Recent content by treesmith

Here’s a couple of pics from Google street view from a while back, the first to show it’s height, the second to show it was only 8’-10’ from the primary (before being blown over). I’m surprised the power company hadn’t already cut it, as they have a 15’ ROW easement, though they often bend that...

I forgot to mention that I had side guys on it as well, just in case that once I got to the top and cut the last limbs loose, the root ball wasn’t secure enough to prevent lateral movement. If it swung to the right, I’d have been riding toward the power line, and to the left, a 20’-30’ swing to...

Fun time today. Got a call two weeks ago about an uprooted pine hung in another one. Fair size pine…over 90’ tall. I set a 5/8” Stable Braid line in it and ran it over the primary and anchored off with a 2:1 to the base of a large oak. Used the Ram to lift it enough that I knew it wasn’t resting...

Need some pics of the cooking!

Don't know that I've ever seen a sassafras that big.

Had a storm call last night. White oak top blew out in a storm and had a driveway blocked. Older/repeat customer of mine. Was actually a good friend of my dad when they were in school. After I had the mess cleaned up and was about to leave, he came out and pointed out the muscadine vine across...

Same pic as earlier but after sundown and a beautiful moon over the Smokies…

I like being able to dump from the driver’s seat. And I can pull forward while dumping and lower the bed while pulling forward.

My view after supper this evening. I’m in Tennessee for a few days. Got a customer who owns a cabin up here with several trees leaning over it. He asked if I’d go that far to cut some trees. I told him I would if the money was right. I rented us a cabin on Airbnb that’s two miles from the job...

Does it have remote control dump? I’ve added it to all of my dump trailers and love the convenience.

While that sounds just like something I’d do, it will get you shamed in some circles. 🤣

I’ve tried local. I can only handle so much markup.

What’s even more shocking is that I’d prefer to buy ten starter ropes for a better price than I can buy two, and I actually thought someone else might want to do the same. If you prefer to pay more, be my guest. I keep spare starter ropes, spark plugs, bar nuts, bars, and chains on hand to...

I’ve never had a battery die on my saws though. 🤣

I had a starter rope break on me the other day. I always keep two or three spares in the truck so it was just a matter of about five minutes getting the saw back in action. The spares I had were a bit short (24”…not sure why they were cut so short). It worked but I had to be careful not to pull...