Tree pictures

[Stihlmadd]

mondays removal.

 

[LandonPainter]

Great pics! That lighting is sweet.

 

[Stihlmadd]

Great pics!

the wife of my bossman that day took those on her mobile phone.
pretty impressive shots and phone camera.

 

[Stihlmadd]

these are two I took before the first ascent day 1.

 

[oldtimefiddler]

Setting up to remove this widow maker.. This thing was dangerous!

 

[Stihlmadd]

yeah I have come up under a couple of those over the years.
a very uncomfortable feeling having that hanging over you as you get closer and closer.... good fun.

 

[TreeLogic]

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Setting up to remove this widow maker.. This thing was dangerous!

Nice. Is that some stuck throwline I see up there? I can only imagine. Curious, did you just chop and drop from above or tie off the hanger and lower?

 

[oldtimefiddler]

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Nice. Is that some stuck throwline I see up there? I can only imagine. Curious, did you just chop and drop from above or tie off the hanger and lower?

Yeah got alittle throw line stuck , alittle wind that afternoon , this was a favor to a friend and he just said let her fall...

 

[oldtimefiddler]

yeah I have come up under a couple of those over the years.
a very uncomfortable feeling having that hanging over you as you get closer and closer.... good fun.

I mostly kept to the back side of it but I did have to get up and around to inspect and check it out and how I thought it would come down

 

[JeffGu]

I've got one up at the park like that... big widowmaker hanging up in not just the tree it broke off of, but one end is in a nearby tree. In my mind, this is probably extra dangerous. The movement of either tree in the wind could send it down, and it's big enough to crush a human. I volunteered to remove it before someone gets hurt. A lot of little kids hang out in that park.

 

[mattwisconsin]

these are two I took before the first ascent day 1.
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Awesome picture/tree. I have to ask, because I see a lot of nice looking, large eucalyptus removed. Do they become hazardous when theyre larger like that, or do people just not like trees that large near their homes?

We dont have any around here, but we do have certain species that people take down once they get too large because of decay issues, disease, etc.

 

[Stihlmadd]

we do have certain species that people take down once they get too large because of decay issues, disease, etc.

same situation here, some species like this sugar gum have inherent issues.
this particular tree failed a major leader into the high voltage primaries and across the roadway.
on inspection of the failed section and the other major unions it was decided that the time to remove had arrived and some hustle would be required before the next failure occurred.
main reason was the amount of vehicle and pedestrian traffic followed by the children's park just opposite the tree and then the residential houses under the tree itself.
wind loading in that area also played a part in the removal assessment.
hope that covers it.
Ben.

 

[mattwisconsin]

same situation here, some species like this sugar gum have inherent issues.
this particular tree failed a major leader into the high voltage primaries and across the roadway.
on inspection of the failed section and the other major unions it was decided that the time to remove had arrived and some hustle would be required before the next failure occurred.
main reason was the amount of vehicle and pedestrian traffic followed by the children's park just opposite the tree and then the residential houses under the tree itself.
wind loading in that area also played a part in the removal assessment.
hope that covers it.
Ben.

Cool, thanks for the reply.