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A pic from the job from hell, 3-4 days, 6.5 loads of chips and two truck and trailer loads of junk kwood, plus some minor damage that we did..and a broken cxhipper clutch early on in nthe job.
But we still found time for some fun..loading the 5.5x6.5 foot butt log
Somebody in this pic needs some professional help?
The 42 inch bar was all used up on this low grade log.
treehugger01
ArboristSite Member
Incrediable picks!
Monster pieces.
Do you own the crane RB?
Nice really nice. I almost peed my pants just clickin um.heh
Monster pieces.
Do you own the crane RB?
Nice really nice. I almost peed my pants just clickin um.heh
treehugger01
ArboristSite Member
Gord,
This pic of your monster tree without the crane is a incrediable pic brother. Not to blow no steam or other wize flame ya but..This is what its all about to me.
The dedication to make it that far down to the ground is evidence we surpass insurmountable odds. Seeminginly effortlessly by wood be observers.I know what it takes to keep digging in with the spikes just a few feet off the ground. That my brother is what sets up professionals apart. Going that extra step for a job well done.
HOOOAAA! GORD!
This pic of your monster tree without the crane is a incrediable pic brother. Not to blow no steam or other wize flame ya but..This is what its all about to me.
The dedication to make it that far down to the ground is evidence we surpass insurmountable odds. Seeminginly effortlessly by wood be observers.I know what it takes to keep digging in with the spikes just a few feet off the ground. That my brother is what sets up professionals apart. Going that extra step for a job well done.
HOOOAAA! GORD!
treehugger01
ArboristSite Member
oh here it is again.
Gord the man!
Gord the man!
treehugger01
ArboristSite Member
digital watermarking
digimark is a simple plug in to water mark your photograps and to prevent piracy.
Heres the link:
They even have tracer programs that you can trace the photos where they go.. kool
http://www.peimag.com/pdf/pei01/pei0501/binderpei0501.pdf
digimark is a simple plug in to water mark your photograps and to prevent piracy.
Heres the link:
They even have tracer programs that you can trace the photos where they go.. kool
http://www.peimag.com/pdf/pei01/pei0501/binderpei0501.pdf
Matt Follett
ArboristSite Operative
Flipping through here earlier today sent me to the developers to get some pics finished (yeah dark ages)
But before I pick them up... I wnat to ponder the use of cranes, and perhaps this is worth of another thread, but after a, um, well, ah not so pleasent in tree exprience with a 90 ton this summer (it was fun but) how do your favorite opperators work?
my 'go to guy' on the scary ones uses a beat up old relic of a 40 ton, (I think. it predates WWI I think, and I'm not up on my crane ID that far back...) but anyway he chokes right up on the pick with the boom, a short as he can then together we set a notch and intended direction and he can maniputale the pick any which way with INCREADIBLE skill. The incident this summer, required 130' of side reach, so his boom wouldn't make it, we called in a local 'big company' and the brought in 200 feet of stick, but the operator kept it way up high, 30' or more of cable, the crown portions bounced all over the place, as they came free, hardley smooth at all, now vis was distorted and hey, a long way away to boot, but I think back now and wonder if all the oppertunity for swing, and error might have attributed to it, anyway here's this summer, and I get the recent ones tonight
opps sorry not resized I'll get the next one
But before I pick them up... I wnat to ponder the use of cranes, and perhaps this is worth of another thread, but after a, um, well, ah not so pleasent in tree exprience with a 90 ton this summer (it was fun but) how do your favorite opperators work?
my 'go to guy' on the scary ones uses a beat up old relic of a 40 ton, (I think. it predates WWI I think, and I'm not up on my crane ID that far back...) but anyway he chokes right up on the pick with the boom, a short as he can then together we set a notch and intended direction and he can maniputale the pick any which way with INCREADIBLE skill. The incident this summer, required 130' of side reach, so his boom wouldn't make it, we called in a local 'big company' and the brought in 200 feet of stick, but the operator kept it way up high, 30' or more of cable, the crown portions bounced all over the place, as they came free, hardley smooth at all, now vis was distorted and hey, a long way away to boot, but I think back now and wonder if all the oppertunity for swing, and error might have attributed to it, anyway here's this summer, and I get the recent ones tonight
opps sorry not resized I'll get the next one
Matt Follett
ArboristSite Operative
My stoopid computer crashed in the process, I took a bat to it! they'll come later, once I finish putting the pieces of hard dirve back together
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RB Man, more great pix, in your pic { dubil dead maple1w.jpg} right after JP's post showing the first tree pic on site in the thread; has a Husky hangin from 1 tree/lead i guess.
But also, it looks like there is a line going from the spar to the climber? That seems even more unlikely with tree in background, or one with saw in it for whatever such a tag line would be? or directly to 'pit crew'/ground control.
So, is that a trick ya got, or just camera trick?
But also, it looks like there is a line going from the spar to the climber? That seems even more unlikely with tree in background, or one with saw in it for whatever such a tag line would be? or directly to 'pit crew'/ground control.
So, is that a trick ya got, or just camera trick?
Yo Kenny,
Yeah, I'd hung the 346 or 372 after making a bigger low cut. I think I'd gotten that second line stuck in a crotch, left a biner on the end or sumthin'
The tree had been dead for 3-4 years, so we were very apprehensive about the job. That last large pick had me worried. Had it tied in two or three places, but was still concerned that it might come apart. I have a video of chipping which produced dust clouds that were huge!
