Lets get this party started...

[MasterBlaster]

How are you at laying those big wood chunks down flat? I augered one in one time, through the street and into the previously unseen culvert, oops.

I've done that, it just takes practice. Know when to snipe yur underbed, or leave it alone.

Here's some of todays jobs, nothing fancy.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Geez, do we have any climbers with cameras up in here anymore? :alien:

It's enough to make a brother 'bout give the fug up! :Eye:

But not me!

 

[Al Smith]

I have a few pictures from top side of a tree,a tad lower,however than Butch's.[ I'm not nearly that good of a climber]These are around 30 to 35 ft up.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hey, that's plenty high enough to inflict some unhappiness...

 

[Old Monkey]

Geez, do we have any climbers with cameras up in here anymore? :alien:

How about climber's with Photoshop? I thought I would trick out your ride.

 

[vharrison2]

Here's some of todays jobs, nothing fancy.

Just curious why the customer wanted the tree out on the first job?

 

[MasterBlaster]

The first job they were just plain stupid, and the second they were scared. Of course I'm just guessing, I don't handle the customer end of the stick.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I dug out a few old snapshots and scanned them, to show ya'll how easy it izzz... :Eye:

 

[Old Monkey]

Hey MB didn't you like my flame job on your car?

 

[MasterBlaster]

The flames were cool!

 

[Old Monkey]

Your pics cool too!

 

[Gumneck]

Let's get this party started.... then you gotta have this

 

[Gumneck]

then this....

This double leader had one side's top ripped out by Isabel. I know its taken a while to get to it but what can I do. Anyway hopefully you can see the split where looks to have included bark separating the two halves. I spiked up about 30 feet chunking the rotten side out. I dont intend to cut the top out of this one b/c of that split. I got a rope in it to guide it down hopefully safely from the ground. Nothing in the way.

 

[Gumneck]

MB

I'm testing some resize pics. Trying to figger out Adobe Photoshop.

 

[MasterBlaster]

By jove you've got it, man!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

What you are referring to is called the Catapult Effect. If you lag in making the final backcut, it will bend the entire spar. That makes for a tad bit of rough riding.

And where I position myself is extremely dynamic.

Also - If you have a fast sharp saw, cut a deep mouth first. then when you know the tops going in the right direction, cut nearly through the hinge. that way it won't drag the whole spar over. it also stops a long piece augering the deck.

I'm sure MB knows this anyway
great pics MB

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm sure MB knows this anyway

Yah, but I didn't the first few times!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Yah, but I didn't the first few times!

Getting headbutted several times by 18'' of springy tree sure teaches you fast
first time i think my spikes popped out aswell my how they laughed on the ground

 

[Thor's Hammer]

only trouble with taking your camera up the tree is dropping it. DOH!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Hey MB pretty cool - What is that your own page on arborsist.com? I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to the web
but ahm learnin fast

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