The Official Work Pictures Thread
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Damn tight there Willard. 
Great pics John. I am amazed at the places your crane operators will get one into.
Great pics John. I am amazed at the places your crane operators will get one into.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Nice shot, Holmen!
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Holmen, How did you keep those trunks from ripping off the stump/bouncing into the buildings? Cool fall.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Nice Oak, August...
Gonna slab it?
Gonna slab it?
MasterBlaster
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Especially the second one... that sucker shoulda done some crazy stuff hitting that first trunk!
pantheraba
More biners!!!
That's what I thought, too...I probably would have cleared out the first tree before felling the 2nd...nah...I probably wouldn't have even tried what he did with the first.
Showoff!!
Showoff!!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
HolmenTree
Banned
Thanks guys.
Those spruce both had a good side lean to the left which I had to compensate my gunsight to, only used the saws sights. You can see the tapered hinge in the one that had the most side lean.
The trick is to make a full 70-90 degree open face notch so the hinge only breaks when the tree hits level ground which is when the notch is completely closed at that point.
Spruce has amazing sap wood strength in the outside perimeter of the hinge as the first felled tree shows.
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
Oh...so it's that simple...
You used words to 'splain it...I understand the words...implementing is a whole different thing.
Good show.
You used words to 'splain it...I understand the words...implementing is a whole different thing.
Good show.
HolmenTree
Banned
That's funny Gary
No rush to get those trees down, they've only been standing there for over 80 years ha .
Take your time, make a humbolt and conventional face notch together to make a 90 opening, work that gunsight to compensate the side lean........
The heck with it, let me show you
No rush to get those trees down, they've only been standing there for over 80 years ha .
Take your time, make a humbolt and conventional face notch together to make a 90 opening, work that gunsight to compensate the side lean........
The heck with it, let me show you
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Another Oak takedown today. Pretty warm by the end of it. 27degrees C. Dropped most of the tree on the woodland looking side which was actually the customers garden and then a fair bit of tricky rigging over the neighbours garden behind an ivy clad leaner. Bit of a hitch to be honest but got her done.
Rich
Rich
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Nice hinge too, nice to see the gutting.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
Cheers, I find it make it easier to pull over. We didn't have anything to rigg a MA off. Just 3 fat groundies so I gutted it to make it a bit easier.
I reckon it was all me though with wedges and a felling bar!
I reckon it was all me though with wedges and a felling bar!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Absolutely right about pulling the spar over or even tipping it for that matter.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Big oak, BigGun!
Here's some end weight reduction of two good sized lawson cypresses.
and the door. Their basement was like 4' tall. I was looking for John Malkovich.
Here's some end weight reduction of two good sized lawson cypresses.
and the door. Their basement was like 4' tall. I was looking for John Malkovich.
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
That chipper looks neat. How does it work? Pretty well?
MasterBlaster
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That angled chute would bum me out.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Deva, you ever make mulch lasagna? chip, layer tarp, chip, layer tarp, chip, layer tarp, chip. Slides out on a downhill slant from the first chips establishing a slope easier than a pitch fork, and you can use your whole bed width, unlike the Loadhandler which works, but is best in a 4' chute. A labor saver for a hard-working family man. Chips may not compact quite as well, but by the time my bed was full, my truck was already way overloaded.
The angled chute might help to feed 'fines'. I chip downhill when given the chance. Disconnecting and jacking up the tongue as much as possible means lower loading height to my tray.
I think it was maybe RogerB's Bandit that had a way-low feed tray. I would like that.
The angled chute might help to feed 'fines'. I chip downhill when given the chance. Disconnecting and jacking up the tongue as much as possible means lower loading height to my tray.
I think it was maybe RogerB's Bandit that had a way-low feed tray. I would like that.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
That's my buddy Phil's. It's an old preMorbark. With good knives it rips.
You gotta lean into the brush, I let him deal with it...City style, gotta go small sometimes.
You gotta lean into the brush, I let him deal with it...City style, gotta go small sometimes.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Sean,
Phil unloads that crap by hand with a pitch fork, blasting OZZY at 11!!!
He don't care. Says it takes 4 songs to empty that 1965 Twin I beam Ford one ton.
Haha. Makes me money though.
Other places, I have other Chipper subs. Like up North, different guy.
I have yet to buy my own, I need a yard.
Phil unloads that crap by hand with a pitch fork, blasting OZZY at 11!!!
He don't care. Says it takes 4 songs to empty that 1965 Twin I beam Ford one ton.
Haha. Makes me money though.
Other places, I have other Chipper subs. Like up North, different guy.
I have yet to buy my own, I need a yard.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Lean in? looks like a drum chipper. Is it not a high speed feed chuck and duck then?
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Hell no, it's a lobbing lumper lopper, pretty slow.
