Pine sap hazards

[syeblue]

I was removing a pine tree the other day and was getting excessive amount of sap build up, making chain saw use more hazardous. Just wanted to pass a helpful bit of info- gasoline works very well to dissolve it. Every ten minutes or so I'd "wash" my hands with mixed gas, eliminating sticky fingers.

 

[AspenArbo]

Butter works very good as well. Although not very handy to have with in the truck...

 

[rfwoodvt]

GOOP hand cleaner is da bomb! dissolves the stuff very well without poisoning yourself with the gas.

Pine pitch can be hazardous in other ways. We took down a huge white pine that had a deck built around it. limbed and topped the first day, went back to chunk it out the second.

When I got to the top the second day the ground crew wasn't quite ready so I took a seat on top of one of the leaders. didn't realize how much that pitch would soak through the pants.

Needless to say, when I stripped down for my shower at the end of the day I unexpectedly "waxed" my arse as I pulled off my underwear...Pine Pitch, not to be trifled with!

 

[Blinky]

goop or gojo is never to yer skin... but gas'll do the job. Most of my problems with pitch are on ropes.

 

[BarnHouse]

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didn't realize how much that pitch would soak through the pants.

Needless to say, when I stripped down for my shower at the end of the day I unexpectedly "waxed" my arse as I pulled off my underwear...Pine Pitch, not to be trifled with!

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Sorry, but that's funny!

 

[tomthetreeman]

And he got a free wax job LOL!

 

[rfwoodvt]

I can laugh now

 

[moss]

I use rubbing alcohol to take it off my skin, friendlier than gasoline. I ignore it on my climbing rope. Once in awhile my hitch cord gets seriously gummed up, then I'll clean it up a little with rubbing alcohol. Right now the green white pine cones are running sap off the ends like a dripping faucet.

My wife tells me the pine pitch smells great when I get back from the woods. Hmmm, this could be a good product...
-moss

 

[JesseHuffman]

Peanut butter takes it out of your hair.
Scissors work well also

 

[moss]

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Peanut butter takes it out of your hair.

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The question is will a gang of squirrels follow you around in the tree after a peanut butter hair treament?
-moss

 

[kcstree]

Hi all, this is what we use I put a 1/2 bag of cotton balls in a sealable contanier and fill it up with rubbing alcohol and leave it in the truck works great. gasoline is to expensive to waste....KCS

 

[treelearnin]

The poison ivy stuff technu takes it off the skin great. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use on rope as it may cause damage, any insight?