Work Photos

[TreeVB]

First of these days for the season. Pretty bummed with this root structure but it is what it is. Sister-in-laws tree so ill have every opportunity to babysit it.

 

[JD3000]

First of these days for the season. Pretty bummed with this root structure but it is what it is. Sister-in-laws tree so ill have every opportunity to babysit it.

Been there man. More you prune out the worse it looks...

 

[Stihlmadd]

Euc removal this week

 

[chiselbit]

What’s this Ben? You finally got a new bar for your poor old saw? Or did you get a new saw to go with it? Nice pics. Maybe you could explain what I’m looking at in the fourth pic, looks like you’ve got two ropes, one attached mid line and a broken limb in the picture,, I’ve only got an iPhone and it’s hard to enlarge pictures to a point where I can see what’s going on.

 

[Stihlmadd]

What’s this Ben? You finally got a new bar for your poor old saw? Or did you get a new saw to go with it? Nice pics. Maybe you could explain what I’m looking at in the fourth pic, looks like you’ve got two ropes, one attached mid line and a broken limb in the picture,, I’ve only got an iPhone and it’s hard to enlarge pictures to a point where I can see what’s going on.

New bar on Dan ,
pinched the channel on old one doing some big pine smash downs in the country side working for the railways.
the fourth pic is the lowering rope running up the trunk on the right from the LD - the rope on the left coming down from the lowering point is then doing a cradle rig or spider leg balance using one of my special tricks I utilise
the broken limb happened just at the end of the piece coming down when it was pressured against the trunk.
there is some video of this happening in my latest instalment - Close quarters.
I - if I remember will shoot a vid for ya of how I go about setting the rope on a limb some time soon.

 

[chiselbit]

Thanks Ben, I watched the video and on my tiny little screen it looked like you’re using some kind of Munter like hitch to attach your spiderleg to the lowering rope? I’d like to see more of that if you don’t mind sharing, looks pretty cool. And I’d say you got your money’s worth out of that old bar!!

 

[Stihlmadd]

starting from in front of the first union I wrap the rope around the limb then cross the rope over itself to form a half hitch
then I run the working end out to the fluff on the underneath of the limb till near the end where I guesstimate the limb will hold up .
then I come up through the fork and pull the rope back towards the first union till I form an apex of a triangle ,
I then do a Munter style hitch and connect the carabena to that hitch I created ,
I then move the rope along the system till it feels right for the balance of the limb I wish to preserve ( usually for height issues)
once the Hitch above the limb is in centre the boys all jump on the rope and pretension for me .
add a tag line for effect at the end of the limb - side scarf - back cut and serve fresh.
(if you feel the need a butt line can also be added for control on the turn.)
that may have helped here but hey you know
nobody perfect,

ohh and this particular piece I also added a bena above the half hitch to make a control similar to the shizll rigging plate where the ropes are trapping each other on the choke and cross.

 

[chiselbit]

Thank you Ben, I’m going to have to play with that hitch, can’t really see it. Maybe I’ll try to view it on a bigger screen with better resolution. You rock.

 

[southsoundtree]

Thanks!

 

[southsoundtree]

4pm call on Saturday. All was going well cutting alders, until it didn't.
Going well as in nothing had hit anything, and batteries l barber chairs were a barely not happening.

Knowing that there should be a stump-shot, just not why or how much, he was cutting 8" SSs, +/-.

He stopped when the farm boss gotten bossed around.

Tree set back, and a vertical split was starting, house in the potential fall zone.

Step one-- chain tree, tighten with wedges.
Step two-- throw line for a rope to pull back against lean to neutral (top had moved about 5'), redirected to the truck.
Step three--throw line for a pull line with a trucker-hitch for pretension MA
Step 4-- notch and drop. Field goal!


Funky 8' alien Doug-fir to protect in the layout of the alder butt.


Madrone stump removal and grind on hillside.

 

[southsoundtree]

GRCS cherry-pop

Subcontractor grinder

My iron friends... The chipper still eats a lot, 43 years old! The mini gave it a snack, and a lot of lowering long maple pieces, butts into feed tray. Half the pile of wood and chips showing. They've rented my splitter. $100 for a week. I rent it out occasionally, letting them knock out an hour or two, or however long, per day. I know how much there is to split.

 

[southsoundtree]

Two hour crash and dash for a friend, no rigging. Utility wires opposite from the building. 1 small dead madrone that didn't want to break even when I kept dropping maple chunks on it, 1 skinny maple, tall understory maple, and one decent understory maple, plus the main event maple.

One tank in the 200t to get everything down to spars. Ms261 for a few logs, getting it down to the main crotch just above the co-doms and felling height.

 

[Steve Connally]

Little stretching today. Easy day. Blew through 2 jobs and ended up at $250 an hour day. Loving it.

 

[TimberJack]

Your not working your playing. Have you got the cheat codes for that video game?

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

Steve come save me from climbing these messes out here

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

And just For fun....

 

[Steve Connally]

I got you man. The first one is a snap. The pine is a pain but we can do it.

 

[TimberJack]

That pine looks sketchy. You should contact who ever owns that 3 phase.

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

That pine looks sketchy. You should contact who ever owns that 3 phase.

Pine's gone I tied into the big one behind the one with the tear out. Wasn't so bad with good planning an execution. Would not have climbed it without that other tree to tie into and use to make rigging forces favorable.

 

[rope-a-dope]

Pine's gone I tied into the big one behind the one with the tear out. Wasn't so bad with good planning an execution. Would not have climbed it without that other tree to tie into and use to make rigging forces favorable.

I don't need no stinkin' crane!