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

[NHlocal]

Nice trees my friend! And technique! I agree with both you and Shane on spending wisely, and the customer service. We made about 350 each the other day, not a killing, could have been more. What was worth the days work, was when the customer and son came out shook our hands, and told us how impressed they with with our work. That means everything to me.

.....shaking hands with a satisfied customer, I love that..... :big_smile:

.....time to get some sleep.....:tire:

 

[Eccentric]

Nice trees my friend! And technique! I agree with both you and Shane on spending wisely, and the customer service. We made about 350 each the other day, not a killing, could have been more. What was worth the days work, was when the customer and son came out shook our hands, and told us how impressed they with with our work. That means everything to me.

Yep. We had an audience for much of the time too. Funniest thing was seeing Ken high-tail it out of there when we pulled over that one big section of the canopy.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks Randy hope u are rested up. Aaron I wish I had a picture of that!

 

[Eccentric]

Thanks Randy hope u are rested up. Aaron I wish I had a picture of that!

Wasn't possible...............Ken was movin' too fast.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Too bad, that top coming out would have been a great picture, sorry we missed that one. Should have known better, and left the pro camera shots to you or me Aaron. Hey I know I am no pro camera man, but I won't run either

 

[Eccentric]

Too bad, that top coming out would have been a great picture, sorry we missed that one. Should have known better, and left the pro camera shots to you or me Aaron. Hey I know I am no pro camera man, but I won't run either

If we'd been thinking.........I'll bet we could have asked that one fellow (customer's son) to shoot pics for us.

 

[NHlocal]

Yep. We had an audience for much of the time too. Funniest thing was seeing Ken high-tail it out of there when we pulled over that one big section of the canopy.

Ayuh,
the home owner was watching me, helping out a bit, doing stuff around the yard. I didn't realize his girlfriend and her sister were also watching. :msp_ohmy: The tree I dropped Saturday measured out to 96 feet. Because the home owner didn't want any damage to the surrounding trees I had to drop it into a VERY tight lane between the tops of two trees(I had to limb the whole tree to get it to fit). I could've topped it but, that would've been more work. :hmm3grin2orange: Ended up putting it exactly on gun. I couldn't have been happier. The sister said, "I am very impressed"..... , the home owner was also impressed he tipped me an extra $100. :msp_w00t: Here's a few pics I pulled off the video, not as good quality, but you get the idea.....


.....speedline.....

.....the "wide open" gap to fit the tree through.....

.....perfectly on "gun".....

.....still workin' on editing the video.....

 

[NHlocal]

Wasn't possible...............Ken was movin' too fast.

Too bad, that top coming out would have been a great picture, sorry we missed that one. Should have known better, and left the pro camera shots to you or me Aaron. Hey I know I am no pro camera man, but I won't run either

:hmm3grin2orange: :haha:

If we'd been thinking.........I'll bet we could have asked that one fellow (customer's son) to shoot pics for us.

Hindsight is always 20/20.....:bang:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Aaron that would have been a great idea! Randy awesome on the gunning I take pride inaccurate sights! Yep on hindsight!

 

[struggle]

Couple of things showed up today via the Brown Santa via Bailey's

I have been using a homemade tether for my saw and though I would like this one. More than once I have went to let go of my saw and found it unlatched itself so this should help having a proper one.

First Silky product so I'm looking forward to use it as well which should be in about an hour or so as I have four pine trees to take down in an hour or so.
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[Grqnbech]

I had an easy job yesterday...
All I had to do was to climp up the tree an put a chain on it, climp down and cut it.... NICE

 

[NHlocal]

Couple of things showed up today via the Brown Santa via Bailey's

I have been using a homemade tether for my saw and though I would like this one. More than once I have went to let go of my saw and found it unlatched itself so this should help having a proper one.

First Silky product so I'm looking forward to use it as well which should be in about an hour or so as I have four pine trees to take down in an hour or so.
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Shane,
I love Brown Santa!
Nice score on the gear. Did you get the Sugoi on the Silky sale they just had? You'll like the leash, very similar to what I use.

