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sheeeit..i knew there wuz sumthin' better than my water sandals for grip.... fast and furious might be me, but not when I'm fellin. Then, it's slow and shaky, and hope I get lucky....

Maybe I didn't state that I did NOT want to use lines on this job....too tough walking through the downed mess, and these were huge trees.....no way did I want to risk burying a line. You're making too much out of it...... I did explain that there was nowhere else to get a line set on the...

Thanks for the tip, Willie......Didn't think of that...maybe woulda worked.....but doubt it.... I had two wedges started, but they weren't giving any lift...this was a big tree, and had already set back a few feet at the top. Then, I broke 'em both off......some faller I am.

Raw video, no titles, fading etc. The first cottonwood clip shows the camera falling off its perch. The second, if you look close, you'll see the kerf closing...go back and read my above commentary. <object width="400" height="302"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param...

Reading comprehension? didn't pull any of them....didn't want to have to....would never have gotten the ropes out. Wedged them

Look at the pics already up. This was a skinned snag......no place to set the line....which turned out worthless anyhow....I felt better with the slightly split butt chained with the load binder.

Had my own mess-up today, (Cowboy Ave had one yesterday which I haven't talked about here.) whilst felling the 6 big sticks, which ranged from 80-120 feet tall, yet none over 40" dbh......So, the trees were 130-150' total height...... Failed to judge the favor on the third stem, after an easy...

Ditto that. Hard to fit a saddle on over all the bulk...and if you don't tuck everything in, then its hard to find gear and gear rings on the saddle. Plus, cold fingers and toes affect attitude and ability to perform. Felling that little cottonwood on the shed, (the one where Andy didn't get...

Similar, but it seems to be formed (perhaps) by drawing moisture from the wood.

only to someone like Andy who knows how to use it....

Second time I've seen this curious growth, which is caused by freezing fog, I think. Both times I've seen it, it's been on decaying alder branches. It's like cotton candy. These shots were taking as it was metamorphosing. It melts down to almost nothing. I'm guessing it takes a few nights to...

This was the scene when we arrived yesterday morning

Rented the chipper to the customer. He and Andy chipped up all the trees Andy had felled and maybe some of our mess....and all the storm damaged stuff at Andy's place ( gratis of course for that--Andy's scored me close to 5 figures of work this year) He said he had 100 feet worth of rhodys that...

populus alba? alive? easy to climb.....just kill the power and oldschool'll shinny out on those wires:P

Here's a slide show http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbtree/sets/72157612683421021/show/with/3208987820/

I just did a quick put together of the video. Will add titles later maybe. The job entailed climbing and felling a bunch of cottonwoods near Duvall, where the trees grow tall. Big ones up to 150', young ones up to 110'.....big ones in the woods, lots of room. Small ones near structures, felled...