The Official Work Pictures Thread

[CurSedVoyce]

Red Oak prune today. Been let go and had a lot of dead, mistletoe and limbs on the cars and roof. The limb toward the parking area is getting a cable install since I did not like the attachment with included bark and mistletoe in it. Little add on after consulting the owner.
Before and afters.

 

[Jed]

Man, this is my favorite thread on the internet. Can’t believe the work you’re putting up Sean.

I’ve had a rather boring coupla weeks fallin small stuff, winch, chip, rinse, repeat.

Pete: Sir, that’s the first time I’ve been deeply impressed by a pruning job in a really long time... nice job man.

I miss this thread.

 

[chris_girard]

This is a REALLY good thread Jed.

 

[flushcut]

Red Oak prune today. Been let go and had a lot of dead, mistletoe and limbs on the cars and roof. The limb toward the parking area is getting a cable install since I did not like the attachment with included bark and mistletoe in it. Little add on after consulting the owner.
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I wish I could prune oaks this time of year. Oak wilt around the hood.

 

[cory]

What is the safe-to-prune time period?

 

[cory]

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[cory]

A fat oak in a tight spot a year or two ago. trying to make a contribution to the thread

 

[Tree09]

What is the safe-to-prune time period?

Winter is best, I'll beg to push it back til then.

 

[cory]

What if there is storm damage or hazardous deadwood, then ya gotta do what ya gotta do?

 

[Tree09]

Yeah. Others here know far more than i do about it, i just know that it kills quickly and is in the do not want category. We should have a thread on it to educate people like me.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah, we are not prone to the wilt here. Too dry as I recall.

 

[flushcut]

What is the safe-to-prune time period?

The DNR uses Columbus day to Tax day as the standard average, but I go after the first hard frost when it dips into the 20's as an over night low.

 

[flushcut]

What if there is storm damage or hazardous deadwood, then ya gotta do what ya gotta do?

Deadwood you can cut out as long as you are not cutting into live tissue and storm damage is a gamble. The tree is already damaged so it's putting out hormones already so it's a craps shoot. I'll cauterize the wound with a torch. It's pretty rare that a healthy oak will get damaged without some major defect present and leads to removal. A lot of the oaks we work are old 150YO and up the young one don't see much damage.

 

[cory]

Thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of cauterizing the would, is that a thing?

 

[Mick!]

Thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of cauterizing the would, is that a thing?

I’ve never heard of it.

 

[PCTREE]

They were big into that during the civil war, bullit to bight on etc

 

[lxskllr]

Kind of makes sense to me as someone who doesn't know much. Scorch the wound so it dries out and makes it less friendly to organisms. Shouldn't affect the tree too badly. I could be wrong too. That happens sometimes :^P

 

[Jed]

Cory on tippy- toes?😂 Never tall enough.😂

Dude... mabe I just need to keep my own redundant carcass out of this thread long enough for you to feel like you halfta post some REAL, heavy-wood picks. 💪🤜👊👊👊

 

[Maximalist]

150t - strength, power and rage!)

 

[Bermy]

Max, have you done the muffler mod on your 150t?

 

[Maximalist]

Max, have you done the muffler mod on your 150t?

Of course, Fiona. I did it in 2013.

 

[cory]

Cory on tippy- toes?😂 Never tall enough.😂

Dude... mabe I just need to keep my own redundant carcass out of this thread long enough for you to feel like you halfta post some REAL, heavy-wood picks. 💪🤜👊👊👊

hahahahahahahahahaha

Your cool pics gave me inspiration.

Keep em coming!!

 

[flushcut]

Thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of cauterizing the would, is that a thing?

Could be a snake oil treatment. I got the technique form an old timer, well respected, but an old timer. His reasoning it sealed off the cambium so the bugs didn't feast on the fresh wound.

 

[Burnham]

Right...always suspect the old timer's advice as high on the "snake oil potential" scale.

 

[SeanKroll]

6 Dead doug-fir, all pounded over, except the last, which also had a good pull on the Maasdam rope-puller.

Sapwood rot in some, root rots in all.

Forest trees, so tall for their width. The 36" was around 150', with all the limbs toward the house.
APTA for a 75'+ shot. Senas for the win.

Was going to finish thinning the far side hinge, when we had it on the run, but didn't need to.