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I am hanging it up after today. Maybe I'll try and get a job driving truck or some thing. But this is my last tree.
I did an alder leaning over a small Post Office. Nothing overly difficult. Lots of wires, phone and 220, so only had maybe an 8X8 drop zone. The lower branches were removed earlier with a bucket truck. View attachment 250150 You can see how much lean from this Photo.
I lowered a few branches from the alder straight down, but as I got closer to the top there was a lot of decay from where other branches had broked out and an area on the main trunk were mistletoe had integrated with the tree, plus numerous hollows. So I throw a line over a branch of a neighborly pine and come down. I SRT up the pineView attachment 250151 then free climb up above the Alder. The pines 32 in. at 80ft. I have a choice of two old wire rope pulleys from an Edison truck, or a well used, should be retired 1 1/2 ton block. I pick the block, and they send it up with a 4 foot rope to secure it. I ask for at lest a 12 foot line so it'll wrap around the tree and I can tie it. They send me a 8 ft whoopy sling that's so old the rope won't even slid. I've worked with these guys before. It's not going to get better.
I go over two branches and secure the block. I tied off the lowing line in the alder so I can slide down to where I last was in it. Before that I had them set a block at the base of the pine. The lowing line isn't no where near long enough. So using to bowlines they loop them together. I have to old ropes, one I know has been stress and broke(several times) and who knows on the other. The knots won't go throw the lower pulley. I worry the way it's tied together might cut it's self. Two years working there the bowline is the only knot they know. I slide down from the pine to the alder. Cut a large branchView attachment 250153 The one in front of me in the photo. Goes like clock work. Do a few more. I would like to take the top right there. There is a big cats face I don't feel comfortable climbing above, but I don't trust the rope, pulley whoppy sling, etc. So I run my climbing line to the pine, and climb up that scurvy brittle top and remove all the branches. I butt tie the top and snap cut it(that brittle)Every thing goes fine. I have to come down to use the bathroom(getting old sucks). I break out my double pulleys and a prussic. set it up, and call the guys over to show them whats going on and how to use it. I can't get them away from the truck where they have the radio going. They don't care, I know I am pretty much on my own. It's probably to hard for them any way. I SRT upView attachment 250154 I tip tie the next piece, and put a small Humboldt in it, and push it over, It gets a little squirrelly because the tip line is tight and I have to take it side ways. The need to be pulled toward the pine, I normally use a slant cut and they slide off after being pulled so far. My little echo won't cut no more because I am now in big wood. I just pulled up one saw with no gas in it. I ask them to make sure it cuts. I am watching from the tree, it don't look like its cutting very good. They send it up. I start the cut, It throwing saw dust. The piece I have tipped tied is 250, 300 lbs. If it don't go right it can crush me. It'ed go if it could be pulled and lifted. like you suppose to. Two more pieces and I can chunker down.
I am worried about the ground guys, There is people in the post office. Really there is only 45 min. left to the tree(in the real world)Will the rope hold, will the pulley brake, what if the piece comes off wrong, there is no reason I need to be this stressed. I have worked with top knoch crews and know the feeling, even small mom and pops out fits have better equipment, this use to be a 1,000,000 dollar buisness.
I need the money(150.00)and I want a good endorsement on my resume because I was going to go job searching next week. But I know everything is wrong, I can almost see the accident report in my head. I'v taking short cut's, used faulty equipment, working with idiots.
I came out of the tree, packed my stuff went home(I've only done this one other time, Same Company)I am through with this business. This seems to be the norm for me these days. My climbing days are over.
I did an alder leaning over a small Post Office. Nothing overly difficult. Lots of wires, phone and 220, so only had maybe an 8X8 drop zone. The lower branches were removed earlier with a bucket truck. View attachment 250150 You can see how much lean from this Photo.
I lowered a few branches from the alder straight down, but as I got closer to the top there was a lot of decay from where other branches had broked out and an area on the main trunk were mistletoe had integrated with the tree, plus numerous hollows. So I throw a line over a branch of a neighborly pine and come down. I SRT up the pineView attachment 250151 then free climb up above the Alder. The pines 32 in. at 80ft. I have a choice of two old wire rope pulleys from an Edison truck, or a well used, should be retired 1 1/2 ton block. I pick the block, and they send it up with a 4 foot rope to secure it. I ask for at lest a 12 foot line so it'll wrap around the tree and I can tie it. They send me a 8 ft whoopy sling that's so old the rope won't even slid. I've worked with these guys before. It's not going to get better.
I go over two branches and secure the block. I tied off the lowing line in the alder so I can slide down to where I last was in it. Before that I had them set a block at the base of the pine. The lowing line isn't no where near long enough. So using to bowlines they loop them together. I have to old ropes, one I know has been stress and broke(several times) and who knows on the other. The knots won't go throw the lower pulley. I worry the way it's tied together might cut it's self. Two years working there the bowline is the only knot they know. I slide down from the pine to the alder. Cut a large branchView attachment 250153 The one in front of me in the photo. Goes like clock work. Do a few more. I would like to take the top right there. There is a big cats face I don't feel comfortable climbing above, but I don't trust the rope, pulley whoppy sling, etc. So I run my climbing line to the pine, and climb up that scurvy brittle top and remove all the branches. I butt tie the top and snap cut it(that brittle)Every thing goes fine. I have to come down to use the bathroom(getting old sucks). I break out my double pulleys and a prussic. set it up, and call the guys over to show them whats going on and how to use it. I can't get them away from the truck where they have the radio going. They don't care, I know I am pretty much on my own. It's probably to hard for them any way. I SRT upView attachment 250154 I tip tie the next piece, and put a small Humboldt in it, and push it over, It gets a little squirrelly because the tip line is tight and I have to take it side ways. The need to be pulled toward the pine, I normally use a slant cut and they slide off after being pulled so far. My little echo won't cut no more because I am now in big wood. I just pulled up one saw with no gas in it. I ask them to make sure it cuts. I am watching from the tree, it don't look like its cutting very good. They send it up. I start the cut, It throwing saw dust. The piece I have tipped tied is 250, 300 lbs. If it don't go right it can crush me. It'ed go if it could be pulled and lifted. like you suppose to. Two more pieces and I can chunker down.
I am worried about the ground guys, There is people in the post office. Really there is only 45 min. left to the tree(in the real world)Will the rope hold, will the pulley brake, what if the piece comes off wrong, there is no reason I need to be this stressed. I have worked with top knoch crews and know the feeling, even small mom and pops out fits have better equipment, this use to be a 1,000,000 dollar buisness.
I need the money(150.00)and I want a good endorsement on my resume because I was going to go job searching next week. But I know everything is wrong, I can almost see the accident report in my head. I'v taking short cut's, used faulty equipment, working with idiots.
I came out of the tree, packed my stuff went home(I've only done this one other time, Same Company)I am through with this business. This seems to be the norm for me these days. My climbing days are over.
. you need to put yourself in the same situation not necessarily wrecking trees but pruning them to. Every year all of my ropes hit the trash can wether they where used or not, they have a shelf life to me. same with slings and so on thats just how i roll. I will never lose a limb or log or even have the fear of it due to a 150$ piece of rope.
