Burnham
Woods walker
Do this sort of work for a while...you'll get used to that hopefully not TOO common feeling 
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Treeaddict
Treehouser
Thanks B, makes me feel a little better. I tend to be hard on myself. We did act accordingly to raise, pivot and cut up the offending piece so it felt good to handle the error in such a manor.
I did feel a little better as my friend who sometimes hauls our debris told me that his former tree guy ripped out his service drop (he didn’t see the phone line) and then I just watched a video where a highly skilled arborist pulled out a phone line while rigging a silver maple.
I did feel a little better as my friend who sometimes hauls our debris told me that his former tree guy ripped out his service drop (he didn’t see the phone line) and then I just watched a video where a highly skilled arborist pulled out a phone line while rigging a silver maple.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Phone lines happen, I’ve managed to repair a few with copper wire and insulation tape.
Newer ones seem to be more complex.
Newer ones seem to be more complex.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Dummy me still trying to get crappy brittle wood to swing/hinge…poor cutting too.
To be fair, it was big horizontal log.
Blue Angels
The dry lake isn’t dry
To be fair, it was big horizontal log.
Blue Angels
The dry lake isn’t dry
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
3 palm removals tomorrow. Little worried about it cutting…I’m taking all the big saws, mostly loaded with .404
Kaveman
Treehouser
Palms are just overly ambitious grass, take your lawn mower you should be fine... lolz
Mellow
BCMA
Depending on the species, palm fibers often tear rather than cut, especially if your chain is anything less than perfectly sharp. Multiple plunge cuts work well if your bar is getting pinched. They also tend to have an abundance of embedded sand and other debris which will quickly dull a chain.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
I don’t know if it encapsulates, but I’m going to try to make my cuts with the chain pulling out
pete mctree
Treehouser
@CurSedVoyce do you not think a small mulcher would work for you on those sites? We often hire thisGreenClimber in to prep Sites. It’s impressive what it can deal with and is very capable on steep slopes
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Acidic palms also can eat aluminum/magnesium.
I haven’t cut them a lot, but found square to be better at severing.
The fibers and juice are also very messy. Let me see if I can find some pics.
I haven’t cut them a lot, but found square to be better at severing.
The fibers and juice are also very messy. Let me see if I can find some pics.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Rocky
Or pushing out. Just not pulling in nor pushing in.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Palm muck
Kaveman
Treehouser
Ewww! Like I said, palms is just really really big grass. I avoid them. Every one I've ever had the displeasure of climbing had something living in it that I would rather not. Scorpions, tarantulas, spiders, wasps, and once a cat.
Hate climbing up and hearing shit rustle above me, not knowing what it is, or if it's going to hurt when I find out.
Hate climbing up and hearing shit rustle above me, not knowing what it is, or if it's going to hurt when I find out.
davidwyby
Desert Beaver
Pigeon 💩 🤮
Mellow
BCMA
Years ago, whilst pruning a palm, I had a large rat jump onto my chest, run up to my shoulder and then bail out to the ground. Good thing he was fast, or I might have sliced my arm off trying to get rid of him. And Kaveman is correct; all kinds of nasty things habitate in palms.
Knotorious
That Guy With The Face
I climbed a thicc palm tree two weeks ago and had an Arizona bark scorpion drop out of the top while I was adjusting my lanyard in the fronds. That mofo dropped about forty feet after grazing me and hauled ass into some nearby bushes. Its stinger brushed up against my bicep as it fell. I also got accosted by two pigeons who clearly had some nests up there. I immediately rappelled out as fast as I could and called Dr. Doolittle for further instruction. heh heh
Bark scorpions produce a very painful string, but they are "rarely deadly," which means I could have died but probably wouldn't have. Either way, I'm all set with palms now. They host way too much fauna.
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Kaveman
Treehouser
I've had the pleasure of seven different species of scorpion, in Arizona alone.
Every. Single. One. Of. Them. Was. From. Not. Checking. Clothing. Before. Donning. Said. Clothing.
Shake out your boots, your pants and your shirt!
The worst are the little burgundy bastards. Two weeks of convulsions, puking, shitting, fever, and hallucinations. No fun. There's an whole long sordid story there. Put shortly, I was stuck in the Hellsgate Wilderness, with two guys barely able to keep me alive, let alone pack me out. Lucky to have come out of that one with no (obvious) permanent damage.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
It seems like its aways when I get out of bed in the morning when they get me. Spent part of my childhood as a boy scout and lived in deserts. I know to check my clothing and shoes. But a could time Ive been got just putting my bare feet to the floor. Mother fugger that is no way to wake up in the morning before you start the coffee...
Kaveman
Treehouser
Lots of fluff to make warm dens out off, just my guess...
