whadja do today?

[capetrees]

Knowing a tree's going to barberchair, the only thing I would think that would contain it would be a hardened heavy chain, 5/8" or better, not a simple bull rope.

 

[capetrees]

2 experienced tree guys arguing with a 15 year old who thinks he knows it all already

well come on, he's been up 75' in a tree so ......

 

[ZinTrees]

well come on, he's been up 75' in a tree so ......

I hung out with a pro once dont forget that

 

[capetrees]

I hung out with a pro once dont forget that

once?

we can tell

 

[capetrees]

and don't get confused. I"m far from a "pro" but I've learned a lot over the past 35 years and I'm still learning.

 

[ZinTrees]

once?

we can tell

well twice, second time was welding up bumper mounts for his truck (he ripped the old bumper off pulling a crane out of mud)



and honestly, I could not care less what anyone thinks about me, or my climbing, yall can ***** all you want IDC

 

[ZinTrees]

anyone see what happened over at eastside treeworks?

 

[tree MDS]

If it sits back on the bar it may be about to snap off. The wedges can create a fulcrum that adds to that.

I would never let an operator be in control of the pull over if there is stuff around it could hit should the operator fk up or pass out or whatever (get a cell call, be high...). I am gonna spring the tree forward with the pullover vehicle be it mini, truck (and lock it with em brake and in gear and chock)...and usually it will just go over from the tension of the bent tree. If questionable at all with back lean...I am gonna stress it AND put a come a long on it after setting the pullover vehicle, chock it and lock the emergency and put it in gear and turn it off. Sometimes I will set 2 pullover ropes and come alongs and go back and forth on them gaining more on each cranking. No hurry and keep holding wood.

Tractor winch and 3/4” bull rope.

 

[tree MDS]

And you can get a knuckleboom with a winch on it too. Palfinger has like a switchblade winch spool that automatically folds of the side, I was looking at a vid last weekend. Pretty neat.

 

[ZinTrees]

And you can get a knuckleboom with a winch on it too. Palfinger has like a switchblade winch spool that automatically folds of the side, I was looking at a vid last weekend. Pretty neat.

I love this idea

 

[treevet]

 

[ZinTrees]

truck frame looks salvageable, everything above it is trash tho

 

[treevet]

I hung out with a pro once dont forget that

You probably have experience that totals less than 20 hours in your lifetime. I likely have as much or more full time professional tree experience than anyone on the face of the earth....and you have no problem telling me I am wrong. This is why there is a 101 section.

 

[ZinTrees]

and you have no problem telling me I am wrong.

if your wrong you are wrong, get over it

 

[treevet]

You should go post in the 101 beginner section and come back in a few years.

 

[tree MDS]

You probably have experience that totals less than 20 hours in your lifetime. I likely have as much or more full time professional tree experience than anyone on the face of the earth....and you have no problem telling me I am wrong. This is why there is a 101 section.

Lol

 

[treevet]

your boy lol

 

[tree MDS]

Noo, no, no. You’re the one I see doing all the mentoring. Hahaha.

Cape just has the hate. Lol

 

[treevet]

Didn't witness it but likely there was some reason for "the hate".

 

[treevet]

Noo, no, no. You’re the one I see doing all the mentoring. Hahaha.

ps...I try to be a good citizen ...but sometimes it just don't work out. (lol?)