42" Grand fir, growing on terraced slope at a lake house. Speedlined a lot today over the deck and metal fence, to the uphill chipping area, right next to the chipper, on the plywooded drain field. Used a high ground anchor point to fit the landing zone (Good tip, August!).
Referred by the neighbors, who we did some nice work for. Recommended me because I make sure to cover the details, make sure we have a safe plan, do what I say we will, don't do what I say we won't.
This Grand fir job was also some other work, right on top of the neighbor's outdoor summer bedroom, hot tub, exposed conduits, fence, and boat.
Neighbor's house, pulling away after about 3-3.5 hours climbing.
View from half-way up or so. Squeezed chipper in through the upper gate opening with 0.5" on the tight side, .75" on the wider side, for real. They need the much below for their big cedars. First 2.5' stone retaining wall just showing at the bottom, just uphill of removal tree. The lawn slopes harder at the lower end of the yard, then terraces that were covered in ivy.
Believe it or not, the guy with mini-x thrashed the cedars' buttress roots with the bucket to get ivy out, and broke the guys drain field line putting in the metal fence.
Three tops, and some chunking and bucking tomorrow. High of 95, shorter day. Play it safe.
