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

[parrisw]

Good call Will, and I always wondered how those prusik cords work. Now I know always seemed like a good idea.

Ya they work real great, and with the "eyes" in each end makes it real nice for a carabiner to slip in, when just using a piece of rope you need to tie two loops in the ends, usually a bowline, and that takes up room and makes it bulky.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Nice, I will have to pass the info to John, see if he want's to get one. Thank's!

 

[Brian13]

Good deal Brian, and sounds to me like you are doing just fine. All of us have been there I have also always been a believer, in everybody finds there own little niches, and things that work out for them best, along the road. I have always tried to be open minded, and take in all ides and thoughts from others. If I have not seen the methods tested before I will usually try the stuff, and see how it may work. I also take tried and true methods even of my own, and always look for ways to improve any of them.

Its all new for me, so most of what I learn I am getting from here, books, or videos. There is so much to know, and so much of it is experience it can be a little intimidating. I am about 150 pages into the "Fundamentals of General Tree Work" and I am excited to go climb again. Going to have to get out soon, even if I leave the saws at home.

I found that too when I started if you use the same size rope for the hitch as your climb line, my climber friend does this and works for him, you really have to work the blakes tight I found, but I'm much heavier then he is. So I went to a Bee Line prusik cord, and it holds amazing now, if you have one of these don't do the blakes too tight cause it holds too well and you'll find yourself stuck in the tree!! Ask me how I know. After I used it a few times it loosened up and now it runs great you can repel down fast then let go of it and it stops me instantly, but have to be careful doing this with a blakes cause it gets real hot.

Got it from Baileys. They have 3 different lengths, 24", 30", 36".

Bailey's - Yale 30" Bee-line & Prusik Cord

That is exactly what I am using. I am getting ready to get a roll of it to make my own custom size to work with the distel. When I used my friends set up it felt like it has held well. And same with mine, especially now that its broken in I have had no slipping with out hitting the hitch on accident. Next time I am home I will get a pic of what I am using.

 

[parrisw]

That is exactly what I am using. I am getting ready to get a roll of it to make my own custom size to work with the distel. When I used my friends set up it felt like it has held well. And same with mine, especially now that its broken in I have had no slipping with out hitting the hitch on accident. Next time I am home I will get a pic of what I am using.

Cool, I'd go take a pic of mine, but its pretty basic.

 

[NHlocal]

The working man, and chainsaw(s)...

:smile2:Hello,
I'm fairly new to the sight and I just found this thread. I don't make a living with my saw(s), I take whatever part time tree work I can get, word of mouth. I love doing tree work and learning as much about it as I possibly can. Here are a few pictures of some work I did last summer. Take a look, hope you all enjoy them.

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Work safe.:msp_thumbsup:
NHlocal.

 

[parrisw]

:smile2:Hello,
I'm fairly new to the sight and I just found this thread. I don't make a living with my saw(s), I take whatever part time tree work I can get, word of mouth. I love doing tree work and learning as much about it as I possibly can. Here are a few pictures of some work I did last summer. Take a look, hope you all enjoy them.

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Work safe.:msp_thumbsup:
NHlocal.

Welcome, only your last pic works. Nice though.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Welcome to the site NHlocal! Thanks for stopping by, and saying hello. The last pic, the one that went through, great pic man:msp_thumbup: I do the word of mouth tree work alot too. This thread is for your every day working man, and anything in between just real guy's. We are on a first name basis here. NORM..........

 

[NHlocal]

:smile2:Hello,
Here's a few more...

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Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:
NHlocal.

 

[parrisw]

:smile2:Hello,
Here's a few more...

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NHlocal.

Nice pics!!

Your A-OK in my book with that orange saw!! Husky rules.

 

[NHlocal]

Welcome to the site NHlocal! Thanks for stopping by, and saying hello. The last pic, the one that went through, great pic man:msp_thumbup: I do the word of mouth tree work alot too. This thread is for your every day working man, and anything in between just real guy's. We are on a first name basis here. NORM..........

Hello Norm,
...The name is Randy, full time CNC high precision finish grinding (aerospace rod end bearings).
Married, with a son in college. I enjoy the grinding, very challenging and it pays the bills. I enjoy
the tree work more, a lot more challenging. I'm always looking to learn more about tree work.
...That take down was a tough one, very small back yard, not much room for error. I under estimated
how much work it would take to get that tree on the ground. With experience comes wisdom and insight.
No damage and no injuries, other than raw shins from my spurs. I switched to caddy pads, BIG difference!
Thanks for the warm welcome!

Work safe.:msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Nice to meet you Randy, and welcome with a REP, sent one your way. I work for the county road dept, and get involved in alot of cutting projects. The ones that get real interesting, and dicey, are the trees in the stroms, that come down or we have to get down. They are full of hazards usually wires with tension. I got into saws at an early age started cutting hard at about 14. Im 38 now. We do as many side job's as we can, and cut alot for firewood, and hunting ranch maintenance. Which involves many tree take downs.

 

[Ductape]

Hello Norm,
...The name is Randy, full time CNC high precision finish grinding (aerospace rod end bearings).
Married, with a son in college. I enjoy the grinding, very challenging and it pays the bills. I enjoy
the tree work more, a lot more challenging. I'm always looking to learn more about tree work.
...That take down was a tough one, very small back yard, not much room for error. I under estimated
how much work it would take to get that tree on the ground. With experience comes wisdom and insight.
No damage and no injuries, other than raw shins from my spurs. I switched to caddy pads, BIG difference!
Thanks for the warm welcome!

Work safe.:msp_thumbsup:

Looks like the southern part of the state? I'm up around X20 on 93. Nice pics ....... nice work.

 

[NHlocal]

Nice pics!!

Your A-OK in my book with that orange saw!! Husky rules.

Ayuh, 385xp will get it done pretty much every time.

 

[NHlocal]

Nice to meet you Randy, and welcome with a REP, sent one your way. I work for the county road dept, and get involved in alot of cutting projects. The ones that get real interesting, and dicey, are the trees in the stroms, that come down or we have to get down. They are full of hazards usually wires with tension. I got into saws at an early age started cutting hard at about 14. Im 38 now. We do as many side job's as we can, and cut alot for firewood, and hunting ranch maintenance. Which involves many tree take downs.

Thanks for the welcome and the REP,:msp_smile:
... I've worked near power lines a few times, makes me VERY nervous! Deadly work if it's done wrong.
I would've liked to have started cutting at a younger age (I'm 46) but I'm cuttin' now!
Work safe!:msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

Looks like the southern part of the state? I'm up around X20 on 93. Nice pics ....... nice work.

:msp_smile: Thanks Ductape,
. I'm south of you, Laconia. Most all the tree work I've done is on the east side of the lake.

Work safe.:msp_thumbsup:

 

[parrisw]

Ayuh, 385xp will get it done pretty much every time.

Ya man! I'm building a 390xp right now, and have quite a arsenal of other saws!

 

[NHlocal]

Welcome, only your last pic works. Nice though.

. They worked when I previewed the post, not sure what happened? I'm still trying to
figure out these computer (confuser) things. I reloaded 'em, try these. It's a 3 pic sequence.

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Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[parrisw]

Cool, now just learn to embed them.

 

[NHlocal]

Cool, now just learn to embed them.

...embed???... is that what you did here? Is there an easy way to do that?
:help: How do I do that...?

 

[parrisw]

...embed???... is that what you did here? Is there an easy way to do that?
:help: How do I do that...?

Before doing this. Click on your settings, top right of any page. Now on left side scroll down click on general settings, now scroll all the way down again, look for "enhanced attachment uploading" make sure its turned off!

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