treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Tree cutter Doug is out in Hawaii somewhere. He’s the guy with the bright colored hair and the Rollie Fingers mustache. From the few short conversations I’ve had with him, he seemed liked a decent fellow
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flushcut
TreeHouser
Rollie Fingers, that is a name I haven’t heard in ages.
stikine
Treehouser
Stumbled across this...so 10 years later what is the staghorn beetle situation. Was it a success?View attachment 45126View attachment 45125View attachment 45127
Been working on the Staghorn beetle reintroduction programme lately.
In order to provide plenty of dead wood/dying trees for them to live on, we ringed about 30 mature beech trees. Then we had to find a way to blow the tops out of another dozen.
Since we don't have a cert to allow us to use explosives, we came up with a different approach.
Find trees with codominant tops, place a dyneema rope in both tops, and weaken the junction by sawing into it ( since one is tied into one of the tops, that is kinda scary!) and rip the tree apart with a skidder winch.
Works fine, and leaves a very natural looking result, which is what the Forest service wanted
Now in a couple of years, they can release a bunch of beetles and we'll see if they like it here.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Yeah Rich, thanks to the internet I’m doing a lot of cold calling.
I met Doug in Baltimore and recently chatted w him, he’ll be around too. It’s gonna be a new experience.
Hey Corey, JP has been around for a long time, super solid professional individual w a Great Company.
I met Doug in Baltimore and recently chatted w him, he’ll be around too. It’s gonna be a new experience.
Hey Corey, JP has been around for a long time, super solid professional individual w a Great Company.
PCTREE
Treehouser
Coincedentaly Doug is staying with me for a couple days this week
Maximalist
Treehouser
Cut down 3 poplars today. It would seem nothing special, but when I dropped poplar N1 into the house opposite, a small piece of plaster fell off, and according to the inhabitants of this house, their chandeliers swayed and the walls shook 
I dropped the next two poplars on a pillow.
I dropped the next two poplars on a pillow.
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The area, where we worked was not.
A complete failure.
The promised eggs from Sweden never arrived.
The area up north seems to be doing fine.
At least they keep getting reports from wanderers: " Sir, this huge thing just flew by me, I could have sworn it was a flying VW beetle".
Maximalist
Treehouser
Burnham
Woods walker
Having cars that close to the drop zone would make me very nervous...not to mention all the wires. I don't envy you your work sites at all, Max.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Well on the positive side he has 5 guys to stand around and watch him cut down the trees. They don't even have to pick up the brush!
flushcut
TreeHouser
Haulin ash!
@Maximalist , I've heard or read lotta guys over the years claiming , "I get all the hard ones...I get all the ones nobody else wants" etc etc and it is a silly and soft thing to say.
But, I'm starting to think that Max does indeed get all the hard ones!
Great pics, Max. Stay safe.
But, I'm starting to think that Max does indeed get all the hard ones!
Great pics, Max. Stay safe.
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PCTREE
Treehouser
Today’s setup. Oak to right and poplar to left. TreeCutter Doug climber
SeanKroll
Treehouser
In the end, a few cords of firewood for the homeowner. (7) 12'6" logs, 20-32" on the small end for me, one more log I should have taken to the miller. 1500+ board-feet of very nice doug-fir destined to be 2x12s and 2x6s.
BR800 for size reference.
Next week, to finish their project, a couple big firs to prune a few branches, each for house and other tree clearance, and a fir to snag-out at 15'. Set up the cut, get down, pull to tip a 60' top into the woods.
BR800 for size reference.
Next week, to finish their project, a couple big firs to prune a few branches, each for house and other tree clearance, and a fir to snag-out at 15'. Set up the cut, get down, pull to tip a 60' top into the woods.
stikine
Treehouser
Kyle and I still think you should have painted it hot pink.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Oh really.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Our set up today.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Just about to drive back to Oslo area from Bergen. I have sent over in Bergen for the week working with Mike. A large Elm failed and damaged a rock / landslide safety fence. As a result of the damage it was decided that all trees within 20m removed from the fence for safety.
Mike had in a large mobile crane and containers to chip into with his tractor and chipper combo. Most trees were removed in with the crane or felled across the slope and picked with the crane. I did a handful of them in sections.
A great weeks work and weather, nice to back in full swing after the hand injury. It’s been a tough year.
a few pictures.
Mike had in a large mobile crane and containers to chip into with his tractor and chipper combo. Most trees were removed in with the crane or felled across the slope and picked with the crane. I did a handful of them in sections.
A great weeks work and weather, nice to back in full swing after the hand injury. It’s been a tough year.
a few pictures.
PCTREE
Treehouser
That right there was definately a crane job!!
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Most definitely. It was hard enough getting around in that slope, let alone having to extract by anything other than the crane.
stikine
Treehouser
Finished up my training workshop this week. Definitely had some of the participants on the edge of their comfort zone but most of them did well. Only one woman in the group and she really impressed me, both with her crosscut skill and chainsaw. Some pics.
stikine
Treehouser
More pictures.
