ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
When you call a customer from county lock up to get
a draw for bail
a draw for bail
You Know you are a Hack when...
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ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
-You know your a hack when your entire crew comes from the local Home Depot parking lot.
-You use alluminum ladders in the tree...instead of walking on the limbs
-You use 1/4in. nylon stringer to tie in or lower limbs
-and my personal favorite..you tell the ho,"You might not want to be in the house while we remove this tree."
I have actually seen this stuff done down in Gainesville and Denton, Texas. I have also seen demolished houses because of these practices.
Most is true however I always if making a potentially dangerous
cut ask homeowner to vacate,never has their been an instance
it was needed but things can go wrong no matter how much we
know and do! I would rather not have someone hurt if something
did go the wrong way. I don't think it makes you a hack by asking
a homeowner to leave when doing mission impossible, it makes you
responsible and concerned for their well being.
Fallen Angel
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I definately understand that aspect...but if one sees this type of rigging and equip? and that statement is made? I'd be scared. I have asked HO to not be inside on a FEW of these Mission impos. But have proper equip. Although S&*t happens.
Sprig
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Fallen Angel
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lol!!Now that's just plain wrong Sprig. BURN!!! :hmm3grin2orange:
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Canyonbc
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I ' ll Second that...
Sprig
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Holey Mother of Dogs! what a masterful job that is too!
:bang: :bang: iyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi!
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
I though you were meaning that! I have all the right equipment
have even postponed jobs to better equip, but sometimes short
of a crane which you will find it hard to get paid for here, a
educated risk starting with load potential,moment etc.
In these calculations we sometimes find we have it covered,
only marginal so if risk must be taken we should limit the
outcome to property damage. I had an instance butt hitching
a spar over house out of my bucket, one of those but? flinching
cuts that could not be let run. Those are better left to evacuating
the home getting the strongest gear out figuring shockload and hoping
for the best. I have not had a failure but know it can happen
makes you start counting the cycles of load put on your rope
and scratching your head etc. Better safe with life is how I
look at it!
Sprig
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Fallen Angel
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GOTCHA there huass. Nice job!:fart:
techdave
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OT-Great quotes....
Sprig and Fallen Angel!!
6 inches of rain in about 60 hours, plus 50 mph wind with torrential rain last night.
Good thing I had taken down those 3 dead pecker pole Eucs by the neighbor's house!
Sprig and Fallen Angel!!
6 inches of rain in about 60 hours, plus 50 mph wind with torrential rain last night.
Good thing I had taken down those 3 dead pecker pole Eucs by the neighbor's house!
Fallen Angel
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You did this before the storm right? If so it's sounds like you made the right decision to take them down. Were they leaning towards you house?
ccrider2240
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Ski Rope and a Murray Lawn tractor
I actually saw this one time, A man,ski rope, lawn tractor and a poulan 'Wild Thang",tipping over a knarly deady Cottonwood, My foreman and I almost pissed ourselves we were laughing so hard as we drove by this tree circus.
I actually saw this one time, A man,ski rope, lawn tractor and a poulan 'Wild Thang",tipping over a knarly deady Cottonwood, My foreman and I almost pissed ourselves we were laughing so hard as we drove by this tree circus.
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ccrider2240
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Thats a good one. LOLWhen you call a customer from county lock up to get
a draw for bail
you know you're a hack when;
1. you use the aluminum ladder to get into the tree
2. you use the neighbors saw to cut the branches
3. you get up the tree and forgot to fill the fuel and oil
4. you didn't check to see if the chain was sharp before getting into the tree and damn near burned out the saw using the dull chain anyway
and finally the best
5. tied yourself in so as not to fall with simply a rope around your waist tied to the ladder which is NOT tied to the tree!
Seen it done by some guys on an adjacent propery where I was working. I'm, sure tha idea was "hey, he can do it, so can I!"
1. you use the aluminum ladder to get into the tree
2. you use the neighbors saw to cut the branches
3. you get up the tree and forgot to fill the fuel and oil
4. you didn't check to see if the chain was sharp before getting into the tree and damn near burned out the saw using the dull chain anyway
and finally the best
5. tied yourself in so as not to fall with simply a rope around your waist tied to the ladder which is NOT tied to the tree!
Seen it done by some guys on an adjacent propery where I was working. I'm, sure tha idea was "hey, he can do it, so can I!"
Well, hmmm? I didn't pull a tree over with it, but I once used my 1980 Buick Regal to haul stump mulch away by filling up the trunk. LOL!
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You Know you are a Hack when...
...you call the boss to say you're not going in to work that day and he says "Why, you in jail?"... and you say...
Yeah.
ePhoenix
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