Norm_Hall
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- Wauconda, (Chicago),IL,USA
Old cottonwood removal
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jim454
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- The land of Utopia
That's a big un!
musta been fun to make the stump cut.
musta been fun to make the stump cut.
KentuckySawyer
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- Louisville
Wow! Nice job on the stump cut too! The person who did that deserves a raise.
Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
jomoco
Norm_Hall
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- Wauconda, (Chicago),IL,USA
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Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
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No! Two co-workers. I took the photo.
Here's me and the 35 ton crane operator. This operator is top notch.
I don't have a beard now. That pic was taken 28Jan2007.
Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
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No! Two co-workers. I took the photo.
Here's me and the 35 ton crane operator. This operator is top notch.
I don't have a beard now. That pic was taken 28Jan2007.
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Norm_Hall
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- Wauconda, (Chicago),IL,USA
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Took almost 2 full days with a 35 ton Terex to get to ground level.
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Big tree but big crane too. Was there perhaps a small landing zone necessitating many smaller time consuming picks or maybe just sheer huge volume of the tree eating up the time?
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At the time, we only had 52' Hirangers, and this tree was easily 90' tall. Every limb pick was done manually. There were 4 leads each approx. 36-50" diameter. It had a 130' foot spread, too. The bucket was only tall enough to remove spar sections, which helped tremendously. Manually removing spar sections sucks.
We had taken care of this tree for 20 years. It had 4 or 5 long support cables. The client wanted it out due to it's massive size and location to her home. The year before, the tree lost a 20" limb due to high winds. She said she cringed every time she had a windy day.
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Took almost 2 full days with a 35 ton Terex to get to ground level.
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Big tree but big crane too. Was there perhaps a small landing zone necessitating many smaller time consuming picks or maybe just sheer huge volume of the tree eating up the time?
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At the time, we only had 52' Hirangers, and this tree was easily 90' tall. Every limb pick was done manually. There were 4 leads each approx. 36-50" diameter. It had a 130' foot spread, too. The bucket was only tall enough to remove spar sections, which helped tremendously. Manually removing spar sections sucks.
We had taken care of this tree for 20 years. It had 4 or 5 long support cables. The client wanted it out due to it's massive size and location to her home. The year before, the tree lost a 20" limb due to high winds. She said she cringed every time she had a windy day.
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Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
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No! Two co-workers. I took the photo.
Here's me and the 35 ton crane operator. This operator is top notch.
I don't have a beard now. That pic was taken 28Jan2007.
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First you insult him, then you praise him! LOL!
That's no way to treat your CO Norm!
He may be a little on the heavy side, but 35 tons?
Seriously though, have you tried any of the integrated hardhat communications systems like the Pro Comm Plus twoway radios for Peltor hardhats in the PTT mode?
I think it really adds to smooth safe crane work between you and your CO, the rest of the crew also.
jomoco
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Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
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No! Two co-workers. I took the photo.
Here's me and the 35 ton crane operator. This operator is top notch.
I don't have a beard now. That pic was taken 28Jan2007.
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First you insult him, then you praise him! LOL!
That's no way to treat your CO Norm!
He may be a little on the heavy side, but 35 tons?
Seriously though, have you tried any of the integrated hardhat communications systems like the Pro Comm Plus twoway radios for Peltor hardhats in the PTT mode?
I think it really adds to smooth safe crane work between you and your CO, the rest of the crew also.
jomoco
Norm_Hall
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- Wauconda, (Chicago),IL,USA
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Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
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No! Two co-workers. I took the photo.
Here's me and the 35 ton crane operator. This operator is top notch.
I don't have a beard now. That pic was taken 28Jan2007.
[/ QUOTE ]
First you insult him, then you praise him! LOL!
That's no way to treat your CO Norm!
He may be a little on the heavy side, but 35 tons?
Seriously though, have you tried any of the integrated hardhat communications systems like the Pro Comm Plus twoway radios for Peltor hardhats in the PTT mode?
I think it really adds to smooth safe crane work between you and your CO, the rest of the crew also.
jomoco
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Yeah, we've tried em. The CommLite from Sherrill. Five channels to choose from. We had interence with other 2-way systems.
All the crane opertors currently have Nextel Direct Connect as their comm system. If we have to communicate via radio, we use Direct Connect.
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Can we safely assume that it's you and your crane operator on the stump Norm?
jomoco
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No! Two co-workers. I took the photo.
Here's me and the 35 ton crane operator. This operator is top notch.
I don't have a beard now. That pic was taken 28Jan2007.
[/ QUOTE ]
First you insult him, then you praise him! LOL!
That's no way to treat your CO Norm!
He may be a little on the heavy side, but 35 tons?
Seriously though, have you tried any of the integrated hardhat communications systems like the Pro Comm Plus twoway radios for Peltor hardhats in the PTT mode?
I think it really adds to smooth safe crane work between you and your CO, the rest of the crew also.
jomoco
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Yeah, we've tried em. The CommLite from Sherrill. Five channels to choose from. We had interence with other 2-way systems.
All the crane opertors currently have Nextel Direct Connect as their comm system. If we have to communicate via radio, we use Direct Connect.
Roger_Barnett
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- Seattle, in the PNWet
I'd have loved to have seen that monster coming down, Norm!!
- Location
- planet earth
beauty big tree, you got any more pics of the take down or the stump?. gotta say i'm not a fan of cottonwoods, and i've taken down some that were a lady bugs fart compared to that beast. how old do you think??
Riggs
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- Bryn Mawr , Pa.
Do you get more money if the CO and climber combined are older than the tree?
On another note , Direct connect is the way to go .
On another note , Direct connect is the way to go .
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