whadja do today?

[tree MDS]

This tree got its ass handed to it. Old school style - like before treemen wore backpacks and purses and used the Internet to snitch on each other. Lol

 

[ropensaddle]

This tree got its ass handed to it. Old school style - like before treemen wore backpacks and purses and used the Internet to snitch on each other. LolView attachment 595616 View attachment 595617 View attachment 595618

Where's your purse beech lol haha just messin with ya mds good work.

 

[ropensaddle]

the drum shaft broke and the drum fell on one side and,,

Not a beautiful day, but I will look to the silver lining, that way I can say "it was a beautiful day",,
so, one of my crews was working a big job and I got a call that a chipper knife went thru the chute,
doing big removals and trying to chip all the big wood,,
all was going good until that big moment when they called,
it seems a knife went thru the chute,, Morbark 15",
what they did not know, was the shaft that the drum is on sheared off at the drum,
probably gonna cost mucho,
So, the beautiful part is no one was hurt.
Jeff

Yes its amazing sometimes how lucky we are in equipment malfunction. I once saw a knife of a mitts merril fly out and stick in a tree 70 yards away it buried pretty dad blang deep deep enough it might of taken someones head smooth off. I'll be home this time tomorrow as my time here is two weeks past original schedule. Its been loads of fun seeing the valley, coast and redwoods; who knows, I might get called back as I forged a few friendships or i might head over mds way

 

[dbl612]

No bells to ring here, just more dead ash trees. Dead maples, dead spruce, elm,,, everything, dead, dead, dead. It's a crying shame I tell you. Half of this row was already done at this point.View attachment 593642View attachment 593643 View attachment 593644 These will be for the next time, Tom. Lol.View attachment 593646

looks like a mower hung off the tractor bucket job.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Another morbark shaft bites the dust. What year was the machine?

I think 2011

 

[jefflovstrom]

How many hours on the chipper?

About 4500 hours,
Jeff

 

[gorman]

I think 2011

I've heard they only just recently fixed the issue with the sub standard metal used for the feed roller shafts and disc/drum shafts and chassis. 2016 and down is buyer beware.

 

[treebilly]

Only a matter of time Jeff. Our older BC2100 broke a shaft close to 5000 hours. **** wears out, gets weak. Bad thing with ours is it was with new blades. A fresh set of knifes can really tear **** up. We had around 20K putting it back together.

 

[jefflovstrom]

I've heard they only just recently fixed the issue with the sub standard metal used for the feed roller shafts and disc/drum shafts and chassis. 2016 and down is buyer beware.

Is this true?

 

[gorman]

Slowly but surely she's coming.

 

[JeffGu]

I counted the bunnies, today. First they are cute... then they are tasty.

 

[ropensaddle]

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I counted the bunnies, today. First they are cute... then they are tasty.

And then they are fried lol

 

[JeffGu]

The day this litter was born, I was on the web looking for a new hasenpfeffer recipe... wife walked by my desk and said:

"You sick bastard."

I guess the timing was bad.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Been crazy busy trying to keep up with incoming work, repairing and replacing aging equipment and searching around for that little bit of sanity I could have swore I had at one point. Happy Saturday, guys. Hitting the estimates hard then jobsite prep this afternoon.

 

[dbl612]

View attachment 597219 View attachment 597220 View attachment 597221 View attachment 597222 Been crazy busy trying to keep up with incoming work, repairing and replacing aging equipment and searching around for that little bit of sanity I could have swore I had at one point. Happy Saturday, guys. Hitting the estimates hard then jobsite prep this afternoon.

very disappointing to not see any ply in those snapshots.

 

[jefflovstrom]

View attachment 597219 View attachment 597220 View attachment 597221 View attachment 597222 Been crazy busy trying to keep up with incoming work, repairing and replacing aging equipment and searching around for that little bit of sanity I could have swore I had at one point. Happy Saturday, guys. Hitting the estimates hard then jobsite prep this afternoon.

Looking good,,
Jeff

 

[jefflovstrom]

Spent the last two days at Balboa Park here in San Diego for the annual SDPTCA Seminar and Field Day,
Got 14 'ceu's, It was pretty good but Friday was a really long day, the seminar that day,
Mark Chisholm was here for the climbers and my guys were impressed, a lot of good info on pests and other stuff, rigging, etc,,
Jeff

 

[dbl612]

Spent the last two days at Balboa Park here in San Diego for the annual SDPTCA Seminar and Field Day,
Got 14 'ceu's, It was pretty good but Friday was a really long day, the seminar that day,
Mark Chisholm was here for the climbers and my guys were impressed, a lot of good info on pests and other stuff, rigging, etc,,
Jeff

enjoy your vee cuts and spider legging. your production will suck.

 

[tree MDS]

Spider legging. Lol. Sounds like something a Vietnamese hooker would be wearing. Not that I'd know anything about Vietnamese hookers, but just saying..

 

[tree MDS]

I need to place a help wanted ad again. I got the one decent guy that drives the ram, then the other retard I just fired for the hundredth time, but I need to find another good employee. I've got way too many bills with the new bucket coming to **** around. I can't have my business relying on one guy.

I picked up one of those boost phones so when I place the ad, the various "characters" can call that number, instead of drive me crazy on my regular cell. Nothing like being up in a tree and then suddenly listening to some dude talking about how much wood he cut with his dad. Lol.