Cutting bushel is hard!

[Mick!]

That crop picking sounds brutal! How does it compare (length of workday, physical demands, pain, discomfort) to your tree work, Mick? Logging Stig?

It was mentally destroying.
A minute feels like an hour, an hour feels like an afternoon, hundred times worse than treework.

 

[lxskllr]

I spent a week or so painting farm fences. Probably pretty similar. Work from whenever the dew burned off til sundown. Paint a couple sections, then go back and paint them again. Over, and over, and over, and over....

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sanding and staining cedar decks and and Adirondack chairs comes to mind in 100 degree plus heat in summer time.
The resolve to that was usually the HO would let me cool off in their pool as needed, or in the sprinklers.

 

[stig]

The stuff I have done as an adult was hard, but I was on the road and knew the season was only a few months long.
You can do a lot of work, when you can see the end of it and look forwards to travelling on.

Logging is day in, day out and to tell the truth, slowly wearing me down.

Next year I reach retirement age.
Won't retire till my female apprentice is finished, though.

We did a formal handshake on that.
I won't retire and she won't get pregnant till she has her certificate

 

[gf beranek]

Cutting bushel is hard! The harder you work the more money you make.

Terri and I had visitors today. Of all things Matt and Kaitlyn showed up.

A meeting that's been in the works for a couple of years actually, and today the stars aligned.

Not withstanding usual formalities... breaking of bread, gifts and refreshment.

I must say, Terri and I are blessed to be in such good company today.

Thank you, Matt and Kaitlyn!

Zoom up on the T-shirts. I love it.

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[cory]

Great pics

 

[pete mctree]

Awesome 🙂

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Very very thankful to meet you and Terri! Katelyn and I will be back soon. We are super thankful and I’m glad you like the shirt. You two are outstanding, and we will see you soon!

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Here’s Katelyn with a perfect basal prune 😂

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Katelyn is one bad lady, I admire her and how good she is with a saw. Her work ethic is unheard of too haha. She has gotten the nickname hardcore over the years.

 

[cory]

Looks like a top shelf faller for sure.

How exactly does/did a female become a top shelf faller. It's unheard of IME but more power to her.

 

[gf beranek]

It was so presumptuous of me to ask Katelyn if she was double-jacking with Matt. That is, working together sharing the falling and bucking on the same strip, splitting scale. But I was corrected when told, "No, I have my own strip, Jer."

Now I feel like a male chauvinist pig. But I'll get over it. Thank you!

Matt and Kate, remember you have an open invitation here anytime.

 

[cory]

This post says alot

 

[gf beranek]

Agreed, Cory.

Thank you for posting that Katelyn. Says a lot.

 

[cory]

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Don’t feel that way at all Jer! No double jacking for us unless one of us strips out and we don’t want to pack into a new one yet. She thinks the world of ya and as do I. Like I said you gotta watch her make a stump. She’s an artist and could sell them at a home decor store 😂. I think we will definitely have to have another trip down soon, we got about a month or so left. Really glad ya liked the shirts.

It was so presumptuous of me to ask Katelyn if she was double-jacking with Matt. That is, working together sharing the falling and bucking on the same strip, splitting scale. But I was corrected when told, "No, I have my own strip, Jer."

Now I feel like a male chauvinist pig. But I'll get over it. Thank you!

Matt and Kate, remember you have an open invitation here anytime.

 

[stig]

Looks like a top shelf faller for sure.

How exactly does/did a female become a top shelf faller. It's unheard of IME but more power to her.

I'm making one right now!

 

[davidwyby]

I often chuckle to myself thinking about how Katelyn, Piper (urlocallumberjill) and Phil's wife Sadie are tougher than me out there felling timber all day. :-D

I had a young lady apply for a welding job, certified in 3 types of welding, and experience in two more - we shall see!

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

We’ll it’s a wrap on the first bushel job. What an experience and a once in a lifetime cutting. Only got smoked twice and got to hike my ass off lol! Sorry I didn’t get to stop by Mr. B we had to high tail it home. We will be back to visit. I got a video of the last tree I filmed. The video is two days after a big limb almost broke my arm. Pheeewwwww

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

 

[gf beranek]

And what a wrap, too. Nice vid, Matt. Thanks for sharing.

Time for you and Kate to snuggle up at home.

 

[stikine]

I hope you both made a few nickels for your efforts in the steep ground.

 

[Kaveman]

Matt, Kate, my hat's off to both of you. You two seem top notch, above my pay grade. Blessings upon you both.

Take care of your feet, and mind where you put them. You don't need to thank me later😜

 

[MatthewMMeckley]

Aloha, just checking in to say what’s up and happy new year. Katelyn and I have been asked to fell eucs on a utility job. It’s been a pretty cool experience so far. 40 year old trees that’s are around 130 to 170 ft tall. Barely any meat on the butt biggest I’ve cut so far was just under 32 inches on the butt. Using excavators and pull ropes to get the leaners over. I haven’t got much footage so far due to signing a contract with Husqvarna and not having one over here. Here’s a few photos so far.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Saw some of you guys on the FB or instagram. Long slender sticks. Living the dream you guys. Maybe Deva will chime in. Some cool trees out there.