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

[NORMZILLA44]

Great to see you guys, and awesome pictures! We did not get any pigs, but glad to be out in gods country with my best friends.

 

[NHlocal]

Randy they are Lpads I guess. They are former lineman stuff (free to me). Not really the greatest setup, but it works. I haven't had any issues with pain though at all,but I've never been in them for four hours so that might change how I feel about them. My biggest issue is the spurs are shallow and for deep bark trees I really need a proper gear. I might just have to spring for the correct stuff soon. No that I have a couple more trees to climb in the future.

When I started doing this work I told myself I didn't want to be working just to be buying equipment but something has to change if I want to get better at the climbing

Shane,
it is very easy to spend a ridiculous amount of money on equipment. For me, on all the "big" purchases/investments I made in equipment, it came down to actually being able to do the work I was getting and do it safely. I kept getting more difficult jobs and couldn't do them(safely)with the stuff I had. You're in a whole different situation than I am, please don't take it as me telling you what you need to do when buying equipment. :redface: Just passing along my own experiences buying stuff and how it helped me progress. It will be a personal decision for you on every purchase/investment. Prioritize what you need. Definitely shop around, find out all you can, dig in and know exactly what it is you're getting.
Sure hope that didn't come out wrong. Just passing along the little that I know to maybe be a little help to ya'.

Great to see you guys, and awesome pictures! We did not get any pigs, but glad to be out in gods country with my best friends.

Norm,
Great pics! :msp_thumbup: That's some beautiful country you're in.
Time to get ready for work, make some coffee.....:msp_sleep:
Have a safe week everyone. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[struggle]

Randy I never took your info on this the wrong way on the equipment. If that is what you mean. I need to upgrade I'm just trying to hold off on it for now. I know I need a better harness and longer spikes for the bigger bark trees such as cottonwood trees. My biggest fear is slipping and sliding down. Haven't happened yet though.

 

[NHlocal]

Randy I never took your info on this the wrong way on the equipment. If that is what you mean. I need to upgrade I'm just trying to hold off on it for now. I know I need a better harness and longer spikes for the bigger bark trees such as cottonwood trees. My biggest fear is slipping and sliding down. Haven't happened yet though.

Good deal Shane. As I said, just passing along some of my own experiences. When I upgrade a piece of my equipment and it makes a big difference making my work easier/safer/faster, etc,etc, sometimes I get a little "over enthusiastic". Right away I'm thinking, why didn't I do this a long time ago?!?, then I remember, oh yeah, no money in the budget. :bang: If I was able to do it I would have all "the best" equipment RIGHT NOW for the work I'm doing. But, that ain't gonna happen.
Glad to hear you're getting it done and sounds like you're getting the work. Look forward to more of those "action pics".....:msp_w00t:

 

[struggle]

Good deal Shane. As I said, just passing along some of my own experiences. When I upgrade a piece of my equipment and it makes a big difference making my work easier/safer/faster, etc,etc, sometimes I get a little "over enthusiastic". Right away I'm thinking, why didn't I do this a long time ago?!?, then I remember, oh yeah, no money in the budget. :bang: If I was able to do it I would have all "the best" equipment RIGHT NOW for the work I'm doing. But, that ain't gonna happen.
Glad to hear you're getting it done and sounds like you're getting the work. Look forward to more of those "action pics".....:msp_w00t:

The great thing is what I have except for the flip line has all been free to me. So when I do buy something it must be the right stuff. I have no problem buying quality stuff. I would rather make sure I have to only buy it once instead of going through an expensive learning process on what not to buy:msp_mellow:

 

[cjtreeclimber]

You guys have got some nice clear looking pics. With all the money I've spent on climbing and rigging gear I could have a nice big shiny power stroke diesel truck. I don't know if there will soon be an end for my lust of some of the latest gadgets like the spider jack 111 or those graphite geckos , or the tree motion saddle. That's almost two grand right there with the taxes. Maybe ill just wait till I have a few hundred bucks then sell my red geckos and buy the black ones! Got to be ways to up grade. Maybe the same with the spider jack . . .just sell some hardware and get that jaw dropping pricy thing too. Tree work has been slowing down for me lately; so, went out and got a couple of these View attachment 290548 2 self propelled honda mowers to trim grass. Maybe keep one in the van as it will help with the gas money; further more, keep me outside outside and exposed to people to pick up more tree jobs.

I gave an estimate today too. I'm not really a tree huger or anything but . . . two nice trees on a corner lot this lady wanted them hacked down and the stump ground on a corner lot - leaving it bare ! I would not want some band of tree huggers to come out and hurass me cus this willow oak was a nice one. I offered a really good deal on crown reduction for both . . and to remove the straggler from under the other larger tree. [video=youtube;iDEjtHIhVLs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDEjtHIhVLs[/video]

So . . .tomorrow I've got some more tree hack downs to start on either way lol

 

[NHlocal]

You guys have got some nice clear looking pics. With all the money I've spent on climbing and rigging gear I could have a nice big shiny power stroke diesel truck. I don't know if there will soon be an end for my lust of some of the latest gadgets like the spider jack 111 or those graphite geckos , or the tree motion saddle. That's almost two grand right there with the taxes. Maybe ill just wait till I have a few hundred bucks then sell my red geckos and buy the black ones! Got to be ways to up grade. Maybe the same with the spider jack . . .just sell some hardware and get that jaw dropping pricy thing too. Tree work has been slowing down for me lately; so, went out and got a couple of these View attachment 290548 2 self propelled honda mowers to trim grass. Maybe keep one in the van as it will help with the gas money; further more, keep me outside outside and exposed to people to pick up more tree jobs.

