Here goes, our big lombardy poplar job
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(Slowly) speedlining this branch. Due to the logistics of the job, and the time it takes to properly take the slack out of a speedline (we had to let the butt hitched branches run a bit to minimize shockloading) we did more tag line pulling, by hand or with the chipper winch. This wasn't an issue down low when we had no room to butt hitch long limbs, but certainly with all the tops.
We did tip tie every thing we could, which takes more time, as the branches must be tied with marls and spread out due to the low strength in the bendy poplar tops. Then, unless we had a second climber handy and positioned to cut the butt, it meant a lot of up and down. We only did that a few times, as logistically, it was more efficient for each Dave and Eli to be doing their own thing...and in a different area to limit congestion.
As well, we found it more efficient to pull the butts with a tag line on these tip lowered branches, due to the inherent bight in the speed line making it less effective--if we had set up a winch on the speedline, perhaps we could have been more efficient with it, but that all takes time..and we were in production mode. This meant that some branches, whether tip or butt hitched, did hang up a bit, and/or were time consuming to maneuver out past the bamboo and garage.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr?? Nah, more like slurppppp
Dave, taking a rare and brief break, and...
admiring the....
flora.....and...
fauna!!
We did tip tie every thing we could, which takes more time, as the branches must be tied with marls and spread out due to the low strength in the bendy poplar tops. Then, unless we had a second climber handy and positioned to cut the butt, it meant a lot of up and down. We only did that a few times, as logistically, it was more efficient for each Dave and Eli to be doing their own thing...and in a different area to limit congestion.
As well, we found it more efficient to pull the butts with a tag line on these tip lowered branches, due to the inherent bight in the speed line making it less effective--if we had set up a winch on the speedline, perhaps we could have been more efficient with it, but that all takes time..and we were in production mode. This meant that some branches, whether tip or butt hitched, did hang up a bit, and/or were time consuming to maneuver out past the bamboo and garage.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr?? Nah, more like slurppppp
Dave, taking a rare and brief break, and...
admiring the....
flora.....and...
fauna!!
pantheraba
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Fauna!!! Ha, you salty dog...fine action shots. I liked seeing how you rigged to top to transfer the load to the speedline. Awesome stuff. 
rbtree
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Shot with my 17-40 super wide, the perspective is skewed..neat effect, sometimes...
Eli, pulling the loweringline back up...It as one of three 300 foot lines that we used. But I was still short two---as we used an old NERopes 12 strand 1/2inch, rated at 5000 pounds...lowered a few pieces that were borderline 500 pounds--minimal shock loaing...but....
and my old 200 foot 1/2 inch double braid, which had to be extended, which created lots of hangups with the knot...and it is overdue for replacement..my supplier doesn't yet have theline in....any day now, he says...this job did come up rather quickly and unexpectedly. (Don't know why I forgot to bring my 275 foot 9/16th......maybe because I like to use lighter lines,..but that size is just fine!! Oh well....also, why didn't Eli bring a long line--on day 2?
Eli, in relief of Cowboy Dave on Day 2, takes this very long lead out between the trunks. 'Twas a small space, so it was hard for the guys to thread it through the needle.
Ei, helping guide it through with leg power!
Success, now to tag team it out...
I'm not sure why Eli has the tag line captured by that little stub...perhaps to keep it from catching in the foliage as the branch tipped over
Eli, pulling the loweringline back up...It as one of three 300 foot lines that we used. But I was still short two---as we used an old NERopes 12 strand 1/2inch, rated at 5000 pounds...lowered a few pieces that were borderline 500 pounds--minimal shock loaing...but....
and my old 200 foot 1/2 inch double braid, which had to be extended, which created lots of hangups with the knot...and it is overdue for replacement..my supplier doesn't yet have theline in....any day now, he says...this job did come up rather quickly and unexpectedly. (Don't know why I forgot to bring my 275 foot 9/16th......maybe because I like to use lighter lines,..but that size is just fine!! Oh well....also, why didn't Eli bring a long line--on day 2?
Eli, in relief of Cowboy Dave on Day 2, takes this very long lead out between the trunks. 'Twas a small space, so it was hard for the guys to thread it through the needle.
Ei, helping guide it through with leg power!
Success, now to tag team it out...
I'm not sure why Eli has the tag line captured by that little stub...perhaps to keep it from catching in the foliage as the branch tipped over
High Scale
Trust fund lobbyist.
Class!
