Today....

[27RMT0N]

A few assorted pictures from the last few days.

Took down a failed and hung-up cedar snag the other day, only to find out it was FULL of like 400 wasps and got stung a number of times in my face, hands, neck, etc. Even had the customer pulling them out of my hair and off my shirt for me after running away down the driveway...

Dusty dead juniper chipping.

Got my woodshed full for the winter just last night, 8-9 cords of perfect doug fir, almost all of it will be burned to stay warm this winter as I'm 100% wood heat.

A junky, previously topped alder removal today. Narrowed it up from the ground, then with a redirect, pulled it over away from the house with the chipper winch.

And most importantly, climbed a tree today for the first time in about two months after my shoulder/back problems. Felt good, though I took it easy and went at about half speed. Partly to ease my way back into climbing, partly as I was teaching my new employee/green climber how to do it as I worked. Getting back into a tree and it going well was certainly a nice boost to my mood.

 

[Neill]

Nasty dead pine- too crusty to pull on or want to rig out. 3 TIPs to get into a place to dismantle this safely

 

[Matias]

Nasty dead pine- too crusty to pull on or want to rig out. 3 TIPs to get into a place to dismantle this safely
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I love climbing around for hours just to make a few good cuts.

 

[Shadowscape]

Looks like the red pine I was up in a few days ago.

 

[Steve Connally]

reachin and grabbin

 

[Fivepoints]

We had to take a large oak tree down that was just off the corner of the house. It was in rough shape from all the line clearance work. I really dont like craning stuff this close to the lines.

 

[Bendroctanus]

We had to take a large oak tree down that was just off the corner of the house. It was in rough shape from all the line clearance work. I really dont like craning stuff this close to the lines.

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Can’t imagine why…

 

[Neill]

Declining red oak removal today, had fun riggin and bombin the brush out today, a 65’ stem to chunk out tomorrow.

 

[Shadowscape]

Bluemoon, you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.

 

[Neill]

Bluemoon, you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.

Bluemoon of Kentucky keep on shining

 

[27RMT0N]

Went back to the wasp-filled cedar snag this morning, got stung again but got it taken care of. Here is the inside of the tree, still an active nest full of larvae. And this is after the third treatment with wasp spray, almost impossible to get the spray inside a snag like this for it to kill the wasps inside.

Also working on a large chipping job, a few hours here and there when I have time. Lots of partially rotten pine logs, will probably make around 60 yards of chips when done, all solo. And a job that would be impossible with my BC1000 chipper, but easy with the Bandit 12XP with a winch.

 

[Fivepoints]

Picking a poplar apart that was in a backyard and setting it down in the street.

 

[Matias]

Nice picks

 

[southsoundtree]

Laminated Root Disease. 2 doug- fir removals. Dead and diseases maples.

Slanted bore-cut on skinny, leaning maple.

 

[Vicente]

Went back to the wasp-filled cedar snag this morning, got stung again but got it taken care of. Here is the inside of the tree, still an active nest full of larvae. And this is after the third treatment with wasp spray, almost impossible to get the spray inside a snag like this for it to kill the wasps inside.

Also working on a large chipping job, a few hours here and there when I have time. Lots of partially rotten pine logs, will probably make around 60 yards of chips when done, all solo. And a job that would be impossible with my BC1000 chipper, but easy with the Bandit 12XP with a winch.

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Diatomaceous earth can work well on wasp nests that only have one way in, load the hole up and they have to go through it to get in/out.

 

[Neill]

Finished up yesterdays red oak,
Flipped some logs against their lean then felled a short stem

 

[Serf Life]

Slanted bore cut for head leaner @southsoundtree ? If so why not a Coos Bay if it was too skinny to bore level?

 

[Bendroctanus]

Finished up yesterdays red oak,
Flipped some logs against their lean then felled a short stem
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I like em’ ROUND. I like ‘em CHUNKY.

 

[Fivepoints]

Crane repair day. This is the headache part that no one thinks about when wanting their own crane.

 

[southsoundtree]

Slanted bore cut for head leaner @southsoundtree ? If so why not a Coos Bay if it was too skinny to bore level?

6 of 1, half a dozen of the other... and teaching my apprentice.

Sometimes, you want some directional control.