CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Nice Log. Sure would like it on our mill..
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Burnham
Woods walker
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Having a good grapple truck operator/ service is a total game changer in tree work.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
Hi Ho Silver, Away!
4 Jobs Today:
1). Remove two dying 20' pines. Easy drop-n-chip, less than an hour altogether. Except for the fact that they were totally draped with poison ivy, freshly leafed out. Ugh. I drew the short straw and went in with the Fiskar clippers and climbing saw to clear out the bases -- chopping back the ivy and limbing the lowers for notching. Afterward rinsed off with their hose, wiped down with Grime Boss wipes, then took a trip to the gas station to scrub up my arms. We'll see how it goes over the next couple days as I test out my urushiol sensitivity levels!
2). Rig out and remove a large multi-leader silver maple over a house. Produced a truck & a half of chips (45 cubic yards). Left it at table/planter height per the customer, no stump grinding. They were very happy, amazed at 4 hours on the job. The rigging work and winching big wood levitation never fails to impress. Neighbors had out lawn chairs, watching the show.
3). Drop & chip small ash tree and dead ornamental. Less than 10 mins. on site.
4). Chip up a medium dead cedar that some relative had started to remove for the homeowner, leaving it incomplete. Again, about 10-15 mins on that job on the way home.
4 Jobs Today:
1). Remove two dying 20' pines. Easy drop-n-chip, less than an hour altogether. Except for the fact that they were totally draped with poison ivy, freshly leafed out. Ugh. I drew the short straw and went in with the Fiskar clippers and climbing saw to clear out the bases -- chopping back the ivy and limbing the lowers for notching. Afterward rinsed off with their hose, wiped down with Grime Boss wipes, then took a trip to the gas station to scrub up my arms. We'll see how it goes over the next couple days as I test out my urushiol sensitivity levels!
2). Rig out and remove a large multi-leader silver maple over a house. Produced a truck & a half of chips (45 cubic yards). Left it at table/planter height per the customer, no stump grinding. They were very happy, amazed at 4 hours on the job. The rigging work and winching big wood levitation never fails to impress. Neighbors had out lawn chairs, watching the show.
3). Drop & chip small ash tree and dead ornamental. Less than 10 mins. on site.
4). Chip up a medium dead cedar that some relative had started to remove for the homeowner, leaving it incomplete. Again, about 10-15 mins on that job on the way home.
MasterBlaster
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So much for any shade, eh!
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Maybe a tyvek suit would be better than getting that oil all over you, then washing your arms.
There's some homeopathic type stuff for taking during the dormant season, that preps your body not to react to the oil. My former-FIL got me some once, from a store in Shawnee, OK, IIRC.
There's some homeopathic type stuff for taking during the dormant season, that preps your body not to react to the oil. My former-FIL got me some once, from a store in Shawnee, OK, IIRC.
MasterBlaster
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I read that if you wash it off thoroughly within 15 - 20 minutes it really, really helps.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
with a rag, wash cloth, or other way of scrubbing (dirt, sand, chips), its way more effective.
Mick!
TreeHouser
You certainly get through some work FK.
MasterBlaster
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Soap and cool water.
dstimber
TreeHouser
Took this ugly thing down this weekend. The vines ( whatever type they were) made this a challenge climbing. Shoulda swapped back out to tree gaffs. My pole gaffs is trouble finding something solid to sink into. Was fun but I?m beat. I need a mini skid for the big stuff.
Also started another project at the mill. Still am not finished with the stacker. Now we are starting an automated irrigation system for the logs ( not real sure why the well we currently use works fine it?s just full of iron. Can clean the well the right way every 5 years or so and it?s fine.) but now we are going to pump from a pond we dug and catch what return water we can. Use the well to fill the pond when needed and hope the iron settles out of the water...just doing what I?m told I suppose.
dstimber
TreeHouser
Yep no mini . Or regular skid steer .
I do use our small excavator when I can but it weighs over 11k pounds. I was going to use it on this job but the ground was still a little to damp from the recent rain to put it in a yard.
I do use our small excavator when I can but it weighs over 11k pounds. I was going to use it on this job but the ground was still a little to damp from the recent rain to put it in a yard.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
I think we were at $300/tree on that one, with stump grinding included. Poision ivy slowed us down to a full hour for the two trees, when they shouldn't have taken more than 15 mins apiece. Generally, our minimum charge is $150, but we've done small stuff for neighbors while on other jobs for sub-$100 price range (chip small brush piles, take down hangers, grind small stumps).
MasterBlaster
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Weird looking coconut!!!
Grendel
TreeHouser
Pull tree. For some reason this one really stuck with me after the bid. I've just been nervous lately I guess. . .
Cutting it went down like clockwork.
Hope everyone is well
Cheers
Cutting it went down like clockwork.
Hope everyone is well
Cheers
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Bermy....sitting down on the job!!!! Cool pictures.
Sam...love the Jedi hinge....and the binder.
Sam...love the Jedi hinge....and the binder.
Grendel
TreeHouser
Thanks Gary 
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Good pics, keep em coming.
forestkeepers
Forest Keeper
We can't be too pricey on a low/no skill drop-n-chip. There's plenty of small fish (guys in pickup trucks) around who could handle those pines for that price point. Plus, here in the Midwest if you price too high, you'll get the famous DIY-spirit stirred up and the homeowner might just try to do it themselves.That's reasonable
Grendel
TreeHouser
You just perfectly framed my whole client base.
