Work Photos

Gorman · Jul 22, 2017

No crane access. Had to get a little inventive getting it to not damage anything with the last cut off the roof. Worked out.

Brocky · Jul 22, 2017

Great pictures, keep them coming!

Steve Connally · Jul 22, 2017

I like the pictures too. I have my personal feelings but they are me and mine. I enjoy your pictures too. A totally different beast of tree work. I'd love to do one of those monsters in my lifetime.

southsoundtree · Jul 22, 2017

In my market, I think I make more money by being hi-viz, and its safer for people to be seen when working in the road (and actually legally required), as well as with multiple workers on the job site.

Hi viz doesn't mean skills, and skills are not diminished by hi-viz.

My neighbor was run down twice on the job as a garbage man, mostly driving an self-loading truck, in the latter case. Brain injury and metal hip from the second one. To that I say, "F*&^ THAT!", and I hog the road with cones.

southsoundtree · Jul 23, 2017

You're fortunate to have many similar height photographer vantage points (presumable from another climber???).

How much of that time has been spur and lanyards without climb lines?

southsoundtree · Jul 24, 2017

I gave up my mechanical ascender for a hitch on my 5/8" flip line. No going back to mechanical or 1/2".

Might upsize next flip line.

RopeShield · Jul 25, 2017

wiggly dead sugars between two hydros in wet whole. fun stuff

RopeShield · Jul 25, 2017

@rico
Regarding eye and ear pro
If you can't hear the laughter
And can't see the joke
Do it for your grandchildren

NE Tree · Jul 25, 2017

And with the lack of ppe, surely he at least has kids

. Totally kidding. Awesome pics guys. I Hope to make it up to the redwoods some day in my life. Looks like an amazing place

D x D · Jul 25, 2017

Great Pics Rico. Thanks for sharing.

PPE or not PPE I don't care, but it is total BS that you don't use a humboldt in the Northwest.

They are coming for you logger man card.

Brocky · Jul 25, 2017

It wasn't the lack of ppe that horrified me, yes horrified, it was the picture of rico putting on his spurs under his pants leg! I hate spurs so I always thought you wanted as much padding as you could get.

Steve Connally · Jul 25, 2017

Hairy one for me today.

Tyler Durden · Jul 25, 2017

Man that looks like a mess.

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CutHighnLetFly · Jul 25, 2017

... Did this on the real cheap for my brother in law's father.

CutHighnLetFly · Jul 30, 2017

Double stemma removal for one of my favorite clients, Double D Tree Service.

CutHighnLetFly · Jul 30, 2017

Mobile HQ

CutHighnLetFly · Jul 30, 2017

Love the saddle, but probably not great for carrying a big saw often.
I had a Buckingham ergovation that I thought was better for spar work and big saws. I'm not into using lower D's like some saddles have. Just wasn't my thing. The ergovation was pretty comfortable for that.
I do afair amount of pruning and hanging around so the leg straps are the shit. If I was buying new I would have got the new tribe monkey beaver saddle seems to be the best of both worlds

CutHighnLetFly · Jul 30, 2017

rico said:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I haven't been crazy about new tribe saddle is the past (monkey beaver and pro), but I had to ask. For me, it is essential that a saddle be good on a spar with bigger saws. Believe it or not, the TreeMotion S. Light has beat out the Monkey Beaver, Matt Cornell, Cougar, and Tree Austria. The S. Light seems to fit my skinny butt really well, and with suspenders hold a bigger saw amazingly well! Sure like to try the Ergo on a big removal.

The ergo is a bulky SOB tho, that's worth mentioning. But personal opinion from looking at the kinda work you do, it wouldn't be a bad choice

NorCalBrock · Jul 30, 2017

rico said:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I haven't been crazy about new tribe saddle is the past (monkey beaver and pro), but I had to ask. For me, it is essential that a saddle be good on a spar with bigger saws. Believe it or not, the TreeMotion S. Light has beat out the Monkey Beaver, Matt Cornell, Cougar, and Tree Austria. The S. Light seems to fit my skinny butt really well, and with suspenders hold a bigger saw amazingly well! Sure like to try the Ergo on a big removal.

I find that suspenders are the only solution for skinny butts, big removals, and long climbs - I'm pretty sure I have an ass that magically dissolves into my boots within 20 minutes into a climb

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