Finessed this Box Elder

[Nailsbeats]

After shortening 58 Ornamental Cedar today with the hedge trimmers, I layed into this Box Elder. It took me 2 1/2 hours to get it were I wanted it. I took my time and really got in a zone. It was especially nice because it was my first run with the VT, I really like it. It is an effortless hitch for slack tending and climbing on in general. Pruning a tree is probably my favorite thing to do, as long as I get to call the shots and prune for what is right for the tree. It's just a quality feeling. The tree had some big cuts made on it before, so I was cleaning and restoring some shape by hammering the suckers and dead wood. I think it turned out nice, what do you guys think?


Here it is partially done. You can see how much suckerage it has going on. I started on the left side of the photo and am comming around.

Working the tips! lol.

Floor of the barber shop.

This is just a mean picture right here.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Boxelder, eh?

Man, how I despise those weeds. Shoulda trimmed it to the ground. Nice work though, boss. No spikes, this time?

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Great to see you progressing Nels! Was this just a raise, or did you do anything in the upper canopy?

 

[TreeBot]

Nice trim and great pics!

I think you will find that boots without prominent heels work much better for limb walking since you have more sole area to contact the surface you are walking on.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Thanks John. I worked every twig on this tree, all with the handsaw. I could have used the pole saw on some stuff here and there, but I just got into a powerstance on it instead of measing with the pole saw. There wasn't a lot to do up top just some overcrowded suckers and crossing, low, and misdirected branches.

I would call it a raise and thin, I did it exactly how I thought it should be.

 

[(WLL)]

prolly could or sold em a cable. i dont like the gut thin look and the tree dont either

 

[Nailsbeats]

Man, how I despise those weeds. Shoulda trimmed it to the ground. Nice work though, boss. No spikes, this time?

Spikes are for sissies Blakes!

 

[Nailsbeats]

Nice trim and great pics!

I think you will find that boots without prominent heels work much better for limb walking since you have more sole area to contact the surface you are walking on.

Thanks TreeBot, and I concur.

This was my first tree with my new Danner hiking boots and they worked nice. They don't have a heel and the sole is very sturdy (little flex), unlike the others I looked at. Limb and trunk walking was cake with them, traction was excellent. Another thing I noticed is they let my ankle flex, as compared to lineman boots, which also helped with traction. The only thing is they have a high arch on the bottom of the sole, which makes it tough to align a footlock, you have to use the front part of the boot.

 

[Nailsbeats]

prolly could or sold em a cable. i dont like the gut thin look and the tree dont either

Please enlighten me on how it should have been done.

 

[SLlandscape]

Nice job. good pics to, especially the last one.

 

[Nailsbeats]

The tree looks good.



Once you're tried the Vt......there's no going back!

The VT worked great Dan, I suppose I should give the XT a shot now. The way you could just throw the line around and it would run right through was a dream.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Nice job. good pics to, especially the last one.

Thanks SL, nice snakes! You can keep em'. Hey, how does rattler taste, does it make good grub?

 

[M.D. Vaden]

Looks pretty good.

Was this the Acer negundo species?

I'm used to seeing them with a lot more tiny sprouts on the trunk and main limbs.

They are not at all a favorite of mine either. Last one I did was in Medford, and only needed one small limb removed from the house siding. Glad I saw the hornet nest first.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Looks pretty good.

Was this the Acer negundo species?

I'm used to seeing them with a lot more tiny sprouts on the trunk and main limbs.

They are not at all a favorite of mine either. Last one I did was in Medford, and only needed one small limb removed from the house siding. Glad I saw the hornet nest first.

I don't know no Ace Negundo, this was a BOX ELDER, lol, just funnin. Really though, I couldn't tell ya. They seem to really wick up the moisture and shoot out a lot when hammered hard.

 

[TreeBot]

The only thing is they have a high arch on the bottom of the sole

That's what I mean by heel, a boot with a flat bottom is easier to footlock with and easier to get traction on the limb you are walking on.

 

[Nailsbeats]

That's what I mean by heel, a boot with a flat bottom is easier to footlock with and easier to get traction on the limb you are walking on.

I guess I will have to throw the Pantin on. Short trees like this one you can just hand over hand it or bodythrust when needed.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Really nice job Nailbeats! For a minute in the first photos I thought you were part squirrel - couldn't see the rope. LOL
We got the hatracker loose in our neighborhood again. Nice to see it done right.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Really nice job Nailbeats! For a minute in the first photos I thought you were part squirrel - couldn't see the rope. LOL
We got the hatracker loose in our neighborhood again. Nice to see it done right.

Thanks Buzz, not squirrel, just Finnish, lol. With that VT laying in really nice, makes for a streamlined setup.

 

[Adkpk]

Wow, great pics nails. Looks real nice. Gotta give some credit to the photographer.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Wow, great pics nails. Looks real nice. Gotta give some credit to the photographer.

Thanks Adkpk.