gf beranek
Old Schooler
I have an 8 pounder I haven't used for quite some time.
The hydraulic splitter wins the race.
The hydraulic splitter wins the race.
Australian skyscrapers in the SoCal desert.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
On trail crew, I think our gentle persuader was a 12 or 15# sledge, with smaller hammers on down to 2.5# 'single jacks'.
Those were some workouts.
Those were some workouts.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Habitat!
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Definitely worth a stop and pic. She's a real beauty.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Beside old age where the tree tends to decline, I'd say that comes from a drift between bearable climate conditions ( I wouldn't call that "good conditions' in the desert!) to a real problematic environment. The tree finds harder to supply the usually fast growing part of his crown ( but more demanding in energy to reach so far). So he abandons the now unsustainable parts and resumes his growth from a more reasonable location inside the crown. Give him again the proper conditions, like a sufficient water supply for example, and I bet he can grow back to where he was once.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Trees can shut down parts during drought, regrowing in better conditions.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
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Went to look at removing this one yesterday. Heavily weighted opposite the lay. Probably 5’ dbh, maybe more. Very codom. Not sure if my 6x6 would pull it over if I went to the trouble to rig it to pull evenly on all the stems. So maybe the much less cool method of taking off everything outside the fence from the bucket.@Trains
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Is there room to dump it.
Looks like a bent up fence.
What would it take to remove the fence wire and horizontals, and replace a post, if needed?
Looks like a bent up fence.
What would it take to remove the fence wire and horizontals, and replace a post, if needed?
Kaveman
Treehouser
I so wish I could come climb that thing for you... looks like a lovely time in harness.
Weight in those limbs can be quite deceptive, I would take out the weight over the fence with bucket, and get in a high rope, and cut low, cant see the co dom, or how far down they go, but expect the bark layer to go lower than you would expect.
Ah the other picture finally loaded up.
Truck would most likely have authority over the back weight, but what could let you down with that is the limbs you have the rope set in, they look to be the limiting factor there.
again, hard to decide over the other side of the pond etc etc with pictures compared to being there.
Still going with initial thought, reduce back weight, draw it over, some of those branches to the side look like they will tag the fence anyway, so your going to have some time in the bucket anyway.
Ah the other picture finally loaded up.
Truck would most likely have authority over the back weight, but what could let you down with that is the limbs you have the rope set in, they look to be the limiting factor there.
again, hard to decide over the other side of the pond etc etc with pictures compared to being there.
Still going with initial thought, reduce back weight, draw it over, some of those branches to the side look like they will tag the fence anyway, so your going to have some time in the bucket anyway.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Sometimes, piecing things down can aid in processing the material without a CF.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Charlie Foxtrot...clusterfuck.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
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It’s to be cut up into bonfire/fire wood where it lands. Anything I drop outside the fence I will have to drag around and inside. Not a big deal but quicker easier if it’s all flopped inside.
I know what you mean about processing from the bucket.
I know what you mean about processing from the bucket.
davidwyby
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So this year Hell season extended into October, and we didn’t get summer rains. We have a lot of dead or damaged trees around. I have noticed while traveling around that the trees that consistently get water or live in cooler wetter climes are healthy, it is the trees on their own in the desert that get the dead limbs.
This is the town where the sawmill is. I love driving down the colonnade.
This is the town where the sawmill is. I love driving down the colonnade.
yeah, and yet they will look like they are happy and healthy, and still drop limbs whenever they feel like it.
Sometimes when they are heat stressed, sometimes after a rain, sometimes when its windy, sometimes when its calm, you just hear an almighty crack/...........shhhhhhh/.........Crash.
Never park anything beneath them you dont want squashed.
Even in good rainfall areas, you get die back, and dead limbs/ small branches falling.
Sometimes when they are heat stressed, sometimes after a rain, sometimes when its windy, sometimes when its calm, you just hear an almighty crack/...........shhhhhhh/.........Crash.
Never park anything beneath them you dont want squashed.
Even in good rainfall areas, you get die back, and dead limbs/ small branches falling.
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