The Official Work Pictures Thread

[Raj]

I hear they are good trucks.

 

[FireFighterZero]

 

[BOTS]

Looks good Scott.

Our parts store said that spindles are getting hard to find. They charge the hell outta ya for them.

I like the 90's Fords.

I bet so Jim!...they got me a good used one...

Great pics Scott! Do you make anything off the logs?

Ray, were lucky that someone will even pick them up these days....they charge Bixler hourly to pick em up, crazy I know!! so we have to bid that in price

 

[Grendel]

Great looking truck Scott.

 

[Sgriff]

^ x2 Clean,what's the bar behind the tierod,swaybar?

 

[BOTS]

^ x2 Clean,what's the bar behind the tierod,swaybar?

I think you mean the Panhard bar Sgriff? I just replaced the bushings in it as well.

 

[Limbrat]

A pretty simple little gnarly pine this morning with a few targets.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Break out the bullrope!

 

[BOTS]

Nice big Ray, looks like a fun size one

 

[Grendel]

Very cool Ray! I agree with Scott, that looked fun

Cheers

 

[Jed]

Yeah, nice job, Ray... love that fiber-pull Stump. Man, that tree in the foreground's a PIG!

Scott: You rival Sam for the most beautiful pics these days. Dude, I can't believe you're a logger now!

Craziest Saturday in a long time today. Removed 4 pines in Seattle that produced 14 yards of chips and then out to Issaquah to take down this pig. Removed the wiskers off the stump before I took the pic. Worst pics ever. Gotta get a new phone.



Cameron bucks "firewood".



Cam and legendary John Emmons. (Nevermind the sweatshirt)

 

[Levi]

Nice Ray! I dig the fiber pull photo.

 

[pantheraba]

A "few" targets....

I love seeing how guys lay out the spars and the proximity of nearby targets. Helps realize what is possible out there.

Good picts, all.

 

[Grendel]

Man Jed, that was a compromised tree! What a mess of a bole. . . Great stump shot.

You guys have the best trees!! I'm jealous. I want to get in that game

Cheers

 

[Limbrat]

Hey Jed, nasty looking giant there, western red cedar? Tell me about the legendary John Lemmons

 

[Raj]

Great jobs!

 

[SeanKroll]

Been busy with these two. Hadn't taken any pics until yesterday. Triple-trunk old maple had a really rotten leader break out at about 20+", hitting three vehicles, but somehow missing the house.

The tree was 100', 20' taller than the cedar. Questionable structure. Ended up minimizing rigging force via speed lining the tops. I didn't want to catch the tops. Considered a crane, but roping did it. Old maple that was big at top because of so much small damage from weather over the years breaking out small pieces. Ratchet strapped the three leads at the top to unify.

The tallest maple leader was tipping out as three trunks... Naturally, over the garage ��.

 

[SeanKroll]

A $3 ratchet strap does great to hold up the port-a-wrap, and easy to tension as things tighten and stretch.

LOTS of moss and ferns up top, in places 6" thick. We moss adds weight.


Cedar is defective, too.

Wood to come down Monday. Hard part is done.

 

[Mick!]

You working on that on your own Sean?

 

[SeanKroll]

Oh, no!

Two groundie. Good guys. Safe. Want to build their skills. One a former Marine. Both have families to home to. Have a new apprentice climber, certified arborist, woman, experienced mostly with hazard trees, mostly smaller trees, but been taking on pnw trees for a year.

 

[FireFighterZero]

That looks like a hell of a project!

 

[Mick!]

Good news, The helping hands I mean.

 

[SeanKroll]

"The Ogre" helps a lot. Pulled the chipper right to to the drop zone. Very short drag. The crew is trained and competent enough to help things smoothly, with supervision.

The guys have some cutting and felling skills coming in, having to learn all the technical rigging and material processing machinery stuff.

I am going to find out about business benefit programs for hiring unemployed Vets.

I have never tried the Unemployment Office for a laborer pool. Maybe missing out on a government-funded "head hunting" opportunity... Win-win.

 

[Grendel]

Good deal Sean. Props on your new hires. It's good to see more female climbers out getting stuff done!

Cheers

 

[CurSedVoyce]

You guys are rockin it!
Loggers have about pulled out here Scott, with some exception. They were getting 20 % of their loads rejected when they arrived at the container loading site.

They are getting quite crispy here. Two binders to make this one fit.