davidwyby
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Cleaned up a bunch of broken/down stuff today. Also more blocking.
This one is next.
This one is next.
Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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Last week we got through 70% of a small leyland removal job only to come across this crows nest and have to put it on hold till they fly away. I've never interacted with baby crows before actually, and it was pretty amazing how they weren't one bit scared of me, up in their tree just two feet away from them.
They look hungry! I’m sure mama would’ve been a bit less happy to see you.
Well I did it, I got the AWAH Z3-Fire drill powered ascender.
We've talked about them here on the form a few times since it was first developed and shown by hownot2 a year or two back, and I was interested then but held off because it wasn't a certified device yet. I wasn't worried about it honestly, but I wanted something I felt legally covered to let employees use if I was going to spend $2,500 on the device. Well just the other day they shared a video saying it had been officially certified and if you were one of the first like, 20 people, you'd get a FREE 300' 11mm Task Line rope which it is rated to use and would otherwise be over $400. Decided to get a dedicated drill to keep in the truck with it as well. I hit checkout within minutes, and it came like 4 days later, today.
I've only had a few minutes to check it out with @False Hemlock on our lunch break, and then at the shop this evening, but it looks and feels extremely high quality. Ascent feels very good with the Milwaukee brushless drill they recommended (and I use the same battery system for the Milwaukee polesaw I keep in the truck, as well as other tools in my shop) and descent was a little choppy on my first few tries, but I'm sure I can smooth it out with more experience. So far seems like a great tool and much better than a noisy gas Wraptor, Ronin that's apparently known for shredding ropes or the $5,000 Husky one that isn't even PPE certified.... I don't expect to use it a TON, mostly for large/tall removals where I want to take a break without worrying about the effort of spuring back up 100', or maybe.... even.... shooting a high line, powering up to the low limbs the customer wants off, and just decending back down on the device itself? Time will tell.
We've talked about them here on the form a few times since it was first developed and shown by hownot2 a year or two back, and I was interested then but held off because it wasn't a certified device yet. I wasn't worried about it honestly, but I wanted something I felt legally covered to let employees use if I was going to spend $2,500 on the device. Well just the other day they shared a video saying it had been officially certified and if you were one of the first like, 20 people, you'd get a FREE 300' 11mm Task Line rope which it is rated to use and would otherwise be over $400. Decided to get a dedicated drill to keep in the truck with it as well. I hit checkout within minutes, and it came like 4 days later, today.
I've only had a few minutes to check it out with @False Hemlock on our lunch break, and then at the shop this evening, but it looks and feels extremely high quality. Ascent feels very good with the Milwaukee brushless drill they recommended (and I use the same battery system for the Milwaukee polesaw I keep in the truck, as well as other tools in my shop) and descent was a little choppy on my first few tries, but I'm sure I can smooth it out with more experience. So far seems like a great tool and much better than a noisy gas Wraptor, Ronin that's apparently known for shredding ropes or the $5,000 Husky one that isn't even PPE certified.... I don't expect to use it a TON, mostly for large/tall removals where I want to take a break without worrying about the effort of spuring back up 100', or maybe.... even.... shooting a high line, powering up to the low limbs the customer wants off, and just decending back down on the device itself? Time will tell.
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southsoundtree
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I bet you'll love it,
Dan Thornton
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This job was far more complicated than I expected. I felt like a tree ninja, putting the lift through openings between limbs. Could speed line only a few pieces. Everything else needed to be controlled. I went simple - figure 8 to control descent, groundsman pulling the piece away from the house. That's me wearing blue.
southsoundtree
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Is that your spider?
Dan Thornton
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I wish!! That would be sweet!
No, it's a rental.
Finally found a place that has a 92' Spider to rent (Platform Basket brand). Solid piece of machinery!!!
southsoundtree
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I wonder if I can rent a Spider. It would be helpful.
They sure are cool machines, one day I may wind up with one....
@False Hemlock taking out dead madrone stems on a hillside today, we will be back tomorrow for a bunch more.
And not a great photo of it, but @Evo on the left side there is another big twisted madrone stem like we've talked about before. If I remember I'll try to get a good picture of it tomorrow.
@False Hemlock taking out dead madrone stems on a hillside today, we will be back tomorrow for a bunch more.
And not a great photo of it, but @Evo on the left side there is another big twisted madrone stem like we've talked about before. If I remember I'll try to get a good picture of it tomorrow.
Jehinten
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I pulled some fibers today out of this Sweet Gum. I slowed it down enough to prevent any lawn damage on the sod. 
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Slowed the fall of this Sweet Gum Tree quite a bit today to protect the sod around it. This video is in real time showing the speed of the tree falling. With the bobcat, I then picked up a 40' trunk to prevent having to drive on the sod to get the
Slowed the fall of this Sweet Gum Tree quite a bit today to protect the sod around it. This video is in real time showing the speed of the tree falling. With the bobcat, I then picked up a 40'...
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southsoundtree
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92⁰
Found ganoderma on an alder that means more work for me. Toe in pic for scale. One leader is mostly dead.
Micro-x around the yard, headed to the sawmill.
Found ganoderma on an alder that means more work for me. Toe in pic for scale. One leader is mostly dead.
Micro-x around the yard, headed to the sawmill.
davidwyby
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Matias
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I always love watching a sloooow take down
davidwyby
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So…deep face. Thick hinge, shallow back cut, maybe strap it to prevent chairing. Species dependent.
Jehinten
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Thats a different cut that I used for that Birch. I considered it for this Gum but I wasn't sure that I could pull over a 20" sweet gum without a backcut, and so I played it safe with an open notch and a thick hinge.
If the stump wasn't right by a couple Azalea bushes I probably would have tried it.
Jehinten
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In general or one of these two trees in particular? The Birch I didn't do a backcut at all. A deep notch and opened the apex of the notch a bit. I think it might be called a step notch? Deep enough to be about 80% through and then pull with a machine. The back 20% is the hinge and it slowly separates.
The sweet gum, you can see the stump cut below. I had already pretensioned my pull rope, cut the notch deep enough that it tries to pinch the bar, leave the hinge thick.
These are species specific. I wouldn't try to get a green Ash to hinge like this. It's fun to play with, try it in an area of low consequences. It also makes clean up easier if you can get it to layover and hover over the ground. Then grab sections with your loader and cut them off.
davidwyby
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@Jehinten
Yeah you couldn’t with an alder. Maybe with the no back cut method. The euc and oak I deal with probably wouldn’t chair, but it won’t bend much either.
Yeah you couldn’t with an alder. Maybe with the no back cut method. The euc and oak I deal with probably wouldn’t chair, but it won’t bend much either.
Jehinten
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Jehinten
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Here's another video I hadnt posted from 2019 when I was first experimenting with this l. This one didn't go perfect, I should have had the face more open and I probably went too deep on this one but it still accomplished its task of not damaging the driveway between slowing it down and the previous leads acting as a crash pad.
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