TreeHugger
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No kidding. 20 grand? My record is 4 grand for one tree. I got 7 grand once, but it was storm cleanup insurance money. Maybe we should start a thread to see what everyone's record is.
Big poplar wreck
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No kidding. 20 grand? My record is 4 grand for one tree. I got 7 grand once, but it was storm cleanup insurance money. Maybe we should start a thread to see what everyone's record is.
TreeHugger
TreeHouser
By the way awesome pictures Reg.
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
Looked a tree after a storm a few weeks ago... looked like 100+ ton crane work, I took a pass which is extremely rare for me, especially on my turf, partly because my son was in town and we had plenty of work.. Figured the HO would pay 10-12K... turned out to be 28.5... I could have put 22 on it and made a small fortune... I have pics .. try to get some up...
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Who put 28.5 on it?
Jed
TreeHouser
Incredible Reg! Insane pics. Man, there's nothing like a good climber to run ropes for ya on the ground!
Roger: I don't think those are Cottonpigs. (Thanks for the latin btw) They look like introduced pigs. (Some random populous).
Butch: We got exactly $20,000.00 for a Sequoia removal (with the stump grind) about 8 years ago in Seattle. The dude was this super young tech-guy, and we all thought that he was just showing off for his new wife, who was some Arabian princess or something.... at least her mum was always there to take the little baby for walks and such, and she always had a turban (or whatever they are called) on her head. But yeah: that's a lot of money just to kill a pig.
Roger: I don't think those are Cottonpigs. (Thanks for the latin btw) They look like introduced pigs. (Some random populous).
Butch: We got exactly $20,000.00 for a Sequoia removal (with the stump grind) about 8 years ago in Seattle. The dude was this super young tech-guy, and we all thought that he was just showing off for his new wife, who was some Arabian princess or something.... at least her mum was always there to take the little baby for walks and such, and she always had a turban (or whatever they are called) on her head. But yeah: that's a lot of money just to kill a pig.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
As poplars go those are some real beauties. Nice vertical form. Thanks for sharing, Reg!
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
Whats with the latin? We're amongst friends. We can let our hair down. 
rbtree
Climbing Up
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Nah, they were black cottonwood, I'm quite sure...just simple ones with no huge branches and complex branch structure but more single straight stemmed all the way up. Routine, compared to a typical big cottonwood.
How large was the $20k sequoia you guys did? You've prolly seen my images....... I should have charged more...crane bill for just the stick was about $5500...... 10.5 foot on the butt, 158' tall, 70+ yards of chips, two full log truck loads of wood....
I have to go bid a 4.5 dbh redwood for a tree service bud. He says the limbs are 45 feet long..... that can happen with an open grown redwood... Hope there's enough space for a crane.
I'm pissed and bummed that Image Crane has sworn off tree work...love that 38 tonner rear mount with 128 ft of main boom...and they just got a clone, but rated at 50 tons.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rbtree/sets/72157624162999759/
I just saw a stone dead DED killed elm. Left a note, saying they were infecting other trees by letting it stand.
And that Urban Hardwoods might pay a lot for the wood...... It would be damn near a log truck load...would require pole to pole line drop...just service lines only, to a couple houses. Doubt they'll call me, but I'd bid it at about $7000. Iff the power co wouldn't play ball, I'd bid $15k, easy.....as there would be no bucket or crane access.
We will be removing at least one of four elms for an old client; the second is suspect. Tree Solutions is testing them. Historic district of Seattle, hoop jump permitting..... 1.5 hr street closure required to crane the wood. $4000, maybe 4k for the stone dead elm....
Bixler
TreeHouser
Thanks Reg, great pics, big tree.
Mick!
TreeHouser
That's annoying.
Kong
Tree Top Lover
Good one. Good drop.
SteveBullman
TreeHouser
pics, or it didn't happen
pete mctree
Treehouser
Big tree Reg & some great pics on a nice sunny day
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
I like a lot your "uninteresting" trees.
No big deal perhaps, but way enough to amaze me.=D>
Speak about the other trees ...
No big deal perhaps, but way enough to amaze me.=D>
Speak about the other trees ...
pantheraba
More biners!!!
What was happening with the pulley at 1:40?
RegC
TreeHouser
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It was too far for the guys to flick the rigging line back to me where I was perched. So I set a second, long sling and put just above my lanyard and ran the line thought it. I took off about 5 limbs around that point. They still swing right over to the main rigging point, but I just pull on that second sling when I need the line back. It didn't need to be a pulley even, a carabiner will do fine on its own.
Wow, that was a film and a half! Excellent music, skill, and editing. The chunking down of the spar segment was very cool and flowing. I can imagine folks who know little about tree work could watch that and think, wow, so thats how they do it.
