The Official Work Pictures Thread

[PCTREE]

Big pig today. Another job where our crane was the only one in town that could access it. Elm had 7 cables and lightning protection.

 

[PCTREE]

Where my climber is , is 110’ from pin. We cut and hung the limb so we could crane it out. Real feel was over 100 so we quit at 2 and will finish the wood tomorrow

 

[flushcut]

It looked like one hell of a stately tree!

 

[Nutball]

That's a neat extension on the crane, I didn't know they made those.

 

[PCTREE]

Yup jib plus stinger = additional 45’ offset to 32# for maximum reach of 110’. We are only good for 1000# at that radius

it was a beautiful tree but had dropped 2 huge limbs in the last few months on the house

 

[SeanKroll]

What would be a good way to add friction that doesn't use specialized hardware? I think the munter hitch has a reputation for thrashing ropes. Maybe a rescue8?

Basic natual-crotch rigging.

3-strand treemaster and TrueBlue take natural-crotch abuse and are stretchy for energy dissipation.

Relying on a less-than-experienced groundie would be way more dicey, IMO, than a veteran climber catching a small top on a spindly spar.

Self-catching bigger tops, I rely on a remote-from-me rigging point if needed, and a double friction wrap Natural Crotched or metal friction device (BMS Belay Spool, Rig-n-Wrench, Morgan Block, POW).

Ropes are like saw chain...very durable, money- makers that wear out and you get a new one. Cheap compared to what they protect (your body) and the paying work accomplished. Downgraded ropes are useful for lots of things.



Fwiw, I've got 5/8" DB, 9/16" DB, 1/2" DB, 3/8" DB, 1/2" Stable-braid and Husky, 1/2" 3-strand TREEMaster and TrueBlue, a 1/2" XTC 12 or 16 strand (old climbing rope), etc., for rigging.
A large percentage of the time I use 3-strand treemaster (best with Maasdam rope-puller) and TrueBlue.

There is a real place for stronger, stiffer ropes.

I'm going to look into smaller and lighter.

Lots of my rigging is for pieces weighing less than 100 pounds. 200 pound pieces, eased down onto the rope using wood fiber, then cut free can still be within WLL.

Nothing catastrophic happens at 11% MBS.

3-strand rotates with a load. Mostly, that doesn't matter for me.


If I'm switching between lowering and somewhat flat speedlining, I'd go with TrueBlue. 3-strand is poor with biners directly sliding in a flat rope angle.

Steep rope angles, 3-strand is ok.



For high- tension speed- lining and/ or flat rope-angles, a low-stretch rope with a smooth sheath is called for.




Munter- hitches and F8s will hockle ropes if you allow.
Both have more limited options than NC (additional wraps are available at the main rigging point, and on a remote stub ot trunk).

 

[pantheraba]

Great post, Sean.

Paul...monster tree. Cannot imagine doing a tree like that without a crane. Great pictures.

 

[gf beranek]

Good looking tree. Neat job.

 

[Burnham]

Your crane is beyond magnificent, Paul. Amazing piece of kit.

 

[Ryan]

We've worked with a similar Grove at the plant. The operator referred to the stinger as a dink. "Give me a half hour, I gotta pull the dink out."

 

[pigwot]

I wonder if the operator is a sailor. Some call the extension on the davit lift for keeping clear of the hull while lifting your dinghy aboard a dink (dink is also a slang term for dinghy).

An operator on a crispy oak job said, ”If we’re going light let me pull my dink out so I can get directly over it so it don’t swing”.
The new groundie started laughing. Everyone was like, what’s so funny? He had the oldest radio set that was a bit wonky and thought the op had said ‘let me pull my dick out’ !!!

 

[WoodCutr]

I wonder if the operator is a sailor. Some call the extension on the davit lift for keeping clear of the hull while lifting your dinghy aboard a dink (dink is also a slang term for dinghy).

An operator on a crispy oak job said, ”If we’re going light let me pull my dink out so I can get directly over it so it don’t swing”.
The new groundie started laughing. Everyone was like, what’s so funny? He had the oldest radio set that was a bit wonky and thought the op had said ‘let me pull my dick out’ !!!

my dink is bigger

crane speak of course

 

[Bodean]

Rad Crane Pics… everyone loves flying trees and monkeys.

couple of pics from reducing oaks again…

 

[lxskllr]

That's oak? There's a 0% chance I'd have gotten that if asked. How's that little chipper working for you?

 

[Bodean]

Haha. Not my chipper, I had to put the saw in for comparison. I saw mini chip piles, so assuming it’s sharp that little 6.5 hp jams…. It’s like picnic size.
Grab and go anywhere.
Great for KB’s bicycle Tree Crew.

 

[cory]

No way that's oak!

 

[pantheraba]

Is that a slipknot with a biner thru it to keep from choking onto the limbs? Interesting idea.

 

[Tree09]

Yeah for the line angles. Really cool trick!

 

[Tree09]

Is that a slipknot with a biner thru it to keep from choking onto the limbs? Interesting idea.

I think that's a munter the more i look at it.

 

[Bodean]

It’s a solid application where ddrt doesn’t run with too much friction (squirrel climbing) and a carabiner choke is too small…. I tie it like a slip knot.

Quercus Agrifolia Coast Live Oak, they get fat.

 

[Bodean]

Someone destroyed the tree before I got there.. just tried to make it evener…

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Little Palo Verde pruning today.
Before and after fodder.
The chairs in front of the house between them is where they star gaze as a couple in the evening, so like a star vista prune ?

 

[pantheraba]

Deva...that limb you are tied into... The union at the trunk looks sketchy when zoomed. Was that your full weight bearing tip?

 

[lxskllr]

Looks nice, but I'd have left them bushy, and moved the chairs. Blocked more sun before. Just looked it up. Nice tree.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

They will bush right back out within weeks.