It hit about 28 for a high today, we climbed and logged 3 trees, about 2000 board feet, 18 to 26 foot lengths...sure kicked up some dirt.
Biggest snow storm since 96 is coming our way...up to 10 inches. Back in 96, close to 50 inches fell in my area in three storms...marinas collapsed, all kinds of carnage. It is supposed to all change to rain late tomorrow. I think I'm going skiing!!!
Here's Ian belaying Eli back into the tree after lunch. Note the missing bark! He and I had each worked a side of the tree, which was overhanging both roofs. Eli was cutting and dropping some sizeable branches perfectly in the tiny drop zone. Saved a lot of time with free dropping. He climbed his first tree last Feb...fastest learner I've ever seen! Notice the plywood on both roofs..just in case something broke..or we missed a drop.
Yeah, I'd hung the 346 or 372 after making a bigger low cut. I think I'd gotten that second line stuck in a crotch, left a biner on the end or sumthin'
The tree had been dead for 3-4 years, so we were very apprehensive about the job. That last large pick had me worried. Had it tied in two or three places, but was still concerned that it might come apart. I have a video of chipping which produced dust clouds that were huge!
It hit about 28 for a high today, we climbed and logged 3 trees, about 2000 board feet, 18 to 26 foot lengths...sure kicked up some dirt.
Biggest snow storm since 96 is coming our way...up to 10 inches. Back in 96, close to 50 inches fell in my area in three storms...marinas collapsed, all kinds of carnage. It is supposed to all change to rain late tomorrow. I think I'm going skiing!!!
Here's Ian belaying Eli back into the tree after lunch. Note the missing bark! He and I had each worked a side of the tree, which was overhanging both roofs. Eli was cutting and dropping some sizeable branches perfectly in the tiny drop zone. Saved a lot of time with free dropping. He climbed his first tree last Feb...fastest learner I've ever seen! Notice the plywood on both roofs..just in case something broke..or we missed a drop.
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First thing we did was guy the multi leaders together. Now Eli is working higher stuff out. I finished up day one by getting quite a bit above the guy points. I found more wood fiber strength than I expected, which made us all very happy. Thus, we were able to get the front part of the top completed, thus saving crane time the next day. I knew my crane guy would be pushing it to get up high enough, but he managed to have just the reach we needed.
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Big leaf maple can be so multi stemmed that they get really time consuming to wreck...
The job was spread over two days, maybe about 32 manhours, we got $2200, minus the $300 crane fees and the 300 to a friend who gave us the job. A low price, but we made plenty on the other jobs for the rest of the two days.
The job was spread over two days, maybe about 32 manhours, we got $2200, minus the $300 crane fees and the 300 to a friend who gave us the job. A low price, but we made plenty on the other jobs for the rest of the two days.
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Hey MB
Butch, a couple questions about the pics that started this thread, if I may.
What capacity and reach is that truck mount? Does it have the back outriggers that only extend out a bit? So, I'm wondering, why it isn't nosed in to be closer to the action and to be in a stronger position for the picks, closer to the wide main outriggers? That looks like quite a reach for a boom truck either way. Not being able to see the whole layout form the pics, I'm sure there is a reasonable answer.
Here's a pic of a recent job we did...2.5 truckloads of chips, 2 days, 5 guys, 2 climbers, underbid...was the largest white pine in Seattle.
I'll start a thread for it.
Butch, a couple questions about the pics that started this thread, if I may.
What capacity and reach is that truck mount? Does it have the back outriggers that only extend out a bit? So, I'm wondering, why it isn't nosed in to be closer to the action and to be in a stronger position for the picks, closer to the wide main outriggers? That looks like quite a reach for a boom truck either way. Not being able to see the whole layout form the pics, I'm sure there is a reasonable answer.
Here's a pic of a recent job we did...2.5 truckloads of chips, 2 days, 5 guys, 2 climbers, underbid...was the largest white pine in Seattle.
I'll start a thread for it.
Lumberjack
Banned
A commercial air conditioning company I used to work for had a small truck mounted crane. It had the standard angled outriggers by the boom and the little ones in the back that fold down. I ran it for them for the better part of a summer, picking units of of buildings, loading the old units, placing the new ones, hooking up trailers that didn't have jacks, ect. One thing that was important in were you put the crane was that you could reach from the pick to the place for it to be dropped.
That might be why the crane was were it was, I know on the company crane tho, the didn't like for you to lift off the front end, as the rear would lift easily, and they were right.
Wish I had a crane, life would be easier.
That might be why the crane was were it was, I know on the company crane tho, the didn't like for you to lift off the front end, as the rear would lift easily, and they were right.
Wish I had a crane, life would be easier.
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
RB, it was a 17 ton, not sure about the reach. It coulda been closer, but there was a bunch of landscaping in the way.
I notice a lot of you leave stubs during your takedown - any reason why?
Stubs = PITA!!!
I notice a lot of you leave stubs during your takedown - any reason why?
Stubs = PITA!!!
treehugger01
ArboristSite Member
I leave stubs when im thining with a 4 sectional pole saw
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
Heres a 'lil Water Oak I wrecked yesterday.
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