MasterBlaster
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IME, if you have to clean it up I think it's harder/unsafe having to wade through the debris.
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Stumpshot
General Purpose
Don't smash the house!
Exactly our thinking -- much harder to try to extricate limbs and trunk from house wreckage. Plus, no matter the scenario and explicit approval, that does not look good to neighbors or anyone on your web site or YouTube channel. (I can't get with Buckin' Billy Ray smashing an outbuilding because the owner said it was okay. Looked way harder to clean up, no good access for limbing...)
But it was funny to talk about winching limbs through the garage. No, not in the back garage door and out the main front overhead door. I mean through the garage...
Exactly our thinking -- much harder to try to extricate limbs and trunk from house wreckage. Plus, no matter the scenario and explicit approval, that does not look good to neighbors or anyone on your web site or YouTube channel. (I can't get with Buckin' Billy Ray smashing an outbuilding because the owner said it was okay. Looked way harder to clean up, no good access for limbing...)
But it was funny to talk about winching limbs through the garage. No, not in the back garage door and out the main front overhead door. I mean through the garage...
SeanKroll
Treehouser
More dead trees. Almost no chipping. Small Dead fir, dead dead 80' madrone leaning toward the primaries, but enough single lane gravel road to rig only one piece,
Using dual SRT to two adjacent trees, a good size straight fir 60-70' TIP, and a monster old fir, not super tall but 5' through and Gnarly, if I cut free accidentally or intentionally, I'd hang at the bottom of the V, rather that a huge pendulum swing. Rope lanyard for all the work. Smooth and easy, only two APTA shots for the big fir, and one hand-throw for the straight fir.
Using dual SRT to two adjacent trees, a good size straight fir 60-70' TIP, and a monster old fir, not super tall but 5' through and Gnarly, if I cut free accidentally or intentionally, I'd hang at the bottom of the V, rather that a huge pendulum swing. Rope lanyard for all the work. Smooth and easy, only two APTA shots for the big fir, and one hand-throw for the straight fir.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Two TIPs for that sounds good...nice maneuverability and escape. Pro.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Took most all the stress out of it. The vertical cracks looked less ominous as they filled with sawdust. I felt one crack move slightly, and was listening while climbing gently. No rocking against the lanyard, hands and spurs, move the lanyard up.
Quick break dance session to psyche up.
Quick break dance session to psyche up.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
People overstress about deductions IMO. You make x amount and you'll have to pay a certain amount of deductions for it. I like to make more, buy rrsps or whatever needs be to get in the right tax bracket at the end of the year. 24hrs of double time. Nice!
Scott that garage looks like it's going to be nice!
Stumpshot
General Purpose
Nice! Double top plate = good! But one question -- bottom plate not PT?
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Sean that is one dead mofo...or two! Wonder how many yahoos out there would have climbed that?
SeanKroll
Treehouser
The top is washed out.
The perk of being a tweeker- climber, they are light weight and will forget about the hard to see power line, cable and phone were weighed down by vegetation, 4' of the ground, in part because if a long span to the end, and a down hill.
Stomp them spurs, 'cause when it's spurs and flip line only, you gotta be sure to sink 'em, and dry Marine is hard, and notorious for dulling chain.
I climbed in pole spurs. Skittered our a number of times, grabbing back in with the point.
Ran a 540* wrap, rope lanyard. The tree bore my weight the whole time. Dead madrone stand strong a long time, typically.
The perk of being a tweeker- climber, they are light weight and will forget about the hard to see power line, cable and phone were weighed down by vegetation, 4' of the ground, in part because if a long span to the end, and a down hill.
Stomp them spurs, 'cause when it's spurs and flip line only, you gotta be sure to sink 'em, and dry Marine is hard, and notorious for dulling chain.
I climbed in pole spurs. Skittered our a number of times, grabbing back in with the point.
Ran a 540* wrap, rope lanyard. The tree bore my weight the whole time. Dead madrone stand strong a long time, typically.
Stumpshot
General Purpose
I'll have to see a madrone someday -- never even heard of it till August was talking about wood density with regards to one.
Heck, I'll have to see the Pacific Northwest someday!
Heck, I'll have to see the Pacific Northwest someday!
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Come on out.
Reg has had some pumpkin madrone removal videos.
I've taken out some bigger than this one, live and dead, but nothing to write home about. Nice to spurless climb...gotta have your balance on, as its Slick bark.
I know of one locally with three trunks from the base, about 36", 36" and 48". Since its standing alone, it's hard to tell how big it is until you're touching it. If you brave some blackberry thickets, you can get right to it. Approaching 100', I'd guess. A solid 90', at least.
Its our hottest burning wood. Rarely do I let it go.
Reg has had some pumpkin madrone removal videos.
I've taken out some bigger than this one, live and dead, but nothing to write home about. Nice to spurless climb...gotta have your balance on, as its Slick bark.
I know of one locally with three trunks from the base, about 36", 36" and 48". Since its standing alone, it's hard to tell how big it is until you're touching it. If you brave some blackberry thickets, you can get right to it. Approaching 100', I'd guess. A solid 90', at least.
Its our hottest burning wood. Rarely do I let it go.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Adjustable for height, angle, who knows what?!
Raj
TreeHouser
Nice work!
MasterBlaster
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Sexy looking ride!!!
flushcut
TreeHouser
Gin pole with an eye at the top and a block and tackle, perhaps. You could at least get them up there easier.
Possible attach it to the forks and pick a bunk of wood for more ballast.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I see a Ford poking out of the barn. That must be the family ride. Smart man. Dodge to get trashed for work and the Ford to cruise around in style. 
flushcut
TreeHouser
That's right Dodge for work because Fords would poop the bed on the way in to work. 
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Get bow ties and you?re set for work and play!
Another good day. Showed up to our pruning job to find the yard is now a lake. Called the boss and he sent us to a removal job ( thank god, I?m so tired of pruning ). A nice 70? hickory with all the access one could ask for and then a quad stemmed red oak. Would?ve been a great job except for the dog shit. It was everywhere. I told him I?d need to lay plywood since it rained and he said that he would send his son and another kid to pick it up for us after we finished tomorrow. We covered the entire drop zone so we wouldn?t step in the fore mentioned excrement. Those kids are gonna be very angry tomorrow afternoon.
Also I think my 4 day weeks will be coming to an end soon. I’m enjoying them, but I also need to add a bit more to my bank account just in case we don’t get the bid on the winter clearings
Another good day. Showed up to our pruning job to find the yard is now a lake. Called the boss and he sent us to a removal job ( thank god, I?m so tired of pruning ). A nice 70? hickory with all the access one could ask for and then a quad stemmed red oak. Would?ve been a great job except for the dog shit. It was everywhere. I told him I?d need to lay plywood since it rained and he said that he would send his son and another kid to pick it up for us after we finished tomorrow. We covered the entire drop zone so we wouldn?t step in the fore mentioned excrement. Those kids are gonna be very angry tomorrow afternoon
.Also I think my 4 day weeks will be coming to an end soon. I’m enjoying them, but I also need to add a bit more to my bank account just in case we don’t get the bid on the winter clearings
flushcut
TreeHouser
Do bow ties even know what work is? 
Yeah the break in the weather is nice. 50 tonight hello perfect nights sleep!
Yeah the break in the weather is nice. 50 tonight hello perfect nights sleep!
Stumpshot
General Purpose
Ja Rich, if you're still seriously thinking about "branching out" on your own, I would think you'd need to pull the full 5 days to really pad things out before making the leap. But that's just a view from here...
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