Rigging black cottonwoods.

[sotc]

Southern Oregon Tree Care should bring it up in a search...

 

[sotc]

Few pics

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Dropping spars

My 15' cushion, minus a few feet for forward travel off the stump, minus a few extra feet of travel popping off the log on the ground, equals just enough cushion... 2' on 50' of spar,... Maybe 55' of spar

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

 

[sotc]

Nice

 

[gf beranek]

that was close all done, whew

 

[MasterBlaster]

Too close for me!

 

[FireFighterZero]

A miss is a miss! An inch being as good as a mile

 

[pantheraba]

hahaha...made it by a gnat's hair!!! Good stuff!

 

[pete mctree]

Still got a couple of moonbeams clearance !!!!!!!

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Closer than intended. A funny bounce took up a lot of the cushion.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I think Sean was using Al's measure stick.....

 

[rbtree]

Good work, Sean! LOL, Steven....

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Steven???

 

[CurSedVoyce]

<---- Steven.. But I prefer Stephen... Pronounced the same LOL

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Closer than intended. A funny bounce took up a lot of the cushion.

That's what cushions are for. Closer than I'd have liked, but if you don't scare things some times, you're hard pressed to make money... Like hopping the lead over the power line,

 

[pantheraba]

This one took a pretty good jump/bounce...I wondered how far down slope it would go.

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[Jed]

That was cool Gary, thanks. Do you not dog in so as to keep a better eye on the top?

Sean: Well done Man! Found this thread a bit late. Sorry! Odds and Ends?!!

Willie: Well done. Man, I miss you guys down there.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I just noticed that - I moved it.

 

[RegC]

Good thread and work, Sean, and Willie (found your vids) . I too video'd some similarly crappy, tall, bendy ones a couple months back, just havent looked at the footage yet.

 

[sotc]

We got some random video of our job, Meghann is falling behind on video editing but hopefully she'll be pumping out some vids soon

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Got the pulp hauled. Drove kboom back into what turned into a clay swamp after trying to drive out with a load of pulp or peelers. Had to unload, winch off my pick up and boxer, then drive after over the initial hump onto solid ground, then reload. Not too bad overall, but a hassle we coulda skipped.

Willie. Got grapple pics and video. Later.

 

[sotc]

Ugg, sometimes, weight sucks!

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

For the mud pit it became, a little bucket work smoothed it enough for 1" soil turf mix soil, or compost, and seed to be spread, and you'll never know it happened.