The Official Work Pictures Thread

[SeanKroll]

Cheers, Burnham!

 

[RegC]

I look at it as interesting, and a specialty cut.


Reg did that big fir sidehill, on a steep slope, secured with ropes. I could see it be nice to secure with ropes as back-up, and let the stump take a beating rather then expensive ropes, with the pull of a trigger and dinosaur power (mix-gas).



There is some dicey cut some Europeans (IIRC) did in avalache area that was big ripcut on the downhill side of the stump to form a tall wall (head-high, overhead),

then some sliding, sidehilling cut so the butt goes behind the 'wall' on the stump, and the top of the tree will be held by other stumps.

There is a video out there.

The big log on the hill had way too much energy for that tongue cut to make a difference Sean. It was too big, period.

On smaller trees and logs, it undeniably seems to work. It's a neat trick, that has its place. But anything over 8o ft, the momentum when the tree falls will more likely just pull the tongue clear from the stump is what I'm seeing.

 

[SeanKroll]

Fair enough. You're the super-pro heavy rigger, Reg.


Seems like (from my armchair) that its a matter of making a taller tongue, maybe with a wide, wide facecut.

I'll experiment as I find suitable opportunities.

 

[RegC]

Its just what Id envisage at a guess Sean. Id be quite happy to be proved wrong. The fact that you can throw a big tree much further from the stump, than a little fella, as just one example show that the same principles don't necessarily apply to both. I'm sure itd still work if you shortened the big tree to 50ft maybe.....but not full size. This fir from today was about 160. No way in the world would a person fall it whole and expect that tongue thing to keep it on the stump. I didn't try, needless to say Rather, I stripped out it and the adjoining cedar in about an hour or less.....but then spent pretty much the entire day with Dave chipping it all. We're back tomorrow to deal with the wood. We have to keep the logs pretty short because of the underground pipes. Great weather.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

WIld stems Reg. You are like the energizer bunny man.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Big ass beeyotches!!!

 

[SeanKroll]

Good show, Reg.

 

[flushcut]

Impressive!

 

[biggun]

Lovely pics Reg.

 

[biggun]

Back in Norway now after a brief stint in London.

Removed a fair sized Birch tree yesterday and today went back to remove its bigger, fatter sister. It needed riggin due to a couple of sheds underneath, planters, some shrubs and a fence.

Beautiful day, and some great views of the Fjord. Best part of it was the job was literally 1km from my house or about 100m as the crow flies. I didn't manage to see my house due to the trees.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Nice pictures!

Norway looks like Seattle.

 

[biggun]

Thanks.

Not sure why some are sideways.

After yesterday's job we went to a town called Ski. Job was to deck a fur tree for the builder of the high speed rail link into Oslo.

I wasnt allowed in the site as I had not done the site induction so I was on pedestrian duty. Got a couple of pictures though.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I am a dry lander....but I love seeing pictures of water!


Must be fun to take a top like that once in a while.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It is!

 

[stig]

Nice, nice, nice!

Not being able to see one's house for trees is not a bad thing

 

[biggun]

Can't complain mate...

Don't know how long we will stay in the present place. I need to buy somewhere out in the woods.

Then you really won't be able to see my house for the trees.

 

[Weaves]

Nice pics. Saw an Ekorn t-shirt in one of them. You working for them or freelancing?
It is a beautiful country.

 

[biggun]

I mostly freelance at the moment. Building my own stuff but just contract climbing to get on with things.

Have you worked out here before? or do you know Doug?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice shots Rich. Makes me long to work overseas

 

[RegC]

I mostly freelance at the moment. Building my own stuff but just contract climbing to get on with things.

Have you worked out here before? or do you know Doug?

Rich, do you come across Mike Hill out that way ?

Lots of sawing today. Heavy wood.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Cool shot of you through the hinge!

 

[squisher]

Did the butt log have to be cut into firewood too? Cool shots. Looks like a helluva lot of sawing.

 

[RegC]

Yeah. Had a lot of metal in it. And you couldn't get it around the corner of the driveway in a big truck.

 

[squisher]

Metal. Yah yard trees of that size usually have a story or two to tell about fenceline, clothesline, powerline or otherwise.

Big trees over there on the coast. Tough work.

 

[pantheraba]

Your photographer is fine! Great action shots. I agree on that hinge and bar shot...well done.