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

[struggle]

How we doing today all? Man the weekends fly by way too fast, and I did not even do much!

Ground out three stumps today and bid a job and the lady said DO IT:hmm3grin2orange: So far it is looking good this week and this recent job she has a place for me to dump all the trees closer by than the dump so no fees and no lines and less fuel spent driving to the dump.

Looks like a win win so far. Only issue could be neighbor as one of the trees is actually on neighbors roof right now and I have to take pictures before hand to protect myself as the roof on said house is shot and as are the gutters so this I will be taking some CYA pictures before anything gets done. Homeowner I'm working for says they are good people ,but we all know how that can go. lady is going to talk to them to let them know o fthe wrok that will be done soon.

If all goes well lady has another tree she would like me to take down once this primary stuff is done first.

Ohh and good luck with the IVY Brian tomorrow:msp_unsure:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Aaron, Ron, Brian, and Shane good to see you all. What kind of pepper trees you cutting Brian? Cutting soon Aaron, this weekend closing weekend, so maybe following we can cut. Don't know If I ever had trouble with poison ivy, Or if we have much? Talk in a but be safe my friends.

 

[Eccentric]

Aaron, Ron, Brian, and Shane good to see you all. What kind of pepper trees you cutting Brian? Cutting soon Aaron, this weekend closing weekend, so maybe following we can cut. Don't know If I ever had trouble with poison ivy, Or if we have much? Talk in a but be safe my friends.

Hiya Norm. That weekend sounds good. I don't think we have poison ivy around here. Lots of poison oak though...

 

[RandyMac]

Day one of ten.

 

[NHlocal]

Weekend, whats that? Was on shift yesterday, and today was back cutting in a swamp clearing pepper trees. Today we got to a section that was full of poison ivy. Not sure if I am allergic or not, didnt take any chances though. Long sleeves and gloves and so far no itching lol. Have another full day tomorrow in that area.....YAY(add sarcasm)!

Good to hear from ya Brian,
sounds like you're into some of the "dirty work" that's never really pleasant to do but somebody has to do it, hope you're not allergic to the ivy and you're able to get through it quick. Work safe this week.

Hiya Norm. That weekend sounds good. I don't think we have poison ivy around here. Lots of poison oak though...

Hate that ivy, usually takes about two days for it to make itself known when I get into the stuff. Hope you can get away with working around it and not have it bother you.

Ron

We have poison ivy all over the place around here, I'm allergic to it but not as bad as some people. :msp_ohmy: I avoid it every time, if possible.....

Ground out three stumps today and bid a job and the lady said DO IT:hmm3grin2orange: So far it is looking good this week and this recent job she has a place for me to dump all the trees closer by than the dump so no fees and no lines and less fuel spent driving to the dump.

Looks like a win win so far. Only issue could be neighbor as one of the trees is actually on neighbors roof right now and I have to take pictures before hand to protect myself as the roof on said house is shot and as are the gutters so this I will be taking some CYA pictures before anything gets done. Homeowner I'm working for says they are good people ,but we all know how that can go. lady is going to talk to them to let them know o fthe wrok that will be done soon.

If all goes well lady has another tree she would like me to take down once this primary stuff is done first.

Ohh and good luck with the IVY Brian tomorrow

Shane, good to here you're getting work, and maybe the potential for more.....:msp_thumbup:. Sounds like some challenging work with the tree on the roof.....will you be able to share some of the pics.....? Hope it works out alright for ya'.

Aaron, Ron, Brian, and Shane good to see you all. What kind of pepper trees you cutting Brian? Cutting soon Aaron, this weekend closing weekend, so maybe following we can cut. Don't know If I ever had trouble with poison ivy, Or if we have much? Talk in a but be safe my friends.

Good morning Norm, sounds like you're "itching" to cut(sorry had to throw that in with the theme of the last few posts, couldn't help myself :hmm3grin2orange: ), hope you're able to get some "saw time" soon. :msp_thumbup:
Will be starting on that job I talked about earlier soon, maybe this weekend, depends on the weather.....:biggrinbounce2:
.....gotta go, time to make coffee and get ready for work.....

