The Official Work Pictures Thread

[SeanKroll]

Hard to know. Went where it was pointed. Brushed another tree on the way down.
Didn't break off.

I stood it on wedges, and pulled it quickly, parellel to the building.


Tomorrow, i have a pumpkin to fell.
At least it's half green. No sapwood rot. Should hinge fine, 30* clear off the buildings.

A couple with sapwood rot are NOT getting pulled toward the buildings after last night. Into the woods, into tight lays... fast feet.

Oh, and luckily, i spotted the longitudinal crack in the butt of the tall willow, leaning at the buildings slightly. Yay!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Spongey. Alls well that lands well. Nicevwork Sean

 

[murphy4trees]

Ash leaner in after dark yesterday... picked up the job after finishing a stump. break was about 15 up. started with a notch 180 degrees to direction of lean. these were the next 3 cuts

 

[Jed]

Dark30?

 

[Nutball]

A few quick pics of a fraction of the lesser models at this place we cut trees. They use these cars in movies and commercials and videos.

 

[lxskllr]

A phone booth! Can't remember the last time I saw one in the wild. Looks like it has a phone in it, but it's gotta be a decoration, right?

 

[SeanKroll]

Cracked willow to start...90* retainer with the Maasdam rope puller, double chain, tightened with wedges.


Dying doug-fir...
Let her pound the wedges... smaller than I thought, 32" bar.
Might become 2x6s. Got 5 16' logs before the top broke over a hard crest... top had already died.

 

[pantheraba]

Good hinge there...Jedi worthy. You surely do some big trees.

 

[cory]

Gritty pics!

 

[pete mctree]

Nice work Sean - decent sized trees.

I decided to get a lift in for these two roadside beech trees this week. One was dead & the other had some serious root issues - should have been taken down years ago. Was surprised by the volume of them - nearly 8m cube of chip & 10 tonnes of logs

 

[Tree09]

That is one hell of a lift Pete!

 

[flushcut]

How many cubic meters of saw chips? lol

 

[pete mctree]

That is one hell of a lift Pete!

it’s a Hinowa tracked machine - 23-12 I think. It’s owned and operated by a friend of mine. He’s not cheap but insanely productive

How many cubic meters of saw chips? lol

4 cubic meter bags 3/4 full if your asking 😆

 

[SeanKroll]

Cool pics. Good colors and interesting to see the local architecture, contrasting to the trees.

 

[Bodean]

Nice lift.

Here's some pics from today's oak thin...

Ran both the runner and the wrench today... always good to have two set ups on board.

 

[pantheraba]

Wonderful tree. Tell me about the slackline trapeze thing.

 

[Bodean]

Ha. No idea... I just tried not to bomb it... looks like it has hand hangs that slide.. the whole thing is on a ratchet strap through an eye.

I'm going back tomorrow.

Found a cable on the verge of snapping it's final 3 strands... the prime was like "Do you cable?" I was like yeah.. doesnt everyone that works in these fatties. I'm a jerk trying to be nice.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice tree too.

 

[cory]

Took out 2 huge sugar maples with the 55t, 75 yds of chips, log removal tomorrow AM. Only got one lousy pic

 

[cory]

 

[pantheraba]

That is YUGE.

 

[cory]

One mo

 

[Patrick A]

shows the scale really well. Good access for a stump grinder too

 

[PCTREE]

Man it gives me the heebees seeing big picks with slings. At least you used shackles ....

 

[cory]

Each sling good for 9k lbs, I believe. The crane op is a wizard, he wouldn't do anything unwise.

I just switched from 1/2" wire slings to cloth slings good for 6k lbs working load. They are nice so far and given that they always hang straight down, they're great for lowering down thru the canopy rather than kinky wire slings that always want to get hung up en route.