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I removed some threatening (house/utilities) limbs from a maple.I used a *gasp* ladder.....I spent a lot of time rigging and it was a pleasure to see the limbs gently separate from the tree and hang a couple of feet from where they had been without causing any damage of injury. I know you guys probably have 100 better ways of doing this but I'm a newb......Please point out all of the things that I did wrong...gotta keep learning....
 
Stayalert said:
I removed some threatening (house/utilities) limbs from a maple.I used a *gasp* ladder.....I spent a lot of time rigging and it was a pleasure to see the limbs gently separate from the tree and hang a couple of feet from where they had been without causing any damage of injury. I know you guys probably have 100 better ways of doing this but I'm a newb......Please point out all of the things that I did wrong...gotta keep learning....
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Nice pic,,I ain't got nothing bad to say,,,
Jeff ;)
 
Stayalert said:
I removed some threatening (house/utilities) limbs from a maple.I used a *gasp* ladder.....I spent a lot of time rigging and it was a pleasure to see the limbs gently separate from the tree and hang a couple of feet from where they had been without causing any damage of injury. I know you guys probably have 100 better ways of doing this but I'm a newb......Please point out all of the things that I did wrong...gotta keep learning....
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Looks good to me. I can't tell from the pic but if you didnt, when at the top of the ladder, I would throw the flip line around the tree.

One trick we use for stuff over a roof, as long as you could stand on the roof, we would have 2 guys up there, then use a Stihl power pruner, since the extend out to 11 feet plus the height of the person holding it, one person cut small pieces and the other catch them with a heavy duty trash barrel. It works to get a bunch of stuff away from the roof before going up the tree. Not always applicable, but good on occasion.

Looks good though.

Doing 3 big dead firs tomorrow. I will try to get some good pics.
 
St. John said:
Looks good to me. I can't tell from the pic but if you didnt, when at the top of the ladder, I would throw the flip line around the tree.

One trick we use for stuff over a roof, as long as you could stand on the roof, we would have 2 guys up there, then use a Stihl power pruner, since the extend out to 11 feet plus the height of the person holding it, one person cut small pieces and the other catch them with a heavy duty trash barrel. It works to get a bunch of stuff away from the roof before going up the tree. Not always applicable, but good on occasion.

Looks good though.

Doing 3 big dead firs tomorrow. I will try to get some good pics.
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good luck.

For sure! I like tying the ladder in and then tying myself in separate from the ladder.

I too started removing tips with a power pruner from the roof. I like the idea of a trash barrel....I was wondering what it sounded like in the house when I set my power pruner on the roof to start it....Must have sent vibes throughout the house....
 
Cross posted this in the working man chainsaw thread, but in case anyone missed it there, here are some pics from a recent red maple removal. Tree was dying, severe decay on the north side. Sorry the image quality is kinda low...

Straightforward removal, no rigging. Just a wire fence right under the tree, but easy enough to avoid.

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Ya, tip tied most of the lateral branches, I didn't feel like climbing all over those cottonwoods. Grcs is a life saver, this job would have much worse without it!
 
Meh, that LZ has plenty of room. He was just being wierd about pulling it onto the deck.
 
bootboy said:
This is about 2weeks overdue and very short, but fun to watch anyway.
Beautiful day to kill a cottonwood - YouTube
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Don't be mad,, I should not comment, but you looked really nervous in that vid.
I mean, I would not hang around and watch the load go down, I would be positioning myself for the next load,
Unless, you were focusing on a video.. anyway, looked lame,, :)
Jeff
 
jefflovstrom said:
Don't be mad,, I should not comment....
Jeff
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Then don't.

You've always got something to say, don't you.

I stayed put for a minute because I cant rig the next piece until the load is off my rope. I left that stub for several reasons, A: it wasn't in the way, B: on a single leaning trunk, is nice to have something to stand on, C: I thought that if I left it there it would bug you so I did just out of spite.
 

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