Everyday day man's tree work and cutting thread

[Drptrch]

I seriously doubt I was serious.

Seriously: ))


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[hseII]

I Had a decent job lined up for last Tuesday & Wednesday with Thursday being cleanup day: 5 pines, 1 ugly sweet gum & 1 Poplar.


I Made arrangements with a Contract Climber over the weekend, & then he called back stating his climbing buddy & a ground man are available, & why not turn this 2 day climbing job into a 1 day climbing job: I agreed.

We arrived to the site & started walking the scope: immediately I start getting pushback from climber #2 about
1. he doesn’t like my plan,
2. where’s the chipper?,
3. that tree is a hazard tree..

So I asked him what he wanted to change.

1. He stated they work alongside a chipper& don’t like piling brush on the ground.

I explained to him my Chipper man would be on site the next day to chip what we would put on the ground the 1st day: he didn’t approve.

We then discussed the hazard tree, a pine that had been struck by lightning.
I acknowledged it had issues & my intent was to have him tie in to the adjacent pine with the climbing line & spur the hazard tree. They both said that if the hazard tree gave way, whomever was climbing it would break their back in the pendulum swing.

I then asked them how they would like to do it: #2 said they work with a chipper & they are not going to do it like I asked them.

I said ok, how do you want to do it?
Which trees can we start on instead?

Long story short,
All 3 of them walked off the job.

Mind you this entire discussion took place in the customer’s back yard with the customer present.

It’s not that I can’t climb, I’m just slow as smoke when I climb: that’s why I hired the climbers in the first place.

So,
Crane

Me

I was told a Speed Line wouldn’t work on this job.

Lesson Learned

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[Big_6]

I Had a decent job lined up for last Tuesday & Wednesday with Thursday being cleanup day: 5 pines, 1 ugly sweet gum & 1 Poplar.


I Made arrangements with a Contract Climber over the weekend, & then he called back stating his climbing buddy & a ground man are available, & why not turn this 2 day climbing job into a 1 day climbing job: I agreed.

We arrived to the site & started walking the scope: immediately I start getting pushback from climber #2 about
1. he doesn’t like my plan,
2. where’s the chipper?,
3. that tree is a hazard tree..

So I asked him what he wanted to change.

1. He stated they work alongside a chipper& don’t like piling brush on the ground.

I explained to him my Chipper man would be on site the next day to chip what we would put on the ground the 1st day: he didn’t approve.

We then discussed the hazard tree, a pine that had been struck by lightning.
I acknowledged it had issues & my intent was to have him tie in to the adjacent pine with the climbing line & spur the hazard tree. They both said that if the hazard tree gave way, whomever was climbing it would break their back in the pendulum swing.

I then asked them how they would like to do it: #2 said they work with a chipper & they are not going to do it like I asked them.

I said ok, how do you want to do it?
Which trees can we start on instead?

Long story short,
All 3 of them walked off the job.

Mind you this entire discussion took place in the customer’s back yard with the customer present.

It’s not that I can’t climb, I’m just slow as smoke when I climb: that’s why I hired the climbers in the first place.

So,
Crane

Me

I was told a Speed Line wouldn’t work on this job.

Lesson Learned

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Speed line ftw!

 

[Big_6]

I Had a decent job lined up for last Tuesday & Wednesday with Thursday being cleanup day: 5 pines, 1 ugly sweet gum & 1 Poplar.


I Made arrangements with a Contract Climber over the weekend, & then he called back stating his climbing buddy & a ground man are available, & why not turn this 2 day climbing job into a 1 day climbing job: I agreed.

We arrived to the site & started walking the scope: immediately I start getting pushback from climber #2 about
1. he doesn’t like my plan,
2. where’s the chipper?,
3. that tree is a hazard tree..

So I asked him what he wanted to change.

1. He stated they work alongside a chipper& don’t like piling brush on the ground.

I explained to him my Chipper man would be on site the next day to chip what we would put on the ground the 1st day: he didn’t approve.

