The Official Work Pictures Thread

[cory]

Pre soaking the stump area is key

 

[friedrich]

one day i removed a pine that was damaged by a fire and than a day of deadwooding nice trees by a lake.

 

[Maximalist]

Today I cut down several dead trees. This larch was unique.

 

[davidwyby]

Crazy

Why did it grow that way?

 

[Maximalist]

If a tree grows at a very steep angle, the trunk shape is not perfectly round.) Here is a typical example... P.S. It is very convenient to count annual rings.)

 

[cory]

I would say tension and compression wood

 

[Maximalist]

Today I cut down an ash tree that is infested with Chalara fraxinea. Ash drying affects trunks, branches and leaves, causing bark necrosis and premature drying of tree tops. The disease is spread through planting plants, seeds and wood of the genus Fraxinus sp.

View attachment e9ade3dd-e389-490d-a795-77cd8ee3e47e.mov I have a new trophy.

 

[Patrick A]

Latest job. It is reaching our limits but made for some good climbing.

 

[cory]

Latest job. It is reaching our limits

How so?

 

[friedrich]

How so?

i was wondering the same

 

[Patrick A]

The amount and size of wood to move off site is a limiting factor for our equipment. There is so much quartering I am willing to do. This elm spar was still 30ft tall when I took this picture. Bigger companies can have big jobs. No shortage of trees in CT.

 

[cory]

That's a big bar for up there. I've had really good luck moving giant rounds with a wedge like you have and a simple 24"crow bar- gives plenty of force in a small, light package

 

[cory]