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

[NORMZILLA44]

Awesome Randy, nice picture. Yeah tired myself! Muffler is good, today it was the 660, 2101 show!

 

[Eccentric]

Here's what I was doing Saturday Norm.

http://www.arboristsite.com/stickies/101147-319.htm#post3653687

Not quite done. Gotta chase down a throttle trigger or a complete rear handle/carb box assembly...:bang:

 

[NHlocal]

Good day for cutting.....

Awesome Randy, nice picture. Yeah tired myself! Muffler is good, today it was the 660, 2101 show!

Nice pics Norm, looks like you had a good crew helping you out. :msp_thumbup: Always good to have a few extra hands in there, makes the work go so much easier! Looks like you had a good day to cut. Great day to cut here, wall to wall sunshine. I really couldn't have asked for the tree to come down any better, even with the off and on wind gusts (I will admit the wind made me nervous) it came down exactly the way I wanted it. Still have two more trees to take down at that home, an Oak, and a Hemlock. The Hemlock is small to medium. It's right on the edge of the lawn and it also has a slight lean towards the lawn. At the very least I will have put a pull rope on it. The Oak is also on the edge of the lawn, but that one is a whole different situation. It's about 80ft tall with what looks like an old lightning strike that runs almost the entire length of the trunk. The tree seems to check out OK to be in good enough condition to climb, but I will definitely use a little extra caution when I take it down. It has a fairly large crown with limbs overhanging the lawn so I will have to do some rigging on at least 2 or 3 of the larger limbs. Ayuh, just a few of the decisions that need to be made during the week for the "working man". :bringit:



Here's the Oak.....

Getting ready to top the Pine.....

Down and done, right on the spot I was aiming for.....

.....I'll post the video as soon as I can put it all together and upload it.....

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[Joe46]

More pics

Nice work Norm! Man that 2100/2101 looks like it just came off the showroom floor. Props Bud!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Awesome Aaron, thing is looking good! Great! At least John is getting better now with saw maintenance. He got jeaulous seeing my saws all the time. Randy thanks and nice job buddy! Nice stump, 385! Nice square corners, and holding wood. Level stump awesome!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks Joe! I love it, and in person it has a bend on the handle, slight fade in plastic, minor stuff over all clean, and low hour. But in the pics it looks new LOL!

 

[Brian13]

Looks like everybody has been busy! Norm hope you get those allergies under control. Working when you feel like crap sucks, even playing sucks when you dont feel good. For favorite knot, I like the running bowline. Easy to tie and easy to untie, and dosnt lock up on heavy loads. For termination, I use the fishermans knot, if used on a biner you can pull the biner out and pull the knot out with little fuss. As for hitch, I like the distel for my friction hitch, other than that I dont use many others except for the clove. Randy, looks like you have enough to keep you busy for a bit. I know what your saying about the wind, and it seems being on the down wind side makes me more nervous than upwind or off to the side LOL. Aaron, looks like you have a nice project going. Its been awhile since I have been able to get in the garage for play. Pretty much all projects have been a an almost standstill. Hope it dosnt give you a whole lot of grief.

 

[Eccentric]

Norm I've got some great news for John P. A fellow Homelite nut is sending me a good used carb box/rear handle assembly for John's saw. Should be up and running soon! Will you please give him an update for me?

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks for the hello, Brian yeah feeling better thank you! Aaron that is great, and will update him right now, thank you!

 

[NHlocal]

Looks like everybody has been busy! Norm hope you get those allergies under control. Working when you feel like crap sucks, even playing sucks when you dont feel good. For favorite knot, I like the running bowline. Easy to tie and easy to untie, and dosnt lock up on heavy loads. For termination, I use the fishermans knot, if used on a biner you can pull the biner out and pull the knot out with little fuss. As for hitch, I like the distel for my friction hitch, other than that I dont use many others except for the clove. Randy, looks like you have enough to keep you busy for a bit. I know what your saying about the wind, and it seems being on the down wind side makes me more nervous than upwind or off to the side LOL. Aaron, looks like you have a nice project going. Its been awhile since I have been able to get in the garage for play. Pretty much all projects have been a an almost standstill. Hope it dosnt give you a whole lot of grief.

