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[Stumpshot]

Ashes to dust

Yesterday was 104 degrees Fahrenheit -- in the shade.

The mission was to drop 2 declining mature ashes. No real signs of ash borer, but there was some rot, cracking and fungus visible on the front tree. The tree out back was healthier, but hanging over the fence and the neighbor's landscaped yard. Customer wanted all wood left for firewood (even down to 1"!) and only the brush chipped, trunk logs to firewood length. Sure, we can do that! He gets to have a merry time with his 40cc Homelite chainsaw, that's for sure! Then a few limbs off a sycamore, and stump grinding the ashes .

 

[squisher]

I always found it a pita to try and process down that far and actually refused to do it. Down to 1"? You can keep it all. I didn't buy a 12" chipper to feed in 1/2" material.

Great pics. Looks like your climber gives 'er hell!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Get it down!!!

 

[treebilly]

Admitt it. You guys chipped a lot of stuff you should’ve left! I would have

 

[Burnham]

Too hot for working . I'm mighty glad to be retired...middle 90's here these last few days.

 

[SeanKroll]

4 dead trees today.

 

[squisher]

I see the four dead trees. But I have no idea what happened to them.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm looking at the squirrels!

 

[Stumpshot]

Admit it. You guys chipped a lot of stuff you should’ve left! I would have

Freely admitted. We set the threshold at closer to 4" diameter and the guy was looking on most of the time and didn't raise any protest. We did more sorting in the front, first tree with closer access. The 2nd tree in the back, basically whatever was heavy we left, whatever was an easy drag went right in the chipper. He has 2 big ash trees worth of wood; should keep him cozy for the next 2 winters!

 

[Grendel]

Second trip to improve the view. Much slave chipping as the property is to be sold. I had to use the live stuff from up front to "mop" all the garbage they'd pulled out of the wood through. . . homeowners know nothing about stacking brush for the chipper.









I tired to save this little tree, but they ended up asking to have it out right at the very end. . . booooo.



Here's the before shot, when I was about halfway through the clearing phase.

 

[SeanKroll]

Seems to me, a small (maybe pruned) tree in the foreground will make that view look larger than just grass.

 

[cory]

I tired to save this little tree, but they ended up asking to have it out right at the very end. . . booooo.

Good try! Been there, done that. I agree with you a Sean, woulda been a great save.

That is a nice pic of your climbing set up. What are those blackish ropes, one goes around your back, are they part of the saddle, doh?!?

Just a note with rope bridges- a climber died a couple weeks ago, he worked at the highly respected Mayer Tree Service in MA, afaik he fell due to wear failure of the rope bridge. I got my info from TB.

 

[Grendel]

I agree Sean. I told them I'd prune all the dead stuff and it would look really nice. . . that they could put solar Christmas lights on it in the winter. ..

It's one of the old MCRS saddles Cory. I just changed the bridge out this spring. Using that swivel leaves aluminum oxide on the cover, so it gets all black. It's the the one that Treestuff developed for this saddle. I buy them two at a time

 

[Patrick A]

Dead ash. As dry as a match. There was a big cotton wood in the back and much higher than the ash . Rigging from another tree is such a luxury.

 

[Grendel]

I gotta get one of those carts! Nice work.

 

[Patrick A]

Thanks Sam, the cart is great with logs longer than 20", short stuff does not stack well. Maybe a chain or a strap around the short logs will help.

 

[pantheraba]

Rigging from another tree is such a luxury.

I do agree with that. Nice to see stuff go away without shaking the world when it does.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It doesn't get to happen very much. I can remember my last time vividly!

 

[pantheraba]

Here's one we did recently..shake the rigging tree, not me:

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[MasterBlaster]

Kick back, relax!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Let er runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

 

[MasterBlaster]

I liked to have my saw off and clipped back on my saddle before it the ground.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yup.

 

[LeafCollector]

First limb removal at height gone right?


Hello Tree House
This was my first limb removal and third climb.
It was above a pool deck.
Took me 20 min of grueling hip thrust to get up there. I gotta loose some weight
Prolly 2 hrs of planning and hmm in and hawing about the consequences of my decisions.
The cut went well and the limb did exactly what I thought it would do when I released it.
It came down level and were able to drift it safely away from the pool
Thanks for having such great site to share and learn.
I've been a professional member for 19years over at HVAC talk dot com
That's what led me here, an equally impressive collection of professionals.
What an awesome experience sending that limb to the ground without crushing the deck!
That said, I realize I'll probably take a beating on my rigging and am ok with that.

 

[Tree09]

Welcome to the house, and nice job!