arborworks1
Treehouser
Just got a flood gate unleashed on us. As well as a few minutes of hail!! And now the sun is shining.
How'd it go today?
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Reddog
TreeHouser
Interesting is right, the 450C's only weigh 7.5 to 8 tons. 1/2 blue has a 34,000 ABS. Seems like it should have skidded the dozer long before breaking. Or was the dozer anchored to some thing?
Burnham
Woods walker
I've seen many a dozer operator back a track up against something stout, like a tree or boulder, before setting up for a hard winch pull.
canadiantreeman
TreeHouser
Finshed up my contracting stint with the line clearance co., who might have some climbing work on their upcoming contract for me. Which is good. The owner offered my a full time gig, but I was disinclined to accept his offer because I am uncoachable at this point.
He does have a chipper/trailer unit which is simliar (if not the same as) Willard's trailer which I am interested in. 9k, its in good shape and it might be exactly what I need this year. He'll even finance half for me if I can come up with half down. Not bad, but I need to shop around before dropping those kind of ducats.
I had a meeting with a marketing specialist (while my two little boys were rip-tearing, pull-hairing in the background). Oh, the joys of running a biz from home
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Got about 1.5-2 weeks work on the books though, so I can't complain.
He does have a chipper/trailer unit which is simliar (if not the same as) Willard's trailer which I am interested in. 9k, its in good shape and it might be exactly what I need this year. He'll even finance half for me if I can come up with half down. Not bad, but I need to shop around before dropping those kind of ducats.
I had a meeting with a marketing specialist (while my two little boys were rip-tearing, pull-hairing in the background). Oh, the joys of running a biz from home
.Got about 1.5-2 weeks work on the books though, so I can't complain.
We've had the most wonderful winter for logging, I can remember.
Hard, hard frost and almost no snow.
Then last week for some obscure reason, it turned to spring. The starlings and songlarks have arrived, the geese are pairing up and everything is thawed and WET!
WTF????
And we are busier than ever. I have 5 guys felling trees right now and could easily use a couple more.
Pity that there is a large body of water and some INS guys in the way, or I would have asked a couple of the forum loggers to come over.
The estimates for amounts of wood that we were given before the season started, and agreed to meet, were WAY off!
We have already logged more than that, and will likely more than double the amount , we signed for, before the season is over.
And with spring here already, arborist jobs are starting to pour in.
Good thing I'm not prone to cave in under pressure
But I think I'll need to take some time off when logging season is over for R&R.
Hard, hard frost and almost no snow.
Then last week for some obscure reason, it turned to spring. The starlings and songlarks have arrived, the geese are pairing up and everything is thawed and WET!
WTF????
And we are busier than ever. I have 5 guys felling trees right now and could easily use a couple more.
Pity that there is a large body of water and some INS guys in the way, or I would have asked a couple of the forum loggers to come over.
The estimates for amounts of wood that we were given before the season started, and agreed to meet, were WAY off!
We have already logged more than that, and will likely more than double the amount , we signed for, before the season is over.
And with spring here already, arborist jobs are starting to pour in.
Good thing I'm not prone to cave in under pressure
But I think I'll need to take some time off when logging season is over for R&R.
Burnham
Woods walker
I trust the increased volume translates into increased income .
.Absolutely
But it is not nice to have 3 different forest districts on your ass about not producing the volume they want.
And they, of course, have completely forgotten the amount we agreed on.
If you didn't have that bum hip, I'd invite you over for and pay you handsomely.
Kind of a busman's holiday. I could really use a competent feller or two right now.
In your case, we could probably sneak it by the INS, by calling it a "state forest exchange student deal" or something.
But it is not nice to have 3 different forest districts on your ass about not producing the volume they want.
And they, of course, have completely forgotten the amount we agreed on.
If you didn't have that bum hip, I'd invite you over for and pay you handsomely.
Kind of a busman's holiday. I could really use a competent feller or two right now.
In your case, we could probably sneak it by the INS, by calling it a "state forest exchange student deal" or something.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Reddog and B.
We will anchor our 1967 Garrett 16 skidder to a tree for a heck of hard pull with the 13K winch to keep it from moving.
In this case, the Amsteel was tied at the end of the line, with a running jacked/ double hole bowline, set from the ground, so we couldn't make a tensionless anchor out of it, as we normally do. The end of the rope was a little worked from previous work. We had a 3.5 ton shackle connecting the amsteel eye to the winch hook, as the hook was too big for the Amsteel thimble directly. 3/4" tenex whoopie sling and 3/4" ISC block as a 90 degree redirect on a tree tail hold.