Ayuh, Brian you're right about the wind, for me it was "slightly" in my favor as far as topping and dropping goes. But I will say being 90ft up a tree with the wind gusting did make me a little nervous. :msp_ohmy: I limbed the back side to put as much weight as possible on the front side, even laid some of the branches I cut off the back into the limbs on the front. The truth is, the "safest" thing to do would have been to bail out of the tree and come back on a "calm" day and take it down. I gave it serious thought a couple of times when I was in the top of the tree. :msp_scared: The wind was going from calm to hard gusts with a pretty good window during the calm. It was the top that had me second guessing myself. In times like that it comes down to what your experience tells you along with what you're seeing and feeling right in front of you. It's a judgement call. I was confident it would fall right with no wind so I waited for the calm and cut it. Prayer answered, it fell exactly as I wanted it to! :biggrinbounce2:

That new climbing saddle is very nice. I've never used any of the other good saddles so I can't compare but, compared to the Petzl Navaho this thing is a Cadillac. Very comfortable and seems to have adjustments in all the right places. As I put more climb time in it I'll update you with a more detailed review. :msp_thumbup: Ayuh, I've got enough "part time" work to keep me going for awhile. :hmm3grin2orange:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good post Randy, and while reading I was thinking the same thing, judgement call. And you did right. We have been there, and not always been lucky with wind. Smart to leave the off side limb heavy like you did. Not bad to wedge em too if needed. Some like the redwood two weeks ago we had to rope, and pull, not because of wind, but had to get it out past some long limbs. Randy the more I hear, and see of your work, the more improvements I have seen, you are doing great!

 

[NHlocal]

..."ultimate goal"...

Good post Randy, and while reading I was thinking the same thing, judgement call. And you did right. We have been there, and not always been lucky with wind. Smart to leave the off side limb heavy like you did. Not bad to wedge em too if needed. Some like the redwood two weeks ago we had to rope, and pull, not because of wind, but had to get it out past some long limbs. Randy the more I hear, and see of your work, the more improvements I have seen, you are doing great!

Thanks Norm, I appreciate that. My "ultimate goal" (if I think of it as having a goal) is to go and be able to evaluate a "job" without second guessing myself, whether it be pruning, hazardous take down, grinding a stump, or just recommending to the home owner what tree to plant. I understand there are always going to be unforeseen/uncontrollable conditions, like wind, rain, hidden defects, etc., but I'm talking about knowing the type of tree and having the experience to be able to go and evaluate every job with a fair amount of confidence. Know what I mean? Just want to be good at what I do. By the way Norm, I did put a couple wedges in the back cut right before I dropped it. :hmm3grin2orange:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

Saturday afternoon cutting.....

.....OK Norm, I got it edited and uploaded. Take a look and tell me what you see, and anyone else for that matter. This is how I'm learning, by constructive (I hope) criticism, or by getting blasted. Either way I'll learn something from it. I want to improve every time I go out, if that's possible? I was way off on matching the two cuts for the face, :msp_confused: instead of butchering it more I just busted it out where the cuts "should have" met. Kinda weird cause I don't usually have too much trouble with the face cut.....? Seemed to work out OK, it hinged over and "bulls eyed" the spot I wanted to hit. My son just got back from college last Wednesday and he was helping me out. I was teaching / showing him what to look for when felling a tree, lean, space available, wind, basically how to get it to go where you want it to go and why. Needless to say he was impressed when it dropped right on the spot. :hmm3grin2orange:
Hope work is going good for ya, and your allergies aren't knocking you down too much.
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO41TImueQ

 

[homelitejim]

All I can say is they don't pay you guys near enough for what you do. The face cut looked like a humbolt, I will have to learn that one as I usually use a dutchman.

 

[struggle]

I have been MIA here. Nothign new to report. Just some stumps here and there and a few little tree jobs nothing worth while to post.

I do need some advice though as I have a harness old linemans and nice climbing spikes for shallow bark. My question is I need a rope like posted in the video that you can adjust on the fly as you climb as a linemans harness belt is not easily adjusted as it uses a buckle system since poles after so far up don't narrow quite as fast as a tree can change in a few feet.

