treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Good job , F##K the crane real climbers can do it anyway its dealt to them
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Good job , F##K the crane real climbers can do it anyway its dealt to them
Blakesmaster
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Yeah, and we are doing it. It's just that my profit margin would be bigger with the crane and that's what really matters.
treevet
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That's gotta be a sticky job tho? We took down about 20 Aust. Pines the last 2 days....sticky mess. 3 full 14 foot chip boxes from the bc 2000 and still counting.
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
Around here a crane will cost 200 and up per hr. for that knd of money I'll take an extra day there and put that money in my pocket , theres only one way to make money with a rig , if it's yours all the others is outta convience
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
False crotch time ....
Blakesmaster
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Not at all and it's sad that a lot of tree guys have that conception. A crane would have run me about $1200 for a full day. I could have gotten all the logs out in millable lengths and had them picked up by the lumber yard. As it is w/out the crane I'll spend 2 days climbing and chipping and one day moving wood in Dingo sized pieces that can't be milled. Not to mention tipping fees for the ( now ) junk pine. Those two days, the wear and tear on our bodies and equipment, the dingo rental, and the disposal is worth FAR more than 1200 bucks.
Blakesmaster
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No kidding! I ran everything through a block and my climb line was in a friction saver all day so that helped a lot. I really should make a new lanyard tonight though, I can barely move mine now. Whatever, it'll just get gummed up again tomorrow. lol
treevet
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I have never not made money on a subbed crane job. I almost always bid the job at 12 to 15 hun for the crane and usually the bill is in the 6 to 8 hundred dollar range. Don't see why you have such disdain for crane jobs 101....they are a little bit of magic in an otherwise brutally labor intensive profession.
oldirty
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we did over 200 yd of chip yesterday at a pine party. today was a little bit of of a tit job. lot clearing in the backyard and a pretty goodsize pine split from the crotch to the floor about 20ft. how the hell it was still standing is beyond me. we picked the tops and a couple 8fters then i got hung over the top and bombed the rest in the back yard we were clearing out she was too big and too far over too nice of a house. one crane tree for me today (the pine), the rest was all droppers in the backyard with the telehandler humping brush and wood out to the chipper.
oldirty
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just when i thought you were starting to whiten up, eddie......
TreeTarget
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We got a late start...my fault, but we did pretty good. Tomorrow sounds like it will be a bear. Still having problems with the boss arguing about what to pay me...can't seem to get it through his skull that he pays me what I say...sometimes I give in, but not often. I will compromise, but his idea of compromise is not even close to mine most of the time. Someday the old fart might wake up and understand. Until then, I will just have to put up with it. But the perks even it all out...free lunches, stopped the ice-cream truck today...
Have to learn the five knots I am supposed to know in order to get a raise...so will be a bit tied up for the next few...
Have to learn the five knots I am supposed to know in order to get a raise...so will be a bit tied up for the next few...
treevet
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What is a telehandler? (pict?)
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Awesome material handler!
oldirty
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only pic i could find.
we use it to push back the chip pile at the shop and load up the tractor trailers when they come to haul them chips out. and sometimes on the lot clearing gigs she comes out with the grapple attachment to lend a hand. in the winter she pushes snow as well.
the boom is telescopic. pretty dope machine for sure. ours is bigger than the one in the pic. i forget the model number.
http://www.buyerzone.com/industrial/terrain-forklifts/images/rbic-telehandler-01.jpg
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
I am almost done with six pines 40 plus inch cleaned up and stumps ground. I worked alone on them because help can't show-up
Oh well more dough for me but it stinks getting down and back up on grapple to stack in 100 degree heat. Then rake etc. I only lack one stack of rakings no room on truck lady paid me so back in am
Oh well more dough for me but it stinks getting down and back up on grapple to stack in 100 degree heat. Then rake etc. I only lack one stack of rakings no room on truck lady paid me so back in amtreevet
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cool...obviously not a lawn runner tho
mr. holden wood
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None of those 5 pines exceeded 65' and you have a huge drop zone. I would be embarrassed to even consider renting a crane on those little pines.
oldirty
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actually it doesnt tear it up all that bad. all wheel steering. solid machine.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Now whatsya gotta go and bust his chops for PS: here is one I guarantee was over a hundred foot tall!
Some more right at the 100 foot mark pretty common here.
ropensaddle
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20 foot most between primary and house 100 foot and skinny sucks lol bucket got first limb and helped blocking wood!
20 foot most between primary and house 100 foot and skinny sucks lol bucket got first limb and helped blocking wood!
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