We then discussed the hazard tree, a pine that had been struck by lightning.
I acknowledged it had issues & my intent was to have him tie in to the adjacent pine with the climbing line & spur the hazard tree. They both said that if the hazard tree gave way, whomever was climbing it would break their back in the pendulum swing.

I then asked them how they would like to do it: #2 said they work with a chipper & they are not going to do it like I asked them.

I said ok, how do you want to do it?
Which trees can we start on instead?

Long story short,
All 3 of them walked off the job.

Mind you this entire discussion took place in the customer’s back yard with the customer present.

It’s not that I can’t climb, I’m just slow as smoke when I climb: that’s why I hired the climbers in the first place.

So,
Crane

Me

I was told a Speed Line wouldn’t work on this job.

Lesson Learned

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Two saws?

 

[hseII]

Two saws?

Huh?


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[hseII]

Two saws?

Huh?


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Yes.

MS200T & MS362R.

200 till it gets too big.


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[Normzilla]

Widest spot on that oak was like 64" ifn I remember rite.
Solid as can be-cept 4ft at the base.
When the root base flipped back over-the ground SHOOK! wouldnt want to B in the way that's for sure.

What a dandy. One from this morning. I was helping Annapolis crew, not my handy work on the cutting though.

 

[Normzilla]

Coast side, Saturday.

 

[RedGas]

Nice tree. Wonder how old it is?

Saw in paper they recently found a bald cypress in NC that was 2600+ yrs old. I think it might be one of the oldest living trees they've found.

 

[Lightning Performance]

@Normzilla
Hey Norm how ya been? Coast Side Saturday.
You get best jobs for scenic views man...

 

[Lightning Performance]

@hseII
Go watch them work before you even ask about hiring a climber. I wasted my time doing just what you did twice. Next time I asked to watch them climb. You can be on your way down the road in ten minutes when you do or don't see skills, ability and rapid movement. My time has come for a two to three hour day again, beats none. Old and/or slow with mad skills sucks. Young, able, slow and lazy is much worse.

 

[hseII]

@hseII
Go watch them work before you even ask about hiring a climber. I wasted my time doing just what you did twice. Next time I asked to watch them climb. You can be on your way down the road in ten minutes when you do or don't see skills, ability and rapid movement. My time has come for a two to three hour day again, beats none. Old and/or slow with mad skills sucks. Young, able, slow and lazy is much worse.

I’m Learning, as I gain a little Age.


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[Normzilla]

Nice tree. Wonder how old it is?

Saw in paper they recently found a bald cypress in NC that was 2600+ yrs old. I think it might be one of the oldest living trees they've found.

Wow that's impressive

 

[Normzilla]

@Normzilla
Hey Norm how ya been? Coast Side Saturday.
You get best jobs for scenic views man...

Been great Amigo, u? Thanks yes been fortunate in our area view and air!

 

[Lightning Performance]

Been great Amigo, u? Thanks yes been fortunate in our area view and air!

Hanging in Norm. Going back to work part time but looks like a long weekend flying a lift to pick down a monster red oak over a house.

 

[Normzilla]

Hanging in Norm. Going back to work part time but looks like a long weekend flying a lift to pick down a monster red oak over a house.

Cool my friend. Be safe

 

[sawmikaze]

I dumped all this at my house today, gonna make good firewood.

About a 6 hour job.

4 more to go at the same house.

 

[Normzilla]

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I dumped all this at my house today, gonna make good firewood.

About a 6 hour job.

4 more to go at the same house.

Nice Amigo. Nice tractor attachment too. Never saw one like that

 

[sawmikaze]

Nice Amigo. Nice tractor attachment too. Never saw one like that

We buck everything that doesn't get chipped to around 7ft if it's not too heavy and drive it into the roll off..works perfect.

The kubota is nice for big stuff but the PT-425 we use is the shizzz for residental trees.

 

[Normzilla]

We buck everything that doesn't get chipped to around 7ft if it's not too heavy and drive it into the roll off..works perfect.

The kubota is nice for big stuff but the PT-425 we use is the shizzz for residental trees.

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That thing is sweet!