The worn Amsteel with a jacked/ double hole running bowline choked was the weak link.
The 10' of winch line, hook, shackle and Amsteel eye and line rocketed under the bulldozer. The operator had a headache rack behind his seat for protection, along with a line angle that was pointing slightly downward to the low-mounted winch.
We will anchor our 1967 Garrett 16 skidder to a tree for a heck of hard pull with the 13K winch to keep it from moving.
In this case, the Amsteel was tied at the end of the line, with a running jacked/ double hole bowline, set from the ground, so we couldn't make a tensionless anchor out of it, as we normally do. The end of the rope was a little worked from previous work. We had a 3.5 ton shackle connecting the amsteel eye to the winch hook, as the hook was too big for the Amsteel thimble directly. 3/4" tenex whoopie sling and 3/4" ISC block as a 90 degree redirect on a tree tail hold.
The worn Amsteel with a jacked/ double hole running bowline choked was the weak link.
The 10' of winch line, hook, shackle and Amsteel eye and line rocketed under the bulldozer. The operator had a headache rack behind his seat for protection, along with a line angle that was pointing slightly downward to the low-mounted winch.
Burnham
Woods walker
Absolutely
But it is not nice to have 3 different forest districts on your ass about not producing the volume they want.
And they, of course, have completely forgotten the amount we agreed on.
If you didn't have that bum hip, I'd invite you over for and pay you handsomely.
Kind of a busman's holiday. I could really use a competent feller or two right now.
In your case, we could probably sneak it by the INS, by calling it a "state forest exchange student deal" or something.
My word, that would be fun. But I might have needed to use a longer bar than is generally acceptable
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pete mctree
Treehouser
Amsteel strength would be reduced by a massive amount with any knot. You would be better off using a porta wrap
rangerdanger
TreeHouser
Sittin here waiting on the storms. Getting pretty crazy right now, I've heard of 8 reported tornado's so far from this storm in the past few hours, it's moving through western KY and southern IN at the moment, sirens going off here and warnings popping up. Just staying low right now, gonna wait and see what she chooses to do.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
FWIW I've broken 1/2" steel chokers with an old 2T series D4 Cat that won't pull nearly as much as a JD 450 .
Well, we had a little storm blow through while ago. Sounded like a war with all the hail. My vehicles now have a neat, dimpled look to them. Oh well, they'll be unique.
I went out in the yard and grabbed a handful of hailstones. Here are some of the largest. Biggest was ~2" diameter. (These pics are about 15 minutes after the hail stopped and I had gathered them, so some melting has occurred prior to the pics.)
I went out in the yard and grabbed a handful of hailstones. Here are some of the largest. Biggest was ~2" diameter. (These pics are about 15 minutes after the hail stopped and I had gathered them, so some melting has occurred prior to the pics.)
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Burnham
Woods walker
Wow! That's brutal. Lotta damage can come from those...
PCTREE
Treehouser
Wow never seen hail like that, thankfully
JoshINtrees
TreeHouser
Got lucky here, but south of us got slammed pretty good. http://news.yahoo.com/storms-wreck-ind-town-flatten-houses-elsewhere-210950187.html
Just started raining hard as I was driving home with the new dump trailer I got for hauling the mini. Empty truck + trailer + rain = got stuck from backing too far into drive. Just happened to find a slick little patch of clay. Dark now and raining so it gets loose tomorrow.
Just happened to find a slick little patch of clay. Dark now and raining so it gets loose tomorrow.
arborworks1
Treehouser
You are starting to sound like me with all the iron you are buying.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Did another stint on a mile long driveway today. Mostly buck thorn. HO has been cutting bunches of it and letting it lie. At least we aren't chipping it. Drag to side and burn. Going back tomorrow and doing another segment of it. Raising trees and what not as well once the brush is cleared. I hope he keeps scheduling a couple days a month so it's a couple I don't have to think about.
FJR
Treehouser
I feel your pain Stephen, Buckethorn is never any fun.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
I've got to clear a path about twice a year but luckily my drive is only 500 feet long .Damned maples can grow a lot of limb in a short period of time it seems .
wiley_p
Climbing Up
Exactly.
wiley_p
Climbing Up
This demon locked me out of the truck today in the wind and rain.
Good thing was it only took two hours for the locksmith to show up, sos I could get rigging out of the truck and start setting up for a class for 50 people in 4 hours.
Good thing was it only took two hours for the locksmith to show up, sos I could get rigging out of the truck and start setting up for a class for 50 people in 4 hours.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I take it you had words with the demon
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