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cow boy looks like hes got my flip line. mine is not that bad.
sotc
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great shots rog
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Gotta love Eli's positioning on this one. (Though it'd been safer and kosher with a lanyard drooped or choked loosely around the spar.) he was pushing the butt out to help the tip to clear the other lead above, I think. and to keep the action away from his body. Perfect scenario for one handing a chain saw, as well!
What say, you rules nerds? There's no real reason for going slow or finishing with a handsaw on something like that, that I can see.
What say, you rules nerds? There's no real reason for going slow or finishing with a handsaw on something like that, that I can see.
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The challenges are evident:
Trees and plants to the right behind the green house, bamboo between the trees and chipper. Garage very close. And multiple trunks to get in the way of the action.
Jensen guiding the branch out, that is still held by Dave on the GRCS, and being winched out.
Thanks for coming by and getting more pics and vid's Mike. Your different angles, and perspectives were great, and appreciated.
Jensen, controlling one of the 35-55 foot long leads that we chipped.
Trees and plants to the right behind the green house, bamboo between the trees and chipper. Garage very close. And multiple trunks to get in the way of the action.
Jensen guiding the branch out, that is still held by Dave on the GRCS, and being winched out.
Thanks for coming by and getting more pics and vid's Mike. Your different angles, and perspectives were great, and appreciated.
Jensen, controlling one of the 35-55 foot long leads that we chipped.
High Scale
Trust fund lobbyist.
Lovely clear shots.
tntree
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Nice photo's, excellant tree work.
Wheres the Ox's hardhat?
Wheres the Ox's hardhat?
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Yo Dave!! Same place Robert's was. He does my stumps. I'd invited both of them to come by....(But when Scott Baker and two of his cohorts came over they were all properly decked out with brainy buckets....)
Been outside for hours (and I ain't dun yit....) getting saws all prepped for crane day manana---got the rakers down on the 60 inch bar, 43"er on the 3120 is all nice and sharp, same goes for the 42' on the old 2101, as is the 32" on the 7900 PP Dolmar 7900. Put a 20 incher on the ehp 5100S it is razor sharp,as is the 18" ehp 346...the 5100 will be nice for the top cuts...gotta go back out and touch up the 28" on the ehp 372, and replace the CSmill on my 660 with a 36"er....
and Dave has his 046, 32" all ready...he prolly won't want any of my smaller saws...he wants that long bar on anything the climb saws can't handle......I'm gonna hang out in the trees and take pics of him..maybe work my way down now and then for camera angles....till we need two guys on the ground....
I weighed a cubic foot of poplar that was cut from 50-60 feet up. Wood web says 36 pounds....hah...try 57.....so I expect the butts will come in over 60 lb....with only a 28 ton boom truck, we'll be cutting some 5-12 footers down low!!
And we'll have fun fun fun, till Daddy takes our T-Bird away!!!
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Take your time, we can wait. 
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Banned by Squirrels
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Are you sure that is one tree...What a monster.
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I laughed at that pic of Cowboy Dave. It's not often you see somebody worried about safety enough to wear chainsaw chaps while climbing, and then put on a cowboy hat instead of helmet!
Burnham
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That's a hardhat modeled like a cowboy hat, methinks. I've seen a few of them over the years.
sotc
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i agree with burnham theres a fella here that wears his every where
Burnham
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NickfromWI
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I've seen a few of them here in socal
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Frans
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Pretty common. I have a sometimes climber who wears one. He is very fairskinned and the hat helps him from getting a red neck (he is a concrete cowboy)
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It's a hardhat, Sean....no chin strap, never comes off, amazing!
Hard to get Dave to do the simple things like double tie in.....he did it for a few of today's incredible photo...I shot about 175 more, and more than a few videos....
10pm, and I just got home....doing bids..drove back to put Round-up on the stumps....we literally slayed those trees. Mike is awesome on the crane. Dave and I waste no time rigging and cutting.....
I came home at 3:30...we were done craning at maybe 1 pm...Mike got there at 8:30....the man is the bestest...and the cheapest....$800 crane bill!!! saved my good guy customer another $700 over my conservative estimate of crane fees. And he's clean---but grateful (and alive) that he fell into the septic tank when his crane collapsed into it...he had nowhere to go. As I've written earlier, the arse of a customer was wrong about where the septic tank was.....which turned out to be right under the main outrigger..and it held for the first 5 trees....I forgot to ask him who he was craning for.
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Sean, I think that guy Dave used to climb for Western Star Tree a little bit.
