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[Sawdust]

Huhh...???

 

[Oxman]

The cd-rom for my scanner melted, it fell behind the desk, onto the heater. Gotta get new scanner software. Sorry.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

C'mon Ox, you can't come up with a better one than that? /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[tophopper]

Heres a craner I subbed on today. Was a 50+ " elm. 150 ton crane picked tree from street over 3 phase.

I only got a pic of the last cut, /forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif because naturally I was up in the tree prior to this /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[tophopper]

Then after that we did a "small" tree too /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Teti]

2 climbers and a ladder?

 

[tod_k]

How close was the cable to the wires, from the pics they pretty close? Most crane companies around here will not lift over primaries unless they are dead.

 

[Norm_Hall]

The crane rental companies we deal with won't get closer than 10 feet to a primary.
I respect that.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Yeah, I hear ya there. I hate to speak on behalf of the "bad guys", but it's against OSHA Regs to lift over a conductor. You can't even cross the plane 50' over them. I'm sure that many DO pick over phases, but I'm also sure that many have died trying before OSHA said NO . Get 'em de-energized or rope 'em I say.

Tops, looks like a good sized Elm (or was) /forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[tophopper]

Teti -
yup, not my job, I was called in as a sub, and the owner prefers to do crane jobs with several climber. There were actually 3 of us in the big elm to start, me and another climber ran around setting 30 ft straps like mad, the owner came up to the bowl of the tree and did the cutting. The big elm was finished by 1100 or so and the smaller maple only took and additional hour, if that.
ive worked with one other climber many times using a crane but never two. I did feel that it really wasnt necesary for all 3 of us , but the job went really well and quickly, besides who am i to argue i am just a hired gun. /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Regarding the ladder, isnt it easier than gaffing ALL the way up. Id normally get a lift up on the hook, but not over the primaries. /forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Tod- id say the closest the cable came to the wires was right about 10 ft /forum/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
i too was suprised when i arrived to find that the plan was to crane over the wires. The road was closed for the day, the power company was supposed to come put blankets up apparently, but they never did, go figure /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif.
the trees would have been extremely difficuly any other way. im glad it all went as well as it did. The crane operator was also very good, it was obvious he has done many of tree jobs.

16,000 lbs is what I was told the butt of the elm weighed /forum/images/graemlins/shocked.gif






When I posted the pics, I knew this would get the 2 climbers subject going again /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Flame away, boys!!
Riggs?

 

[Teti]

I HATE LADDERS!!!!! scare me to death. would rather go from the bottom than step off the top rung. to each his own.

 

[tod_k]

Heres a few pics of a party I had to attend this morning. Mostly dead Silver Maple all over the tents at a green house.

 

[tod_k]

Decay

 

[tod_k]

First cut

 

[tod_k]

And right into the chipper

 

[tod_k]

Another cut

 

[tod_k]

The last cut of brush, Why are my pants so high? floods.

 

[tod_k]

Crane work is so fun.

 

[tophopper]

Teti- Im not crazy bout ladders either, i feel very uneasy on them.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Todd, what kind of safety glasses you wearing there? I'm looking hard for a new brand that's more comfy.