Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Maybe it's caught in other tree(s). We need the big picture for sure.
Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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Treetopflyer
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Coastal N.J
Took 2 todays for this massacre , Had the power cut off for this one, rightfully so , we were well within a few feet of the power lines for this clearing project we had to do. For a couple trees, in fact , most of all significant sized trees were right up on them. I usually can stay 10 feet away and still work safe, but these were too close, and I must say what I nice feeling it is to not stress them being on!! Tag team Avants smoked the ground work ! Even did some team lifts on some larger long logs for fun
Last picture was before we started
last was first guess not sure what happened to the order
Last picture was before we started
last was first guess not sure what happened to the order
Serf Life
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Maine Island
Dead spruce too big to fit so it’s tipped inbetween a couple live spruce and limb locked with a pull line to yard it through. Red spruce is what velcro was designed after… Felled with Humboldt, then flushed 95% of the stump so it flops/folds and adds wiggle to help it drive through (sometimes) and went to pull. It just sat as pictured, spruced!
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
That sounds like a good time!
john.massing
New member
- Location
- Indianapolis
#SlingCam 6000lb brush pick
davidwyby
Branched out member
- Location
- PNW to SoCal
Was just supposed to go look at this. Discovered it was threatening to uproot on the fence and the sky was threatening to rain. Uprooted it away from the fence.
davidwyby
Branched out member
- Location
- PNW to SoCal
That big nasty codom in the back is on the list.
RyanCafferky
Been here a while
- Location
- Hood River, Oregon
The client at this home had asked me to look at this tree to give a quote for pruning. It was during my walk around when I noticed mushrooms at the base. I identified the fungus as armalaria (aka honey mushroom) and because of that ID decided that a root crown excavation was needed to see how extensive the decay was. After hand digging I found multiple spots of extensive decay as well as mycelium and spongy wood on most of the buttress roots. Probing the base also showed significant voids under the tree where normally there would be a solid stump.
Because of the significance of the tree, I wanted to confirm my diagnosis, so we had a consulting arborist from Portland come out to do a sonic tomography of the tree. At the level of the soil, the tree was fairly solid. We then moved the sensors down 6” and got a reading that showed significant decay. With this data, the physical signs of decay, as well as the fruiting bodies at the base, we could confidently say that this tree had a high likelihood of future failure. Because of the weight distribution of this tree, if it failed at the base it would have damaged the client’s home as well as the neighboring home significantly.
From the outside this tree looked great. Above ground it was sound and other than a few dead branches and some thin spots in the canopy it looked healthy. But, this particular tree had a downspout from the roof pointing at the base of the tree for many years. This likely contributed to the fungal activity.
It took 3 days to get it on the ground and haul the wood. Normally we would use a crane for a tree like this but with the 3 phase lines right there that wasn’t an option.
Because of the significance of the tree, I wanted to confirm my diagnosis, so we had a consulting arborist from Portland come out to do a sonic tomography of the tree. At the level of the soil, the tree was fairly solid. We then moved the sensors down 6” and got a reading that showed significant decay. With this data, the physical signs of decay, as well as the fruiting bodies at the base, we could confidently say that this tree had a high likelihood of future failure. Because of the weight distribution of this tree, if it failed at the base it would have damaged the client’s home as well as the neighboring home significantly.
From the outside this tree looked great. Above ground it was sound and other than a few dead branches and some thin spots in the canopy it looked healthy. But, this particular tree had a downspout from the roof pointing at the base of the tree for many years. This likely contributed to the fungal activity.
It took 3 days to get it on the ground and haul the wood. Normally we would use a crane for a tree like this but with the 3 phase lines right there that wasn’t an option.
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Serf Life
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Maine Island
Nice job Ryan! Oregon oak? New bucket moves some frickin snow! 
flyingmosstreen
Participating member
- Location
- Rochester
That thing is a hog! What are the dimensions? We are waiting on a new bucket for our MT but I don’t think the mulch bucket we are getting even comes close! Mainly used for moving stump chips. I don’t think ours is a BM brand.
RyanCafferky
Been here a while
- Location
- Hood River, Oregon
It was a quercus garryana (aka Oregon white oak or Gary Oak). That tree wasn’t really tall maybe 65 feet at most but DBH was around 42”. The difficult part was knowing how big we could get away with rigging considering how much decay we knew was present in the stump. We also switched back and forth from doing the house side to the side with the wires for the same reason. A huge portion of the canopy was over the roof so for at least half the tree we had to use two lowering lines and a tag line for every piece. Hence why it took 3 days to get down and out of there.
The Green One
Participating member
- Location
- Frenchtown
Good Stuff Ryan! The decay in the stump at soil level....WOW.
Great save of property and perhaps people too.
Great save of property and perhaps people too.
Serf Life
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Maine Island
1yd model pictured: 48” wide, 40” deep, 33” tall 480lbs ~$1680
20 cu ft model: 35” W, 40” deep, 33” tall, 415lbs
davidwyby
Branched out member
- Location
- PNW to SoCal
Treetopflyer
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Coastal N.J
Had some windy last night so here was today
We were gonna tackle the fallen oak through the chicken coops and fence first , then got a call about a pine on the house from a good ol customer that lost power and needed it removed before power company could take care of him. It’s about to drop down to teens again felt like I need to take care of it quickly. The other folks were totally cool , just feeling blessed they lost no chickens !
We were gonna tackle the fallen oak through the chicken coops and fence first , then got a call about a pine on the house from a good ol customer that lost power and needed it removed before power company could take care of him. It’s about to drop down to teens again felt like I need to take care of it quickly. The other folks were totally cool , just feeling blessed they lost no chickens !
davidwyby
Branched out member
- Location
- PNW to SoCal
Fire and ice…liquid nitro. .017” interference fit. 16” dbh shaft into 4-500° 10,000lb wheel n stuff.
Serf Life
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Maine Island
Exhaust freezing on contact this morning
davidwyby
Branched out member
- Location
- PNW to SoCal
I like this logo :
anchortreeservice.ca
Did some work on his truck while he was down here, got a hat with it.
I like Borntrager's too, enough I put the sticker on my truck, and I don't really do stickers. The axe is great too, got one for Christmas.
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Did some work on his truck while he was down here, got a hat with it.
I like Borntrager's too, enough I put the sticker on my truck, and I don't really do stickers. The axe is great too, got one for Christmas.
Axe Heads – Borntrager Tree Jacks
Serving the logging and timber industry
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