The Official Work Pictures Thread

[Burnham]

When Max is done, there won't be a single tree left in St. Petersburg.

 

[Maximalist]

Fortunately, that's not going to happen. About 10,000 trees are planted in St. Petersburg every year. I just don't have enough time to cut it all down!)

 

[cory]

Max, you cut the trunk into firewood lengths, will those get burned for home heating eventually?

 

[Maximalist]

Max, you cut the trunk into firewood lengths, will those get burned for home heating eventually?

All of this is simply taken to the landfill.

 

[Maximalist]

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So that Burnham wouldn't worry too much about the fact that there won't be a single tree left in St. Petersburg soon, I left the city today!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice tall skinny stick work

 

[cory]

Who told Max to cut down Jack's beanstalk?

 

[Treeaddict]

Nasty, half dead, vine covered, line clearance hacked black walnut came down today. It was short but had limbs over 2 shed and a spread over 3 back yards. John and I took care of it. It was in the city and I dislike going into the city. Everything is tighter and more potential for theft. The customer was a nice Vietnam Marine with a unique (in a good way personality.

 

[flushcut]

Ew ugly tree.

 

[Treeaddict]

Ew ugly tree.

The kind where one gaff comes out every 15 minutes due to rot and vines. Hard to hit anything solid because your boot hits the ivy before you can sink the gaff deep into the tree. Ivy trees are the worst. Preaching to the choir, for sure.

 

[Maximalist]

I've been using Teflon grease for my knives lately. What do you use?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Dropping some uglies today while Kavey does mistletoe. See if I can get a couple of him.

 

[lxskllr]

Yup. Their pretty ugly. Did any come down normally? Looks like they all gave up part way through the operation.

edit:
except #1

 

[CurSedVoyce]

This last one, should have just omitted the face cut and back cut.
Also Kavey...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The second one had some rot above the cut, that failed. Head lean hard into the oak with broken tops. Guyed it and pull rope so it went 90 out into the slot, most of it. Set the cuts and get out, pull with mini once I am clear. Shat raining everywhere.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The one by the water tank had side and back weight. One limb over the tank was alive, but I removed it first. Guyed it opposite the tank and lean. Then pulled into the desired lz between the fire hook up and tank.

 

[cory]

@Maximalist , wow, doing all that trimming, I'd see God for sure.

I usually use motor oil to lube my shears. PS I despise using shears.

 

[Maximalist]

I'm not thrilled with this kind of work either!)

 

[davidwyby]

@Treeaddict how much did you pay him for the walnut?

 

[friedrich]

The kind where one gaff comes out every 15 minutes due to rot and vines. Hard to hit anything solid because your boot hits the ivy before you can sink the gaff deep into the tree. Ivy trees are the worst. Preaching to the choir, for sure.

buckingham permanent 3 1/2“ gaffs are youre friend

 

[Maximalist]

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Hurray! I did it!) 7 working days!

 

[lxskllr]

Looks great Andrey! Very uniform :^)

 

[Maximalist]

Thanks!

 

[Maximalist]

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Today I cut the branches on the trees. It was the most interesting branch.

 

[Kaveman]

Very nice shot with the obelisk in the background there!