Work Photos

[Matias]

I had been wanting to climb a Chinese Elm for so long and finally got to do a big one yesterday! It was so beautiful, and had been well maintained, so it was a breeze to climb. I also was just having an insane day, getting a super tight throw in on the first try, and just getting every little toss of the lanyard on the first try. It was like walking on air. I started up with 15 feet of tail on the ground and ended with 15cm at the last station. The last pic shows my buddy up in it for scale.

 

[oceans]

Bdb so good, kinda want a third one… Beautiful spot, maybe sell them on pulling the lawn away from the damn water though!

More bayberry!!!

 

[oceans]

I had been wanting to climb a Chinese Elm for so long and finally got to do a big one yesterday! It was so beautiful, and had been well maintained, so it was a breeze to climb. I also was just having an insane day, getting a super tight throw in on the first try, and just getting every little toss of the lanyard on the first try. It was like walking on air. I started up with 15 feet of tail on the ground and ended with 15cm at the last station. The last pic shows my buddy up in it for scale.
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There’s no rope like one that’s “just” the right length! Love those flow-state days.

 

[Treemuel]

Bdb so good, kinda want a third one… Beautiful spot, maybe sell them on pulling the lawn away from the damn water though!

There's an unfortunate number of such lawns around here... Much clearing was done either before the shoreland zoning restrictions were in place/enforced and now grandfathered in or in complete disregard of the rules. Of course now it's all seawalls and just need the DEP to sign off on the plan. The other common alternative to a lawn is the spruce/fir flat top haircut.

 

[Winchman]

I've been doing a canopy reduction on this dead pine, working from the ground with the BigShot and rope with help from the beater Honda. One end of the rope is anchored to the base of the tree. The other end goes through an turning thimble and then to the Honda's rear tiedown.


Not sure what killed the tree. Doesn't look like bark beetles or lightning. Been dead about a year. It's within reach of the HO's house with poor access for a crane, and not enough room to fell it. It's safer than it was, but it really needs to come down. I climbed it a couple years ago to remove dead limbs, but I'm not sure about climbing it now.

 

[Matias]

I've been doing a canopy reduction on this dead pine, working from the ground with the BigShot and rope with help from the beater Honda. One end of the rope is anchored to the base of the tree. The other end goes through an turning thimble and then to the Honda's rear tiedown.
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Not sure what killed the tree. Doesn't look like bark beetles or lightning. Been dead about a year. It's within reach of the HO's house with poor access for a crane, and not enough room to fell it. It's safer than it was, but it really needs to come down. I climbed it a couple years ago to remove dead limbs, but I'm not sure about climbing it now.

Could you just go up a little ways to cut it to fit in the DZ?

 

[Winchman]

If I climb it and remove the smallish oak limb touching the far side here...

I could probably sneak it between the trees behind it. The HO's not too worried about collateral damage from the tree falling that direction.

I'd have to make the cut 2/3 up to fit the DZ comfortably. I'd be worried about pushback (or whatever you call it) breaking the stem. The tree is really easy to move around. Just pulling the rope up with the throwline would get it swaying.

 

[Matias]

If I climb it and remove the smallish oak limb touching the far side here...
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I could probably sneak it between the trees behind it. The HO's not too worried about collateral damage from the tree falling that direction.

I'd have to make the cut 2/3 up to fit the DZ comfortably. I'd be worried about pushback (or whatever you call it) breaking the stem. The tree is really easy to move around. Just pulling the rope up with the throwline would get it swaying.

What if you get the top end tied off, and ever so slightly pretension it in the direction of lay with a block for a redirect so that you can drive away from the lay, and then go up there and put your face in it, and leave a really fat hinge. Come down and pull on it, rinse and repeat. If you were yanking that hard on it before, it sounds like it won't fall toooooo easily.

 

[27RMT0N]

One of my favorite kinds of work, making a mess and letting someone in an excavator clean it all up, especially since it's a friend of mine. This was just felling a half-dozen or so good sized dead and rotting grand firs that were a threat to buildings, water systems and the road.

 

[Matias]

One of my favorite kinds of work, making a mess and letting someone in an excavator clean it all up, especially since it's a friend of mine. This was just felling a half-dozen or so good sized dead and rotting grand firs that were a threat to buildings, water systems and the road.

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i love those jobs!

 

[KTSmith]

One of my favorite kinds of work, making a mess and letting someone in an excavator clean it all up,

The downed logs show good examples of the pouch fungus, Cryptoporus volvatus. No, I realize no one asked for the info but this is an interesting one with a few more details here and here. The fir engraver beetle carries the fungus from tree to tree. A good symbiosis...from the point of view of the beetle and fungus. Maybe for the tree too!.

 

[27RMT0N]

They are also a useful piece of information, helping estimate how long the tree has been dead and how much of a danger it poses (along with many other factors of course).

 

[southsoundtree]

If I climb it and remove the smallish oak limb touching the far side here...
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I could probably sneak it between the trees behind it. The HO's not too worried about collateral damage from the tree falling that direction.

I'd have to make the cut 2/3 up to fit the DZ comfortably. I'd be worried about pushback (or whatever you call it) breaking the stem. The tree is really easy to move around. Just pulling the rope up with the throwline would get it swaying.

Don't

 

[southsoundtree]

'Kissing' trees. The alder died. Maple was green.

 

[southsoundtree]

Nasty 10 dead alder felling job with poor layout options due to trees leaning all over and the building on the top of the slope.




By chance, I used another felled tree's hinge whiskers to hold the phone for a random video. I didn't see how it fell until seeing the video... as I said, I was far away from danger. I'm still fleet- footed.

 

[27RMT0N]

Did two jobs today but the more interesting one was a twisted and dead limb on an old growth. I've been in the tree before, first photo is a few years ago for scale. That first branch is about 45' up, got there, tied the limb off and solo lowered it by just wrapping the rope around the main limb twice for some friction and I could then just drop the rope and not have to retrieve a block. Counted the rings on that 'little' side-limb, got around 120 but many are too small to tell apart.

Then went to my buddies where he was getting rid of those dead grand fir logs I dropped the other day.

 

[Winchman]

Don't

Thanks, that's what I had already decided. The limb is overly long and has some weak spots. I can get a line on the end to break off enough to clear the pine, or just remove it entirely. HO doesn't care.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Did two jobs today but the more interesting one was a twisted and dead limb on an old growth. I've been in the tree before, first photo is a few years ago for scale. That first branch is about 45' up, got there, tied the limb off and solo lowered it by just wrapping the rope around the main limb twice for some friction and I could then just drop the rope and not have to retrieve a block. Counted the rings on that 'little' side-limb, got around 120 but many are too small to tell apart.

Then went to my buddies where he was getting rid of those dead grand fir logs I dropped the other day.

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Thats a tricky self lowering job.

 

[oceans]

Did two jobs today but the more interesting one was a twisted and dead limb on an old growth. I've been in the tree before, first photo is a few years ago for scale. That first branch is about 45' up, got there, tied the limb off and solo lowered it by just wrapping the rope around the main limb twice for some friction and I could then just drop the rope and not have to retrieve a block. Counted the rings on that 'little' side-limb, got around 120 but many are too small to tell apart.

Then went to my buddies where he was getting rid of those dead grand fir logs I dropped the other day.

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Those rings are amazing. The carabiner really helps for scale.

 

[data farm 26]

Climbed and deadwooded these big honey locusts yesterday. Temps finally cooled here and the scenery is poppin. Life is dreamy right now, fall in Boulder is top notch time of year.