The Newbs version of "Whadja do today?"

[mattfr12]

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I like all the hangers in the nearby trees.

 

[rtsims]

Whats up with not wearing a hard hat? Hope you had a harness on.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Whats up with not wearing a hard hat? Hope you had a harness on.

That bucket is ####ed. I can't believe someone would just get into something like that.

 

[deevo]

That bucket is ####ed. I can't believe someone would just get into something like that.

The bucket leveller cable or chain is stuck or something. Get that boom inspected soon cheap laughs. They can come right to your place to do it.

 

[cheaplaughs]

First job

I didn't wear a hard hat when I tested the bucket but had a harness on. Your right about the bucket who can I call to get it inspected. I setup too far from the tree to reach the hangers but pulled them down shortly after. Chipped everything up to six inches and made firewood out of the rest.

 

[deevo]

I didn't wear a hard hat when I tested the bucket but had a harness on. Your right about the bucket who can I call to get it inspected. I setup too far from the tree to reach the hangers but pulled them down shortly after. Chipped everything up to six inches and made firewood out of the rest.

Wajax does or google something in your area, is it an altec or Hi ranger? Altec is in Milton

 

[Blakesmaster]

Wajax does or google something in your area, is it an altec or Hi ranger? Altec is in Milton

Deevo, not only do I disagree with encouraging this poor soul, I think you need a time out for not know an ALC when you see one! lol

 

[treeclimber101]

Deevo, not only do I disagree with encouraging this poor soul, I think you need a time out for not know an ALC when you see one! lol

There's a Bartlett beater there for real !

 

[deevo]

Deevo, not only do I disagree with encouraging this poor soul, I think you need a time out for not know an ALC when you see one! lol

I was looking at it from my iphone! lol! Well then I don't know where to tell him to go! I only know altec or terex! No ALC's flying around here!:msp_biggrin:

 

[treeclimber101]

I was looking at it from my iphone! lol! Well then I don't know where to tell him to go! I only know altec or terex! No ALC's flying around here!:msp_biggrin:

That's no excuse for not knowing it all and being perfect ! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[mattfr12]

There's a Bartlett beater there for real !

That use to be my rig. :cool2:

 

[treeclimber101]

That use to be my rig. :cool2:

Now that's my best buds rig except his is brand friggin new with a 65 ft boom and 15 inch bandit pretty bad ass truck looks good and he's a good guy hard worker and they apparently love him

 

[bootboy]

Today was my girlfriends first day as a groundie. We had a big pine at a friends house and she wanted to help and see what it was all about. She did great! I blocked many large pieces off the spar and she let em run nice and smooth, got them untied and had the rope back up to me before I knew it. It was a lot of fun. I'll have to post a video.

 

[bootboy]

http://youtu.be/02ISz9hQYS0
Here's one. Sorry about the slow cuts. I just get a little puckered when cuttin stuff that big that high, just taking my time to be safe.


And here's another. By this time my arms were a little fatigued and I bumped the brake on my saw. Decent cuts though, I think. http://youtu.be/aKnpQAd4FLQ

 

[Guran]

Today was my girlfriends first day as a groundie. We had a big pine at a friends house and she wanted to help and see what it was all about. She did great! I blocked many large pieces off the spar and she let em run nice and smooth, got them untied and had the rope back up to me before I knew it. It was a lot of fun. I'll have to post a video.

That does it! I'ts time to involve my wife as a groundie!

I saw that the notch cut was about half way in the spar. Is that how it should be? I usually cut out a a wedge, about 20% in.
But I guess there's less change to make a cut in the rigging line if you have a deeper wedge cut?

 

[bootboy]

I'm comfortable taking a deep notch when my pieces are only 4' long. That way I don't have to worry about wedging it off or cutting into my notch and flopping it. Taller pieces I take a shallower notch. I like to have it just deep enough to have a slight pull in the direction of fall.

 

[no tree to big]

That does it! I'ts time to involve my wife as a groundie!

I saw that the notch cut was about half way in the spar. Is that how it should be? I usually cut out a a wedge, about 20% in.
But I guess there's less change to make a cut in the rigging line if you have a deeper wedge cut?

general rule is 1/3 but when I'm blocking down a trunk a lot of times I'll put a deeper notch in it just so it goes over on its own let gravity help you

 

[Youngbuck20]

Being tested today on this gigantic poplar. I have one hour to rig out as much as possible. I have to tip tie and lift all those branches instead of just rigging them normally. Also have a tag line on the butt of it to direct it away from the imaginary "greenhouse". Haven't been up past 60' in a long time should be interesting!

 

[Youngbuck20]

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[smokey01]

Being tested today on this gigantic poplar. I have one hour to rig out as much as possible. I have to tip tie and lift all those branches instead of just rigging them normally. Also have a tag line on the butt of it to direct it away from the imaginary "greenhouse". Haven't been up past 60' in a long time should be interesting!

Good luck, I'll bet you do great.