foot logs. We were using a brand new Stein RC2000 on the job though, my groundsman loved it!

 

[bonner1040]

Did you set it up with the top suspended? I like the looks of that.

 

[BenDraper]

Thats the way with that device dude! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxd8oqnAVLc

 

[BenDraper]

Last 2 cuts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taGa7kzOZK4

 

[islandarb]

Again very nice Ben. Tight space fer sure.

 

[cory]

Did that wood go for firewood or was it too large diameter?

 

[BenDraper]

Most of the smaller stuff we cut up for the customer. The rest of it went to the dump! WASTE!!!

 

[islandarb]

Hey Ben, the wood was clean does the dump not grind it and make mulch? that's what happens hear. They sell it back very cheap.

 

[BenDraper]

Yes exactly swing. They get paid twice!

 

[Daniel]

Like the rip cuts ... were you tying off those big limb stubs balanced? boat load of work... what the daily rate on a job like that?

 

[BenDraper]

Rip cuts for control to stop massive swinging towards targets. Old school and very efficient! Balance depended on the piece in correlation to the rigging point, some butt, some middle, some top roped. I'm unable to divulge pricing on an open forum, for I am not the boss.