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joe wood

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heres a tall one. beetle kill worked like that for 3 years getting dead trees away from houses. now were doing fuels reduction work. boring! i hope to find somewhere else to move to in the spring. any homes out there for a younge at heart old fart with the skill and equipment for the biguns? I dont mind sub contracting. less headaches!
 
it was a tall one and through the deck of the house with no crane access. i was able to throw small chunks far enough for about 1/2 the tree. after that got hard we put a line between 2 trees with a block in it and lowered the rest . when we reached the deck it was all saw work. had chips up to our knees.
 
Awesome!

it was a tall one and through the deck of the house with no crane access. i was able to throw small chunks far enough for about 1/2 the tree. after that got hard we put a line between 2 trees with a block in it and lowered the rest . when we reached the deck it was all saw work. had chips up to our knees.

Those are awesome pictures, great work! How long did that take you guys?:greenchainsaw:
 
Nice work indeed....that is a monster pine alright! Reminds me of a job which I looked at last summer. No Crane access for a couple of fir which they built the cabin around, will be setting up a speedline much like you guys did. The older couple who own the house had to hold off for a year to save up to get it done this coming summer. Looking forward to it.
 
luckily the one through the deck wasnt that big. the pictures of the large sugar pine and the other big ponderosa were trees i just had to limb and top so they wouldnt hurt other trees when they fell. all this was done in the san bernardino mnts of southern california. 2 days for the deck tree.
 
Wow

luckily the one through the deck wasnt that big. the pictures of the large sugar pine and the other big ponderosa were trees i just had to limb and top so they wouldnt hurt other trees when they fell. all this was done in the san bernardino mnts of southern california. 2 days for the deck tree.

Those trees at the top are bigger then anything at the base around here! lol. Nice work, what size saws/bars were you using there? :clap:
 
luckily the one through the deck wasnt that big. the pictures of the large sugar pine and the other big ponderosa were trees i just had to limb and top so they wouldnt hurt other trees when they fell. all this was done in the san bernardino mnts of southern california. 2 days for the deck tree.

I have worked on a number of the Forest Service fuel reduction projects on the San Bernardino NF and thought your pictures might be from there. I actually recall the house with the tree growing through the deck. Again, great photos!
 
Joewood, It looks like in one of your pictures you have some sort of an extension on your lanyard? How does this work? Did you buy it or make it yourself. Very occasionally I have to climb a tree that my lanyard doesn't fit around, A 44" hemlock last year and a 42" Sugar maple this year. An extension of some sort would be very useful for the lower section. Awesome pictures. Must be a great view from up there!
 
Wow :jawdrop: Those really are biguns! I'm looking forward to working in the US, and now I'm definitely going to go out west for a while.
 
How did I miss this one?
I live a few miles from Joe Wood. I have met him a few times.
He had a bad 056 with a pipe at the Logging Jamboree in Big Bear last summer.
 
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heres a tall one. beetle kill worked like that for 3 years getting dead trees away from houses. now were doing fuels reduction work. boring! i hope to find somewhere else to move to in the spring. any homes out there for a younge at heart old fart with the skill and equipment for the biguns? I dont mind sub contracting. less headaches!

:clap:
Great photo's Joe. Thanks for taking the time.
Boys on this site tell me Sugar pine brings a premium. Is much, any, going to the mill ?
What saws were you blocking it down with ?

Well done young fella
 
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