What do I need to look for on that. Would be best to have a two rope system for going over branches so I am always roped around the tree as well for safety.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Randy awesome post's, my vid player is not up to par lately. Shiat!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't play your video, hey we all get a face like that. Did one today in front of CDF cutters, who the Captain froze up on some easy trees, and I had to rescue them. Laid four down in about 4.5 minutes. Last one face was a little less pretty, could not get an angle, steep bank and slipping. Jim good stuff, Shane been MIA too, as Jim knows fighting a battle on another site, something dear to my heart. Shane Parmeter uses a prusik type I think on his climb line, and we got one for Jesus from Bailey's. The cam lock adjsuter type, almost automatic, working good so far. Getting around some trees is tough, that redwood parmeter was in the other day, alot of limbs to fight, and sometimes flipping that line without a tie off. He is always tied off when he can, but not always easy when moving up a tree. Check baley's for lines, and also Sherril tree, they explain alot on rigging, and tying off, lines and knots. I always save ther catalogs, because they, share alot of tips and tricks. The best book ever written for tree work, is the fundamentals of general tree work, it shows everything you will ever encounter, and more.

 

[NHlocal]

All I can say is they don't pay you guys near enough for what you do. The face cut looked like a humbolt, I will have to learn that one as I usually use a dutchman.

.....OK Jim, I'm going to throw myself under the bus again (wait, I think I just did:msp_confused. I'll be the first to admit I've got a lot to learn about all areas of tree work, especially names of cuts. I thought a Humboldt was having the angle cut of the face pointed down (on the stump side)? I also thought a Dutchman was when you cut through the back of part of the face cut (leaving no hinge wood when you make your back cut)? Go ahead take your wacks, I should know this stuff by now. :bang:.....

 

[NHlocal]

All I can say is they don't pay you guys near enough for what you do. The face cut looked like a humbolt, I will have to learn that one as I usually use a dutchman.

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!! People get paid for doing this?!?:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

 

[NHlocal]

I have been MIA here. Nothign new to report. Just some stumps here and there and a few little tree jobs nothing worth while to post.

I do need some advice though as I have a harness old linemans and nice climbing spikes for shallow bark. My question is I need a rope like posted in the video that you can adjust on the fly as you climb as a linemans harness belt is not easily adjusted as it uses a buckle system since poles after so far up don't narrow quite as fast as a tree can change in a few feet.

What do I need to look for on that. Would be best to have a two rope system for going over branches so I am always roped around the tree as well for safety.

Shane, I use a modified prusik. When I bought the flip line I used the rope grab that came with it, it worked great except, when it's under load you can't release it. You must relieve/release the load on the flip line before you can release the rope grab. Now I use a modified prusik friction hitch. I only have trouble with it when I get pitch on my flip line. :msp_thumbup: Also, I use the end of my climb line as my second tag/flip line to get around branches and when I advance my climb line.
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

Randy awesome post's, my vid player is not up to par lately. Shiat!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't play your video, hey we all get a face like that. Did one today in front of CDF cutters, who the Captain froze up on some easy trees, and I had to rescue them. Laid four down in about 4.5 minutes. Last one face was a little less pretty, could not get an angle, steep bank and slipping. Jim good stuff, Shane been MIA too, as Jim knows fighting a battle on another site, something dear to my heart. Shane Parmeter uses a prusik type I think on his climb line, and we got one for Jesus from Bailey's. The cam lock adjsuter type, almost automatic, working good so far. Getting around some trees is tough, that redwood parmeter was in the other day, alot of limbs to fight, and sometimes flipping that line without a tie off. He is always tied off when he can, but not always easy when moving up a tree. Check baley's for lines, and also Sherril tree, they explain alot on rigging, and tying off, lines and knots. I always save ther catalogs, because they, share alot of tips and tricks. The best book ever written for tree work, is the fundamentals of general tree work, it shows everything you will ever encounter, and more.

Thanks Norm, good to hear from ya' again. I have the Fundamentals of General Tree Work, it's loaded with great information, just like you said. It's a good read. Hope everything works out for you with whats going on, tough to work with other things on your mind.
Work safe! :msp_thumbsup: