Recent content by SeanKroll

You're not upsetting anyone else besides yourself, I suspect. Burnham had never been one to knock people. One of the kinder folks, here. A well-respected USFS career achiever and student of the world. Probably can tell between those who listen to graybeard advice and those who will continue...

A little quick video at the end of this phase. A couple-5 years ago, I removed 50 dead trees in one shot. More will be dead in 1-2 years.

Nothing fancy. 1/4" pitch conversion and West Coast Saws dogs on my 193t!! Put on a new sprocket nose and clutch assembly part (little clippy thing that holds a clutch 'plate') on my 261. Air in the tires. Helped my neighbor clean his shop a little.

There is some tank sealing compound that may also be a rust converter, too (guessing scour it first, rinse, dry). I had rust in my chipper tank and explored this a bit before moving to a plastic marine tank for $20. Not suitable here. Por15 is a rust converter. Don't know the applicability.

That's great, Kavey!

I guess you're on that cablng job. What is your normal climbing saw(s)?

2 of loads of brush in a 23' grapple truck bed, I think.

Dying cedar to near shop. root disease doug-fir reduction upwind of shop. Even after topping, I was 60' short of rope to MRS. At least a 200' rope. Same tree, further away.

Use nylon strips as sliders!!!

The tree doesn't really mind the house... it can ru it for years and not worry. The pruning is for the house / human. If the human wants it visually balanced for the human's sake, then sure small cuts. Less than 20-25% crown removal. Less is more, sometimes. A horseshoe-shaped callus is...

I'll check this thread later... suggested by the forum software. Where @chris_girard ???

We're all on the same page. I've got a low-use 5/8 and moderate/ light use 9/16 stable braid. I wonder how to combine/ piggyback those two as skylines, using 1/2" stable braid as a lowering/ haul- back line. I recall I have a brand new 9/16" atlas line, too. Definitely, guyed. It's a...

Small thinning cuts (to the origin of the removed branch from the 'parent' branch for a few feet of clearance from the house. Branch collar cut via 3-point pruning cut method. Hand saw. Check for oak wilt season. Lysol spray for sterilizing, if desired.

I need someone with some good math (or the Google) to calculate lateral loads. I think that with two people with intercoms with two power sources for tensioning, it should go well. As a starting point, I hope to just move the chipper cross-country, maybe with some MA or pull rope on a...

Not sure on nomenclature. Thoughts on wire rope or 5/8" stable braid as a skyline. If like to move the chipper about 75' across the forest. Tall trees are around. Headed downhill to work site, then back up to the road at the end. I could probably reduce the weight by 100 pounds by detaching...