Mick!
TreeHouser
Great run of pics everyone, inspiring stuff.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
What happened to that lanyard, FK?
Your rope is cut, too.
Your rope is cut, too.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Hey Sean, thanks for the commentary and insight. I always appreciate hearing someone's thinking process. We don't so much articulate the thinking on the comms, but I've learned much about how to be systematic and max efficiency just by watching our main foreman climb.
You really need a good crew! We couldn't do what we do without a tight-knit group of guys (4 currently) who develop an almost telepathic insight into the system we are employing. We also have 2 additional men we can draw on for bigger removals where we need to shut down streets, direct traffic, or just lots of big wood we need hauled. That pool of manpower puts us at maximum effectiveness and expands our ability to scale to bigger jobs.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
After school drop off and closing on my house, and lunch, I adjusted my pulling situation for this backleaning stem plus branch weight, with the prevailing wind working against me.
Since I'd removed the wind blocking half, and it has a bad fork, I really wanted to reduce the wind profile today, at the least.
Wraptor-ed up to about 110' and after about 5 minutes there was a lull. Plenty of pull on the 35' top, steep line angle and all.
Thanks, Gerry B for the trick, FOGT, IIRC
Clove hitched this bundle of limbs about 30' from the mini, and backed it up until it was a few feet up.
I let the rope stretch, then retensioned.
Worked a treat.
The wind was really steady. I opted not to set the next pull today. When the wind would die for a minute, I could free drop more limbs at 9 and 3 o'clock, without hitting the fence.
Did some manuevering. I'll be able to roll mostly 16's. The butt log was a bit shorter. Just manageable.
Mill bound.
I'll measure off a 16' plus trim and pull it, hopefully with another set of hands tomorrow. Another short day, based around the school schedule.
Leftmost log is the butt, 32"+ on the big end. One more 18' log came out, and I broke one in half.
Since I'd removed the wind blocking half, and it has a bad fork, I really wanted to reduce the wind profile today, at the least.
Wraptor-ed up to about 110' and after about 5 minutes there was a lull. Plenty of pull on the 35' top, steep line angle and all.
Thanks, Gerry B for the trick, FOGT, IIRC
Clove hitched this bundle of limbs about 30' from the mini, and backed it up until it was a few feet up.
I let the rope stretch, then retensioned.
Worked a treat.
The wind was really steady. I opted not to set the next pull today. When the wind would die for a minute, I could free drop more limbs at 9 and 3 o'clock, without hitting the fence.
Did some manuevering. I'll be able to roll mostly 16's. The butt log was a bit shorter. Just manageable.
Mill bound.
I'll measure off a 16' plus trim and pull it, hopefully with another set of hands tomorrow. Another short day, based around the school schedule.
Leftmost log is the butt, 32"+ on the big end. One more 18' log came out, and I broke one in half.
Burnham
Woods walker
A good trick. That old dog Beranek has a lot of them 
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forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Lanyard is about 5 years old, been through many battles. Steel core is showing where the outside jacket has seen lots-o-friction. Probably will replace it in the next year.
Climbing line is brand new (1 week old from Rope Logic). Our lowering rope has a couple of small nicks in it, mostly where the carabiner has snagged & frictioned around branches. Butt rope is an old climbing line which we now use as a tag line. No core showing, but it does have a small nick in it so we only use it for tag control or lightweight lowering. We watch our ropes & cycle them out when there's any question about their integrity.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
A Usual Day
3 Jobs today:
1). Pruned two medium sized red oaks, one in the back yard (tough access through a narrow gate & walkway), one in the front. Mostly lower deadwood, so it made the work go quickly -- done by lunchtime.
2). Buck & chip a cherry log that a homeowner tried to deal with himself, but his saw was too dull to be effective. He thought it was a hackberry, so he didn't realize he could've posted a Free on Craig's List ad and gotten any number of people to come and deal with it for the wood. We'll use what isn't rotted for our meat smoker.
