Today....

rico · Apr 26, 2023

Vertical grain goodness today.

southsoundtree · Apr 26, 2023

Canopy raise on a 36" doug- fir.
The neighboring 60" doug fir co-dom is getting canopy-raised tomorrow.
More sunshine in the PNW is good.
I love being able to move my chipper to the dripline of the tree!! I like the shadow of the tree on the ground in the pic.

southsoundtree · Apr 26, 2023

Looked at a 80-100' bear-trap doug- fir broken/ bend at 20', next to a building, laid up on a 150' fir's limbs, and a lower maple. I'll get to that in a week or two.

Need more hands on deck.

Fivepoints · Apr 26, 2023

We took a whole maple tree in one crane pick yesterday. We were next door picking apart an oak tree in bad shape when the neighbor came over asking if he could hire us to take out this maple that has been giving them problems due to its location. Its brances were intertwined so we decided to pick it whole. It weighed 7100 lbs.

Tree Lady · Apr 26, 2023

27RMT0N said:

That saw clip broke on mine.

Serf Life · Apr 27, 2023

They specify the clip is for hanging the saw and the lanyard goes on the base of the handle. Don’t know who actually runs it that way. Did your saw take a big fall?

Fivepoints · Apr 27, 2023

Our newer ground guy has been through chainsaw safety training and we have slowly been working with him on various cutting tasks. Today he did his first stump cuts.

VenasNursery · Apr 27, 2023

Yesterday we removed one of the largest locusts I’ve ever seen!
It was a fun one

oldoakman · Apr 27, 2023

Fivepoints said:
Our newer ground guy has been through chainsaw safety training and we have slowly been working with him on various cutting tasks. Today he did his first stump cuts.

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Literally starting at the bottom and working his way up.

Serf Life · Apr 27, 2023

Big locust! Too bad it had to come out. Boat builders around here would scarf up that wood.

Bendroctanus · Apr 27, 2023

VenasNursery said:
Yesterday we removed one of the largest locusts I’ve ever seen!
It was a fun one

Presto!

Tree Lady · Apr 27, 2023

Serf Life said:
They specify the clip is for hanging the saw and the lanyard goes on the base of the handle. Don’t know who actually runs it that way. Did your saw take a big fall?

I just noticed 27RMTON had his lanyard attached there. The clip on mine broke from use. Metal fatigue.

27RMT0N · Apr 27, 2023

Thanks for pointing that out. It's strange how they word it in the instructions, and show it in their videos. They show the lanyard on the black handle, but of course hang it from the saddle with the little wire loop. If its supposed to hang there, that piece should be strong enough to do so constantly, so I'm not clear why it wouldn't be suitable for the lanyard...

southsoundtree · Apr 27, 2023

I didn't read the instructions. I wondered what that doohickey was intended for.

Njdelaney · Apr 27, 2023

I think that metal clip was designed and shaped specifically to be able to take it in and out of a Transporter with one hand. Having a lanyard on it would negate that use. I think I saw that in one of the early videos on the 2500 before they were actually available

27RMT0N · Apr 27, 2023

Yah, they show that usage in their videos of the saw which is a nice feature, just not how I personally hang my saws. But what that means, is that clip is/should be strong enough for the saw to hang on any time it is in use. If it's not strong enough to hold up, that is poor design. I'd imagine hanging directly on that clip, and using that clip to open and hang on the Transporter would put more stress on it than a lanyard does...