What the hell am I getting myself into...

[Ed L]

A friend called today, needs help, 4600' of county drain (open ditch) to clear...
Going to look at it tomorrow, Oh boy, I can hardly wait!
I know already, trees will be 99% Boxelder, all leaners, the rest, Cottonwood or Aspen. Time to get the skip chain sharpened. At least I'll get to run his "skidder" as well as cutting.



Ed

 

[sotc]

Well, as long as it pays

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice grapple.

 

[vharrison]

Nice grapple.

I agree!

 

[Al Smith]

That grapple would be a nice thing to climb over to get into the seat .

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'd have the AC blasting and a sound system cranking!

 

[Ed L]

His machine is definately nice! It will spoil an operator.
The grapple originally came off a small artic. loader, he cut off the mounting brackets and welded on a skidsteer coupler. It works pretty good.
I used it on my Bobcat until I bought my grapple.

Ed

 

[thattreeguy]

have fun

 

[Bounce]

What do you mean what should you do? You should get the job and do it! And then you should thank your lucky stars that you have work. I have spoken with a lot of climbers lately who just can't get enough work to survive. Even though the situation has improved a bit, things are still pretty bleak for a lot people.

 

[Ed L]

I have as much of the job as I want, be it good or bad, paid by the hour.
I'm not a tree professional of any type, just do my own logging. My "day" job as a mechanical designer keeps me busy and pays the bills. Last winter I worked felling firewood trees (EAB Ash) for 2 different landowners, this job is a result of that.

Ed