Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
Holy shit bro, that's spectacular!
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- Thread starter Leroy
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Well.....lovin that hood, dawg.
Yunck, yunck, yunck.
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Two recent projects. First is removal of three unwanted limbs from a leaner.
Second is removal of hanging broken limb.
It's actually getting a little more comfortable to work now.
Second is removal of hanging broken limb.
It's actually getting a little more comfortable to work now.
Daniel
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Suburban Philadelphia (Wayne)
Steve Connally
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Suffolk, Virginia
Not so much outrigger for the day. Still have great chart.
Z'sTrees
Branched out member
- Location
- Hartsel CO
Inch is as good as a mile
data farm 26
Been here a while
- Location
- Casablanca
Crispy dead maple branch hanging over neighbor's fence.... I broke the fence (just a picket.) 2 property damage incidents last week, not a good week. I did not anticipate the way that this branch would roll when it came off. I should have taken more time and less photos...
data farm 26
Been here a while
- Location
- Casablanca
Wasn't stoked on my bid for these little crabs, I'm starting to get a bunch of jobs come through that I bid while. I was slow and now I don't want to do em! 
Something I've failed to commit to memory many times over, do not do fruit tree removal in the fall!!! Luckily I had these friendly cows to keep me company and some nice t-storms rolling through in the distance. 
Something I've failed to commit to memory many times over, do not do fruit tree removal in the fall!!! Luckily I had these friendly cows to keep me company and some nice t-storms rolling through in the distance. You know the old saying.....
"The longer I do tree work, the better I am at fixin fences."
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
data farm 26
Been here a while
- Location
- Casablanca
Lookin good!
Had a fun one yesterday and today, a good sized doug fir (for our area), like 140(?)' feet on a slope above a summer camp lodge undergoing a remodel and expansion.
The plan was to speed-line all the limbs, then vertical speed-line all the wood so it couldn't get away from us on the slope towards the building or water, as there was really no safe way to drop logs here. Once removing the neighboring tree next to it, with the excavation company it was possible to just build up a big brush crash-pad on the slope with a 'brush-wall' on the downhill side, then drop pieces into the hole for the excavator to reach and fish out. I scheduled two full days for this tree alone just in case, but getting to skip any wood rigging, it took less than a full day instead.
I also played with a 'slider' between the trunk and piece of wood I was pushing off. I remembered a product an old coworker Dan Krauss designed and was sold through WesSpur for a while called the 'DK Slider,' so I found a piece of strong but flexible plastic I had laying around, cut it up a bit and put some paracord on it. Not perfect, but it actually worked pretty darn well, and made pushing off those chunks of wood so much easier, especially the biggest sections at the bottom.
The plan was to speed-line all the limbs, then vertical speed-line all the wood so it couldn't get away from us on the slope towards the building or water, as there was really no safe way to drop logs here. Once removing the neighboring tree next to it, with the excavation company it was possible to just build up a big brush crash-pad on the slope with a 'brush-wall' on the downhill side, then drop pieces into the hole for the excavator to reach and fish out. I scheduled two full days for this tree alone just in case, but getting to skip any wood rigging, it took less than a full day instead.
I also played with a 'slider' between the trunk and piece of wood I was pushing off. I remembered a product an old coworker Dan Krauss designed and was sold through WesSpur for a while called the 'DK Slider,' so I found a piece of strong but flexible plastic I had laying around, cut it up a bit and put some paracord on it. Not perfect, but it actually worked pretty darn well, and made pushing off those chunks of wood so much easier, especially the biggest sections at the bottom.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
Gotta try that slider out. That sounds sweet
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Side-by-side jobs earlier this week. Removed suckers from an oak, and dead limb from a pine.
Two fun climbs and a nice pile at the curb.
Two fun climbs and a nice pile at the curb.
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Removed a dead cedar leaning against a pine over a very rickety fence..
Got a TIP in the pine, removed limbs from the cedar as I went up, dropped the top in the neighbor's yard, attached a pull rope, then felled the cedar. I also removed several unwanted limbs from the pine, and got rid of the little oak growing too close to the pine. No damage to the fence.
Got a TIP in the pine, removed limbs from the cedar as I went up, dropped the top in the neighbor's yard, attached a pull rope, then felled the cedar. I also removed several unwanted limbs from the pine, and got rid of the little oak growing too close to the pine. No damage to the fence.
Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
Two piles from the job Thursday.
A long climb to remove two dead limbs from this pine early this morning. Limbs are on the ground, dots are where they were.
I learned recently that the house I built from the ground up in the early '70s was torn down to make way for apartments early this year. My first wife and I lived in it until she died in '85. The couple I sold it to lived in it until late last year. I can't complain about the houise I built with no prior building experience being used for fifty years before being torn down with an excavator. The house I finished in '87 is still occupied by the couple I sold it to in 2004. The shop I built in '85 was converted to a rental house in 2005. I'm putting all three in the WIN column.
A long climb to remove two dead limbs from this pine early this morning. Limbs are on the ground, dots are where they were.
I learned recently that the house I built from the ground up in the early '70s was torn down to make way for apartments early this year. My first wife and I lived in it until she died in '85. The couple I sold it to lived in it until late last year. I can't complain about the houise I built with no prior building experience being used for fifty years before being torn down with an excavator. The house I finished in '87 is still occupied by the couple I sold it to in 2004. The shop I built in '85 was converted to a rental house in 2005. I'm putting all three in the WIN column.
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Winchman
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Southwest Georgia
A long (4me) climb to get a largish broken/hanging dead limb in a pine. I had just enough battery in my 5" saw to cut it apart on the way up.
Had a bunch of manageable pieces and a lot of straw to carry off.
Working eighty feet up with a cool breeze was pretty nice.
Had a bunch of manageable pieces and a lot of straw to carry off.
Working eighty feet up with a cool breeze was pretty nice.