I gave an estimate today too. I'm not really a tree huger or anything but . . . two nice trees on a corner lot this lady wanted them hacked down and the stump ground on a corner lot - leaving it bare ! I would not want some band of tree huggers to come out and hurass me cus this willow oak was a nice one. I offered a really good deal on crown reduction for both . . and to remove the straggler from under the other larger tree. [video=youtube;iDEjtHIhVLs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDEjtHIhVLs[/video]

So . . .tomorrow I've got some more tree hack downs to start on either way lol

Beautiful trees, good call to save 'em. :msp_thumbup:

 

[struggle]

I lost a nice tree job last year as I told the people I thought it was a not so good idea to remove the trees. Husband agreed with me but his wife didn't and went under him and had them cut down. Oh well.

Here is a a few photos of todays work for me. Nothing to technical at all. A mess yes. Will eb going back to get firewood out of this mess as well.

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I called the owner to come up and check out what I had done and what direction he wanted me to go for cutting stuff up more. He has a couple of trucks this style that he has restored and had painted. Salt of the earth kind of guy. Great person to work for and he is a return customer
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[struggle]

Here's one more of his truck.

For me this is about as American as it gets when you see a truck like this driving through a field on land this guy has farmed for untold years. A person has to look hard now days to find people like this now days. Just glad I get to work around some of them and for them.
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[Eccentric]

Here's one more of his truck.

For me this is about as American as it gets when you see a truck like this driving through a field on land this guy has farmed for untold years. A person has to look hard now days to find people like this now days. Just glad I get to work around some of them and for them.
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Have some "Salt of the Earth" rep my friend.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Randy thanks we love this country, cjtreeclimber I agree love the clear pics too! Shane great to see u! Aaron=will be on the working man payroll, good size oak take down! Pictures to come!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Have some "Salt of the Earth" rep my friend.

YEP!:msp_thumbup::msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

Here's one more of his truck.

For me this is about as American as it gets when you see a truck like this driving through a field on land this guy has farmed for untold years. A person has to look hard now days to find people like this now days. Just glad I get to work around some of them and for them.
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Shane,
I agree, a real pleasure to work with people like that.
Looks like you're gonna be sweatin' out some of that salt workin' for him.....:hmm3grin2orange:

Have some "Salt of the Earth" rep my friend.

:msp_thumbsup:

Randy thanks we love this country, cjtreeclimber I agree love the clear pics too! Shane great to see u! Aaron=will be on the working man payroll, good size oak take down! Pictures to come!

PICS!!?!!
Lookin' forward to seeing them.....
The co worker I topped three Pines for asked me yesterday to come over and look at two more he wants topped. :biggrinbounce2:
Also yesterday, another co worker stopped me as I was going out the door at the end of the day and asked it I would look at a few trees he wants taken down.....being busy is AWESOME!!! :msp_tongue:
Time to get ready for work, make some coffee.....:msp_sleep:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Between Aaron and me, should be plenty, and live feed Randy!

 

[DarthTater]

Here's one more of his truck.

For me this is about as American as it gets when you see a truck like this driving through a field on land this guy has farmed for untold years. A person has to look hard now days to find people like this now days. Just glad I get to work around some of them and for them.
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Far to few folks like that anymore, a sad thing If you ask me.

 

[NHlocal]

Between Aaron and me, should be plenty, and live feed Randy!

Lookin' forward to that Norm!
I might be cutting tomorrow, depends on the weather and how fast it clears.....:dunno:
Time to get ready for work, make some coffee.....:msp_sleep:
Work safe this weekend. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

I agree with you Darth tater. Hey I have some houndsmen and women friends in Idaho!I am realxing drinking coffee, and getting ready to load up the arsenal.Oak takedown 101.

 

[Eccentric]

I agree with you Darth tater. Hey I have some houndsmen and women friends in Idaho!I am realxing drinking coffee, and getting ready to load up the arsenal.Oak takedown 101.

I wish I had tonight off. Getting home from work at 0100 Saturday morning, then getting up to load saws in the truck and make the 10 minute drive to the job. Think I need to touch up the rakers on the SP-81 before I go too. Will see if I can take a couple hours VAC at the end of the shift.

Norm am I meeting you at the Rental Place or on the road where the job is? Text me the answer brother.

 

[cjtreeclimber]

Randy thanks we love this country, cjtreeclimber I agree love the clear pics too! Shane great to see u! Aaron=will be on the working man payroll, good size oak take down! Pictures to come!

Yeah I just did a poplar take down. I'm going to try to put a vid together . . so I'll post it when its done
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[NHlocal]

I agree with you Darth tater. Hey I have some houndsmen and women friends in Idaho!I am realxing drinking coffee, and getting ready to load up the arsenal.Oak takedown 101.

Norm,
have a safe day tomorrow. Lookin' forward to some pics! opcorn: I've gotta load up gear tonight too, gonna finish that Pine take down job tomorrow after I get out from working O/T at the shop. Looking forward to finishing that one up. Thinkin' about makin' a cup of coffee right now, this workin' man had a tough day workin' at the shop. Here's an updated video of my Hitch Hiker "hands free" climbing system. Not sure if I got it uploaded right, let me know if it don't play(right). It's a little longer than I wanted but, I put in some climbing/pruning.

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

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