The Official Work Pictures Thread

[BeerGeek]

I've been getting showered with dust when chipping the dead Ash here. Almost have to legitimately wear a mask when chipping now.

 

[lxskllr]

Might not be a bad idea anyway. Even without immediate problems, occupational exposure might mess you up in your later years. Even something like a bandanna's better than nothing.

 

[BeerGeek]

Additionally, the drought we are stuck in is adding to it, as everything dead is already dry as can be.

 

[SeanKroll]

Yes, wear a breathing filter.

Spray a garden house in the infeed... so I've heard.


Have been wondering who had a chronic cough from tree work.

I used to wear a filter only for stump grinding and london planetree. What a tough guy... cough cough.

 

[flushcut]

I don’t miss ash dust.

 

[Nutball]

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was worried someone was going to call the fire department. Maples get to dusty when they die

Makes me wonder if it would go POOF if you lit a match in that dust cloud.

 

[flushcut]

I would not be surprised if it went up.

 

[Bodean]

Wow…

couple recents… some me, some not. I am now a secondary climber.

 

[Burnham]

Wow is right! The second pic is stunning, Deva.

 

[treebilly]

Beautiful Deva. Is that an Altec 38 ton with 127’ of main boom?

And about the dust pic. We had placed the chipper so the breeze would carry the dust away from us. Now if I would have only moved my pick up truck and trailer. At least I had the windows up. Chipper gets A new air filter after it gets a bath

 

[Bodean]

Right on I’m glad you like it.
Thats my lead guy up ther setting slings…. I’m a year younger than his Dad.
Jonny did the cutting ne I did rigging on rope over the neighbor house while they craned.
Huge Mango tree reduced… pretty sure it’s gonna rot… prolly remove it later.
They said the crane was 30 ton… the best we were ever good for was about 9000 at 42’ away…altec for sure

edit:
For the record Spurs and Ascenders together are a must.

 

[flushcut]

I knew it was going to be hollow!!! It fell true to the gun.

 

[lxskllr]

I bet that murdered your chain!

 

[flushcut]

You would think it would have cut faster. Lots of filing.

 

[Nutball]

Wait till you grind the stump!

 

[flushcut]

It’s getting subbed out to a guy with a skid steer mounted breaker, they want three feet below grade.

 

[pigwot]

Deva,
I look forward to getting into some of those huge Albizia saman (Monkeypod) trees you have over there. This photo is one in the Waimea Valley on Oahu about an hour from where we stay.
Some people were near the base; zoom in so you can see human scale compared to the tree.

 

[flushcut]

You could limb walk for dayz!

 

[pigwot]

Exactly! That is a tree that was begging to be climbed - what a playground!!
If it wasn’t in the main entrance area of the botanical garden I’d have been tempted to go back to the truck for my climbing gear. 🤣

 

[flushcut]

You could always say you were hired to do an arial inspection. Make it loud, proud, and proper I doubt the kid punching tickets at the entrance cares.

 

[Bodean]

There is a climbing comp this october. The trees will be monkey pods.
im either entering or volunteering but I’ll be there.

 

[greengreer]

A client sent me some drone photos he took back in June. Big codom red oak split apart in a thunderstorm.

 

[cory]

Nice shots.

Deva, how's life out there aside from the trees? Getting in the water much?

 

[Burnham]

I'd have been feeling pretty hinky, climbing above that breakout in the red oak like you did, @greengreer. Hat's off.

 

[BeerGeek]

That's East Coast, Burnham. I wish I had that much wood to prop myself on for almost half the trees I do. Zooming in looks like he's got at least half of a 18-24" split. I've had oaks like that that were even dicier, yet held no problem.