The Official Work Pictures Thread

[Bodean]

Nice cart!

Today's Wackattack!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Deva working the city beat

Here is today of an ongoing week.
Dead 100 plus foot pondo with fungus, beat up stem and the root crown in not so good a shape (no pics of the root crown sorry)
SO yesterday I stripped out a 150 footer and left the top due to wind gusts. Set a line. Then this morning, stripped out a 130 foot on the other side of the nasty and set a line. Both lines went through rings up the stems and were tied off to portys at the bases. Hoisted a ring tied to each end with a pully and my climb line dangling from it. Spurred up and got to work. Cleared some limbs, had the boys raise the sky line. I had already shot a line for pulling the top so that when I hit my desired cutting point to make it fit into the LZ, just tied off the pull line and flew it.
There is a leach field and plumbing the land owner did not want anything on. So I obliged. Nor did he want under story or the riparian zone trashed. No problem. Mike might have some more pictures.
Fodder.

 

[treebilly]

I know I've said this a bunch of times but damn you deal with a lot of tall ass trees! Nice.
Deva you're living the dream.
Peter that cart will prove itself over and over. I love mine.
Finished playing on the skidder a little after lunch and went to deal with this

Went well enough. The ground crew did the best they could to keep up but we need to send a crew over to finish in the morning. I had my daughters softball game tonight and it was against my nieces team. Knowing my brother would be there I hauled ass to get everything on the ground so I could have a fun rivalry night. It was good times. Drank a few beers after in the parking lot.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Looks like you and Page are both dealing with a lot of broken stuff.

 

[Burnham]

Dang, Stephen. Mighty impressive, and proud to say it.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Good teachers
Thanks B

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Mike sent me some pictures off his camera. You can see the size of the canker in one of then as I was ascending. It about went most the way round the tree.

 

[Mick!]

Oh right, I get it now, good pictures Stephen.

So you're using the high line to anchor into for safety because it's a dodgy tree right?

If it did go wouldn't the strop you have around the tree take you down with it anyway?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

No. The zip tie on my D that it is clipped to would cut loose.

 

[Mick!]

Ahhh, good thinking, thanks.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[pete mctree]

That's a really shitty looking tree Stephen - good job

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Thanks mang....
Hey Mick. Just adding this for you. I felt, gathering a feel for the tree as I ascended, my biggest risk was going to be when I threw the top. I just cut and chucked the limbs.
The dynamic forces from the pulling of the top and the push back as it released were going to be the biggest stresses. Those stresses can cause a break out below the climber on these dead trees.

 

[pantheraba]

Has anyone done a break test with a zip tie? What size do you use? Are they rated on the bag so you have an idea what thickness to get?

 

[Mick!]

Thanks, just put of curiosity how do you select your zip tie? Some of them are pretty strong and they're not exactly rated for breakaway

(Off to work myself now)

Just noticed Gary has asked the same thing!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Jut ones I buy at like O' Reillys. And Napa. Just a tad smaller than the ones they use for like arresting people. Never tested the strength. But I bet they would break away as needed. Might just have to do a pull test
You really don't need thick ones. It is not being used for life support. The high line is.

 

[Mick!]

Ok (just cancelled work btw, raining here)

You do not need thick ones for sure!

 

[MasterBlaster]

They have break stats, poundage wise.

 

[SeanKroll]

Best to test, I say, as a reminder to myself. I keep 3 zip ties on my bridge-end ring.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I would bet money if they took a hit, they pop. I figure if they pop holding a kids bicycle basket in a fall, they'll pop if I take a hit.

 

[Mick!]

You're betting more than money though!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

true that!

 

[stig]

I tested one.
By using it.
Broke as I was working my way round the back cut on a fungus ridden beech.
I managed to pull the saw out ( 35" bar, buried all the way) as I swung over to my tie in point in another tree.
No harm done, except I felt like a fool.
Went for a thicker zip tie next time around.

 

[squisher]

Impressive job Stephen.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Thanks Justin

Boom...
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No zip ties on the support tree