Rob Murphy
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Sandy bay Tas before.....Euc viminalis...white gum
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Rob, you butcher!!
how could you do such a sloppy job, make so many flush cuts, rips, leave stubs......
......and why not bring the top down for every one's view??
Tried to hide those spurs marks too, I see.......
..........Oh, darn, somebody wake me up, it's not April 1 anymore, not even here where we're so far behind you d'unders.
how could you do such a sloppy job, make so many flush cuts, rips, leave stubs......
......and why not bring the top down for every one's view??
Tried to hide those spurs marks too, I see.......
..........Oh, darn, somebody wake me up, it's not April 1 anymore, not even here where we're so far behind you d'unders.
Guess if and when I come down to see graeme, I've have to teach you a thing or too...........
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Any chance of seeing you in Seattle this summer? bet you'd like to climb some of our Pacific madrone, arbutus menzeisii, which are similar to eucs, reddish, peeling , slick bark, evergreen. but none over 100 feet tall, just sometimes up to 7 feet in girth, and growing at 70 degrees from vertical on hillsides. Wood weighs 5200 lb/ cord wet, 4300 dry. Typically lots of nice crotches and easy to climb. Copious dense, crooked deadwood can make throwline setting a challenge.
In Seward Park, where we've rec climbed two fir, 215 and 190 feet tall, there are some quite large madrona nearby. The firs will be set up during the conference.
http://students.washington.edu/melliott/arbutus/scenic.html
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Any chance of seeing you in Seattle this summer? bet you'd like to climb some of our Pacific madrone, arbutus menzeisii, which are similar to eucs, reddish, peeling , slick bark, evergreen. but none over 100 feet tall, just sometimes up to 7 feet in girth, and growing at 70 degrees from vertical on hillsides. Wood weighs 5200 lb/ cord wet, 4300 dry. Typically lots of nice crotches and easy to climb. Copious dense, crooked deadwood can make throwline setting a challenge.
In Seward Park, where we've rec climbed two fir, 215 and 190 feet tall, there are some quite large madrona nearby. The firs will be set up during the conference.
http://students.washington.edu/melliott/arbutus/scenic.html
Rob Murphy
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No....I wont make it to US this year...actually Iam thinking of going Kenya in september.My church is helping an orphanage there.Probally be tree planting not climbing..
ANYWAY everyone knows that you spike up the back of the tree to hide the marks.....someone seriously told me that years ago!!!!
The only Arbutus Ive climbed are the Irish Strawberry they Max out here about 30' but they do come up awesome when prunned well.
As for big trees Iam still yet to climb our big ones in Tassie...
The big tree hunters from National Geo were here and my mate Scott went climbing with them in the Styx valley.I have to get some of his photos scanned he got up about 95 meters I think.
ANYWAY everyone knows that you spike up the back of the tree to hide the marks.....someone seriously told me that years ago!!!!
The only Arbutus Ive climbed are the Irish Strawberry they Max out here about 30' but they do come up awesome when prunned well.
As for big trees Iam still yet to climb our big ones in Tassie...
The big tree hunters from National Geo were here and my mate Scott went climbing with them in the Styx valley.I have to get some of his photos scanned he got up about 95 meters I think.
Graeme
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Roger
I'm not sure yet, but I may come to Seattle. (My permission slip has been presented to the wife for signing.) If there was a removal or two about that I could partake in, that may tip the balance for me. It may be fun if you, your crew and or other arb. teams wanted a brief presentation of what goes on in my pond. And you guys can give me a first hand account of what goes on in your pond. Pacific exchange at the local level!
Graeme
I'm not sure yet, but I may come to Seattle. (My permission slip has been presented to the wife for signing.) If there was a removal or two about that I could partake in, that may tip the balance for me. It may be fun if you, your crew and or other arb. teams wanted a brief presentation of what goes on in my pond. And you guys can give me a first hand account of what goes on in your pond. Pacific exchange at the local level!
Graeme
graeme,
I'm thinking of having a slide presentation, likely at the conference site somewhere. Dan Kraus and Mike Oxman would surely participate, adding their digital and video footage. Perhaps Glen Riggs and Mark Chisholm would chip in too. Lunch time might be a convenient time, as everyone's slate will be pretty full. an evening would be better as it would give us more time, if it could be arranged.
I'll try to come up with an interesting job or two for that time. While we do have some cool trees up here, much of our work is rather routine. Thinning a conifer, for instance, gets rather old sometimes, and of course offers no rigging challenges. entry can be a bit tough at times.
I'll talk to some other folks, maybe some of the Arbormaster crowd, to add some more quality input.
Do you think we actually knew what we were doing with all these ropes?!!:
I'm thinking of having a slide presentation, likely at the conference site somewhere. Dan Kraus and Mike Oxman would surely participate, adding their digital and video footage. Perhaps Glen Riggs and Mark Chisholm would chip in too. Lunch time might be a convenient time, as everyone's slate will be pretty full. an evening would be better as it would give us more time, if it could be arranged.
I'll try to come up with an interesting job or two for that time. While we do have some cool trees up here, much of our work is rather routine. Thinning a conifer, for instance, gets rather old sometimes, and of course offers no rigging challenges. entry can be a bit tough at times.
I'll talk to some other folks, maybe some of the Arbormaster crowd, to add some more quality input.
Do you think we actually knew what we were doing with all these ropes?!!:
>>ANYWAY everyone knows that you spike up the back of the tree to hide the marks.....someone seriously told me that years ago!!!! >>
Been there, done that, Rob, back when i didnt know any better!!
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Been there, done that, Rob, back when i didnt know any better!!
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Cool back drop, and great job on the trimming.
What you don't know, is the customer called me up after you were there and I trimmed a little more off.
What you don't know, is the customer called me up after you were there and I trimmed a little more off.
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LOL at overtrim
I kid you not there is a tree, even bigger than this one, near work that was left in this condition. Do not know who cut off all the foliage,and left 20 feet of multi forked big sticks in the front yard of a $750K house. Probably an ash by the looks of it.
I kid you not there is a tree, even bigger than this one, near work that was left in this condition. Do not know who cut off all the foliage,and left 20 feet of multi forked big sticks in the front yard of a $750K house. Probably an ash by the looks of it.
Rob Murphy
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What you don't know, is the customer called me up after you were there and I trimmed a little more off.
Ha Ha Ha Clunk(Murph laughing his head off)
Man you do get around Mike!!!
Ha Ha Ha Clunk(Murph laughing his head off)
Man you do get around Mike!!!
dan kraus
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GREAT PICTURES! What a beautiful place to work. It's days and jobs like that, that I can't wipe the smile off my face from thinking about what a great job I have.
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Yep, here I am hard at it...
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Oops...
John Paul Sanborn
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It's that international date line, he gains a day by heading the right way.
Rob Murphy
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Dan
Yeh I did really enjoy that day.
Great weather....job was for an old friend who loved the result and paid well. Not much chainsaw use...minimum time pressure
and my 14 year old grounded for me(first time)
Yeh I did really enjoy that day.
Great weather....job was for an old friend who loved the result and paid well. Not much chainsaw use...minimum time pressure
and my 14 year old grounded for me(first time)
Nickrosis
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When did Mike show up doing the ground work? When he shows up in his Harley F-150, everything comes up rosy.
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ROTFLMAO!
Rob Murphy
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Hey Iam getting a bit scared to post any more pics....
ah well see what you can do with this.....view from 92 meters in a Euc. regnans.
ah well see what you can do with this.....view from 92 meters in a Euc. regnans.
