Tree man.

96coal449 said:
No crane, no harness. He would some times just "free stand" on the rim of the bucket. For removing obstructing limbs that would interfere with a clean top drop. The top would be dropped while in the bucket. It would be a limb on in the top, threatening damage to a structure or catching another tree and negatively effecting a clean drop.
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I’ve seen the same, just get the tag line a little tiny bit higher…
 
Ok

Jeffery Gerrish 52yrs old
of New England USA.
I attended his wake Thursday evening.
Many professional tree workers came and showed their respect. For that I must be grateful !!
This man was climbing, was tied in once on spikes (don’t have the proof of that claim just yet).
Bucking down large wood. A large 1000+pound piece and my brother hit the ground at the same time. I am convinced he cut himself out, and succumbed quickly.
The fall i approximate and 35ft
Maybe some don’t like where this thread has been created. O well.
Always Christian Morse.
Aka cashmoneytreeboy
Aka Bucketinabag.
 
Thanks Chris. That is really sad to hear man, but as predicted, it's an always sobering reminder of the reason we have established certain protocols. I have been fired for being slower than they thought I could be if I would 'be a man', and do a bunch of single ropin', one handed chainsawing, and any other number of known hazards. I have done those things and twice I bit myself with the chainsaw, one handing and hurrying of course, and I have gone too fast and neglected to be properly secured, resulting in taking some nasty falls and swings. I have been closer than I ever thought I would let myself be to dying. Point is, people, even smart people, are stubborn jackasses, and we are all one mistake away from dying all the damn time; we can't be reminded of that too often. I trust that you will take these words in the solemn and somber tone in which they were written. Thank you for sharing that with us.
 
I almost hit a telephone pole once

Question.
Remove all the telephone poles
Or eliminate all cars.
Or stay in bed your hole life
I’ll take a lil danger in my life.

I mean really. I could injure my thumb typing this???

We wonder why the cost of living goes up. Well it’s all relative. U gunna take and charge for 10hrs on a 2hr tree. What’s the Neighbor’s gonna think ? What’s your competition gonna think?
I know why and it could have absolutely been prevented.
It wasn’t. Um. It’s sad. Um
Um
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cashmoneytreeboy said:
I almost hit a telephone pole once

Question.
Remove all the telephone poles
Or eliminate all cars.
Or stay in bed your hole life
I’ll take a lil danger in my life.

I mean really. I could injure my thumb typing this???

We wonder why the cost of living goes up. Well it’s all relative. U gunna take and charge for 10hrs on a 2hr tree. What’s the Neighbor’s gonna think ? What’s your competition gonna think?
I know why and it could have absolutely been prevented.
It wasn’t. Um. It’s sad. Um
Um
???
???
!!!
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I figure that's part of why OSHA can't write up an owner operator who only endangers themselves. You absolutely have the right to do that, but you don't have the right to insist that an employee does it.

As for the 'telephone'/utility pole, it's all about a cost benefit analysis, and the cost of burying the lines vs putting them on poles makes that choice a no brainer. I know you enjoy having electricity on demand, and lots of it, so the poles are gonna stick around. This logic doesn't apply to one handing a chainsaw or bucking logs off the stump with just a flipline. The guy who I know that does it that way, and insisted that I do it that way on his clock, well he wasn't as polite as most of us. When I asked him about the possibility of cutting your single connection, he would say something like, "Don't be a fuckin' idiot and cut your flipline", and "make sure you know where you bar is". I don't see it that way, but let me ask you bluntly: What's your plan when you cut your only lifeline? Your friend didn't have a plan, and this time, he rolled snake eyes. Don't be so arrogant as to think you're any better than he was if you don't have a plan for how to make sure you don't make his mistakes all over again.
 
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It’s called natural selection.
I said life was fragile
I said a lost the most selfless man I know.
Said nothing about anything attachment points.
I don’t give a shit how many times you tie in the more the merrier
 
Wait a second if this guy told you to jump off a bridge would you I don’t get it. He was insisting that you use one hand OK and you did why why did you? I don’t understand if my boss said not to wear chaps and I didn’t who’s the idiot there
If you put yourself in danger because someone else told you too, you’re a fucking moron
 
And what do you know about my electricity needs are you assuming I have an electric car? I bet you think I use towels to dry off. See the thing is I could tell you things but once you knew you can’t not know I’m not sure you’re ready.
 
Are you kidding me? I’m tied in once on spikes using a chainsaw. The plan is cut the piece and the rope and fall to the death


You shouldn’t leave your house dude.
It’s way to dangerous for you.
 
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