Technical removal!! Let's talk

[Kneejerk Bombas]

I have to admit I noticed, but was to polite to say, two climbers working a hazarous tree seemed wrong.

 

[rbtree]

Mike, we were way out of each other's way.

Here's a model that should help a bit:

Here, we we preparing to move the speedline to the lateral i'm in. I ran it through that large crotch and back tied it to the central stem. As well, i rigged the extra tail of a guy line in the same fashion.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

I wasn't thinking you would be in each others way, or hit each other with someting, although that is certainly possible, I was thinking that you have an unguyed tree, a speedline side loading, a hollow base, and you put <I>two</I> men at risk.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

One other thing, you only showed pictures of the things that went well. I got my hands on a picture of you making a mistake!

Check it out:

 

[treeclimber165]

ROFL Mike!!!!

Another thing to remember is that this tree is a heckufa lot bigger than it looks in the pics. It's quite an accomplishment to remove a tree this size with zero impact. From what I gather, the only landing area under the tree was incredibly small and even then anything landed there had to be toted out a long way in tiny pieces.

 

[riggs]

First off , if you can't take feedback than don't post your "job" . Second , I've seen Dan Krause at ITCC , not on a job . Third I think you lost money on that job . One climber could have done it , but it was show time , I understand . I call that a Hazardous removal that you made technical . I'm sure you'll fire back with your income tax return , but you went forum to forum to get people to veiw this job , ask for feedback and as soon as someone disagrees you get salty . No one got hurt , nothing got broke , another successful tree job . I'm just not like "wow" , more like "huh?"

 

[rbtree]

I'll go you one better, brian,


rotfLMFAO!!!


Good thing He had his hard hat on!!!!!!!!!
But he landed on the stump that the landscapers were too wimpy to finish digging out........
........and then the log rolled over on him.....

......and then he said....... not tonite ,dear, I have a buttache.....
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I'm going to print that and give it to Ian this morning. Maybe I'll show it to him just as he's starting up one of the maple's we're pruning today.

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that's if the proctologist has given him a clean bill of health to return to work....

 

[dan kraus]

I hate to be one to keep this thread going on and on but I noticed my name being used, and thought I should speak for myself. Roger invited me to film his removal. I'm still recovering from a torn ACL tendon in my knee so I have some free time and I'm trying to get a collection of tree work on film. I filmed the Job, but I didn't do any advising. To many cooks spoil the soup. My concern was getting the best angle for my camera.

 

[Toddppm]

From the get go , I was thinking it didn't look that bad too, after seeing the pics it is bigger than I thought but looks like it went pretty good. Seems like the biggest hurdle was access? But then again I've never even done a crane job as a climber, always just roped stuff out since I've been on my own.

 

[riggs]

Thanks for the side email RB , like I said I don't question your ability , or your crews experience . Sometimes I wish I had a crew with that much experience (sometimes) . Sometimes I shoot from the hip and rub people wrong , too many saw chips snuck in the ear .

 

[rbtree]

Ears? With me its also eyes, nose and throat.

Cough, spit, sneeze...........

Had any cool weather out there recently?

Or have you just continued to enjoy the warmest winter on record?.......

.......which we missed-wet and cool most of the winter-

Well, Ian didnt show up for work today, recovery period must be longer than I thought. His loss, my customer had us in stitches all day, she should be in comedy. (Met her 365 days ago, she was host of my old girlfriend's big b-day bash. Took me that long to get around to calling her to do the work that we'd discussed over libations at the party- great marketer that I am!) Then she served us dinner w/ vino; told stories about her husband, off fishing, but he didnt know which end of the pole to hold, etc etc. It was hard to eat between the giggles!! I got home at 8 pm. Whilst waiting for Ian, who never showed, and John, who he was supposed to pick up, I visited an old customer across the street, who had forgotten about us and had someone else do some work last time. But I sold him $1000 worth of work.


Ran into a rat in a cavity, she said, "kill it, I hate rats" but I didn't want to get ratblood on my beard. Tried to stuff it way up inside, he backed out, then I whacked it with my handsaw, he came out snarling, so I flicked him into the canyon just before he latched on to some bodypart!!

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Well, i guess i might have been guilty before of trying to do things to present in pix. It does take some compromise, time, thought, the tree never looks as big etc. And mine never turn out half that good. So, i appreciate someone elses superior effort in this regard, open sharing, and even keel through "cross exam-i-nation"! Thanx guys!

 

[rbtree]

More Pics

Many thanks to Scott Baker.

Come to ISA 2002 Seattle, to hear his talk and see samples from this tree and many others.

 

[rbtree]

almost as many ropes as snowflakes......geesh!!

 

[rbtree]

Ready to zip

 

[rbtree]

zippedy

 

[rbtree]

.....doodahzippedyday

 

[rbtree]

forgot jpg

 

[rbtree]

Inside the butt......




.......oh yeah, lots of strength there.....

 

[rbtree]

Hey, bright eyes