Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Nice idea, but the cops will be happy to see that : more money for them
How'd it go today?
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MasterBlaster
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Slow down for speed bumps!
lulz
lulz
Raj
TreeHouser
I have reflectors on the back. The wheels and axles are highway rated.
I drive slow anyway. Potholes do suck.
I drive slow anyway. Potholes do suck.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Did one small removal this morning and into the back yard for a pair of silver maple reductions. Fairly large trees but in decent shape for silvers. I was talking with the property owner a bit at lunch and he said he only lives there in the summer. Spends about nine months in the keys. Next thing I know he says that Dot Palm is the tree service he uses down there. World got a bit smaller to me at that moment. Nothing but praises about them.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
You hear that, Virginia??? Cool story, Rich.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Raj
TreeHouser
I was thinking to do that anyway. Up here it's like a mortar mixer or wood splitter, 80km/hr roadways. It wouldn't be legal on major hiways, 100km/hr.a
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
That must be an Ontario thing. Here in Bc it would need to be registered and insured. And probably inspected to get regi in the first place. If you tow a unregistered/uninsured trailer in BC it not only is eligible for a hefty no insurance fine it negates the tow vehicles insurance as well.
Burnham
Woods walker
Ouch!
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
It is province to province up here as to the requirements. So Peter is probably fine where he is as long as that's the rules. BC is strict about having insurance, nkthing legally rolls down a public road uninsured.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Check that. Except for farmers. Tractors and farm implements don't need insurance.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
New groundman can't work today, his dad is back in the Intensive Care Unit.
I've got the first stage of a head-cold, that could probably use some rest and relaxation.
Dahlia turns out to be sick, and not going to school. Its probably going to be short-attention-span-theater around here today, and I'll be looking for some adult conversation/ discussion.
Another weather front coming in today. Probably significant rain.
All worked out, in a way.
Yesterday, it was strong rain in the morning, then super beautiful, sunny and warm. Did a quick job of limbing up a cedar so the customers can get a gravel truck in to tail-gate spread gravel on the driveway before the sloppy weather really hits, and the gravel truck will be dealing with mud. Turns out that this big cedar tree (5' dbh) is super hollow, multi-stemmed, and leaning strongly toward the well's pump building. Maybe strong-reduction coming. Small jobs so often can turn into big jobs.
I wanted to get my mini-loader out of the forest where I parked it last week, not wanting a root-diseased tree to come down on it, and also to be ready for emergency response, today. Since it was beautiful out, I skidded and bucked a lot of wood at the job with the rotten, rotten cherries right next to the house. So easy with the help of a BMG. Thank you Mr. TNT.
Mick, did you have a bollard welded on your grapple-boom? A big plus on BMG over Vermeer.
I've got the first stage of a head-cold, that could probably use some rest and relaxation.
Dahlia turns out to be sick, and not going to school. Its probably going to be short-attention-span-theater around here today, and I'll be looking for some adult conversation/ discussion.
Another weather front coming in today. Probably significant rain.
All worked out, in a way.
Yesterday, it was strong rain in the morning, then super beautiful, sunny and warm. Did a quick job of limbing up a cedar so the customers can get a gravel truck in to tail-gate spread gravel on the driveway before the sloppy weather really hits, and the gravel truck will be dealing with mud. Turns out that this big cedar tree (5' dbh) is super hollow, multi-stemmed, and leaning strongly toward the well's pump building. Maybe strong-reduction coming. Small jobs so often can turn into big jobs.
I wanted to get my mini-loader out of the forest where I parked it last week, not wanting a root-diseased tree to come down on it, and also to be ready for emergency response, today. Since it was beautiful out, I skidded and bucked a lot of wood at the job with the rotten, rotten cherries right next to the house. So easy with the help of a BMG. Thank you Mr. TNT.
Mick, did you have a bollard welded on your grapple-boom? A big plus on BMG over Vermeer.
Mick!
TreeHouser
No I didn't, tbh I cannot see the point, what do you use it for?
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
It's super handy for a fast easy pull line. A bollard can also be handy for light lowering(or hoisting), or for 'skidding' things that are out of reach due to access.
MasterBlaster
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Agree on the bollard.
You can always not use it.
squisher
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My little ramrod had about 2200pds of tractive force. So I used it all the time for pulling tops, trees. Whatever. Just don't bite off Moe than the machine can chew. Or conversely don't pull to hard on tops.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I had two jobs cancel last minute today. Thankfully rarely to never happens. Als coincided with a 11hr power outage yesterday afternoon/night. So it works well for me.
We had a horrific windstorm in BC yesterday, at one point 120,000 customers without power. I imagine Reg will have some stories whenever he checks in. I heard the coast got hit hard.
I am thinking of investing in a decent sized generator. Seems power outages are becoming more and more common as the weather seems to be getting more extreme.
We had a horrific windstorm in BC yesterday, at one point 120,000 customers without power. I imagine Reg will have some stories whenever he checks in. I heard the coast got hit hard.
I am thinking of investing in a decent sized generator. Seems power outages are becoming more and more common as the weather seems to be getting more extreme.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Re the bollard, I just tie the rope through the closed grapple, is that wrong?
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Depends how you do it I suppose. A bollard is midline attachable and zero wear and tear on the rope, and no knots. I guarantee it's way faster to hook up and unhook as well. I trust a ground person to take turns on a bollard midline with a rope much more so than I do to have them tie a midline knot around a grapple that will be secure, easy to untie, and not damage the rope at all.
Where the savings really shine is if it's in a situation where you need to repeatedly use the bollard for whatever reason.
I used the bollard quite a bit. Super handy IMO.
Where the savings really shine is if it's in a situation where you need to repeatedly use the bollard for whatever reason.
I used the bollard quite a bit. Super handy IMO.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I see, In hindsight I may have had one welded on. But it's sooo blue now!
MasterBlaster
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Heck yea, Justin - get a generator! As big as you can afford!
I'm curious about the propane ones...
I'm curious about the propane ones...
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Also as mentioned, handy for lowering out lighter stuff, or tensioning and then lowering. A portable always ready bollard has many uses. I've probably forgotten a bunch.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I have a little (gas) one that will just run my deep freeze if I hold my mouth right. I have to get up every two hours to fuel it though. I hooked it up around 10 last night and when I got up at midnight(fun fun fun) and refuelled it I was just setting my next alarm for 2am when the power came back on.
Burnham
Woods walker
Shouldn't be too hard to rig an aux. fuel tank, sorta like an outboard motor arrangement?
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