crane guys

[kf_tree]

climber 165

just because you and mike get into a lttle tiff every now and then. why lump every one together with that " you guys " statement?

it was ok for you to slam lync for not working up to "your" standards. but no one is allowed to question you, or dig a little deeper to your methods.

dude lighten up. isn't the purpose of a discusion board to discuss? when you were a kid , did you get mad and take your ball and go home if you didn't like the game?

 

[TREETX]

No, I doubt he took his ball and went home. He was probably like me, just punched the other kid square in the nose.

I've enjoyed reading this thread and would hate to see it end with squabbling.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Much of what I do with the GRCS is light crane work acutualy. It is just that I have a static boom, and work under 3k#. Much of the mechanics are the same.

Even then having only theoretical knowledge in a subject should not preclude me from the discussion. There is a big differeance between watching something happen and discussing it with experianced persons.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I've used The Winch to assist the climber to go back into the tree after lunch. Me and othere people. It acts as a belay and takes a little weight off the. Used it to pic a climber up a few times when we were doing partial removals and did not want to have to put gaffs on in the tree, way to slow though for regualr use.

 

[lync]

DDM , A lot depends on the boom angle. The more upright the boom, the more the crane can safely lift, but don't over load it. I'd rather do the job in 20 picks instead of 15 if that will increase the safety factor for the crew. Try to get the crane as close to the work as it can be without sacrificeing safety, and the crane being in the way of the work area. A smooth transition of the load from where it was cut, onto the crane taking the load is what your going for. Before you put the slings on see where the cable is
in relation to the tip of the boom, you may ask the operator to boom up/down or rotate left/right so that the load drifts away from you slightly when you cut it loose.

Corey

 

[Toddppm]

Where did DDM jump into this?
Thanks everybody!
We'll be doing the job monday morning , I'll try to get some pics.

 

[Toddppm]

Well, got the crane part of the job out of the way It was pretty fun, everything went good but took longer than I thought it would. Had a steady drizzle most of the day but wasn't too bad. The top on the biggest tree flipped when it snapped off, kinda freaked me out but I was hiding behind and underneath some limbs, guy said he knew it was going to happen and lifted it as it did but didn't tell me that All 3 of us climbers got to do at least one to try it out. Awesome to let him load the trucks too, what a backsaver! Now if I could teach my guys how to take a pic.... http://community.webshots.com/album/53152242tkwHeB
Hopefully it will stop raining so we can finish the trimming and small removals tomorrow.

 

[treeclimber165]

Glad it went well for you, Todd. It's good to get that one bad cut out of the way on your first crane job. That way you have an idea what can happen when it goes wrong. I have had one or two bad cuts over the years and I'm glad that I was working with an excellent operator when it happened. When TWO people screw up, it can be rough.
Anyway, sounds like this won't be your last crane job.

 

[Treeman14]

Kudos on the crane job. Glad it went well for you.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Whoa! What a thread! What's all this talk about notching, and breaking, and the climber not finishing the cut? I might cut a narrow notch in a stem pick when I'm making my ALAP cut, but thats about it. I just cut straight thru on the smaller stuff and make use of the hinge. Bigger wood I'll make a kerf cut at the SAME LEVEL as my finishing cut. I rarely have the need for a snap cut, OR a notch. JMO.

 

[BigJohn]

I wonder where Mark learned or got that idea about leaving the shelf? I'll be moving to NJ maybe before the year is out. I'll be at the TCC stiring up his KoolAid with Roachy. :jester: