The Official Work Pictures Thread

[Burnham]

I'll always be 'work in progress', Burnham. Walked into my share of landmines in the past, but never looked to blame anyone else.

As we all should be and do, Reg. Full admiration from this end of the bar. Let's order another round.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'll get the next!

 

[Sgriff]

Work Pics Thread 2.0!

Little eucs to take out,I did the one on the left,was over the house and such,lil ropin and out.
Green guy did the easier one.he managed...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Look tall and skinny to me. Fun in a breeeeze.
Nice work.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Nice hinge.

Dang tree looks 100 feet tall!

 

[SeanKroll]

That's why he said little. Eucs can be monsterous.!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Scare me to death just walking by one of those things.

 

[Mick!]

Nice pics Sgriff. Eucs are one of my favourite trees for a TD. (Should have gone to Oz I guess)

Ps, what's the Be Leaf sticker on the Husky?

 

[Sgriff]

Thnx all👍.
You guys nailed it,probably just over 100' Jim,Stephen too lol tall skinny and when i was bumping the tops out I caught a break and a breeze kikd up!(blowing in the wrong direction of course - but a very good feeling wind)

Mick,the sticker is just some Sherrillstuff swagg sticker. Funny cause I have a real love hate thing with the eucalyptus myself... I would get sick of em for sure if i was in Australia,but idk there are a shitload here in san diego. Oldest one I ever cut was about 125 years old.

 

[Mick!]

Ok thanks. They grow fast but die quick here (and the U.K.) sustained below zero temps usually put an end to them.

 

[Bermy]

Ha, I live in Oz...can count on the fingers of one hand the number of eucs I've worked in!! Even today went to look at a property...elm, oak, ash and a mystery tree...

 

[Merle Nelson]

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[flushcut]

Ohhhh mystery tree we need pics!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Euc bark looks exactly like our sycamore.

Are they hard as a rock?

 

[stig]

With over 700 species of Eucalyptus, that may be simplifying it a bit too much!

 

[MasterBlaster]

The ones pictured in this thread.

 

[stig]

Aaaah!

 

[SkwerI]

Butch, they do have a lot of similarities.

 

[Limbrat]

Euc bark looks exactly like our sycamore.
Are they hard as a rock?

We had some sycamore sawed and decked part of the trailer we haul the tractor on. You're right Butch, hard as a rock.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I hated climbing sycamore TD's.

And Hickory!

 

[DMc]

Euc bark looks exactly like our sycamore.
Are they hard as a rock?

Like Stig said, they can vary but mostly the bark of a Euc has a much higher water content so on average is much softer than a Sycamore. Older trees can have huge plates of uneven and loose, hard bark on the lower sections. It will peel and catch on your flip line and you need to watch your step but once past that they are great trees to spur. Big Eucs are fantastic trees to climb.

 

[Mick!]

Mostly here we get a sort called Blue Gum I believe, cuts nice, burns ok but a bastard to split by hand.

Reacts strongly to heavy topping (meaning it loves it)

 

[Jed]

Be honest Jed you left a dutchman and she stalled. Right? It's ok it happens to even the best of us. If you just talk about it you'll feel better.

Dang, I can't slip NOTHIN by you brothers. You guys SUCK!!!

Rich: But what I want to know is... did he actually go out and get you guys some Wendy's, or did he just placate you guys with, "Aright, aright... you guys win... I'll go out and get you guys some Wendy's." And then he never shows up with the promised Wendy's, so you call him on it, and, of course, he then just tries to laugh it off like a great big, intolerable, little weasle? Because... if the latter, that that's MY shop inside and out. No man... all I've been doin is little trees this week like this Norway...



I know... I know... You guys want to lick up all a that sap, but DON'T. It tastes freakin CRAZY!

...And then this little Birch. One really hilarious thing though... these construction guys didn't want to fall this pig, because it back-leaned into Lake Washington, so they called us. I wasn't sure if I had good enougy footing to bang wedges, so I hung a rope in it... anyways... all the construction guys came out to watch... I wanted to impress them so I started bangin away, and shure enough... she started comming right over... till I (must have been a bit nervous tryin to impress all them guys) dropped my axe right into the freakin drink.......... MAN! All them boys just started ROARING! I tried to give a goofy little compulsory smile (I must have been as red as a tomato) and then Joe and I put er in the Maasdaam and pulled it right over. Man, that stupid little tree blew all kinds of dirt up in our faces when she come over... the boys were laughing again. I always try to give a pretty good little show when I can.

Nasty little Dutchman, low back cut, and misaligned diagonal. I was nervous... let's be honest. Man it SUCKS trying to impress people.

 

[treebilly]

Right on the waters edge there Jed. Might wanna tie a leash on that axe next time. Oh and the boss just got out his pen and paper and wrote down the order. He was back in 20 minutes.

 

[BOTS]

Fun story Jed!...so who had to get the axe out of the drink??..or was it left in there..lol