So whadja do today?

[a_lopa]

who does the stumps butch???the guys you subb to or contractors ???

 

[Newfie]

Originally posted by netree
What did I do today?

I shoveled the first */%@#&^* snow of the year.

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You whiny, girly, southern massachusetts boys! we had our first snow 5 days ago up in here in the north country.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Justin, I just stripped the tree out, and chunked the top. That was the third pine tree of the day. After the second, I just mosied ahead to that one so I could knock it out, and go home.

There were two eighteens in that, along with the other four eighteens. A logger was coming to get them.

Trust me. I blocked plenty of em, to the ground. This job had mill logs.


Jason, for the most part, they sub the grinding out.

 

[Stumper]

 

[Derek]

wind!!

For me im home by 5.pm (sat) Cleaned up from another job, got nothing climbed today..

The weather station says it's blowing 50-75 klms per hour

I recon it's MILES per hour!...Got changed into SES gear an made sure all cordless drill batts are charged, collected the garden furniture off the fence, and sit here with the whole house shuddering...

Waiting for the first call to come in, bound to loose the power here tonight aswell...

Truck is ready, saws are ready, standby crew is ready...
Least we dont have rain with it for a change...

How many roofs and trees will we lose tonight?

Take care, Derek..


Looks like Eric has been smiley shopping

SNOW.. poor bastards, If you can't walk in and out of your house in the same outfit...MOVE..

Lots of trees downunder..

 

[matthias]

I burnt some spruce, maple and pine today. Stare at the tv or stare at the fire. Normally it's fifteen below with snow this time of year but it was plus six celsius today.

 

[Florida16]

Wow! Incredible fire!

Your parents actually let you play with fire? I'm so jealous.

 

[matthias]

Originally posted by Florida16
Wow! Incredible fire!

Your parents actually let you play with fire? I'm so jealous.

No wonder I hate teenagers.

 

[matthias]

I'll stand by the above statement but in the same breath I will admit that I am abusing my new digital camera and its video option. Here's something that a few of you southerner's may not have seen before.

 

[a_lopa]

 

[Florida16]

skipping stones? Fire and water..... hmmm, I'ma make a video of myself drinking milk out of the carton.

 

[TimberMcPherson]

I went mountainbiking today and had a pretty good wreck going way to fast downhill. Did a great jump but landed it on my head and went for a skate across the gravel, lost skin on my knees, back, shoulder, butt and gave my wrist, knee and neck a thumping, I think its going to be a LONG week. My Girlfriend asked me if I didnt do enough dangerous things during the week.

 

[a_lopa]

you kiwis arnt happy unless your in near death situations

 

[MasterBlaster]

Kiwi's?



Whaddaheck is that?

 

[a_lopa]

flightless bird mascot thing of new zealand,new zealanders are refered as ''kiwis'',

 

[MasterBlaster]

Ahh. I was thinking of the other kiwi...

 

[a_lopa]

hows the growth on this lemon scented smooth bark its beside my house and will grow real big, 2 years old from tube stock.look closley ive taken a leader offfence is 6'

 

[matthias]

Originally posted by Florida16
skipping stones? Fire and water..... hmmm, I'ma make a video of myself drinking milk out of the carton.

Mommy finally weaned you off of the breastmilk?

 

[Derek]

way to close!

Originally posted by aussie_lopa
hows the growth on this lemon scented smooth bark its beside my house and will grow real big, 2 years old from tube stock.look closley ive taken a leader offfence is 6'

There a tall tree Aussie.."corymbia citriodora" Will grow to 30m in Nth Qld, Native to those parts..

Yours should stop at about 20m (70') STRAIGHT UP and then start to thicken..The fence is why it got so tall so soon, it's looking for light..

Lovely aroma, we have quite a few here ,and we grow them in the nursery, I like the nice neat 45* angle limbs, they look like a tree, they snap off all the time in drought conditions.

Did you see ArborAge, the artical on evaperation?..( it was based on a Gobulas but yours is close enough..

By the time it gets to 10m, it will consume 227 litres per day of water..Lucky your growing a thin leaved tree, they (other broad leaf gums) can suck the moisture out of 20 year old concrete, (just before the roots smash it to peices...

Be carefull, very invasive root system...Shoud be banned in MOST urban enviroments.. ( should check with your local council, 64 Syd City Councils have it as banned!)..I still grow it anyway, it will be a good wind break/soil stabelizing tree..Derek..

Ps KIWIS are not only possesed by adventure sports, they have the terrian to do it in..Wild people Wild country..

That was an awfull shot of a Kiwi...This is better!

 

[Derek]

L O N G D A Y

Was home by 9 pm, now 11.30, Did A post on "the palm" all ready, I can't beleive how many threads I havent read!..
Much to catch up on!

Meanwhile back on track, before the palm I did a willow "hanger" from the wind the other night, two other "broken" trees, cut up some more of last weeks job( owner taking it out in small bits?..)

Couldent find one tree I was to quote on, but did another quote, got it on the spot, Im starting it at dawn..(not much compitition it seems)....

The gear is everywhere, dident clean the saws from the palm job.
But a cut it and leave it job..WoW...dont get many of them....Love the country..ey..

A huge mess in the garage to clean up aswell...Just no time to play...

Gotto get some sleep..