The Official Work Pictures Thread

[SeanKroll]

Closing in on the final stage of this renovation. Maples that clogged the fence line, overhanging the neighbor's row of fruit trees, on the north side, removed and ground. Cedar with drought-induced dead top removed, getting a lot of mulch, and much needed watering over the dry season.

Mucho mulch for replanting area.

Tried to keep as much existing vegetation as possible.

Taking a coffee break.

Little more to chip in front.

 

[cory]

Humboldt would have made no difference, with the top of the tree gone, there is no wind resistance, so the wole stick just splats down.

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Hey now! Wind resistance? I understand how it could help but afaik the perfect humboldt works regardless of wind resistance. It drops the butt off the stump before the top hits.

 

[rico]

6000 board feet of this kind of goodness from this tree. What a gift!

 

[forestkeepers]

Chasing roots is a thief of time alright, makes the finished product look a mess as well.

I don't actually mind it, because we give the customer the option from the outset, knowing that 1). chasing roots is an additional charge and 2). removing grindings is quite expensive, as it is manual haul away for us until we get our mini skid or articulating loader. So the customer knew ahead of time and paid the premium charge for those services. And the silver maple roots were quite surface, so they ground away quickly (pick 2 points, sever the root, pry up. Not as much mess, not as much time.)

 

[cory]

Tight rings, Rico!

 

[Bodean]

Great looking wood, Rico.

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[biggun]

Aye, I concur.

Lovely bit of timber there.

 

[flushcut]

That may well be the definition of straight grained lumber. Awesome!

 

[flushcut]

I don't actually mind it, because we give the customer the option from the outset, knowing that 1). chasing roots is an additional charge and 2). removing grindings is quite expensive, as it is manual haul away for us until we get our mini skid or articulating loader. So the customer knew ahead of time and paid the premium charge for those services. And the silver maple roots were quite surface, so they ground away quickly (pick 2 points, sever the root, pry up. Not as much mess, not as much time.)

BMG with scoops are great for stump grindings.

 

[Bodean]

Deva, where did you get the bucket truck? We need details!

We rented it.
I was going to use a lift when this fell into my lap.

Another Contract more and I'll be upgrading to a Bucket...

Need a place to park equipment first.... its paramount.

Living the stress free life....

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[MasterBlaster]

I swear I'd camp out and catch those mofos. Perhaps take a sniper position and shoot them with a pellet gun.

Never let them see me or know it was me.

 

[stig]

Hey now! Wind resistance? I understand how it could help but afaik the perfect humboldt works regardless of wind resistance. It drops the butt off the stump before the top hits.

Could have worded that better, I suppose.

Take a look at how a stick falls and then how a whole tree falls.

The botttom of the tree slips off earlier than that of the stick, relatively to the time the top hits the ground.

 

[SeanKroll]

I swear I'd camp out and catch those mofos. Perhaps take a sniper position and shoot them with a pellet gun.

Never let them see me or know it was me.

The equipment is always the sitting target...Deva would be on the losing side. Cleaning tagging is waaay cheaper then replacing window and tires.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'd be sniping them for that, too.

 

[cory]

I'd be sniping them for that, too.

Oh HELL yeah.

Off with their hands n feet too, perhaps.

That is sad, tagging the cab. Around here, scumbags generally tag the work body, not the cab.

My chip truck got tagged a few years ago, parked overnite in a very upscale neighborhood.

 

[biggun]

How about actually getting a piece put up on the truck...?

Any self respecting tagger will not write over another's piece.

 

[cory]

Fight fire with fire. Interesting idea

 

[SkwerI]

Insanity. How about living in an area where you aren't surrounded by scum? But I'm sure just expressing that thought will make me evil in some manner by many of you.

 

[Mick!]

Any self respecting tagger will not write over another's piece.[/QUOTE]

Oxymoron surely?

 

[cory]

Any self respecting tagger will not write over another's piece.

Oxymoron surely?

Damn I wish I had thought of that

 

[Bodean]

I sent a PM asking for local talent that's tree centric...

I thought about asking them in chaulk if they can do my emblem...



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[Dono26]

I had a double Poplar that uprooted from the rain we have had here in Georgia. The base was obviously unstable and it was a mess just to get the rope around the trees being so laid over into similar size poplars and a small oak. It was more scary for my guy in the truck than me. We pulled the trees at least 10' from where the rope was tied to stand it back upright and they were wobbly with 2 major side roots broken facing the truck and the opposite side rotten. The trees were trying to fall to the left in the woods the entire time we were pulling but I should have told him to pull a little sooner on the final back cut to hit the ideal target area which was the customers pile to the left of where they actually went but it didn't matter as long as they hit the ground and nothing or No one was hurt.

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[Nutball]

They're Tulip Topplers now

 

[forestkeepers]

After 2 days in the boonies, it was nice to be back in civilization, but it was a bit of a jarring contrast. Our first job of the day was at a 1/2 million dollar home in a bedroom development outside of KC. Manicured yard, well landscaped, flawless turf. Makes it a bit nerve wracking when the owner is watching every move we made, but turns out he was very low key and just wanted to enjoy the show. The job was to remove one hollow ash, then he added the 2nd one to the left in the pictures. Given the situation to avoid turf damage, we rigged off of 2 other trees and lowered most everything directly to the chipper on the street. We call it "Systematic Tree Destruction" and it's something of a specialty!

Here's a couple of pics the homeowner just sent us. The view from his 2nd story deck made it look as if it was shot from a drone. He enjoyed the pirouette on top of the first spar, then the leap back to the 2nd tree.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I like how Brian thinks people can just get up and move no problemo.

Welcome to the TreeHouse, Dono!!!