whadja do today?

[ducaticorse]

Mmmm idk bout that haha I already smoke u with my 14t I run it like its a 35t picking whole trees n ****
Soon we'll be running 2 crane crews oh the slaughter
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Sounds safe to me!


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[no tree to big]

Sounds safe to me!


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Totally , I've only had one "oh that was a really bad Idea" moment so far hey gotta learn somehow...

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[sgreanbeans]

Wife had surgery yesterday, went well. Waiting on pathology report to confirm cancer is gone.

On way home from the hospital in Iowa City about 10:30 last night, had the cruise set at 77 mph. 2 boys in back seat sleeping and father in law riding shotgun. Right front tire blow's in a big way. Takes out my fender just like they do in a cup car and sends me into a spin. I saved it and got it off the highway. Tread separated? Have BFG mud terrains and they are...where in good shape. Scared the **** outa me. Now my truck is sitting in the hood and no one is open so I can get it towed.

 

[treevet]

best of luck with Dana, Beans, will say a prayer

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Was up at one of arbo stores yesterday, Andrew dropped over 700 for a saddle and lanyard, all state of the art. I even tried a few saddles and , finally, the tree motion. They all just grub my nuts and the bulge that gets created is to hilarious for me to take this job seriously so I will stick to my ass board. That's how I climb, ass first.

I think Andy got the Sequoia which has plastic parts in their buckles and there is no need to have screw mechanisms on the bridge rings. It might have been the Ergo Lite but that bridge has screws in it too.

In fact I have an old twist shackle for attaching a microender for a lanyard and it seems that is not up to par. They don't make them anymore and you are not supposed to use them. I just found that out and it makes sense.

I was going to hook up a lanyard for Andy with it but I hesistated, I just couldn't rig him up unless it was going to be ultra - safe. Then going up to the arbo store and finding they don't even put them on the shelf anymore...

As it happens: We were trying saddles with the zig -zag at the store. Didn't but that but a few new 10 mm i2i for both of us. These things take just a quick look to inspect, not like a ZZ. I think you have to magna-flux those things every tree!

I gave the choice to Andy what he wanted to use for a lanyard, he went with friction hitch over rope grab. I use the rope grab attached with a web strap these days but also can switch.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Wife had surgery yesterday, went well. Waiting on pathology report to confirm cancer is gone.

On way home from the hospital in Iowa City about 10:30 last night, had the cruise set at 77 mph. 2 boys in back seat sleeping and father in law riding shotgun. Right front tire blow's in a big way. Takes out my fender just like they do in a cup car and sends me into a spin. I saved it and got it off the highway. Tread separated? Have BFG mud terrains and they are...where in good shape. Scared the **** outa me. Now my truck is sitting in the hood and no one is open so I can get it towed.

Jesus!

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Wait! Pushing 80 with Mud Terrains!??

 

[KenJax Tree]

Fun!

 

[luckydad]

Fun!

That was 2hrs ago, let's see it now !!


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[KenJax Tree]

Still looks the same unless it fell down lol. It was an estimate, $3850and we're in the middle and almost $800 more than the cheapest and $200 less than the highest they got so i doubt they'll call. It could be interesting for Juan and Pablo with the lowest price with all those wires right there.

 

[luckydad]

Juan and Pablo, they get around !! They been doing a little work around here to. Lol.

 

[Brendon Phillips]

I shaved and had 3 beers,,
Jeff View attachment 353704

 

[Groundman One]

Today: worked for a intenet company trimming trees around towers and took down and bucked up a medium maple for a new customer who looks like he will be a new regular customer. Always need more of those!

 

[jefflovstrom]

LOL,, That was funny,,two shay!
Jeff

 

[Affordabletree]

Picked up my now new truck this evening. Got it for 10,400

 

[OLD OAK]

Picked up my now new truck this evening. Got it for 10,400

I like it. With 2 rear axles it should be able to hold a lot of wood. Do you have a cld licence. What will you be loading it with ?

 

[treeclimber101]

Today .... I drove down this deer path to get 4 dead oaks . Notch and watch for a HO association .... Then I had to put it in 4x4 and got stuck anyway .... So I covered the truck in mud and then hopped on the 2 wheeler and went a auction .... Found this little gem there

pretty bad ass if anyone needs one go to the auction in Plymouth meeting PA tomorrow

 

[NYTREECLIMBER]

I've had the nickel plated (or whatever its called) one for a decade and a half or so now. It does run smoother now that its worn in. Those were textured from the factory though. I don't see what the difference would be between a painted black steel one and an aluminum though? At least as far as rope running smoothness is concerned. Care to enlighten me as to how this works?

Aluminum dissipates heat better

 

[treeclimber101]

Dissipates ..... Wow check you out all hoity toity using big words with your pinky up

 

[Affordabletree]

I like it. With 2 rear axles it should be able to hold a lot of wood. Do you have a cld licence. What will you be loading it with ?

Old oak, I was going to make it into a 40 yard chip truck for now with a removable roof. And what ever wood I can throw in is what will go. Eventually I would like to get an rc30 skid steer and a vermeer s650tx but that is after I sell my other truck. It had 40,000lb rears so insurance on this really sucks