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[Brian13]

Norm we are cutting Brazilian Pepper trees. Nasty tree that grows like a weed, and has a very sticky sap. It is invasive and will strangle out all natural plants and trees. As far as I am concerned kill them all LOL. Not really sure Randy how I will react to the ivy. I have grown up playing in the woods, and I have a hard time believing that I havnt touched it at some point. But I have never had the itchiness. Either I have been lucky so far, or it dosnt bother me. I know for sure yesterday that I got it on me, so I guess we will see in a couple of days. Will be in that same area today, going to have to get the ivy out of some palm trees:bang:.

 

[struggle]

One of my lawn customers in FL had a row of brazilian peppers along a wall and did I ever hate them. Very fast growing and they never maintianed them. I think they are all gone now from that property as someone else bought it and cut them all down.

I dont recall them being very sappy though. That was back in "97" for me. I recall them being considered invasive species though.

 

[NHlocal]

Norm we are cutting Brazilian Pepper trees. Nasty tree that grows like a weed, and has a very sticky sap. It is invasive and will strangle out all natural plants and trees. As far as I am concerned kill them all LOL. Not really sure Randy how I will react to the ivy. I have grown up playing in the woods, and I have a hard time believing that I havnt touched it at some point. But I have never had the itchiness. Either I have been lucky so far, or it dosnt bother me. I know for sure yesterday that I got it on me, so I guess we will see in a couple of days. Will be in that same area today, going to have to get the ivy out of some palm trees:bang:.

Brian, whenever I come in contact with Poison Ivy within a few hours I know it. First the itching starts, then soon after the "rash" sets in and the itching gets really "intense". :bang: A lot of people aren't allergic, but a lot are. I could be wrong but, if you were allergic to it you should know by now.

Still haven't started putting together the video of the Elm and Cherry take down at my brother in law's place, I did finally drop the memory card off at the local camera shop to try to recover the pictures and video. My wife just talked with them on the phone and it sounds like they will be able to recover the pics and video. They said it may take a couple days but they should be able to copy them to a CD. Already purchased a new memory card for the camera, it'll be good to go if I cut this weekend.
Hope that Ivy comes down easy for ya'(hope you don't end up being allergic). :msp_thumbup:

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:


.....action pic of Elm/Cherry take down, chunking off the last piece so it'll "fit" in the drop zone.....

 

[Brian13]

Well so far no itching LOL. Got a couple more days working in that area Im afraid. Randy your making me jealous LOL, cant wait to get back in the saddle. Would love to do removals a little more often. Shane, those pepper trees are definitely invasive. I hate them too LOL the more you trim the thicker they come back it seams. They can be pretty sappy, the larger branches will bleed a rubber cement like sap that just sticks to everything.

 

[struggle]

Question Randy I see what looks like you double wrap your throw line around the tree? If so is this for the measure of safety in the event a you slip or should drop it would obviously stop you?

I ahve been doing it just around the back side, but I clearly see the danger in this as I have nothing in the event I should slip?

Also it looks to me liek you have shoes/boots without arches?

Trying to learn. I have not watched my climbing series video and I need to do that soon.

 

[NHlocal]

Well so far no itching LOL. Got a couple more days working in that area Im afraid. Randy your making me jealous LOL, cant wait to get back in the saddle. Would love to do removals a little more often. Shane, those pepper trees are definitely invasive. I hate them too LOL the more you trim the thicker they come back it seams. They can be pretty sappy, the larger branches will bleed a rubber cement like sap that just sticks to everything.

Hey Brian,
that's really good to hear "no itching", sounds like (hopefully) you're not allergic. :msp_thumbup:
Through the middle of the summer I didn't have much of anything for work, but I just recently picked up "a bunch". :biggrinbounce2: I'm hoping to cut this Saturday.....

Question Randy I see what looks like you double wrap your throw line around the tree? If so is this for the measure of safety in the event a you slip or should drop it would obviously stop you?

I ahve been doing it just around the back side, but I clearly see the danger in this as I have nothing in the event I should slip?

Also it looks to me liek you have shoes/boots without arches?

Trying to learn. I have not watched my climbing series video and I need to do that soon.

Good morning Shane,
Ayuh, wrapping your flipline around the trunk for safety when cutting is recommended for sure, should also "tie in twice", but I have to admit sometimes I don't(usually when I'm chunking down a trunk and don't have a "separate" tie in point). Wrapping my flipline around the trunk has saved me from slipping/falling several times,(mostly due to my spurs "kicking out") I strongly recommend doing it for safety. :msp_thumbup: Yes, I have "work boots", but they do have arches. They're steel toed boots we have to wear at the shop, I can't afford "real" boots yet. Hope that helps, watch the videos, they were a huge help to me(Working Climber series I and II). :msp_thumbup:
.....time to make coffee and get ready for work.....
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[struggle]

I will start using that method of wraping the flip line. It makes sense to do it that. I think tonight I might try and watch some of that video. I need to do that.

