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

[bergman 501]

nice to see you back Norm--wife's brother is coming up from caz (he's hooked up with Bonny parmeter) been together awhile. so i've got company. have a safe and great new year and everybody else too!!-------Kimble

 

[cheeves]

Yah, Happy New Year My friend!! All the best to you and the family ( including the animals)!! You're the top!!! Be safe and well. Bob and Ruthann

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thank's Kimble, and Bob my friends! Right back at both of you great to see ya! You may like this wasn't sawing on the ranch that day, but worked my ass off for this one, just the same! And im not talking about the tree, but it is burning in my wood stove as we speak! But the Boar was a handfull saturday before last.

 

[Eccentric]

Happy New Year men! Hope it's a prosperous one for everybody. Been some ups and down's and lean times this year, but not too bad overall.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good to see ya Aaron, been a coon's age! And happy new year

 

[Eccentric]

Good to see ya Aaron, been a coon's age! And happy new year

Yeah I've been more busy than a one-armed paper hanger lately. Made less posts here in the last few weeks than I used to make in a day...

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Well glad your back!

 

[Brian13]

Hope everybodys new year is starting off well. Its 0430 and I am getting ready to head out to go fishing. If a snook can just happen to find its way on the end of my line it will be a real good start to the year:msp_thumbup:. Happy New Years:msp_thumbsup:.

 

[turtle561]

great way to start the new year brian! good luck on the snook.
i'll have to get some new line on the curado and go plug casting the mangroves again. it's been awhile.
here's one from a few years ago.
happy new year to all !

 

[weimedog]

A place where we can all share real job's, stories, pic's. Working saw, and cutting tales. The woods or suburbs. Tree jobs logging, working men, and saws!

Love those pictures! Definitely the extreme side of this business

 

[Brian13]

great way to start the new year brian! good luck on the snook.
i'll have to get some new line on the curado and go plug casting the mangroves again. it's been awhile.
here's one from a few years ago.
happy new year to all !

Looks like its going to be a good year. Caught 4 all together, and the friend I was with caught another 3.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Love those pictures! Definitely the extreme side of this business

Thank's man, Im sure I can speak for evreybody here, when I say it's nice to get compliment's, and positive feedback. Allyn nice fish!! Brian like you said great start to a new year, nice fish buddy! Woulda gone for a boar run, but Dog's are resting, and healing up from the last go round, two weekend's ago. They settled yesterday for a nice ride to town, and then going to one of our hunt ranches, we threw a kennel together, and fill my trailer with a load of madrone. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brian13]

Thanks Norm!!! Was a pretty good start. Question for you climber. How long did it take for you to feel comfortable with your friction hitch, and choice of crotch? The one thing that bothers me when I get the chance to go climb is did I tie my friction hitch right, and will that crotch hold me. For that reason I feel stuck to heights that I can survive a fall from LOL. I dont have the extra security of someone with experience checking what I am doing, so I have to believe(hope) its done right. Havnt had any problems yet, but whenever I get above 10' I start getting that nagging thought is it done right. Been reading "Fundamentals of General Tree Work" and so far it has been a real good read. I think it will be very helpful.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Well Brian never done it myself due to fear of heights for me, but been with it and in the game just turned my 24th year. I have been there with the rigging seen it done it, but climb. But watched John my best buddy for year's, and other excellent climber's. From what you posted it is not the hitch, or technique, but the confidence in your climbing, we need to work on. It takes a big man to come out and ask for help, and say I am trying. I really respect that my friend! Like I said before too bad we are not closer. I have been working with another of our best friend's and tree work partners. Jesus I saw alot of natural ability in him. He used to free climb, and is getting the hang of spur's and flipline now was not easy for him at first, and we are still working with him. Proper cutting techniques, and climbing. The last job we had John was out of town, and Jesus got a little nervous up in a pine about 40 feet. Not the height's but the topping of the tree with some wind added. I pushed him a little, and help with some instruction from the ground, kind of coaching told him yes you can do it, and you will be fine seen John do it many times. Walk him through it and he got a confidence boost, and gained some experience. It does reallly help if you have a partner you know, and trust to help each other, push each other, and balance each other out. I suggest push your self a little each time with another level, height and added technique. Stop second guessing your self you been doing it right because you got this far. You ever need help to talk, or ask a question call or text anytime. Norm Green 707-480-0155. Text me youre number if you want I will talk to John, and think you guy's should talk, he is in the best of the best class his family has done this for generation's. Keep at it that book is fabulous, and you will get there it takes time, and experience, just like falling trees, and cutting and other tree work.

 

[parrisw]

Thanks Norm!!! Was a pretty good start. Question for you climber. How long did it take for you to feel comfortable with your friction hitch, and choice of crotch? The one thing that bothers me when I get the chance to go climb is did I tie my friction hitch right, and will that crotch hold me. For that reason I feel stuck to heights that I can survive a fall from LOL. I dont have the extra security of someone with experience checking what I am doing, so I have to believe(hope) its done right. Havnt had any problems yet, but whenever I get above 10' I start getting that nagging thought is it done right. Been reading "Fundamentals of General Tree Work" and so far it has been a real good read. I think it will be very helpful.

What part don't you trust? You hitch? or where you are tied off too? I've tied off to branches as little as a couple inches around, as long as the tie point in right next to the trunk. I agree with Norm about having someone there to help that knows what he's doing. I've gone up very high with just flipline and spurs.

 

[parrisw]

I tell you guys though, its a whole different ballgame up there, looking up at it aint so bad, when your up there looking down it seems sooooo much higher. You'll be pretty hard pressed to come out of the tree with just a flipline and spurs, you got 3 points of contact there and pretty safe, I've had spurs kick out and still never slipped down.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Yeah Will, too bad we don't know somebody close by. I was fortunate to learn the ropes, and rub elbows with guy's who new the trick's of the trade. Some I had to learn on my own trial, and error. Some came to me at an early age I felt I had a pretty good feel for saw's, and tree work so learning came natural, but everybody has there own comfort level, and that grow's with time.

 

[jropo]

I tell you guys though, its a whole different ballgame up there, looking up at it aint so bad, when your up there looking down it seems sooooo much higher. You'll be pretty hard pressed to come out of the tree with just a flipline and spurs, you got 3 points of contact there and pretty safe, I've had spurs kick out and still never slipped down.

Trust your gear!
I'm still working on that part!
I need a beener and better saw strap.

Do you use wire core?

 

[ausneil 1]

I tell you guys though, its a whole different ballgame up there, looking up at it aint so bad, when your up there looking down it seems sooooo much higher. You'll be pretty hard pressed to come out of the tree with just a flipline and spurs, you got 3 points of contact there and pretty safe, I've had spurs kick out and still never slipped down.

There is only one way to say it, i could not do it end of story.
i have a mate who does do it and i have said to him many times, you don't need to worry about me undercuting your price to get the job. I 'm staying on the ground.....

 

[NORMZILLA44]

For sure trust the gear, and that takes time too. It will all come in time. John 160 feet in a Redwood. Other pic he is about 100 feet up topping a fir.