whadja do today?

[DR. P. Proteus]

Well, I am hot,,,,,,

Not commas at the end, just three periods. Like this: Well, I am hot...

That's all there is to it.

 

[JeffGu]

I think I hear a pig squealing, somewhere off in the distance. They really hate those singing lessons.

 

[no tree to big]

I think I hear a pig squealing, somewhere off in the distance. They really hate those singing lessons.

American idol?

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[jefflovstrom]

There was a lot of dead in this one thanks to the bark beetles (so I was told by some of the crew). The only pest I saw were termites, and the tree having to compete with development and several trees in close proximity. I really hope it recovers; I love those pines.

Finished cleaning the dead from the Torrey, then we removed and stumped a Liquidambar, then it was back to the yard for much needed saw maintenance. Pretty easy day.

Whoever told you bark beetle, is an idiot,,,,do you have a pic?
Jeff

 

[Arclight]

Whoever told you bark beetle, is an idiot,,,,do you have a pic?
Jeff

Nope. It dawned on me yesterday that it's time to keep a photo album and thoroughly document these sort of things so when I become a Certified Arborist I'll have examples to reference. Next time I encounter something similar to this I'll post some pics.

 

[Zale]

Heading out to face the white death.

 

[no tree to big]

100 yards of chips and a big arse pile of logs. today was pretty productive, glad we just put new blades on the chipper.

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[treebilly]

What did ya do after lunch?

 

[no tree to big]

What did ya do after lunch?

Took a nap

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[epicklein22]

Clearing a lot before I put my equipment down for winter repair. Grace tree came in and took out the heavy leaners for me.

 

[treebilly]

I've got to give Grace Tree a call sometime. I see that lift being very useful.
Finished up a couple of big pin oak removals today. Got a bit of wood for the Amish to deal with.
13' is the shortest length in that pile. That's all the S250 could roll

 

[no tree to big]

I've got to give Grace Tree a call sometime. I see that lift being very useful.
Finished up a couple of big pin oak removals today. Got a bit of wood for the Amish to deal with.
View attachment 481291 13' is the shortest length in that pile. That's all the S250 could roll

Sexxxy!

wish I had a pile of wood like that from today but instead we had 20 big ass oaks to trim 4 climbers got through 15 of them today job was bid at 5 climbers one bucket and 3 groundmen 9 hrs so I guess we are still on track.

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[treebilly]

Sounds like a great day. I'm lucky to get another climber on a job.

 

[Zale]

Back from playing in the snow. Got around 28" give or take. This snow put all the contractors on their asses. Not enough equipment and operators to move the snow.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Back from playing in the snow. Got around 28" give or take. This snow put all the contractors on their asses. Not enough equipment and operators to move the snow.

It escalated quickly. By 7pm Sat evening the country roads around here were impassable. It was still coming down, I couldn't do anymore without getting stuck. The roads plows were getting stuck too. I couldn't even get into my house so I went to Wawa to try to get out from under. My friend calls me, says he is down a guy at his commercial snow site.

I didn't want to go. Even though it was a safe parking lot towards the city and away from these 8 foot snow plowed embankments on the roads out here, getting there might be tricky and it would put me out of my territory. If I got up there and don't get back in time, for whatever reason, my own client's will suffer. I had talked to many of them and we all knew that in order for me to clear them it would have to stop snowing and the roads be plowed accordingly. I had some time to kill. I wanted to go home and sleep to be rested.

But my boy seemed to be crying and in a bind so I went up there and spent 22 hours running like a mofo, and I was glad to be at least pushing snow on the clock instead of wallered up in the sticks. I also ran a shovel and dug out the equipment trailer, loaded 50 pounds bags of calcium while my truck also ran the entire time.

Getting back to my work I found a couple clients already used blowers and was glad because some of these smaller drives ( and bigger ones) are a pain with these stupid straight blade plows. Although they do work, they are clumsy. In this deep stuff I think blowers are better. I never had a blower but always sort of wanted to. I thought it would be hard for me to transport, it would annoy the clients at 3am and I would need a big and small one. Some of these people casually blew out their drives while I hammered and roared around having to spread salt behind the truck every so often.

Anyway, I am pretty much done. I was taking the mini around with me to open aprons and mailboxes and move back the bergs. I got to head out now. I haven't showered in long time and I ain't gonna now, been livin off of cheap Wawa latte' and baked goods, I look just like my picture.

 

[no tree to big]

Watched a guy flip our stumper today that was pretty interesting... it almost made it to the bottom of the hill before she tipped...

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[treebilly]

That sucks. Did he kill it before it flopped?

 

[no tree to big]

Nope it went to fast down the hill it ran perfectly on its side till he could get down to kill it. I flipped it back cranked her over a second (no fire) fuel drained out of the inline filter... hit her with some starting fluid fired up and did the last stump on the job! It blew the air filter housing into a million pieces and bent the bracket that holds it but other then that I think it's ok.

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[jefflovstrom]

My day was beautiful,,
Jeff

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

If it goes according to plan this guy is bringing a 25 foot camping trailer down to my tennis court on the horse farm for 500 bucks. I just plowed it so he could get in and am hoping he gets on the road no problem and gets it down here tomorrow.

The thing doesn't look like a wreck and it will blend with the main riding barn. I am going to cut out a section and install a set of steel exterior doors so I can get the mini in there and things like that. Yard shop. Everything is pretty much out of it except a couch and a fold up table and some of the bedding. All the bath and kitchen stuff is gone save for the spice rack and the curtains.

I had been wondering what to put up there at my yard for storage. There is an old boat up there, I don't think anyone wants it, though I want the room, I think its going to be up to me to cut this thing up and put it in a dumpster. I dunno, does anybody know how big a dumpster you need for a 25 foot motorboat. I am thinking with some well placed cuts with a sawzall and a bash here and there with the Bobcat I could get it pretty compact. The tires on its trailer are shot or I would try to tow the thing something but I don't know who wants and old gutted boat. If the owner says I can drag it out in the woods and leave it I will.