3). Removed two dead red maples in a rather upscale neighborhood. Flawless turf in the yard made us go extra careful and have to provide an extra thorough raking job at the end. It took longer to rake the place than to drop, limb, and chip the two trees -- there were sticks everywhere! I'll be back out tomorrow to stump grind them (have to go extra deep in that mound of dirt). The homeowner didn't realize that he probably killed the trees by introducing soil bacteria by covering up the root flare, mounding up dirt against the tree base in his landscaping work. He's selling the place, so it won't be his problem any more and the dead trees won't detract from the value of the home.
3 Jobs today:
1). Pruned two medium sized red oaks, one in the back yard (tough access through a narrow gate & walkway), one in the front. Mostly lower deadwood, so it made the work go quickly -- done by lunchtime.
2). Buck & chip a cherry log that a homeowner tried to deal with himself, but his saw was too dull to be effective. He thought it was a hackberry, so he didn't realize he could've posted a Free on Craig's List ad and gotten any number of people to come and deal with it for the wood. We'll use what isn't rotted for our meat smoker.
3). Removed two dead red maples in a rather upscale neighborhood. Flawless turf in the yard made us go extra careful and have to provide an extra thorough raking job at the end. It took longer to rake the place than to drop, limb, and chip the two trees -- there were sticks everywhere! I'll be back out tomorrow to stump grind them (have to go extra deep in that mound of dirt). The homeowner didn't realize that he probably killed the trees by introducing soil bacteria by covering up the root flare, mounding up dirt against the tree base in his landscaping work. He's selling the place, so it won't be his problem any more and the dead trees won't detract from the value of the home.
MasterBlaster
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Another day, another dollar!!! 
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Oak season is upon us...
They said... we want the tree but, also want to see through it...as if it weren't there....
We the people are an odd sort.
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They said... we want the tree but, also want to see through it...as if it weren't there....
We the people are an odd sort.
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Tree with a view 
At least the leaves weren't the issue.......
At least the leaves weren't the issue.......
Bodean
Cali dreamer
There was one across the street 3 x as big completely lion talked and de leafed st least 45 feet out.... poor thing.
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Grendel
TreeHouser
Made passably safe and pulled over. I love working for this guy, because he's got a sweet tractor and does all cleanup. Go back and grind the stump some quiet evening next week.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Sure can't beat a HO clean up.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I don't even know how you guys are able to sell a HO clean up. I've had like three in 9 years of business.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Most HOs here are retired with chainsaws and have fun with the clean up.. ANd save money with sweat equity work. SO it makes sense in our demographic. Usually process their own firewood for the year with what falls down or we take down. I have a black oak dead wood coming up soon HO clean up. Steep hill, wont hurt my feelins none. We get a couple few a year.
flushcut
TreeHouser
"Steep hill" I have a feeling that you may be getting a call in a few days after the gig is over.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Actually, the guy listened and did some work on the place. Cut a couple tractor roads across the slope. Pitch it down a little bit and tractor it off.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Right on!
dstimber
TreeHouser
Finally got these 3 done. Been sick for 2 weeks. Haven?t slept in 4 seems like. Was home by 2 today. Now taking care of 2 more in the house sick . Glad to finally get this job out of the way. Enjoyed it tho!
I think the yard was nicer with the trees there !
I think the yard was nicer with the trees there !
MasterBlaster
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Man, people are crazy. I was just gonna comment on how nice those trees looked and the next thing I was was stumps.
Dayum!
Dayum!
dstimber
TreeHouser
Yep. Can?t talk them all out of it.. This lady was a sweetheart tho!
The pine was in perfect shape. The maple was crap. And the pecan had a few large broken leads. One was hung up in the maple over neighbors house.
But wow what a change! In the cooling bills to I bet. The house faces southwest.
The pine was in perfect shape. The maple was crap. And the pecan had a few large broken leads. One was hung up in the maple over neighbors house.
But wow what a change! In the cooling bills to I bet. The house faces southwest.
MasterBlaster
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What was her reason? Leaves? Squirrels? Roots?
Ghosts?
Ghosts?
