What is the oddest thing you have hauled in your tree service?

I didn’t have to haul it, thankfully. BUT I did section dismantle a 27t, 48 foot long dead sperm whale.

It had washed up on a beach in Kent, UK. A friend of mi e was making a documentary called ‘inside nature’s giants’. They performed an autopsy on the beach for the program.

I went back the next day and with the help of a 18t 360 we chopped it into 3 pieces for roll on, roll off skips to take away to landfill. I also chopped of the Jaw, a flipper and the blowhole for the marine biologist we were working with.

It was the most surreal day of my life. Stunk to high heaven and was an amazing experience.

Some pictures. They are a bit Gory, you’ve been warned.

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My MS 441 scalpel. Didn’t blunt it once but burnt out the nose sprocket on a 20” bar about 2/3rds of the way through the job.

Surprisingly, it wasn’t getting oil.

My missus (being Norwegian). Called me during the day and asked what we were doing with the meat. SMH! 😂
 
Awesome gig. I can't believe you have not told us this story before...what ELSE are you holding back???? :D

I posted it years ago in the work pictures thread. Was a great experience and I learnt so much from asking questions to theMarine Biologists and experts from the Natural History Museum and the Zoological Society of London.

I used to watch a lot of nature programs as a kid and always had a fascination with that kind of thing. We had 4 or 5 experts on hand so I just asked away.

;)

My mate MICK, chewing the cud with a MB whilst resting on a Sperm whale. Not often you hear that combination of those words being used.

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I remember it well, Rich.
Made one hell of an impression on this vegetarian :lol:
Did you get to keep a tooth for schrimshaw?
 
I'd guess you could take the rakers pretty far down and still be doing good.
 
No, we didn’t get a tooth. The MB was meant to send us one but it never turned up.

Whale cuts really well when you hit the bone. The blubber just makes the chain skid about. Worked out if you bored in with the tip and then use the dogs to help it along was the best method.
 
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Hella posts! Any idea what killed either whale?

Musta been crazy sawing up a huge creature like that, thinking about the crazy places it's been and the things its done and seen. And heard.
 
There was a gray whale die off for some reason. Lots were found on the Pacific coast. Have not heard what the cause was as of yet. NOAA is not that good about getting back to us afterwards.
 
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