The Official Work Pictures Thread

[HolmenTree]

Last week on a small 2 hour job I felled ,limbed and topped 32 poplars about 75 ft average in height for a buddy.Each one processed one at a time, I had to leave standing what little spruce he had.
He's right into hunting with the bow as the first pic shows his targets he has around his acreage, pile of bear decoys to the right of the deer [jumpers as us Canadians call them].
I was running a 16" b/c on the 562XP and was a blast to operate on this job.

 

[stig]

Squish, that looks like a Galapagos leguane, but what would one of those be doing away from the sea?

 

[squisher]

That lizard had to be an escaped pet is all I can think. We have no creatures like that around here.

 

[stig]

Still doing storm cleanup like crazy. Here are a couple from today:

 

[stig]

Martin pulled of a fine one today.
Had a broken codominant 250 year old linden in the alley to the forest.
Only place to drop it without removing a bunch of sheep fence was through a gate about 110 feet out.
We took the gate of the hinges and he hit it square on.

He did, of course, use a notch

 

[MasterBlaster]

Good gunning!!!

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Great shot, Martin.

,Stig does he or does Richard lurk at TH?

 

[pete mctree]

Some nice trees lost there Stig. We got lucky & the storm passed 75miles south of us.

 

[bstewert]

Boom is handy for other things too. My employee was pissed I agreed to hanging the new flags. Lol. He's a treerat and nothing but.

They couldn't just reach out the window?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Sealed windows?

 

[BOTS]

Nice pics all!

Worked 4 Eucs, Taking big over hanging branches over country back road for new home owners, just bombed it all down.....there was atlest 10 broken ones pushed off the road, they said neighbors couldnt get to work in the mourning....so I fixed that..... notch and drop

 

[gf beranek]

Great pics on this turn, thanks to all the contributors. Squish, that iguana is wild. Total mind 'f'

 

[Jack]

LUV notch & drop & walk away

 

[rskybiz]

Good stuff everyone! Squish that is so very weird cool you get to keep it intact though.
My fun today

Love the low as possible stump with a last use chain

 

[Marc-Antoine]

I've never really understood the industry dogma against riding the ball, but I'll tie into the boom at times too. We'll lift 10k trees but woe be to he who puts his arse on that line?!

The biggest concern I can see is the possibility of the climber to be injured during the ascent throw a canopy.
In descent, he has only its own weight to sustain if he lands unexpectedly on a limb or a crotch. Not always comfortable but it isn't a big deal.
But in ascent, it's the whole strength of the crane if the climber become stuck under a limb out of driver's sight. It's deadly.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Awesome stuff everyone!
Nice fell on that one Stig... He did a great job!

 

[pantheraba]

Good points, Marc...The lowering aspect i had thought of...the ascent part is an eye opener for me. That would be very bad.

 

[woodworkingboy]

You can get caught on or between limbs when descending on the hook, sometimes I find that something can escape my vision. If the operator doesn't stop the movement it could be a real problem. The main hook block on a larger crane can weigh hundreds of pounds, like the one in my avatar, and definitely not good to see it passing by. Been yanked around a few times.. A sliding clevis does help in that regard when there is the possibility to use one, instead of the safety through the hook, the method we always use. I do agree that riding up and getting caught under limbs is potentially very dangerous, with things possibly turning sour very quickly. In a thick canopy at a good height, it is basically impossible for the operator to see everything. We don't use communications other than yelling, but I am much thinking lately that a better system is essential for certain jobs. I need my own set up, working with a few different crane outfits. If we didn't ride the hook here, I don't see how we could get three quarters of our work done. Some other folks ride up on a gondola platform, but bugger that. It swings around and is too slow, and it can be impossible to get to where you want to be.

 

[pantheraba]

Good info, Jay...thanks.

 

[squisher]

Sealed windows?

Yup.


Great pics everyone.

 

[Burnham]

Stig, give Martin an attaboy from this old faller, nice shot.

 

[stig]

Will do,Thanks!

 

[treesmith]

Here are some pics of a declining water oak I took down today. Priced it both ways, and they chose take-it-down-and-leave-it...can't say it upset me a bit! About 5-1/2 hours from start to finish.

 

[rskybiz]

There went the shade

 

[MasterBlaster]

Sometimes, those "leave it" jobs can be a PITA when done in tight quarters.