VenasNursery
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- Michigan
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Reach
Been here much more than a while
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- Atglen, PA
Winchman
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- Southwest Georgia
It's been a while since I had a decent climbing project, but this one caught my eye. There are three dead limbs up in this pine. One is broken and hanging.
I cut and dropped pieces off the broken one, and used a speedline to get the other two. It made a nice pile, and I'll come back tomorrow with the hand truck and trash can to move it to the curb.
I cut and dropped pieces off the broken one, and used a speedline to get the other two. It made a nice pile, and I'll come back tomorrow with the hand truck and trash can to move it to the curb.
Winchman
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- Southwest Georgia
The rest of this tree I posted about a while back started dying as predicted, and the owners got a pro to take it down promptly as suggested. They did a first-class job...the neatest removal I've ever seen. All you see is a two-foot circle of fresh topsoil where the stump was. No sawdust, no stray needles, no grindings.
davidwyby
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- PNW to SoCal
Matias
Been here much more than a while
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- Silicon Valley
Sweet setup! a buddy of mine welded himself up a jig just like that to do the same with his tilt deck.
A cedar, roots damaged many decades ago when installing a driveway, fell on a small shed. Picked apart what I could from the ground and the roof, shot a climb line in one tree, installed a block and the winch-line from my truck, shot another line in the second tree it was against, pieced that part out, then with the truck winch, lifted and pulled the log off the building and then lowered it to the ground. A perfect application for the winch on the truck and it always makes me happy when I get to use it.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
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- Silicon Valley
Even when it involves a lot of back and forth, I like working jobs like that. There's a peaceful quality to it.
Analog
Participating member
- Location
- City of Trees
I absolutely love jobs like this. Well done!
Dan Thornton
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- Location
- Smithsburg
I was helping at the local rescue mission's camp - taking down dead wood over trails, etc. They also had a problem with a large silver maple tree growing tall enough to start blocking the view to the camp sign. Camp leader hated losing the silver maple but had to do something to keep the sign visible. I didn't see any good way to reduce the height of the tree. After hesitating to take the whole thing down I recommended that he move the camp sign about 75 yards, then I could take out about 20 trees of heaven instead of taking out the silver maple tree. He loved the idea so that's what we did. He's got tractors and such, so I could just leave all the trees lay.
In addition, I took the top out of a large dead tree that was the site for his tree stand. Now he doesn't have to worry about huge branches falling on him while he is hunting.
In addition, I took the top out of a large dead tree that was the site for his tree stand. Now he doesn't have to worry about huge branches falling on him while he is hunting.
chipper1
Participating member
- Location
- Grand Rapids
Got the cherries all down at the campground. Next will probably be a bunch more red oak around a barn that was just completely redone on the exterior, couldn't have done the tree work first lol. There are also a couple smaller ones over the house. Most everything there is hard leaning over the buildings, the worst are the two that are over the house and limb locked, I'll need a lift for those.
Here's the last cherries.
This is the last piece from flush cutting the cherry in my previous post. Not sure what the weight of it was, but it wouldn't go any higher.
Here's the last cherries.
This is the last piece from flush cutting the cherry in my previous post. Not sure what the weight of it was, but it wouldn't go any higher.
davidwyby
Branched out member
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- PNW to SoCal
chiselbit
Been here a while
Nice faces in the wood grain. What is the lizard thing?
davidwyby
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- PNW to SoCal
A gecko?
Tree is diseased (canker) and doomed eventually. Maybe I should have cut it back more but it was getting close to the main base of the codominants, I dunno.
Guys had 9 smaller ones in a row all sick I took down a couple years ago. The trimmer guys might have spread it, or spores on the wind.
davidwyby
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- PNW to SoCal
Today’s hackery.
thought they would have the fence down but had to do it. Couldn’t fit truck and lift in the side yard under the eaves, had to push it in by hand. I’ve not been feeling well, out of it…forgot gas for the lift and the 2511. Delays got the temp up. Cut the downed tree out of the way, pulled the root ball out when I departed. Neighbor wanted it all gone, just cut his side short. The weak regrowth I’m always talking about gave me my first real scare in the lift. I was up over the tree and down toward the pool and didn’t realize the lift has rested on a limb. It let go and I went for a ride. Thought I was going in the pool and had visions of drowning, being tied in to the basket. Got up to 100, first time working in the heat this year. I considered bailing out into the pool intentionally multiple times
thought they would have the fence down but had to do it. Couldn’t fit truck and lift in the side yard under the eaves, had to push it in by hand. I’ve not been feeling well, out of it…forgot gas for the lift and the 2511. Delays got the temp up. Cut the downed tree out of the way, pulled the root ball out when I departed. Neighbor wanted it all gone, just cut his side short. The weak regrowth I’m always talking about gave me my first real scare in the lift. I was up over the tree and down toward the pool and didn’t realize the lift has rested on a limb. It let go and I went for a ride. Thought I was going in the pool and had visions of drowning, being tied in to the basket. Got up to 100, first time working in the heat this year. I considered bailing out into the pool intentionally multiple times
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
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- Olympia, WA
Just clearing some ivy, holly, laurel and a couple small ash trees.
Pulled a little ivy off the base and back a little. 18" bar for size reference.
Pulled a little ivy off the base and back a little. 18" bar for size reference.
Matias
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- Silicon Valley
I love the look of the bark on the fir up there. The slow grown trees look so cool.
southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
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- Olympia, WA
The ash parasol preservation prune looks like this at the bottom, ergo the ladder in a previous picture.
I need a brush cutter for the ivy after pulling it away from the base.
I need a brush cutter for the ivy after pulling it away from the base.
chipper1
Participating member
- Location
- Grand Rapids
So is the last picture the same tree, looks totally different?
davidwyby
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- Location
- PNW to SoCal
Power co and beetle kill, removal.
Bigger than it looks. I topped out the lift and ended up thru wedging a pretty big top off (red). I really
like that narrow alum wedge and 4lb estwing fireside friend.
Rigged and lowered most of the right stem off the center.
Another chunk off the center to keep it from limbing the keep tree.
Coast live Oak is abrasive…
Bigger than it looks. I topped out the lift and ended up thru wedging a pretty big top off (red). I really
like that narrow alum wedge and 4lb estwing fireside friend.
Rigged and lowered most of the right stem off the center.
Another chunk off the center to keep it from limbing the keep tree.
Coast live Oak is abrasive…
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