Nutball
TreeHouser
I think the initial rupture would blow out most simultaneous sources of ignition, such as sparks from metal ripping apart.
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Maybe, but the woods will still burn.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I remember an incident in MA.
Place had a gas leak, furnace I believe. Basement.
Guy went down with flash light, cllicked it on. Just enough spark I guess, there was now a hole where the house had been and not much left of the neighbors.
Place had a gas leak, furnace I believe. Basement.
Guy went down with flash light, cllicked it on. Just enough spark I guess, there was now a hole where the house had been and not much left of the neighbors.
Nutball
TreeHouser
Perfect fuel/air ratio is key. Those new fire suppression screens they put in gas cans now to keep fire from getting inside and blowing them up, in my opinion, will not stop the fire if there's a good fuel/air mix in the can.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Sub 3 minute take down this morning.
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lumberjack
Young man on the go
It has a chart for working off the tires over the front and 360°. I don’t use it very often, but often it’s a handy option.
Burnham
Woods walker
It's undoubtedly an amazing machine...but it would appear that a moderately competent faller with a chainsaw could have matched it on that one, in that location 
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I'm just giving you a ribbin', Carl
. Hat's off, that beast is really something. Congrats.
.I'm just giving you a ribbin', Carl
. Hat's off, that beast is really something. Congrats.
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Nutball
TreeHouser
I'm thinking about the weight on that cracked driveway, plus the weight of the log, plus the rear weight shifted onto the front tires while holding the log.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
It's undoubtedly an amazing machine...but it would appear that a moderately competent faller with a chainsaw could have matched it on that one, in that location
I'm just giving you a ribbin', Carl
😂😂
It’s been a couple months since the bid, I remembered needing the lift.. when I pulled up I told the guy that started the job that I could flop that across the driveway, but I’m already here with the MRT so whatever… then I saw the broken limb in another tree I was supposed to get and it made sense again.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Meh asphalt driveway we’ve worked on for over 20 years, sitting still, and only ~2-2.5klb pieces. Tire pressure is only going to be so much.
I don’t have the lmi readout to calculate the weight on the front axle with that pick. Empty and retracted grapple is 24.5klb.
3 years and a week or two ago. Today’s tree’s tips are just in frame on the right.
Burnham
Woods walker
Yeah, that driveway isn't likely to get much worse .
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Cobleskill
Treehouser
You can make a nice explosion with a plastic 1 gallon jug. Get you acetylene torch burning perfect. Snuff it out and fill up gallon jug with some water in the bottom for weight. Get people way back from fire. Toss it in. My son did garbage bags full till he got smarter. Had the cops at his house. My stepson got woke up from a sound sleep over a mile away and thought he was back in the army. Howitzers or something.
Nutball
TreeHouser
I emptied a nitro fuel bottle recently, and decided to leave the cap off, light it, and watch it rocket down the driveway.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
The few times i have used ether to set a bead gets my heart rate up quite a bit.
Maximalist
Treehouser
This morning I cut down a couple of birches. I worked solo.
Chaga is very dangerous.
Chaga is very dangerous.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
My college employee is 6'3".
One old snag failed onto the new fence and drain field. I shortened the remaining snag by 60%.
Knocked down some saplings in the drain field. Shoved the old snag logs and brush off to the side in the forest.
Hung in a dual SRS "V" between 2 big firs; hunked down the standing spar without a lanyard.
One old snag failed onto the new fence and drain field. I shortened the remaining snag by 60%.
Knocked down some saplings in the drain field. Shoved the old snag logs and brush off to the side in the forest.
Hung in a dual SRS "V" between 2 big firs; hunked down the standing spar without a lanyard.
Burnham
Woods walker
@Maximalist That birch in the wet ditch must have been a real joy to work on .
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biggun
Monkey for Hire
Back at it after the summer break. I have Haakon out working with me last week and this, before he goes back to study:
Mostly routine stuff but this one was a bit more interesting. A pretty big storm came through 16 July and uprooted quite a few trees in my area:
Turned up today to a farm that had a few go over. One aspen was still hung up in an ash tree. Older farm building beneath it, power lines to the other side and the customer quite prepared to lose the building.
Not the biggest tree but definitely not a tiddler.
We clears some of the lower branches with the poles and then got a line in. Used the winch in the tracked chipper to see if it moved.
I went up and took off a load of side weight after I was happy it wasn’t going to go down. Seemed ok and stood up a bit. So we backed the stem up with two stalps. Then used the winche to pull a bit out of the ash.
Got it to a pole and then pulled it away from the building into the log pile.
Happy customer and Haakon earns some money.
Mostly routine stuff but this one was a bit more interesting. A pretty big storm came through 16 July and uprooted quite a few trees in my area:
Turned up today to a farm that had a few go over. One aspen was still hung up in an ash tree. Older farm building beneath it, power lines to the other side and the customer quite prepared to lose the building.
Not the biggest tree but definitely not a tiddler.
We clears some of the lower branches with the poles and then got a line in. Used the winch in the tracked chipper to see if it moved.
I went up and took off a load of side weight after I was happy it wasn’t going to go down. Seemed ok and stood up a bit. So we backed the stem up with two stalps. Then used the winche to pull a bit out of the ash.
Got it to a pole and then pulled it away from the building into the log pile.
Happy customer and Haakon earns some money.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
The old lady we were working for had cut and cleared 3 of the other fallen trees and stacked the brash for us to chip.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Stalps?
biggun
Monkey for Hire
A Swedish Felling jack. Ratcheted with a winder and used for felling, lifting or support.
Surprisingly handy when they are needed.
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SkwerI
Treehouser
I know I am late to reply, but that looks like a removal job not a cable job.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Again, late to the party. Doesn't look like it followed the hinge. Looks like it went opposite the hinge.
