How'd it go today?

Thanks! And as to the "quick"....I have a regular case of the can't-be-stills, and with it here at the house, I can work on it all I want...
 
Hot one today, but I got the end rafters cut/hung and got the rake wall sheathed, all but one piece in the lower right corner, which I can get later. Wouldn't have been difficult with help, but solo, it's rather slow. Going to be a high ceiling over the stairway, so I two-pieced those rafters for strength. Got the upper set cut and hung.

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Labor Day

2 jobs slated today. First was a tall, lanky Siberian elm, about 45' high. Drop-n-chip in a nice suburban neighborhood. But it was in the front and we could lay it diagonal across their driveway so as to not have to shut down the street. About a 2 hour job from start to finish. While working on cleanup, our presence on the main cut-through street attracted the attention of a passing pickup truck. The man asked if we could stop by his place next and take a look at a tree he wanted removed. Estimator ground the stump on the elm, then boogied over to take a look and secured the job. Since we're in the neighborhood, why not go knock it out? A river birch and a bush to be removed, as well as front bushes trimmed. As we got started, the neighbor across the street came and flagged me down. "Is that a stump grinder?" Sure is. He showed me a year old 12" maple stump and asked if we could grind it while we were there. Well sure! Nothing like picking up 2 extra jobs to fill out a "light" Labor Day schedule.

Dumped at the concert amphitheater, just had to re-route around the main gate due to a police barricade -- some kind of event going on there today! Final job of the day was a silver maple, removing a diseased, fungus laden leader. No rigging necessary, just climbed & pieced out. Leave the firewood, chip the brush. Done in about an hour.
 
FireFighterZero said:
Fire I believe.


Our arduous test is a 45 pound pack over three miles in 45 minuets or less.
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Yup. My last one, at age 54...pulled 42 min. 12 sec...not too bad for an old fart, but still my slowest time ever.

I was well towards needing the hip replacement at that point, and did so 4 years later.
 
Somebody plug that kid in!!!

Hey Jim, I found a nice bass for your next Batman cover band gig!

only three grand...
 

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3 jobs today; turned into 4. All pruning/trimming jobs. First one I raised the crown on a large sycamore over a deck (still needed climbing due to deadwood further up and a few more higher limbs tipped back). Next job was crown raising & thinning on 4 swamp maples and crown clean, roof clearance, and lower deadwood on a honey locust (yowch!). Next job was almost a clean slate for landscaping -- take out about 20 bushes & shrubs, then stump grind. Neighbor saw & liked the work, had us do some similar removals and shaping for him. Light sprinkles at time, but the rain held off through the working day.
 
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