Burnham
Woods walker
Sean, you just about always win the "prettiest work site" award.
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
Cool gig.
ruel
TreeHouser
Thanks B, it's an amazing place. Sven has been building up this neat little niche market that puts us in some of the most beautiful spots on the coast.
That's his new chipper, had it maybe 6 months. I'm feeling super grateful today for the cool jobs, nice equipment, and a great working relationship. One lucky dog
That's his new chipper, had it maybe 6 months. I'm feeling super grateful today for the cool jobs, nice equipment, and a great working relationship. One lucky dog
SeanKroll
Treehouser
2 rigged removals.
Three shots with the APTA for a 75' ish redirect SRS/ base-tie.
A live alder to spike up, a crusty dead alder to rig off of the live one. Was a little tricky getting them down solo.
Seeing that the alder is smooth barked and a slight lean, its an easy climb/ reclimb to clear the drop.
Rigged down some weight of the live alder into the adjacent maple with a double-whip tackle (rope plus two slings/ biners).
With a Gerry B boomarang shot with steel snap and rope, and some flipping rope to get the end to the ground, i choked the dead alder, natural crotched the live alder going to a base- anchored @Porkbrick Morgan Block. Hung the whole tree, keeping the butt on the ground as much as possible, chunking out little pieces from the bottom, and adjusting the rope in the system. Stretchy 3- strand was a shock absorber...80+ feet in the system.
I hung a pretty beefy part of the tree, accidentally, until i quickly lowered the locked off MB, putting the butt back on the ground, taking a lot of the load.
Hung the remaining top of the live alder into the neighboring maple as the swing zone was not clear of the crusty, dead tree.
5 or 6 snapcuts to get to a 10' fellable stub.
4-5 hours of work.
Chipping tomorrow, and onto the next.
Three shots with the APTA for a 75' ish redirect SRS/ base-tie.
A live alder to spike up, a crusty dead alder to rig off of the live one. Was a little tricky getting them down solo.
Seeing that the alder is smooth barked and a slight lean, its an easy climb/ reclimb to clear the drop.
Rigged down some weight of the live alder into the adjacent maple with a double-whip tackle (rope plus two slings/ biners).
With a Gerry B boomarang shot with steel snap and rope, and some flipping rope to get the end to the ground, i choked the dead alder, natural crotched the live alder going to a base- anchored @Porkbrick Morgan Block. Hung the whole tree, keeping the butt on the ground as much as possible, chunking out little pieces from the bottom, and adjusting the rope in the system. Stretchy 3- strand was a shock absorber...80+ feet in the system.
I hung a pretty beefy part of the tree, accidentally, until i quickly lowered the locked off MB, putting the butt back on the ground, taking a lot of the load.
Hung the remaining top of the live alder into the neighboring maple as the swing zone was not clear of the crusty, dead tree.
5 or 6 snapcuts to get to a 10' fellable stub.
4-5 hours of work.
Chipping tomorrow, and onto the next.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Good stuff, Sean...rigging going on!
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Sean, I wouldn’t even dream about doing that solo.
What is the driver behind your solo work? Lack of staff or your do you prefer it.?
What is the driver behind your solo work? Lack of staff or your do you prefer it.?
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Some of both.
I had help enlisted that bailed.
I looked it over the previous work day, thoroughly.
Always have the Abort Mission option available, each step of the way if i didn't have a suitable option.
It all swung down below me.
Once hung, i tripped each piece/ cut with a rope from 20' away.
Pretty straightforward.
One snarl prevented a double-whip clearing, but it was a good time to process the material into piles.
I am interviewing a climber today, as it happems.
GF was going to work today, but she just crawled out of bed with a migraine.
I had help enlisted that bailed.
I looked it over the previous work day, thoroughly.
Always have the Abort Mission option available, each step of the way if i didn't have a suitable option.
It all swung down below me.
Once hung, i tripped each piece/ cut with a rope from 20' away.
Pretty straightforward.
One snarl prevented a double-whip clearing, but it was a good time to process the material into piles.
I am interviewing a climber today, as it happems.
GF was going to work today, but she just crawled out of bed with a migraine.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
I failed to explicitly mention my 75' TIP/ PSP was in the much taller maple.
I worked at about 15' lower 5' to the side, just above the only crotch on the live alder.
I clean my rope routing of deadwood as needed, so that i don't have overhead hazards to knock loose.
My rope setting, binocular checking, etc. took a cup of coffee and about 20 minutes.
I worked at about 15' lower 5' to the side, just above the only crotch on the live alder.
I clean my rope routing of deadwood as needed, so that i don't have overhead hazards to knock loose.
My rope setting, binocular checking, etc. took a cup of coffee and about 20 minutes.
treebogan
Treehouser
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Some before and afters on the big oak on the corner gate at the ranch. Mistletoe removal and hazard dead prune. The cattle hang out under this tree a great deal, so no need to lift it too high. Just enough to get in under the canopy. Left some really low along the ground limbs they like to nibble
Fodder and a monkey in the tree
Fodder and a monkey in the tree
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Only about 65 foot tall, but 75 foot spread.
Treeaddict
Treehouser
Trimming off the upper 30’ or so…..It is inspirational, except they say he's 'trimming' that tree. With a Stihl MS460. And a big ol' V notch.
PCTREE
Treehouser
So for my education as I know nothing about trimming or yoy CA trees. So all you cut out of that tree was mistletoe and dead. It looks aesthetically awesome in the after pics but very little foliage for a healthy long term tree no ?
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
That,s all i cut out on that one. The mistletoe really screws with the growth and foliage. Ends up killing the branch and/or the tree.
In the next year or two, she'll leaf out great. losing the mistletoe resets the natural drink, feed and dormant cycles of the tree. Less starved for light, nutrients and water the mistletoe is stealing. Eliminates the hormone the mistletoe releases telling the tree to keep drinking no matter water availability.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Blue oaks are also deciduous. Supposed to be losing leaves now and has started.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Mistletoe is different than ivy. Ivy girdles the tree cutting off its water and nutrient supply.
Mistletoe shares the water and nutrients. Stealing from the tree as it is rooted in the cambium itself. Eventually, if the tree continues to try to drink when there is nothing to drink, it creates embolism in the cells that move water (xylem). Tree can no longer transpire water for the air in the cells and the tree dies.
Burnham
Woods walker
Kyle...no. Mistletoe is not an ivy, to the best of my understanding, anyway. Mistletoe is a true parasitic, whereas ivy is opportunistic, using a tree for support structure, but must be rooted in the ground. Ivy does not take nutrients from a tree it climbs on.
Burnham
Woods walker
Stephen and I are apparently in agreement 
...at the same time 
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...at the same time .
Burnham
Woods walker
And btw Stephen, you again show top of the game skills in fine detail trimming of those oaks. Beautiful work. So far beyond my narrow little skill set.
