That, and having a father daughter day! My little ones really love shuffling trucks around in the yard, or helping run the excavator. Gotta keep them aware of what all we get up to from dawn to dusk.
Today....
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southsoundtree
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davidwyby
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:-(
Jehinten
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Day one of a big Oak removal, the trunk is staying for now. Homeowner plans to remove it next year to split up the cost. We'll finish it tomorrow
southsoundtree
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Crazy
Jehinten
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She's a biggun. I forgot to mention, 21 cables under the canopy including a high voltage and transformer I had insulated for the job.
I love the grapple pic. Made me think of ‘Kids in the Hall’ skit, I’m crushing your head.
Quite a job though. Long lateral material is almost more challenging than something tall and narrow, especially when dealing with all the hazards. Nice job!
Matias
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That's a helluva tree! Just curious why they wanted it gone entirely and not just pruned back nicely? Did it drop a big limb on something special?
Matias
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That one pisses me off too. Who needs grass?!? I get close to biting clean through my tongue when people say that it's just so messy, and they are tired of cleaning up tge mess almost everyday, like that's some kind of requirement.
southsoundtree
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Lawns are supposedly a leftover status symbol of not needing more ag fields.
The industry reinforces haul-off of 'nutrients'.
The industry reinforces haul-off of 'nutrients'.
Matias
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Yea lawns are definitely an old status symbol. The varieties people plant aren't even from this continent.
Fighting the nutrient haul off is a hill I am willing to die on.
Fighting the nutrient haul off is a hill I am willing to die on.
VenasNursery
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Jehinten
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He didn't give me a reason, but I know it's not the lawn over here as it's a rental he owns.
It is full of wounds like in the one Pic and deadwood. I've been here a few times over the years removing deadwood and broken limbs.
Matias
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I'm sure he has a reason. It still hurts a little to see such a tree cut down. It was there longer than any of us has been alive, and now it's just a tall stump and a bunch of chips
southsoundtree
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Very true
Jehinten
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Day 2 is done. I didn't get a lot of pics today, I was driving loads in the grapple truck quite a bit. The top of this tree was 6-50 yard grapple truck loads. 3 loads of just brush and 3 loads of firewood logs. The log in the Bobcat's grapple shows the diameter of some of these limbs. 
Matias
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What causes those growth patterns?
davidwyby
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Guess I should have offered to whack it
Could have ruined someone’s day
Could have ruined someone’s day
We had a similarly sized Silver Maple go down in town over a month ago. The trunk is still lying there right along the top of a steep bank above the sidewalk. The crown is gone but the heavy trunk remains. While arguably stable, I’m about to offer removal pro-bono.
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