Today....

[Treetopflyer]

West Texas

“Young Pros”?

Is that the dude who says
“ I like iiiittt!”

 

[Treetopflyer]

Good thing you're wearing a shirt!

Good thing for them lol

 

[Treetopflyer]

Send that pic to Wesspur!

Crazy enough two or three times I’ve happened to wear this same shirt on a day we removed a tree when I’ve brought some sort of babies down in the process

 

[davidwyby]

Is that the dude who says
“ I like iiiittt!”

No idea, didn’t talk to them.

 

[Bendroctanus]

Perimeter foundation with floors and walls stick framed in full D fir. All ceilings will be vaulted open beam. Trusses will be timber framed with mortis/tenon using full D 3”x8” OG redwood and full D 1”x10” OG redwood for the ceiling boards. Just a beautiful look. Exterior siding will be redwood board/batten. No plywood will be used for sheer and instead we will use let-in bracing on the wall framing for sheer. How they have been doing it for centuries. Moisture barrier will be Jumbo Tex breathable felt and then board/batten with me nailed directly to the framing/blocking using the old school method of one nail in the center of the board and one nail in the center of the batten. This allows the wood the expand and contract with the seasons and prevents splitting.

Same for the floors. No plywood for subfloor. Full D 1.5”x 5” vertical grain T&G fir flooring will nail directly onto joists. Again like they have been doing it for centuries. Interior walls will be 1”x8” ship lap using rabbit jointed fir that will be white washed with milk paint. All interior and exterior doors will be made from redwood and all window will be restored old single pane wavy glass windows. Efficiency be damned.

@rico what’s the news on this project? I’ve been very curious about it ever since you shared your plans. Would love to see pictures.

 

[Matias]

Got to do my first non-conifer crane picks yesterday removing three funky black oaks out of a backyard. They all stayed really nicely balanced when they came off, so I was on cloud nine the rest of the day. On this first cut, my boss was worried that the tip was gonna dive, but I felt sure of my placement. Felt really cool when it floated away silky smooth.

 

[oceans]

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Got to do my first non-conifer crane picks yesterday removing three funky black oaks out of a backyard. They all stayed really nicely balanced when they came off, so I was on cloud nine the rest of the day. On this first cut, my boss was worried that the tip was gonna dive, but I felt sure of my placement. Felt really cool when it floated away silky smooth.

I’m really happy for you! I don’t think that feeling gets old.

I do have to ask though…and not criticizing you…that boom is pretty well into the brush. Maybe it just looks that way? Must have been a real long radius. Most stick crane ops I know don’t really love doing that. I’m sure you guys talked it all out.

How many slings were you flying and what length? Must have been nice to get those tops out and work the lower portions with more scope.

 

[Matias]

This guy gets plenty of tree work all year long, and has been working with my boss for many years now. He is super comfy basically running blind and just working with directions from the climber. I was running 12' flat nylon choker slings, mostly just one per pick, except for the two times I took both sides of a union together, and I put one on each side. I have definitely been involved with some crane work, and done a few different crane jobs now, and I have worked with this operator several times myself now, so we each have a good feel for how the other works. He actually has a lot more experience in that specific work flow than I do, so he was been able to give me a little guidance when I first got to go up.

 

[oceans]

This guy gets plenty of tree work all year long, and has been working with my boss for many years now. He is super comfy basically running blind and just working with directions from the climber. I was running 12' flat nylon choker slings, mostly just one per pick, except for the two times I took both sides of a union together, and I put one on each side. I have definitely been involved with some crane work, and done a few different crane jobs now, and I have worked with this operator several times myself now, so we each have a good feel for how the other works. He actually has a lot more experience in that specific work flow than I do, so he was been able to give me a little guidance when I first got to go up.

That relationship is very important. It can be hard to build trust with some guys, especially if one is bringing a different approach to the matter.

 

[27RMT0N]

I don't know any details and never met the man, but an experienced fellow climber with a family, fell and died today on the neighboring island. In a small community such as ours, that's a big loss.

 

[southsoundtree]

Damn!

 

[Jehinten]

This guy gets plenty of tree work all year long, and has been working with my boss for many years now. He is super comfy basically running blind and just working with directions from the climber. I was running 12' flat nylon choker slings, mostly just one per pick, except for the two times I took both sides of a union together, and I put one on each side. I have definitely been involved with some crane work, and done a few different crane jobs now, and I have worked with this operator several times myself now, so we each have a good feel for how the other works. He actually has a lot more experience in that specific work flow than I do, so he was been able to give me a little guidance when I first got to go up.

This sounds very similar to my crane operator. We typically run 14' nylon slings but otherwise the same.

My op doesn't mind the boom in the brush a little as long as we are watching his LMI cable closely. He'll boom up and cable down for clearance once the pic is off.

 

[27RMT0N]

Emergency alder removal, awesome lichen. I saw this tree just yesterday afternoon, and it was broken at ground level, leaning on a fir which was all that was holding it up, just wanting to fall the rest of the way onto the parking area/fence/house.

 

[Friedrich]

bucket for the win i guess

 

[27RMT0N]

Yah, sometimes it's the only thing that can get the job done safely and well. Would have been a few hours of work with climbing and rigging from bad angles, instead I did it solo in under an hour just cutting and tossing.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Serf Life]

Spent some more time tackling a three or more generation trash heap next to a huge barn friends helped us demolish. This hillside was covered in layers of trash we have been cleaning in stages. Dumpster of the big stuff a few yrs back included fiberglass boats, ridgid foam insulation, electronics, roofing shingles fishing gear.
Now a few stabs at getting down to clean soil or ledge, this rusted fish rake was fully buried in a dip of the ledge after I thought the trash had ended. Goddamn them all!
So much more to go

 

[Friedrich]

wow

 

[southsoundtree]

GeeMinelli!

 

[davidwyby]

That dark brown stump I posted the pic of was ironbark I think. Second time I’ve cut it. Both times I had head lean and still had to drive the dickens out of 3 aluminum wedges. Must be strong stuff.