Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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Bendroctanus
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Springfield
Looks good from my house!
AdkEric
Branched out member
- Location
- Adirondacks
Little birch, lotta attitude. Typical around here. Before pic was 2 months ago.
Bit of bypass on the 2nd top. Oops.
Sunset views.
Bit of bypass on the 2nd top. Oops.
Sunset views.
The cracked pine is down safe and sound, and it went exactly as I planned. Basically pruned out working space in neighboring trees, lifted it with the GRCS, pulled it sideways to clear the building with the Maasdam rope puller and just broke bent the whole 90 foot tree sideways without a facecut since the core was so rotten and it was so sketchy. Unorthodox, but made sense in the situation and man it worked perfectly.
Even though it went well, my brain is fried from the stress of the project, as it felt pretty hairy at times. Especially when the whole tree was hanging on the rigging and fibers were tearing out of the ground as we were moving it away from the corner of the building. I'll share a few more photos of the process later when I get some my ground guy took.
Even though it went well, my brain is fried from the stress of the project, as it felt pretty hairy at times. Especially when the whole tree was hanging on the rigging and fibers were tearing out of the ground as we were moving it away from the corner of the building. I'll share a few more photos of the process later when I get some my ground guy took.
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Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Job well done.
Muggs
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Canuckistan
Did a monster silver maple over the last two days. Very tight spot. Able to reach half of it with the bucket truck for the first day, brushed out and left the wood standing. 70 ton crane for the 2nd day, climbing the back half. Almost 7ft at the base, you can see how much strap I had left over on the Stein. Over 12 ft wide higher up. They wanted us to leave the bottom section, cut below the roof line. I have no idea why, but I wasn't going to argue.
Put the 50" bar on the 395 for only the second time in 3 years. What a tree...
Put the 50" bar on the 395 for only the second time in 3 years. What a tree...
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Stump or 10 sq. ft. of grass you have to mow... I'd leave the stump as well.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
I just think stumps are cool
Bendroctanus
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Springfield
Now THAT, is a Dandy.
The bride and I hit the watershed outside our back door this morning.
We call this one grandfather-
One of my favorite trees in the hood finally seccumbed to gravity, wind, and rain this spring. This was a 13-14 ft DBH beauty with a massive head-lean (15-20 ft). it also had a cave at the stump that was big enough to house a family of 4, which was the product of nearly a millennium of fires. Hurts my heart to see it laying in the creek. R.I.P.
We call this one grandfather-
One of my favorite trees in the hood finally seccumbed to gravity, wind, and rain this spring. This was a 13-14 ft DBH beauty with a massive head-lean (15-20 ft). it also had a cave at the stump that was big enough to house a family of 4, which was the product of nearly a millennium of fires. Hurts my heart to see it laying in the creek. R.I.P.
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Mick Dempsey
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- Location
- France
Circle of life and all that…
Got the star going again today, after not doing it last year and being called out in public yesterday for not having it up 
I'd actually left it up in the tree the whole time (lazy...) and half the lights on the star itself died, so today I went up, just zip-tied a new strand of lights onto the frame without removing the dead ones, and that way I didn't need to cut it out of the tree, bring it down, fix it and bring it back up. Worked great, and happy to finally have it on again for the season.
I'd actually left it up in the tree the whole time (lazy...) and half the lights on the star itself died, so today I went up, just zip-tied a new strand of lights onto the frame without removing the dead ones, and that way I didn't need to cut it out of the tree, bring it down, fix it and bring it back up. Worked great, and happy to finally have it on again for the season.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
I wanna do that in one of my trees. Most of the town would be able to see itGot the star going again today, after not doing it last year and being called out in public yesterday for not having it up
I'd actually left it up in the tree the whole time (lazy...) and half the lights on the star itself died, so today I went up, just zip-tied a new strand of lights onto the frame without removing the dead ones, and that way I didn't need to cut it out of the tree, bring it down, fix it and bring it back up. Worked great, and happy to finally have it on again for the season.
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VenasNursery
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Michigan
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
Who makes those designs?
VenasNursery
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Michigan
She bought them from Amazon
Finished restoring my little tilt deck trailer today. Quarter sawn white oak deck, new paint new fenders, new lights, new wheels and tires. My paint job might last a year up here in the salt, so I plan to have it blasted and done properly before too much longer.
