Trees you've cut

[HumBurner]

Here’s what I was talking about earlier

One of the big rules is don't run out of gas on your back-cut. If you're getting low, fill up before progressing.

 

[Hoser]

I know who did it. They didn’t run out gas, they cut what they thought was enough, tree didn’t tip so they walked away.
It’s not my handywork, just providing evidence of an earlier talking point

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Topped some leylandis. Loads of ivy, nightmare. No clean up though.
















Tear-cuts are important, especially when you're tied in.

 

[HumBurner]

Knocked out a sidejob today for a regular client. Madrone fairy-ring split out during our last big-major wind storms a couple months back. This one got postponed because it wasn't in the road. Each stem was ~24-30" dia.

The lower fork was no problem. Better footing, 372 with a 28". Between this stem being partially uprooted and showing some signs of rot, coupled with how the second fork was hung up in the neighboring madrone, it was tough to choose between a face cut or cutting the fork.

After deciding that the westerly face-cut wouldn't keep it from hanging up more, I put a shallow nip in the fork and proceeded with a conservative back-cut.

We tried to pull it with the truck, but the stem wouldn't budge. Took some winching and polesawing (Silky, for the win!) of the backcut to slide it out of the crotch it was hung in. Then we repositioned the line and pulled it to the East, uphill. Came crashing down, but all was well.


I did take a lot of the stump from the last photos, just didn't snap anymore showing the cleanup. My helper was trading his time for the wood, as he's close friends with the landowner. He's 71 and still doing pretty good. I do most of his tree work, as well.

 

[HumBurner]

In retrospect, I wish I had loaded up the grip-hoist and rigging today. The winch and truck just barely cut it.


This one is on the docket for next time. Lots of other storm damage to cleanup there, so it will make for a full day.

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Felled this heavy leaning Norway spruce. It was leaning hard for the road. Sizwell worked wonderfully, landowner was amazed I managed to turn the tree around.




Now he wants the rest gone





On a side note, here's a co-worker using my van as a mewp on a line clearance job. Good thing the bosses were elsewhere!

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

I really *f-wording hate leylandiis. We winched these trees, then my winch rope got stuck underneath the felled tree and I had to nearly cut the whole *f-wording thing up to get it out
It was only meant to be a drop the trees and go job

 

[Wolverine]

Cherry, river birch and black locust.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Cherry, river birch and black locust.
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I like the old truck trailer.

 

[Wolverine]

I like the old truck trailer.

My dad had one of those when I was a kid. Landowner wanted to use that for brush but he said one tire wouldn't hold air. Looked like he pulled the wheel off but never got it back on while I was there. I see em randomly for sale, 350ish.

https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/grd/d/dillsburg-trailer/7730989089.html

 

[Maintenance Chief]

My dad had one of those when I was a kid. Landowner wanted to use that for brush but he said one tire wouldn't hold air. Looked like he pulled the wheel off but never got it back on while I was there. I see em randomly for sale, 350ish.

https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/grd/d/dillsburg-trailer/7730989089.html

Hopefully you're close enough to Dillsburg for the new years "pickle drop", celebration.