Crane Two Lightning Struck Trees

[BCMA]

In the last three weeks we have had this crane out on three different jobs. This job is removing two lightning struck Douglas fir. The crane has about 135feet of stick with the jib. The pick limit is 5,000 lbs. extended out over the load.

 

[treevet]

Nice pictures and very professional looking job. Beautiful location and property.

What is the rating on the crane and is it reasonable?

Do you double choke every log pick?

 

[B-Edwards]

Agree that's a good looking outfit and pretty country .

 

[Scottscape]

what cap. is that crane? Looks like you were able to make some heavy far picks

 

[BCMA]

I don't remember excatly what capacity the crane is. I did get a video of the job that I'm ging to try to get posted on YouTube.

 

[outofmytree]

Very nice.

Bet the HO was impressed with the speed. Hope you didn't get any of the, "but it only took 4 hours why am I paying $4, 000?????"

 

[outofmytree]

This is a more general question but is that bin size normal for a crane job? I mean chip bin on the truck. Do you dispose of the timber whole more than as mulch?

I ask because that is the exact opposite for us here. Wood hard to move, mulch sold by the truck.

 

[Dadatwins]

Nice professional looking job, thanks for posting.

 

[BCMA]

This is a more general question but is that bin size normal for a crane job? I mean chip bin on the truck. Do you dispose of the timber whole more than as mulch?

I ask because that is the exact opposite for us here. Wood hard to move, mulch sold by the truck.

We run one ton chip trucks. We live in a rural area and need the four wheel drive option. The truck holds ten cubic yards of chips.

The larger wood that is not chipped is either sold to the mill, or milled on our Lucas mill. Firewood is given away to a 501-c3 charity for a tax write-off. The chips are sold for landscape mulch, co-generation plant, or hog fuel to heat a local school. All woody material is 100% recycled. Nothing goes to a landfill.

Check out our mill.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=101419

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=104678

 

[treeseer]

Nice work dude. Your documentation should help sell installations of lightning protection systems!

 

[BCMA]

Nice work dude. Your documentation should help sell installations of lightning protection systems!

We actually have very few lightning strikes out in the Inland Northwest.

 

[John464]

Great job! You have any pics of the logs stacked in the trucks? Thats one of my favorite parts of a big job. Rolling the fleet down the road hauling the massive tree all strapped in high. Driving by others on the road and onlookers pointing " wow look at the big trucks and big tree". you know you did something

BTW: you have a PM

 

[treeseer]

We actually have very few lightning strikes out in the Inland Northwest.

Really--how many urban trees/yr do you think in your area?

Besides, when they do get hit they cost about 6-10x more to remove than to protect, right? And they lose the benefits too.

I've been slow selling and installing that insurance, but it's picking up; 1/month anyway.

 

[BCMA]

Really--how many urban trees/yr do you think in your area?

Besides, when they do get hit they cost about 6-10x more to remove than to protect, right? And they lose the benefits too.

I've been slow selling and installing that insurance, but it's picking up; 1/month anyway.

I might find 3 or 4 lightning struck trees a year. If the client loses one, there are 100 more directly behind it. No real lose in benefits.

 

[tomtrees58]

nice i love crane removals tom trees

 

[Shaun Bowler]

I would like to know how you got into the business.
I am so impressed with your presentation; it looks like a Hollywood Production.

 

[treevet]

I might find 3 or 4 lightning struck trees a year. If the client loses one, there are 100 more directly behind it. No real lose in benefits.

Yeah, but like the one next to the house that you removed if struck can take the strike in the house blowing out all the house's appliances and even poss. igniting the house on fire. Seen it many times. Once saw the strike jump into a house and complete detach the entire roof. Once saw a strike go into the house on a wire clothesline and do mass damage. Sometimes underground well pumps get destroyed. I have not installed many either.

I'd like to see picts. of one of your installations, Guy.

 

[BCMA]

Yeah, but like the one next to the house that you removed if struck can take the strike in the house blowing out all the house's appliances and even poss. igniting the house on fire. Seen it many times. Once saw the strike jump into a house and complete detach the entire roof. Once saw a strike go into the house on a wire clothesline and do mass damage. Sometimes underground well pumps get destroyed. I have not installed many either.

I'd like to see picts. of one of your installations, Guy.

This strike did blow all electrical and electronic appliances. It also blew out two bedroom windows where the owners were sleeping. Quite exciting they said. I have only seen two or three of these where there was problems in the house in the last 15 years. I have seen where lightning completely shatters the tree and blows it apart.

 

[treevet]

This strike did blow all electrical and electronic appliances. It also blew out two bedroom windows where the owners were sleeping. Quite exciting they said. I have only seen two or three of these where there was problems in the house in the last 15 years. I have seen where lightning completely shatters the tree and blows it apart.

I hear you BCMA, Just last year I went to a house with a huge lightning struck tuliptree. Right in front of the house and the owners adored this tree. It lost no limbs detached. I took a short climb and determined the tree should be removed because of the fracture through the large trunk that matched the fracture on the other side right in the flex of the stem.

They declined to remove and it fell on the house that evening. Sometimes you don't want to be right.

 

[treeseer]

I took a short climb and determined the tree should be removed because of the fracture through the large trunk that matched the fracture on the other side right in the flex of the stem.

Could bracing have kept it together for the owners' lives?

Shouldn't the owners be the determiners?

first pic is an oak in germany that was hit, traced, and sealed with Lac Balsam 12+ years ago. but we should never use pruning paint, qouth the craven maven, Nevermore, oh no! :censored:

2nd link has 2 pics of fasteners--what do you want to see exactly?