parrisw
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Man you gota love people eh. ha ha ha cant believe this add.
http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/5782732
http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/5782732
Ok, who's gona get this job!!!
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TDunk
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I'd be suprised if it's still there. lucky bastards.
Stihl Alive
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anyone ever have to remove a grapevine?
I did for my brother last week. It had been there for over 30 years, the vine was about 2ft diameter at the base and the whole thing was about 20'X25'. we cut and cut and cut. Then finally got so pissed off we poured 3 gallons of gasoline on it and blew it the :censored: up.
I'll never touch another job like that.
I did for my brother last week. It had been there for over 30 years, the vine was about 2ft diameter at the base and the whole thing was about 20'X25'. we cut and cut and cut. Then finally got so pissed off we poured 3 gallons of gasoline on it and blew it the :censored: up.
I'll never touch another job like that.
TDunk
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A couple weeks ago i took some type of vine out/off of a huge old oak tree. Not sure what it really was, but it wrapped around the trunk and limbs up to about 40 ft., PAIN IN THE @$$. I could have had the whole tree on the ground faster than it took me to remove the vine.
HolmenTree
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The owner may demand the stumps have to ground out too if they see the tree service removed them too quickly and didn't offer a share of the firewood.
Stihl Alive
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huh?
Daddy M Dawg
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Too funny!!
Too funny!!
powerwagon_78
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watchamakalit
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Simple
Just cut a section about a foot long out of the trunk of the grapevine and let the top die off. After about 2 seasons you can almost hook onto them with a truck or tractor and pull them out of the tree. they become very brittle when they dry out.
Bermie
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Ha, grapevines...you lot are wimpy! Try climbing cactus!! I took almost a ton of that and pothos vine out of a 50' multistem tamarisk last year, took three days...I was a vertable pincushion at the end of it.
That sounds unpleasant.
We've got plenty of honey locust up here in the midwest, if you like working in pincushions.
Not familiar with those? Here's a pic, that'll give you the basic idea.
We've got plenty of honey locust up here in the midwest, if you like working in pincushions.
Not familiar with those? Here's a pic, that'll give you the basic idea.
BluestemTree
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That sounds unpleasant.
We've got plenty of honey locust up here in the midwest, if you like working in pincushions.
Not familiar with those? Here's a pic, that'll give you the basic idea.
I took one of those through the bottom of my boot and right out through the top once - right between my toes luckily. They love mower tires too.
TDunk
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That sounds unpleasant.
We've got plenty of honey locust up here in the midwest, if you like working in pincushions.
Not familiar with those? Here's a pic, that'll give you the basic idea.
BBBUUULLLLLLLLLL :censored: That's got bad news written all over it. You can have all those trees you want.
Bigus Termitius
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My crew and I removed three power line spans worth of solid honey locust last spring. The crew was as green as it gets because I had just worked the previous crew beyond their ability to handle the general demands of the job.
I knew it would make or break this new batch, especially with the old chuck and duck. I kept one out of two...not bad.
Anyway, no time for hatchets and axes for thorn removal. We take them off with the saw. Most of the time you don't even need to make contact with the bark.
Multiple lacerations and foot and hand stabbings later...we prevailed. I even got one broke off into the side of my head. I just plucked it out, smiled and kept on chipping.
The boys didn't know what to think after that. You could say it has helped to set the tone ever sense...ya ain't going to outwork or mess with the old man.
I knew it would make or break this new batch, especially with the old chuck and duck. I kept one out of two...not bad.
Anyway, no time for hatchets and axes for thorn removal. We take them off with the saw. Most of the time you don't even need to make contact with the bark.
Multiple lacerations and foot and hand stabbings later...we prevailed. I even got one broke off into the side of my head. I just plucked it out, smiled and kept on chipping.
The boys didn't know what to think after that. You could say it has helped to set the tone ever sense...ya ain't going to outwork or mess with the old man.
ropensaddle
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TDunk
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They ain't bad what is you're problem that is what a handsaw's for
I think i have a phobia with sharp needle-like things (serisously) When i was a kid i almost lost my eye to a thorn apple tree, ever since you can't get me near cr@p like that. I'm worse than a 4 year old when i have to go get shots or a blood sample.
For removals, just strip them off the tree with the top of the bar. Throws them away from the climber, but makes a heck of mess on the ground.
Every now and then we get somebody that LIKES one of these things in their yard, and they want us to trim it. Same technique, but you need to be careful to not scurf up the bark too much.
Some folks even pay you to come back every so often to clean out the thorns again after they re-grow.
Every now and then we get somebody that LIKES one of these things in their yard, and they want us to trim it. Same technique, but you need to be careful to not scurf up the bark too much.
Some folks even pay you to come back every so often to clean out the thorns again after they re-grow.
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