How long should I drag brush?
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ScottinAK
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With the rot on the face, would you winch and just do a back cut? There's obviously no real face cut or hinge wood there.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
I made a small face not much just opened that right side then put a binder around the butt too prevent chair pulled the winch until the top shook a tad and cut! I stopped cutting when i had four inch hollow hinge and had my helper winch it on over!
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
The rope u see was additional safety measure the winch cable harder to see was a 20 ton braden!
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Most of the services in the area turned it down, it was tough but I have done worse!
ScottinAK
ArboristSite Operative
Had to be done though right? That puts you above everyone else for that customer and I'm sure will bring more business. Nice work.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Yes your going to do fine know your limitations plenty of time to learn and no shame in turning down something your not prepared for!
ScottinAK
ArboristSite Operative
Thanks man, to you and the jollylogger, thanks for the advice and support.
Ya gotta put em where ya want emScottinAK
ArboristSite Operative
I can dig it, nice work. Looking forward to the challenges Monday will bring.
Just remember every question you ever thought to ask has probably been answered 20 times on AS. Use the search function, never cut faster than you can think, get religion as far as PPE goes, and you're already ahead of half the guys in this business.
How long should you drag? Until the job's done. I'm not of the school where the climber doesn't drag brush. Everybody works till the job is done. No prima donnas allowed.
ScottinAK
ArboristSite Operative
I understand that, and our climber does drag. I was asking because iI want to be more valuable and versatile. If you were an employer, would you hire a strictly groundsman experienced, or a climber who started from the bottom and is willing to work every aspect of the job from start to finish, maybe even some quotes?
Next thing ya know, you're Gonna be saying climbers should coil their own ropes, gas their own saws, set their own ropes, drive themselves to the jobsite, buy their own breakfast.... shhhh, we're just getting him trained right!!
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Jeff you must've watched Murph's precision tree falling videos to do work like that[emoji1]
All kidding aside, I agree with you up to a point, Zale. I've never hesitated to jump in, but there is another side to the story. When I was cleaning up that Bastrop fire, the business owner had a bad habit of swinging by about 4:00 to do "one more job." I learned to hold a little in reserve. I don't mind helping with brush and raking, at my own pace, but by the time I get down I've done my job. Not to mention the groundies had plenty of down time on the clock while I was getting set up.
Murph would have made it a 2 day job. That was tree 14 on that job and I was too Dammed tired to climb it and piece it down.
And yes, Scott, I was taking a risk there and should have come back the next day and done it the right way. If you look at the stump that rot at faller's left could have cost me a fence section and post. Do as I say, not as I do, lol.
Was a sweet drop, though.....
Was a sweet drop, though.....
