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Once pines start shedding bark, it's deffo in the sketchy zone. Some really have deteriorating roots by that point.

One would have to exercise a lot of care and caution in using that for life support. I can easily see it as a secondary TIP, but as a primary one I'd be a bit sketched with it. Probably no real good reason, just the open hook aspect of it seems...questionable? I dunno, might need to sit with...

Pretty logs!

For long boring cuts like that, you need to start way back from the hinge. Start with the belly of the saw to the rear, then flip it over to bring the cut forward to where you want the back of the hinge to be. Keeping a long bore level is hard. You might try practicing on some stumps before...

Cutting the snot out of it usually works :D. It's always harder to get a level cut in the tree...you can't back away and eyeball for level.

The way you make that trolley work for you is really smart, Rajan. Kudos.

That's pretty nice, being able to leave the lift on the trailer.

Excellent, Pete. Good machines become great when the operator knows what they are about.

I know you know exactly what you're about, Rich...but in that second picture, it feels like that sling setting is a little hinky to my eyes. No slippage possible? I ask to learn. That first pick was in a really tight place...dumb location, for sure!

Do this sort of work for a while...you'll get used to that hopefully not TOO common feeling :D.

Wet day for you, Sean :).

Silly folk and their afterthoughts. That's a nice pic, Stephen.

I do that quite frequently to pull out broken hung up Douglas fir branches on our place. Sometime just the throwline works, sometimes I need to pull a 11mm rigging rope up and over so I can pull hard enough to get them down.

Nice pics!

Or the tail of your climbing rope.

Sappy and tough as nails.

Hafta take real extra care over that automobile, for sure. :D

Just as you say, Rich. Exactly so.

Hands are indeed the biggest problem. Long before I got saddled with the arthritis, I had a hard time keeping my hands warm enough to maintain dexterity. Now with arthritis to boot, I'm in trouble when the cold weather comes, even cool weather. Tree climbing with what feels like blocks of...

But for you John, that weather calls for shorts and sleeveless T, am I right? :D