 

[NHlocal]

I will start using that method of wraping the flip line. It makes sense to do it that. I think tonight I might try and watch some of that video. I need to do that.

Shane,
"most of the time" I don't have my flip line wrapped around the trunk while I'm climbing. The two times I most often use a "wrap" is when I'm cutting or when I'm on a very "skinny" trunk. You mentioned about my boots not having an arch, here's a pic (from last month) that shows the boot(s) I'm using, you can see the arch pretty good.....

.....I hope to be able to get a "good" pair of boots soon. :msp_w00t:

 

[struggle]

From the other picture the "boots" looked more like shoes. I figured it would be very difficult to climb in somthing without an arch.

I have a very straight walnut to take down tomorrow and I will double wrap that one. It is not very large and I will feel now a little more comfortable with it that way. My spikes are quite shallow and I need to see about getting longer spurs. I could not go up a deep barked tree now. Most of what I have done has not needed the longer ones, but I think I would be far better off with them safety wise.

 

[NHlocal]

From the other picture the "boots" looked more like shoes. I figured it would be very difficult to climb in somthing without an arch.

I have a very straight walnut to take down tomorrow and I will double wrap that one. It is not very large and I will feel now a little more comfortable with it that way. My spikes are quite shallow and I need to see about getting longer spurs. I could not go up a deep barked tree now. Most of what I have done has not needed the longer ones, but I think I would be far better off with them safety wise.

Ayuh, I have used spurs with my hiking boots and they have no arch, they have a tendency to want to "slide" off the stirrup without the arch.
Sounds good on that take down, do you "sharpen" your spurs? That will make a big difference as far as setting your spurs in the trunk.
I definitely feel more secure when I have my flip line wrapped around the trunk, it effectively "locks" you onto the trunk.
Will you get any pics from that take down tomorrow? :msp_w00t:
4am is coming fast, time for bed.
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[struggle]

I will try and get some pictures if it works out. No promises.

I did take pictures on teh neighbors roof on this job and that home it two stories high and there was what looked like grab grass growing in places on the roof. It is in really rough shape. That is why I took before pictures so they couldn't come back on me and say I damaged thier roof as the tree I took down had limbs laying on that roof.

No I have not sharpened them yet. I would think they could use it. Hopefully I can touch them up in the morning.

 

[NHlocal]

I will try and get some pictures if it works out. No promises.

I did take pictures on teh neighbors roof on this job and that home it two stories high and there was what looked like grab grass growing in places on the roof. It is in really rough shape. That is why I took before pictures so they couldn't come back on me and say I damaged thier roof as the tree I took down had limbs laying on that roof.

No I have not sharpened them yet. I would think they could use it. Hopefully I can touch them up in the morning.

Either way, pics or not, hope that goes well for ya' today.
I hope to be starting that piece of property with the 15-20 trees the home owner wants cut on Saturday? :dunno:
Pics and video are S.O.P., we'll see what happens.
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Brothers! good to see ya, Randy nice pics my friend, yep itching to cut! Aaron did not think so on ivy, I had never seen any. Randy mac, day one of ten? Vacation? Brian I never heard of the brazilian pepper tree, tough cutting?

 

[struggle]

Only two photos. This job turned into a bit of a nightmare, but I will explain later this evening on that. Nothing to do with actual take down. The work went very well. There was only at most 25' between the two homes so I roped ever piece down until I was left with the trunk and then sectioned it out in chunks.

 

[NHlocal]

Only two photos. This job turned into a bit of a nightmare, but I will explain later this evening on that. Nothing to do with actual take down. The work went very well. There was only at most 25' between the two homes so I roped ever piece down until I was left with the trunk and then sectioned it out in chunks.

Great pictures Shane! BUT!!! I'm hooked, what is "the rest of the story....."??? :bringit:
Glad to hear the take down went well. I see you had your flipline wrapped around the trunk, did that make working any easier?
.....so, fess up, what happened?!? :dunno: