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Treehouser
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flushcut
TreeHouser
The tree looked at me funny.
The ball is just for scale so the HO knows what they are in for.
Treeaddict
Treehouser
John and I trimmed up a cherry blossom to get it away from the shed and give us room to fall one or two of the four willows. Then, the one ātestā limb didnāt hinge worth anything, anything! It was maybe 6ā dia. Put the hinge in the middle and left it at 30% thickness. John tugged it with the bull rope away from its lean and it still fell to its natural lean. Any felling was then out of the question as they wanted to crush the sheds. I knew willow sucked for hinges but didnāt realize it was THAT bad.
Tell you what, that wet cherry had the same friction as ice. Ive trimmed maybe 4 of them but always dry.
Those willow tops were all tangled and moving all around, crisscrossing each other. Lots of rigging. Full 8 hr day. Need to wrap it up tomorrow after rain. Terribly slow for a production tree crew but not bad for an older surveyor and plumber.
Tell you what, that wet cherry had the same friction as ice. Ive trimmed maybe 4 of them but always dry.
Those willow tops were all tangled and moving all around, crisscrossing each other. Lots of rigging. Full 8 hr day. Need to wrap it up tomorrow after rain. Terribly slow for a production tree crew but not bad for an older surveyor and plumber.
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Kaveman
Treehouser
Willow is one I've actually worked with. It sucks. Reminiscent of Cottonwood as far as brittleness, bad hinges, that sorta thing. Also smells really bad. Like almost sewage smelly...
Treeaddict
Treehouser
I would like to identify this species. Itās not our native Salix Nigra and itās not weeping. They grew to approximately 50ā in 10 years by a stream bank (natural habitat). Maybe my identification apps can help.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
$60. Do the math vs. board ft or firewood. Or paying dump fees.
Treeaddict
Treehouser
How do they sell in your area?
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I havenāt tried to push them other than a post on the local FB yard sale group. Got a lot of interest. I have sold small batches like that several times. One batch of 160 large ones. One lady wants some for pavers. My wife has been sick but once sheās better she will start pushing them more.
Lots of the older caterpillar production floors use wood pavers, excellent shop floor. Much easier on you than concrete, they just don't like water very much, a line will leak and it'll swell up the floor. They use 4x4s on edge bedded in sand.
Maximalist
Treehouser
It got colder to -10Ā°C -
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Treeaddict
Treehouser
Donāt look like much but John and I finished up the 4 willow removal and cherry trim.
We tried out the Magic Cut (we think). Seems like a regular felling cut with a Dutchman combined with a snap cut.
First time using 2 rigging points (besides redirecting) to add strength to a codom (pull them together) in a negative rigging of a top. Worked like a charm.
We tried out the Magic Cut (we think). Seems like a regular felling cut with a Dutchman combined with a snap cut.
First time using 2 rigging points (besides redirecting) to add strength to a codom (pull them together) in a negative rigging of a top. Worked like a charm.
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TreeHouser
Looked like some tall trees!
Treeaddict
Treehouser
The ID apps are confused. I got coconut and a fungus when it looked at the photos.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Ickyious Nastyious. or possibly Poopoocus Cacacus.
Phukin hate smelly trees. Trees should smell good, make you want to breathe deep of their scent. Willow smells like the inside of a leech-line...
I'm not really that familiar with with willow. I see it around, but don't mess with it much. I cut some dead willow at work, and then this stuff. I burned it once, and that was a stinky burn. I didn't notice any bad smells cutting the willow in this thread.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Perhaps the only ones I've had to deal with were rooted into septic tanks, like the last one was. That would be a logical explanation as to why they stink. It is Arizona after all, we're not exactly known for our swamps and streams.
Maximalist
Treehouser
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Kaveman
Treehouser
Brother, do those big brass balls of yours ever freeze to your thigh? You're out playing the game in temperatures that would have me hiding by the woodstove!
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Great work as always Max
Maximalist
Treehouser
In winter, I just wear fur-lined underpants!)
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