sotc
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Ordered some a couple years back after you'd talked them up so much. Not really my thing
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What didn't you like? Do you like sausage and eggs, usually?
Limbrat
TreeHouser
Pretty ingenious with the tarps Sean. Nice work Rich.
Jed
TreeHouser
Really good work, Sean.
Rich: Now you know how easy we got it out here... I got to do this 125' (Scott's and Stephen's "fun-size.") Fir today. (Measured off of the climbline for my sceptical friend, Reg.) Man, that was one of the most straight and clear-grained Fir we'd ever SEEN. We split (ton of money on the job) the guy near a cord for the pure fun of the thing. I hauled the rest home with me. Forgot pictures of the wood. That's Jake buckin, and Jake's foot on the stump... just in case Screen Actor's Guild gets involved.
Oh, Jake blew a tire on the flatbed that hauls our Swinger tractor on the way to the next job. I could hear the explosion from at least a quarter-mile away, and the blast alone tweaked out the steel fender at a 90 degree angle. Forgot pics again.
Crazy-beautiful day... The frogs are already gettin after it.
Rich: Now you know how easy we got it out here... I got to do this 125' (Scott's and Stephen's "fun-size.") Fir today. (Measured off of the climbline for my sceptical friend, Reg.) Man, that was one of the most straight and clear-grained Fir we'd ever SEEN. We split (ton of money on the job) the guy near a cord for the pure fun of the thing. I hauled the rest home with me. Forgot pictures of the wood. That's Jake buckin, and Jake's foot on the stump... just in case Screen Actor's Guild gets involved.
Oh, Jake blew a tire on the flatbed that hauls our Swinger tractor on the way to the next job. I could hear the explosion from at least a quarter-mile away, and the blast alone tweaked out the steel fender at a 90 degree angle. Forgot pics again.
Crazy-beautiful day... The frogs are already gettin after it.
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Bodean
Cali dreamer
I love the smell of Fir.
Here's my Employee and I grinding about 12 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet deep of bay laurel stumps and root mat so that they could fix the fence properly and plant some plants and sruff....You can see the rest of the bays to the left. Bays are seriously prolific.
About 5 hours...
Here's my Employee and I grinding about 12 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet deep of bay laurel stumps and root mat so that they could fix the fence properly and plant some plants and sruff....You can see the rest of the bays to the left. Bays are seriously prolific.
About 5 hours...
Bodean
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Rich, I like that self zipline technique.
MasterBlaster
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Dang - that's a lot of grinding for that small grinder!
sotc
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4 year old memories that popped up on Facebook the other day.
Plumeria I brought home from Hawaii as a stick last year bloomed and is starting to branch now.
New foreman getting out there to set rigging yesterday.
Flying stump grinder today.
Buncha randomness
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Cool stuff Jed, Deva and Willie...
I guess I get to live vicariously through you guys for the net few torrential rain days.
Like I said Jed... Prefect size.
Nice views, great hinge
Deva, that had to be a wet mess. That grinder is serving you well though ....
Willie I remember when you posted that pig. Crazy big weed. I love the floating grinder. I finally got to float the Dingo last year. It still gives me the giggles thinking about it. I was more a worried mess while it went on though
I guess I get to live vicariously through you guys for the net few torrential rain days.
Like I said Jed... Prefect size.
Nice views, great hinge Deva, that had to be a wet mess. That grinder is serving you well though ....
Willie I remember when you posted that pig. Crazy big weed. I love the floating grinder. I finally got to float the Dingo last year. It still gives me the giggles thinking about it. I was more a worried mess while it went on though
SeanKroll
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When self zipping, it's a fine time to natural crotch some down the line, sans sling and biner.
Went to Dahlia's morning circle at school, interviewed and hired a good, eager guy. Rock climber, vet.
Talked with the neighbor with an Alaskan mill, so I made a mill log between the concrete driveways, rather than firewood, when taking down the wood. Bid a good felling job.
Oak is uncommon here.
Went to Dahlia's morning circle at school, interviewed and hired a good, eager guy. Rock climber, vet.
Talked with the neighbor with an Alaskan mill, so I made a mill log between the concrete driveways, rather than firewood, when taking down the wood. Bid a good felling job.
Oak is uncommon here.
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Levi
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Great photos, Willie.
Hella day with the AM, Deva!
Hella day with the AM, Deva!
sotc
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Cool stuff Jed, Deva and Willie...
I guess I get to live vicariously through you guys for the net few torrential rain days.
Like I said Jed... Prefect size.
Deva, that had to be a wet mess. That grinder is serving you well though ....
Willie I remember when you posted that pig. Crazy big weed. I love the floating grinder. I finally got to float the Dingo last year. It still gives me the giggles thinking about it. I was more a worried mess while it went on though
When I first got the Gehl I used it to load the Boxer, had a picture somewhere
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Love that Knuckleboom!
Yeah, that little stumping bunny gets beat.
My new groundie fella sent me this from the other day in Napa. Small-Medium sized redwood, limb and chunk, don't hit the fence or house.
Yeah, that little stumping bunny gets beat.
My new groundie fella sent me this from the other day in Napa. Small-Medium sized redwood, limb and chunk, don't hit the fence or house.
MasterBlaster
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I'd never be slicing it on spurs that low to the ground.
Bodean
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Well....Had to cut it anyway.
I was feeling froggy.
I was feeling froggy.
MasterBlaster
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My preference is to slice and dice on the ground, whenever possible. Usually, by that time, I'm ready to get off the spurs!
sotc
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In Sonoma county we often chunked right to the last step for various reasons
SeanKroll
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sotc
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Landscaping, hardscape, irrigation, lighting, art. Literally handing chunks to ground crew. I've ripped 3-4 foot diameter rounds in the tree into pieces that could be thrown into the truck or roped into much smaller nearby trees etc
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Yes. Love handing down a round as low as possible to the guy reaching up as high as possible.
This redwood sat up on a mound 2 or 3 feet higher than grade. I felt t h e log would have rolled left or right, either house or fence.
There is only two of us.
That was the 6th tree of the job...I got to dump the first 5.
This redwood sat up on a mound 2 or 3 feet higher than grade. I felt t h e log would have rolled left or right, either house or fence.
There is only two of us.
That was the 6th tree of the job...I got to dump the first 5.
Maximalist
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A good friend had an oak leaning towards his office. He has decided to quit worrying about it by having me take it down. No before picts...he ran the ropes, natural crotch, wrap on a dogwood tree. He did well...architect, Scoutmaster, good common sense guy. Had to leave the top and trunk for next time...his brother in law's BMW is only half way in garage...no key to move it (reminds me of Andrey's predicaments). Perfect crane or bucket tree...no good TIP for the top.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Nice work. At least the trunk looked decent.
Were you using two lowering lines? Looked good.
Were you using two lowering lines? Looked good.
Maximalist
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Yes, two lowering lines.
