The working man, and chainsaw thread!!!!!!!!!

[metalspec]

Very dead oak. Had to come down on it from the big oak next to it...

Big one next to it that also had to come down...

Husky 272 in action... Didn't realize the tree was going to be this big or I'd have had a 2100 on it!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Aaron great pics buddy, thank u! Thing is we do nice looking work too, when u look back it looks professional, we did good! Brian good to see ya buddy! Randy much more snow? Man good big Oak tree that 272 earned it's money, worthy saws indeed! That Oak had some girth!

 

[NHlocal]

Thanks Randy!! I can definitely see and advantage when out away from the tree. I wonder if a hand ascender would make it a little easier on you. I use one now and makes a huge difference for me. I would like to give it a try for sure, but would need some more stuff to make it work. Already have a few other things to get lol, guess I will have to add some of this stuff to the list. I do want to give it a try and see how it works for me in comparison to my set up now.

I definitely still have work to do to get it "right" for me. I'm gonna change it around a bit but still use the same basic set of gear. I'm getting some great tips/advice/recommendations from some other climbers over at the Treehouse site. There are changes I can make so it will be safer/less effort/more efficient to use. I'll post updates as I go. I really do have a lot to learn, but I am making progress. I actually thought about a hand ascender, but it's "a bit" bulkier than the Petzl basic. They do work great from what I hear. :msp_thumbup:

 

[NHlocal]

Aaron great pics buddy, thank u! Thing is we do nice looking work too, when u look back it looks professional, we did good! Brian good to see ya buddy! Randy much more snow? Man good big Oak tree that 272 earned it's money, worthy saws indeed! That Oak had some girth!

Norm,
you and the gang did a great job, definitely professional! :msp_thumbup:
I agree on that Oak, that tree had some serious size on it. Working dead wood always makes me "a bit" nervous. :msp_ohmy:
We ended up with just over a foot of snow, more coming Wednesday, so they say.....:hmm3grin2orange:
Time for bed, 4am is coming fast.....

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks randy! A foot of snow, wow that is enough LOL!

 

[NHlocal]

Thanks randy! A foot of snow, wow that is enough LOL!

Good morning Norm,
ayuh, could be another foot today and tonight. :msp_ohmy: We'll see, makes for a beautiful scenery, and a lot of cleanup.
Time to get ready for work, put wood in the stove, make some coffee(gonna be busy tonight :hmm3grin2orange: ).....

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Man that is a lot of snow! Been back to cutting hard at work, between county inmate crews, and then two days with CAL fire crews. Pole sawing is a different kind of cutting day in, and out gets me. Glad we have some new guys to help, and more inmates gives me a break. They leave the real technical stuff to Jeff and I. And we cut ahead of the crews with the man lift. Jeff stays in the bucket, and I cut em at the bottom:msp_biggrin:

 

[NHlocal]

Man that is a lot of snow! Been back to cutting hard at work, between county inmate crews, and then two days with CAL fire crews. Pole sawing is a different kind of cutting day in, and out gets me. Glad we have some new guys to help, and more inmates gives me a break. They leave the real technical stuff to Jeff and I. And we cut ahead of the crews with the man lift. Jeff stays in the bucket, and I cut em at the bottom:msp_biggrin:

Sounds like you're getting busy, that pole saw gonna get you in shape. :msp_thumbup:
We ended up only getting about 6" of really wet snow, tough to move, like wet cement.....

 

[NORMZILLA44]

In shape I hop, man some days in burns me out, the pole saw part. I am learning to pace myself. Yeah six inches, enough to make it a hassle eh!

 

[NHlocal]

Had some time after work so I set a rope 65ft up in an Oak behind the house. The new Hitch Hiker setup is really coming together. Made some changes from what I showed in the video and they made some dramatic improvements. I'll try to put together another short video for an update. The only trouble I had was the new Petzl Pantin I got. They have a tendency to "pop off" the rope, and that happened a couple of times on the way up. I need to spend some more time using it to get used to it. It works a little easier going up the rope than the CMI ascender. Pruned some dead wood when I got up in the tree. It was a good climb, got it in before the rain started to fall. Here's a couple pics.....
4am is coming fast, time to sleep.....:msp_sleep:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Nice pics, and rigging Randy! Much appreciated you passing along what you leran, great stuff my friend!

 

[struggle]

Great pictures as always on the set. I'm knee deep in a house renovation project now and it is taking all of my time so I haven't been around here much. Have a guy here scraping the popcorn finish off our upstairs ceilings (will do a knock down finish) and moved a small entry wall (me), dealing with a small floor area to upgrade as the wall is know not there and then on to paint most of the upstairs and new carpet and then onto some possible new furniture if there is any money left

 

[NHlocal]

Thanks Norm. :msp_thumbup:
Shane,
sounds to me like you've got you're hands full for a while. :msp_ohmy:
"If there's any money left....." that always seems to be the question eh? :hmm3grin2orange: Hope it goes alright with no "problems".
Time to get ready for work, put wood in the stove, and make some coffee.....:msp_sleep:

 

[metalspec]

Had some time after work so I set a rope 65ft up in an Oak behind the house. The new Hitch Hiker setup is really coming together. Made some changes from what I showed in the video and they made some dramatic improvements. I'll try to put together another short video for an update. The only trouble I had was the new Petzl Pantin I got. They have a tendency to "pop off" the rope, and that happened a couple of times on the way up. I need to spend some more time using it to get used to it. It works a little easier going up the rope than the CMI ascender. Pruned some dead wood when I got up in the tree. It was a good climb, got it in before the rain started to fall. Here's a couple pics.....
4am is coming fast, time to sleep.....:msp_sleep:

Nice Pics Randy! ... And nice set up!

 

[metalspec]

Only have a few...

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Only have a few...

Great pics my friend!! Shane house renovation always a headache and empty wallet been there myself Randy hope the weather is not to bad your way.

 

[NHlocal]

Only have a few...

metalspec,
Great pics! Post 'em when ya' get 'em, always good to see pics of what's "up".....:hmm3grin2orange:

Great pics my friend!! Shane house renovation always a headache and empty wallet been there myself Randy hope the weather is not to bad your way.

Norm,
no problem with the weather today, about 40 with sunshine. :msp_thumbup:

 

[NHlocal]

Here we have the extremely rare, high climbing cuckoo. Once thought to be extinct, but found to be very active in the central area of the state of New Hampshire..... :hmm3grin2orange: :msp_lol:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Randy good pic LOL!!! Sunshine is good! Im drinking coffee and realxing by the fire it is 3pm here, and I'm still beat up from that pole saw, resting and relaxing today:msp_wink:

 

[metalspec]

Randy good pic LOL!!! Sunshine is good! Im drinking coffee and realxing by the fire it is 3pm here, and I'm still beat up from that pole saw, resting and relaxing today:msp_wink:

Pole saws can really beat you up! Especially if you have to use them for more than just a few branches! Looks like from those pics, you did a whole bunch of pole sawing!!!