 

[struggle]

Yes I got it on sale. And WOW is that thing SHARP I have three puncher holes in my thumb to show for it. Some of us have to learn the hard way I guess. I really like though as well the lanyard. I climbed four pines and topped them for removal. No pictures. maybe tomorrow. The home owner is taking care of the clean up. Once they get around the trunks cleaned up I will cut the trunks down. .

Crane tree removal^= awesome DOubt I will ever have anywork that will require a crane but one never knows

 

[NHlocal]

Yes I got it on sale. And WOW is that thing SHARP I have three puncher holes in my thumb to show for it. Some of us have to learn the hard way I guess. I really like though as well the lanyard. I climbed four pines and topped them for removal. No pictures. maybe tomorrow. The home owner is taking care of the clean up. Once they get around the trunks cleaned up I will cut the trunks down. .

Crane tree removal^= awesome DOubt I will ever have anywork that will require a crane but one never knows

I bet that Sugoi makes it easier to clean off branches and make room to work up in the tree.....

 

[struggle]

It sure do. The leg scabbard is clearly a must have item. I wasn't really sure which one I wanted as there are some many to chose from. I'm really happy with it so far. It is going to be another small item that will follow the how did I go so long with out one. Money well spent I think.

Talking to a friend today that helped me on the ground with the pine trees thought he had a desender somewhere. Hope it is something I could use. I would really like to be able to desend from the pine trees. Going up is quick but going down seems to take more time and is just more work.

 

[NHlocal]

It sure do. The leg scabbard is clearly a must have item. I wasn't really sure which one I wanted as there are some many to chose from. I'm really happy with it so far. It is going to be another small item that will follow the how did I go so long with out one. Money well spent I think.

Talking to a friend today that helped me on the ground with the pine trees thought he had a desender somewhere. Hope it is something I could use. I would really like to be able to desend from the pine trees. Going up is quick but going down seems to take more time and is just more work.

Shane,
I'm not surprised at all to hear you say "money well spent", a great investment without a doubt! My reaction was the same when I bought my Silky hand saw(Ibuki).
Believe it or not I will still use a figure 8 for long descents out of trees. If you know how to use one, they are bare bones basic, bomb proof(again, IF you know how to use one), very easy to use, and very easy on your ropes. I think I got mine for $9.....?
Hope your friend has something good for ya.
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[struggle]

My knowledge of rope cmimbing is almost non-existent so I have no idea on what you mean be figure eight. I'm down for learnign it though. It will force me to buy some rope though that will handle 260lb squirrel with some equipment on him.

 

[NHlocal]

My knowledge of rope cmimbing is almost non-existent so I have no idea on what you mean be figure eight. I'm down for learnign it though. It will force me to buy some rope though that will handle 260lb squirrel with some equipment on him.

Shane,
I'm finding out the more I learn, how very little I really know.
I can definitely help you on some basics. Rope selection is almost unlimited. You can get ropes that'll hold 10 of you with gear. All depends on what you're gonna use it for and how much you wanna pay. The "figure eight" is a type of descender shaped like the #8. Here's a link to one.....Bailey's - AMP Large Figure 8 Descender<br>
you'll also need(should have)a carabiner rated for climbing. Again, your options are almost unlimited. Here's a link.....
http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=130&item=873
I'll try to post a pic "soon" and show you how I rig mine for descending.

Gotta get some sleep, 4am is coming fast.....:msp_sleep:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

My knowledge of rope cmimbing is almost non-existent so I have no idea on what you mean be figure eight. I'm down for learnign it though. It will force me to buy some rope though that will handle 260lb squirrel with some equipment on him.

I have yet to see this 260 lb squirell, i HEAR claims of, gotta be a worlds record!!! So you free climb Shane?

 

[struggle]

I have yet to see this 260 lb squirell, i HEAR claims of, gotta be a worlds record!!! So you free climb Shane?

I use leg irons and a flip line. I climbed four trees yesterday (spruce) maybe 30' or a little more (topped them) and then one more today and today I was hurting as my legs and arms just aren't used to it. I would like to learn how to descend down though rather than spike down. It would save time and energy it seems. It takes a lot more energy for me going down than up for sure. Not sure why. Technique needs to improve I guess, but I think it has more to do with shear weight which is my own fault:msp_sneaky:

See if I learn to rope descend then I become a flying squirrel