Frans
ArboristSite Operative
The other day I cut down two "bull" pines, or digger pines or if you want to be pol. correct, Grey pines. Just cut them down and let the vineyard workers deal with the mess afterward.
They were growing next to a creek and pond, closely surrounded by Black oaks.
One of them had about a 45deg. lean over the dirt road so that one was no problem just dropped it down with a minimum of fuss.
But the other one was leaning right over the vineyards well head, so I could'nt touch that. Man to break that would mean to cut off the water supply to roughly 45 acres of prime vineyard. At the start of the hot season that would be very bad. In addtion the branches were growing into and above one of the black oaks.
So my choices were to go up and fiddle each limb out of the oaks, and then chunk it down, OR fell it by pulling the tree backwards against the lean.
I only had $450. on them so did'nt want to spend more than a couple of hours total.
My helper did not show up, everybody else was busy on other jobs so my wife and I went out to do the job.
The first tree went just fine. For the leaner over all the stuff I set a bull line and streached it out to a Live Oak nearby in the correct angle.
I had my wife Micky on the GRCS. She was just cranking away while I finished my backcut.
When the tree came down (perfectly I might add) Micky was TOTTALLY jazzed! Her eyes lite up and she was babbeling on about how the wind from the tree falling was so great. Man she was hopping up and down so excited.
The whole point of this post is to say that even with a completly inexperianced helper, you can do real critical heavy duty tree work with the GRCS. To learn how to operate the device is easy, Hey even my wife can get it and she does'nt know tree work. Horses yes, tree work no.
She did the work on the GRCS tottally by herself, (well the dog was there, but he is no help). Wrapping the drum, locking in the line, working the crank, all true one man (or woman) operation.
You know folks talk about the cost of the GRCS. The thing pays for itself real quick.
When I think about the rate of return on buying tools it is far far greater than ANY stock, interest on loans or other investment.
Hey my credit card company is happy with the 6% they gouge me with. My GRCS has made me far more than that.
Thanks GREG GOOD!
Frans
(no I dont get paid for this post)
They were growing next to a creek and pond, closely surrounded by Black oaks.
One of them had about a 45deg. lean over the dirt road so that one was no problem just dropped it down with a minimum of fuss.
But the other one was leaning right over the vineyards well head, so I could'nt touch that. Man to break that would mean to cut off the water supply to roughly 45 acres of prime vineyard. At the start of the hot season that would be very bad. In addtion the branches were growing into and above one of the black oaks.
So my choices were to go up and fiddle each limb out of the oaks, and then chunk it down, OR fell it by pulling the tree backwards against the lean.
I only had $450. on them so did'nt want to spend more than a couple of hours total.
My helper did not show up, everybody else was busy on other jobs so my wife and I went out to do the job.
The first tree went just fine. For the leaner over all the stuff I set a bull line and streached it out to a Live Oak nearby in the correct angle.
I had my wife Micky on the GRCS. She was just cranking away while I finished my backcut.
When the tree came down (perfectly I might add) Micky was TOTTALLY jazzed! Her eyes lite up and she was babbeling on about how the wind from the tree falling was so great. Man she was hopping up and down so excited.
The whole point of this post is to say that even with a completly inexperianced helper, you can do real critical heavy duty tree work with the GRCS. To learn how to operate the device is easy, Hey even my wife can get it and she does'nt know tree work. Horses yes, tree work no.
She did the work on the GRCS tottally by herself, (well the dog was there, but he is no help). Wrapping the drum, locking in the line, working the crank, all true one man (or woman) operation.
You know folks talk about the cost of the GRCS. The thing pays for itself real quick.
When I think about the rate of return on buying tools it is far far greater than ANY stock, interest on loans or other investment.
Hey my credit card company is happy with the 6% they gouge me with. My GRCS has made me far more than that.
Thanks GREG GOOD!
Frans
(no I dont get paid for this post)
