So whadja do today?

[Ryan Willock]

In equipment they use hydrostatic trannys or gear drives, not autos. They are somewhat similar I suppose at first glance but they are different. Some of the large bull dozers now feature hydrostat trannys and drive systems, trackhoes run on hydrostats as well.

 

[vharrison2]

Took the pup to watch the sunset last night. Heading out on the water again in just a little while.

 

[stehansen]

took down a 40' liquid ambar that has been dead since last summer, everything is dull now.

 

[vharrison2]

Sharpen em up!!

 

[pantheraba]

Prusiks !!

Our troop went to Scout Camp last week. I threw in a few basics "just in case".

One of our "up and coming" young climber wannabes got a line stuck in a tight-tight V crotch...wouldn't pull thru at all. While trying to flip it free, I "Zorroed" it so that the rock (makeshift throwball) he had in the end of the rope went through the V and got it REALLY stuck.

I had my New - New Tribe saddle, a climbing rope, daisy rope, 2 split tails and a few odd pieces of rope. Long story, short, I climbed a nearby tree with prusiks (really girth hitches) and a false crotch...I have read about using prusiks but never had a good excuse to take the time to try them. The prusiks were too grabby so I used girth hitches...they worked great.

Once up near the top, I leaned out and used the false crotch and a pulley in the Scout's tree to set up a top rope belay for our budding climber. He set up his own prusiks and used a Swiss seat to ascend to the troublesome crotch and retrieve the stuck rope...pretty good work for a 14 year old.

I know, not a lot of PPE showing...but no saws or sharp thingys, just gravity, heat, humidity and the distant rumble of thunder.

 

[pantheraba]

And a few more of the "rest of the story". :blob5:

 

[Stumper]

Hmmmm....Not a lot of detail obvious in those pics but I don't see any doubled ropes and Prussik hitches on rope. Are you referring to girth hitched rope footholds as Prusiks?

 

[pantheraba]

Hmmmm....Not a lot of detail obvious in those pics but I don't see any doubled ropes and Prussik hitches on rope. Are you referring to girth hitched rope footholds as Prusiks?

100 per cent correct...I started out with prusiks for the footholds but they were way too grabby. The girth hitches worked great for footholds and handholds.

We tried to set a line in a high crotch but no luck. It have me an excuse to try the girths for climbing. I advanced the false crotch above me as a TIP as I moved up...my lanyard served as a backup. Once I got the rhythm it wasn't too bad...still took awhile. But it was a learning experience for both me and the Scouts.

The Scout was using real Prusiks on his rope.

 

[Jumper]

Cut two pickup loads worth of firewood that had been left in the ditch courtesy of Hydro One; either their chipper was puny or they were too lazy to clean up after themselves. My aunt and uncle closeby have a stove in their living room, so they were happy to get some free wood, albeit white ash, not the best but better than some.

 

[Jim1NZ]

pantheraba, that looks like a bit of a mission climbing up those spindly trees, cant say i have tried that before.

 

[pantheraba]

pantheraba, that looks like a bit of a mission climbing up those spindly trees, cant say i have tried that before.

I've done it with spikes before, but that is no fun for sure. Using hitches was a first for me.

 

[R Schra]

inventory

Doing an inventory.

have to finish up at friday......

so i had to do some overtime this week (12-16 hour days). One suggestion, never, never, never do an inventory after working hours. People are at home, see you walking by with paper and pencil and wat to know what ya doing..... time consuming

good part, i walked into an old studie friend tonight and we got us some (belgian)beer and a steak with frech frites.

 

[vharrison2]

Jeff got these shots yesterday of Hurricane Dennis storm damage removals. They are of a Mike from Michigan that came down to Key West to help for a week or so.

 

[stehansen]

Aargh......... Topped and dropped a 30"Dbh Cottonwood and bucked the dead top out of it's sister. I still have to go back and rake and haul the big wood. Evertything went okay but why oh why did my eyes lie an say they were small when I bid it? Price was right at half of what it should of been!

Cottonwoods almost always fool me also.

 

[stehansen]

Shaped some Holly Oak trees at the local motel (they are shaped like a cylinder with a rounded top).

 

[Tree Machine]

Cylindricus roundtopicus

 

[darkstar]

vharrison oh thats just gross ..i hate palms

 

[vharrison2]

Darkstar, the washys are the worst!

 

[vharrison2]

Live from Marathon, work happening right now!

 

[vharrison2]

By 11:30am tree looked like this.