The Official Work Pictures Thread

[cory]

What I've done there is known as a "hurricane prune." Ignorant folks think it's better to trim off nearly everything since it will prevent them from breaking during storms, and to prolong the time until the next pruning cycle. In reality, it simply starves the plant of food, which is produced by the leaves. As Carl said, this leads to a thinning of the trunk, as well as excess flowering and seed production. Palms grow from the top center, with the older, outer leaves yellowing and eventually dying off. Best practice is to remove the older dead and dying fronds, leaving live fronds at the "9 o'clock and 3 o'clock" positions.

Great post, thx. I'm always interested in all things palm pruning when I'm in FL once or twice/yr

 

[cory]

@deva, I love that pic with the D9 and rope/hitchclimber.

 

[Maximalist]

There was a haircut today -

 

[Kaveman]

There was a haircut today -
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Love those spirals! But that not-cactus gets me right in the feels. Much love from the Saguaro State!

 

[Kaveman]

Yeah, I'm pulling, but I'm not holding the rope today lolz.

 

[Maximalist]

Today we drank pine trees -

 

[Kaveman]

Today we drank pine trees -
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Is that a radio antenna that has integrated with that tree? Nice work as always, friend!

 

[Maximalist]

You, my friend, are probably the most observant and attentive guy here. This is a very old television antenna. According to the owner of this house, this antenna was installed in 1965. This worked well until 1992, and then came the era of satellite television. There is a horizontal stripe just below (N2).

 

[Kaveman]

Very interesting. I'm more than a little surprised it doesn't still work.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Custy sent me a photo from a job last year I think.

 

[lxskllr]

What's going on below the tree? Kinda looks like a bigfoot carving, but I can't reconcile the top.

 

[Tree09]

Is that a porta john?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah, a porta john and a carved bear from a tree left at 8 feet.
They were remodeling the house. Porta john for the crew. I was removing all its shade.. lol
Big foot was more to the right out of frame

 

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[Maximalist]

Work on Sunday in the city -

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[Maximalist]

Then we went out of town, cut down a fir tree -

 

[flushcut]

Even out of town you are still with a tight drop zone.

 

[Maximalist]

As a rule, there are no other options.

 

[cory]

Youre working too hard, better go back to the fire dept.!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Custy from last week just sent these.
Wish they got the second pick too.

Making broccoli with cheddah!

 

[stig]

We finished spraying for Giant Pine Weevils.
No more 12000 step days with a backpack sprayer.
Now we are dealing with Bracken Fern with scythes............and it is warm.

Got a shitload of logging lined up for summer, that helps

 

[Patrick A]

Before and after. 2 white and 1 red oak.

 

[davidwyby]

Kinda tight

 

[davidwyby]

My CNC guy knows his stuff

 

[stig]

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That first picture: I thought it was a TP and was going NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!