I know it'll break sooner with a shallower face but oh of course it'll never mind duh.
Falling pics 11/25/09
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TreeGuyHR
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I was wondering about that....
Cool job if you can get it, smashing stuff felling trees! I could be getting some lower bids in if I thought that the owner would be OK with the likely damage -- but I typically assume that they would have a problem with it, which can lead to not getting paid, so I don't structure my bids that way. Maybe I should start asking of they really care about their lawn or paving.:msp_biggrin: (and get it in writing)
RandyMac
Stiff Member
or a very tall stump and a steep face, like a conventional with a snipe, the crown will hit first.
No, shallowerer is more gooderer, leanin' alder, less barber-chairery. This plan cannot fail.
We'll want video, of course.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
If you 'chair it on purpose, there will be less mass to hit the ground.
"All the video fit to post"
Yeh, I'll post it. Not sure when this is going down. Gotta get it on the ground before it leafs out, though, and the colder the day the better. There's two beetle-killed firs that need to go, too, but they're no big deal. Figure to do it all in one go, bump the knots, then Craigslist the rounds as firewood for free cleanup. Burn the debris, drink a cold one, call it a day.
Yeh, I'll post it. Not sure when this is going down. Gotta get it on the ground before it leafs out, though, and the colder the day the better. There's two beetle-killed firs that need to go, too, but they're no big deal. Figure to do it all in one go, bump the knots, then Craigslist the rounds as firewood for free cleanup. Burn the debris, drink a cold one, call it a day.
Hard to say without seeing it, but a big crown can absorb a ton of energy to where the base just lays down. The flip side is that one branch can drill a hole in pavement like a bullet through a pop-tart.
My all time favorite for disipating a falling stick is D. fir branches, nice thick mat of those and you can save a brick driveway.
Mr. HE
My all time favorite for disipating a falling stick is D. fir branches, nice thick mat of those and you can save a brick driveway.
Mr. HE
Use a little kerf dutch on it, maker yer gun cut than have yer slope cut not quite meet it perfectly, leaving an inch or so between the gun cut an the slope. just make sure everything is nice and straightish, On alder this could lead to chairing though, so maybe bore the back cut are coos bay it. should jump right off the stump if done correctly, but you sacrifice some control to get it to jump. but if she's leaning the right way shouldn't be to bad.
Instead of hippies and tires you could just park a couple of vw vans in the way... but only if they have bad paint jobs... advertise free drugs at the local community college, should have plenty of em just lining up...:msp_biggrin:
Instead of hippies and tires you could just park a couple of vw vans in the way... but only if they have bad paint jobs... advertise free drugs at the local community college, should have plenty of em just lining up...:msp_biggrin:
paccity
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no it's not the norm. it was a thought out a head of time . dump them buckm 24' and let the self loader take care of it. that section of the park is getting a big make over . there all good with it , home town boys in charge.:msp_wink:
Don't be hatin' on the VWs!
I did say only with bad paint jobs... the ones with flowers and fairys and peace signs on em, painted by someone obviously under the influence of judgement altering chemicals, preferably with the driver still inside...:msp_biggrin:
Now there's an idea -- drop the firs first, make a bed of the branches, pip pip cheerio and all that crap. I like it.
Don't be hatin' on the VWs!
With ya on that. German engineering is weird but cool. I've spent more'n a few hours under the business ends of old bugs and buses.
mile9socounty
Two-Stroke Swope
Did someone say beer? I like beer.
Primary reason to be hatin' in red above.:msp_sneaky:
I grew up with dad's camper bus and super beatle. I can rebuild them in my sleep. I did everything from body work to overhauling everything underneath or inside of them. Parts cost a fortune, were always breaking, and when it was finally running again it was still a gutless wonder.:bang:
On the bed of branches. Criss cross 'em and drop it.
Just don't be hatin' on me too bad come time to clean them up.:msp_biggrin:
Mr. HE
You are absolved of all complicity in any messes I make by virtue of the fact that those messes will be made to prevent bigger ones.
As for VW's... no sane human would drive one a those rattletraps if they didn't like wrenchin'. I like wrenchin'.
My dad had a dune buggy with some overbuilt engine and dual carbs on giant stacks, seems like every time we took it anywhere it involved an hour of tweeking the carbs welding the frame or replacing suspension parts. but then 70 + on a logging road will do that to most cars...
Drifting corners on gravel is a blast. I remember rocketing up the 1 line out of Kapowsin in the company's Bronco II. Point the wheels where you wanna go, brake in, power out, oops, there goes the yoke on the rear end. Fun is fun.
ReggieT
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another stinker today. the rebuild on ol roachy is doing fine,.and a squirrel met its maker on this one.
How did the squirrel perish...tossed from the tree or did the tree fall on him? Just curious...Hell of a Job!
OlympicYJ
ArboristSite Guru
There's a guy down in Centralia or Chehalis. Can't remember which. He does alot of VW resto stuff. Or at least used to. He's the Matco Dealer for GH, Lewis, and Pacific counties, may cover Thurston too but dunno. Don't have his card anymore, just hit him up at a friends shopon his weekly run when I need parts. Last name is Hashagen or some derivative of. If ever needed some VW info or some nice blingy tools he'd be the guy to look up lol I'm sure you could track him down through the dealer network on the Matco website.
Only thing abou VW's that gets me excited is their diesels :msp_biggrin:
Park a TDI under that alder and I'll come help just for the engine!
Only thing abou VW's that gets me excited is their diesels :msp_biggrin:
Park a TDI under that alder and I'll come help just for the engine!
paccity
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How did the squirrel perish...tossed from the tree or did the tree fall on him? Just curious...Hell of a Job!
looks like the little feller took a ride. was laying in the crown debris. did not look like he got squished. we gave him a decent burial. think he was hibernating up in the top crotches , and was blown out when it hit.
