How'd it go today?

[Husabud]

Glad to hear you will both make it.

 

[Tucker943]

Stig man, Im thankful you are OK. That could/should have been a game changer. You lucked out.

 

[rangerdanger]

Glad to hear you're ok Stig an your dog will be ok. Can't say that I don't have a soft spot for my dog either! Here's to you two for a speedy recovery!

 

[Dave Shepard]

I'm glad to hear you, and Thais, will be OK.

 

[Bodean]

Dang, Stig! Here's a beer for you...and Thais!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Hope you both heal up well Stig. Gawd man... that was scarey reading your post. Bet your leg was saved by all that warm weather mud. I know when I dropped that log on my ankle it sure was lucky to be muddy as all get out.
Chill, be careful and take care of both of you.

 

[Maximalist]

Today I inspected the new trees to work in the coming days ...
Sphinxes in waiting for Spring...

 

[MasterBlaster]

Today I got extremely pissed at the dumbassed crane operator who caused me to lose 15 feet off my BRAND NEW 120 foot climbing rope. Frigging moron - I usually only have to worry about them killing me - not messing with my gear.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Damn!

 

[littlenick]

How in the world did they do that Butch

 

[CurSedVoyce]

What the?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Picking me up at ground level, he/I allowed my rope to slide against an outrigger which had a jagged edge (which shouldn't have been there - POS crane.) He should have seen my climbline tightening and me yelling... He was just looking up.

 

[Arborkeith]

Was he on two speed on the winch? I hate that shit. I got to do two big water oaks over high voltage with the crane today. Always a blast . We even knocked off at 2 because my nerves were shot

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nah, he was more a moron on speed.

 

[Arborkeith]

That's why we bought a crane. Dad or I operate. Tweaks freak me the frig out. I guess they don't care about their well being, but I care about mine

 

[MasterBlaster]

It sucks to be a TreeCo w/o a crane...

But, I've seen worse!

 

[Arborkeith]

Why does that suck? No rental problems, and I climb and dad operates, so we are always available. It was expensive at first, and the insurance is high, but we can blow through work when we need to. Plus there is only one crane around here besides us and another co that both have 23 ton rigs. The one rental co basically changes his price as he chooses because nobody else will do tree work

 

[MasterBlaster]

Ahhh, Grasshopper...

 

[Arborkeith]

Necessary evil I guess

 

[cory]

Bummer Butch, but better your rope that you can simply order a brand new one of than some part of your body.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yes, and it makes us STRONGER.

If it doesn't kill ya...

Necessary evil I guess

 

[cory]

Necessary evil I guess

How long have you had your crane, a 23t right?

 

[Arborkeith]

Bought our national 23 ton new in 05 after hurricane Katrina hit. It's on a 2005 peterbilt 330 with a 315 horse cummins engine.

 

[MasterBlaster]

23 is a great size.

 

[Arborkeith]

If like to upgrade to a swing can 30 ton in the next few years...but we will see