Tree work pics

[Swizzler]

Took down this monster cottonwood last week. It was 105’ tall and 5ft+ at the ground. The flared part where the stems began is 10-12ft wide which is also the cut in the pictures. It weighed about 13,000lbs. There were 2 cuts below the flair that weighed around 3500 each. My wife’s out of work from the corona virus so she ran the crane I did the cutting.
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Sick log truck! Also impressive that your wife can operate that crane

 

[Swizzler]

Just send it into that big open field though

 

[Uzi]

Another summer in Nebraska and another round of storms maybe one of these years they’ll miss me.

 

[Mastermind]

Another summer Nebraska and another round of storms maybe one of these years they’ll miss me. View attachment 301869 View attachment 301870 View attachment 301871

Looks like a sketchy one.

 

[Dream]

Another summer Nebraska and another round of storms maybe one of these years they’ll miss me. View attachment 301869 View attachment 301870 View attachment 301871

No doubt.
That ones pretty fugged.
Like most of em here, its rotten and hollow on the inside.
Come to think of it, a lot of folks here are the same.
Just not as easy to remove.

 

[davidwyby]

I have some ideas, but how would y’all tackle this one? I have a man lift that will probably get me close to the top.

 

[Swizzler]

Zipline all the branches that are to big to cut and throw, rope the big wood down off one of the adjacent trees.

 

[Nutball]

Open the gate and fell them towards the camera

 

[Uzi]

Getting back home from a month long line clearance project about 400 square miles of area. Lots of remote areas and few people but the ones we did meet were very nice. Great scenery and nice fall weather.

 

[Uzi]

Camper life and smoking meat on the grill every night was a highlight of the trip.

 

[Mastermind]

Getting back home from a month long line clearance project about 400 square miles of area. Lots of remote areas and few people but the ones we did meet were very nice. Great scenery and nice fall weather.View attachment 314762View attachment 314763View attachment 314764View attachment 314765View attachment 314766

It amazes me how those outriggers hold that much boom.

 

[Uzi]

It amazes me how those outriggers hold that much boom.

This truck really works them with the combo of overcenter and 2 elevators. I’ve never felt like it’s unstable but careful setup and big pads are a must for soft ground. It has so much reach it’s worth the little extra time to setup.

 

[Mastermind]

This truck really works them with the combo of overcenter and 2 elevators. I’ve never felt like it’s unstable but careful setup and big pads are a must for soft ground. It has so much reach it’s worth the little extra time to setup.

Hell of a nice rig.

 

[davidwyby]

@Uzi I’d work for you for free for a vacation…

 

[huskihl]

@Uzi I’d work for you for free for a vacation…

You’d have all his logs cut up into 2.5” cookies

 

[davidwyby]

You’d have all his logs cut up into 2.5” cookies

4”

End tables

 

[Uzi]

@Uzi I’d work for you for free for a vacation…

Come on out I’ll cook the New York’s and ribeyes. You can drive around in the HEMTT and I’ll give you more time on a saw or in a bucket than most sane people would want. It’s not always easy but it’s rewarding and you feel like you’ve accomplished something at the end of the day.

 

[davidwyby]

Come on out I’ll cook the New York’s and ribeyes. You can drive around in the HEMTT and I’ll give you more time on a saw or in a bucket than most sane people would want. It’s not always easy but it’s rewarding and you feel like you’ve accomplished something at the end of the day. View attachment 314806

Next summer!

 

[Uzi]

Working down some big cottonwoods and elms between holidays. A couple were big enough to break out the 1” CMI block and rope setup, always fun unless you have to pull a bunch of it up into the bucket.

 

[Catman]

Working down some big cottonwoods and elms between holidays. A couple were big enough to break out the 1” CMI block and rope setup, always fun unless you have to pull a bunch of it up into the bucket. View attachment 322357 View attachment 322358 View attachment 322359 View attachment 322360

Never liked cottonwoods , stinky nasty brittle wood!