Lets get this party started...

[Lumberjack]

Take it do where I dump 5 min away, free dumping. I couldnt have charged any more, as it would have gone to a competitor. I could do it in a full day, having it cleaned up and all.

Dont forget my minimal overhead like no chipper and all the like.

I normally make (profit) around 75-100 dollars an hour...

 

[CJ-7]

Mike, thanks for the pic that shows you out on the tips. I keep reading about you guys working out there but I couldn't believe it until I saw your post. Looks like a mighty long swing into the trunk if you slip.

Anyone have any more like this, (JPS)?

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=146253

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Not the best, but it is white pine.

The original did not look like much, all you could see was my red helmet till it was resized.

 

[murphy4trees]

CJ,
Looks like a legit pic cause of te rope, but MM has been known to touch up a pic or two in photoshop..

 

[NickfromWI]

Oh, that MM shot of him at the tips definately looked touched-up to me!

 

[TreeJunkie]

That pic is total bs, where was the tie in at, or did he crawl out there like Rocky J?
Good lord what is that pic pic of , looks like a gorilla or something....How could a white pine branch hold something of such enormous proportions.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I'm flipped into the one above me with the long lanyard.

 

[rbtree]

Aw c'mon.guys, that branch is nigh on to 5 inches where the big fella is perched. Why don't we make it hard for him...and tell him we wanna see him on something more delicate.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Crape Myrtle...

 

[Lumberjack]

Gettin over to the other side to drop the top out of it.

 

[Lumberjack]

Blockin down the trunk.

 

[Lumberjack]

The mess from that tree....

 

[Lumberjack]

The top that made a new tree...

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Originally posted by CJ-7
Mike, thanks for the pic that shows you out on the tips. I keep reading about you guys working out there but I couldn't believe it until I saw your post. Looks like a mighty long swing into the trunk if you slip.

Anyone have any more like this, (JPS)?

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=146253

The photo maybe makes it look worse than it is. There are several lateral branches that would catch my rope if I fell and stop me from the big swing. When get out about half way, I safety in.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Here's another. You can see my SRT if you look close.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I see it, Mike. You're secure in your perch. Thats the way to do it!





Hey, this threads averaging 196 views a day. Nifty!

 

[Trees Company]

U actually use a crain?

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

When clearing up after hurricane Issabel in Williamsurg, VA, we worked 5 weeks with a 70 ton crane averaging around 4-5 kUSD per day (and half day saturdays).

A crane is a usefull tool, as it a bucket, chainsaw or pole saw.

I work with a number of different companies and have found that if they have been doing it for XX number of years with little contact with the rest of the industry, there is a better way then what they are used to.

That is not to say that everything is wrong, I've learned things from "old school" workers too, and there are times to not use the blocks, winches, multiple ropes and juwst blow the tree out.

The best part of a day is when someone shows me somehting new and I can say "wow, cool! Show me that again!"

 

[murphy4trees]

MM,
Looks like you're about to reach out to that oak on tyhe left and cut a few lower dry branches..
Cool.
D

 

[matthias]

powerline clearance

Anyone notice how stress warms a body quicker than anything else?