Liriodendron removal w/ climbing and rope rigging.

Re: Liriodendron removal w/ climbing and rope rigg

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notifying groundmen of the drop the piece will take. and clarifying with them that they understand what to do next, that they understand a good run at first is really needed.

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Ok, but why would you not just close the gap? I just remember the last time I tried that, gave the whole " let it run"speel and all. Didn't take.
To look at the first pics then see this its almost like you were only joking and didn't cut it like that.
 
decay up that one leader a bit.

i split to view how far it went up that leader
 

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good point, and yes. we move plenty of things on jobs, I did think of it for a second. I didn't know it was there in that location until we showed up and therefor we didn't have the ASV skidloader.

but it was FULL of stuff from the old shed they destroyed, and i was looking forward to some roping anyway.

i did get to drop many logs from the last two leaders in the tree. (both that had the blocks on them).

picture of that decay area:

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Good then, cause don't let the shed stop you. But I have to say of all the things that could have been moved easy to make the job go faster that shed kinda looked like it. Evryonce in while we move a shed, mostly we just think about though.
Working in a lot behing a strip mall there were dumpsters, stunk real bad and were in the way. The forman said NO but after he was back there cutting for about 3 seconds we moved 6 of them.
 
final trunk laying on the ground.

blue shirt guy does not work for us. that is howmonwer, went and looked at the stump or something.

i hope i made sense on these tonight and pictures okay, i kept falling asleep while doing this....
 

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I think that tree looked rather solid. Not much decay at all. Took the topping well. Good thing its down cause if nobody was gonna move that dam shed the tree would have had the HO's getting a third one.
 
Re: Liriodendron removal w/ climbing and rope rigg

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notifying groundmen of the drop the piece will take. and clarifying with them that they understand what to do next, that they understand a good run at first is really needed.

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Ok, but why would you not just close the gap? I just remember the last time I tried that, gave the whole " let it run"speel and all. Didn't take.
To look at the first pics then see this its almost like you were only joking and didn't cut it like that.

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no way man, I'm not going to be repositioning the block all the time, or adjusting so that light limbs don't have any drop. the groundman better learn to let stuff run correctly or they are gone or won't be put on lowering.

i was shaken about 6 weeks ago on two logs on the same tree. one groundman screwed up (was from another company, working just for the day), then the other groundman screwed up. i couldn't believe it, i then understood why cuttenwolf said big removals are hard on your body. but, i hadn't been shaken bad in years besides that. i do try to communicate well if i feel the groundman might not know what is needed. if removals repeatedly went like that oak 6 weeks ago, I'd quit doing this.
 
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I think that tree looked rather solid.

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that's what i said too. i was suprized. after using the stick to probe, the probing seemed like a decent size cavity, and knowing tulip poplar, if figured it went on for quite a while and likely a lot of soft stuff too. wasn't the case though.

but here is the thing, it was in a crotch locaton. it was regrowth. the tops were about 60 feet tall above this location. the tree was one of the tallest in that area and therefor would get a lot of wind.

one day when i do my videos, i will make a short 6 minute of this tree with the pictures and the short video clips added too, probably get to see the swaying from the bit of wind that day on the video clips.
 
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notifying groundmen of the drop the piece will take. and clarifying with them that they understand what to do next, that they understand a good run at first is really needed.

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Ok, but why would you not just close the gap? I just remember the last time I tried that, gave the whole " let it run"speel and all. Didn't take.
To look at the first pics then see this its almost like you were only joking and didn't cut it like that.

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no way man, I'm not going to be repositioning the block all the time, or adjusting so that light limbs don't have any drop. the groundman better learn to let stuff run correctly or they are gone or won't be put on lowering.

i was shaken about 6 weeks ago on two logs on the same tree. one groundman screwed up (was from another company, working just for the day), then the other groundman screwed up. i couldn't believe it, i then understood why cuttenwolf said big removals are hard on your body. but, i hadn't been shaken bad in years besides that. i do try to communicate well if i feel the groundman might not know what is needed. if removals repeatedly went like that oak 6 weeks ago, I'd quit doing this.

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That's just it, the groundies are flighty man. I know moving the pulley is a pain, looks like you had a few to get it, great work, but I look at it like I HAVE TO TAKE AWAY AS MUCH AMMUNNITION FROM THE GROUNDIES AT ALL TIMES. That means anything they could kill me with. I am ALWAYS ready to dig in, always. I swear sometimes I almost want cut the line myself after the limb has come about and headed in the right direction. Maybe I will if I use their ropes.
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From what it looks the situation just called for a loop strap and a beener, the tippy top didn't look that big though I could be mistaken.
The pic actually looked a little surreal.
 
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Not only that ( and I am not attempting to school) but the last thing I am doing is having a detailed conversation 80 feet above the guys on the ground about how the limb is going to break. No way. A little loading prompt I guess from time to time and if I don't think the guy has can do it I just wait for the guy who can.. I'll have that conversation on the ground, save my voice for hollering at the family.
 
X,

I like www.picasa.com, a good photo organizer and editor, that allows quick and easy resizing. It also allows online photo storage.

But, for that, I prefer flickr, which has a cool tool that allows bulk uploading multiple photos. Once they're online, you can embed multiple images in a post.

photobucket is OK as well. Both site host videos

Here's some custom rigging, heh

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Not only that ( and I am not attempting to school) but the last thing I am doing is having a detailed conversation 80 feet above the guys on the ground about how the limb is going to break...

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Me too. I don't like trying to explain my reasoning while I'm perched in place to work. However, I do stress this. If a groundie sees something dangerously wrong and doesn't say anything at all... There's some splain'n to do!
 
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thanks for posting the pictures of the decay. Interesting how it moved up one leader but not the other...
nice job, good call on killing that tree

peace
 
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Nice job Xman! Always interesting to see how decay spreads through a given species.

I think it's always good to be communicating with the groundies. It encourages them to talk to you when they see something that may be dangerous.
 
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