210 ft Redwood Removal

[rico11764]

Great stuff, Rico! You got the life man, kickin ass, nice dogs too.

Thanks guys I appreciate it. You figure after living my whole life in paradise I wouldn't be such a grumpy A-Hole!

 

[Bodean]

Rad Pictures! Wow.

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[rico11764]

Thanks i do appreciate it.

 

[rico11764]

Thanks for sharing Rico it's gonna be awful hard for Stig to load up his pickup unless it's got one hell of an inboard motor on it

You guys don't think I was actually serious about giving Stig free lumber do ya? Hell no. I don't even like that grumpy old european logger!

 

[Bermy]

Wow is all I can say, remembering what a few scraps of redwood cost to put seats in the dinghy 30 years ago...and you got de WHOLE tree!!

 

[rico11764]

Wow is all I can say, remembering what a few scraps of redwood cost to put seats in the dinghy 30 years ago...and you got de WHOLE tree!!

Yea home owners look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them Ill do the job for the logs. Most of the time they have no idea the real value of those logs let alone what their worth when they are turned into lumber. I always try and be honest with them and tell them the value of the logs but they usually feel like there getting there tree work done for free, so its a win for everyone!

 

[Bermy]

Ha! definitely a win/win

 

[BOTS]

Stellar work and pics Rico!

Honestly, homeowner redwoods here are my favorite removals, so fun to sink em spikes in and spur up!

 

[flushcut]

I love the way the camera shook when she smacked the hillside.

 

[rico11764]

Stellar work and pics Rico!

Honestly, homeowner redwoods here are my favorite removals, so fun to sink em spikes in and spur up!

Thanks Bots. Hows it going in your neck of the woods?

 

[chris_girard]

Fantastic work by both you and your ground worker Rico. Can't say enough about having good help around. Loved the pics and videos and thank you for taking the time to share them with us. Keep up the great work!

 

[rico11764]

Thanks man. The fella doing the groundwork is one of my oldest friends and One of the best guys I have ever worked with! We meet in the 5th grade and we have been working together for a very long time.

 

[mistahbenn]

Wow completely different world than from where Im sat! Nice work and great pics!

 

[rico11764]

Wow completely different world than from where Im sat! Nice work and great pics!

Thanks Mister Mistahbenn! Dig the avatar brother.

 

[cory]

A 6' tree and 20 rings/inch, is that a 1400 year old tree??

 

[brendonv]

Do you mill on site? I see the stickered pile, lotta lumber shuffling?

 

[rico11764]

A 6' tree and 20 rings/inch, is that a 1400 year old tree??

Like many conifers the redwoods tend to have large growth ring in the outer area, and the good stuff (20 rings per ") is in the innner 1/2 of the tree. I would be shocked if the tree was 1400 yrs old. Definitely an old tree and I will try and get you a rough estimate when I get a real good look at the butt log.

 

[rico11764]

Do you mill on site? I see the stickered pile, lotta lumber shuffling?

I do mill on site for folks and I also have a couple nice landings for my personal stash. I am actually stacking and stickering lumber this morning. love it!

 

[cory]

Like many conifers the redwoods tend to have large growth ring in the outer area, and the good stuff (20 rings per ") is in the innner 3/4 to 1/2 of the tree. I would be shocked if the tree was 1400 yrs old. Definitely an old tree and I will try and get you a rough estimate when I get a real good look at the butt log.

Cool. I agree, that tree isn't big enough for 1400 years, still a honker though.

From my armchair here, I'm going to guess 450-500 y o.

 

[rico11764]

Having worked on this parcel before I'm guessing it's gonna be more in the 600-700 range. Again I will let you know.

 

[murphy4trees]

Looks like you have a good thing going out there... Your passion and physique stand out at your age.... I'm only two years older than and I can't stand in the hooks for 30 minutes anymore.... Gotta have my fun from the bucket truck, which has its perks!

 

[cory]

Dang I was gonna say 600 but knowing how fast reds grow, that seemed like too long.

 

[rico11764]

Looks like you have a good thing going out there... Your passion and physique stand out at your age.... I'm only two years older than and I can't stand in the hooks for 30 minutes anymore.... Gotta have my fun from the bucket truck, which has its perks!

Thanks Murphy. I do love what I do and I'm doing my best to keep my shit together physically so I can keep doing what I do as long as possible.

 

[rico11764]

Dang I was gonna say 600 but knowing how fast reds grow, that seemed like too long.

This tree was in an area where the trees always seem to be way older than they look. A neighbor told me recently that a 2x6 he got from me had over 100 rings. Amazing stuff!

 

[Jed]

Thanks guys I appreciate it. You figure after living my whole life in paradise I wouldn't be such a grumpy A-Hole!

Man... I gotta say... it's just REALLY good to have ya back, and... as for the grumpy A-hole, bit... Man, Eric... we'll take ya any way we can getcha. We arbs got SO very much to learn from you. PLEASE, please (does that sound groveling?) stick around, my good man.