Two Days in Some Oaks On a Pond

[CurSedVoyce]

HO took a bunch of pretty good pics while I was working on a few oaks at a property on a pond. Well, Seth helped too . I just figured I would share some.
The white and blue oak were over the roof of the 3 level house. The blue oak we hoisted and drifted the one limb that was only a few feet off the roof. HO helped on the ropes a tad and did some dragging. Zip lining with a floating anchor point put the material up the hill from the trees and landed them on an access road.
Blue oak.....

 

[canadiantreeman]

Nice work. Just clearance, not td?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Originally that tree was going to be a TD as was the live oak on the same side of the house. Lady of the house changed her mind, so roof clearance they became. Mo money for me
My internet connection is flaky at best tonight and she is sending these in crazy order.
Still loading more up.

 

[canadiantreeman]

Those look like nice trees to work in, wood pretty tough? Some funky limb walks I bet!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The limbs can be vertical. Sometimes they cork screw. It can get fun These were actually not too bad. The blue oak was pecker holed pretty bad and had some serious limb drop on one side. Pretty careful what I tied into for my TIP. The upper limbs over the roof was climbed more ALT with one being my climb/life line. The central was compromised bad.

 

[sotc]

I like your expectant, waiting pose

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The hey.. yous guys... you forgot the tag line waiting position
That was a very comfortable limb to stand on at least

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The white oak bullet tree.... Zip line ran over the roof and a garden. Most of the work (as you can see, there are a few limbs missing) was to take any threats off the house and driveway. There was a little live oak we also took the limbs off that were over the house we did not really get pictures of the work. This oak will have mistletoe and a proper prune in about a year.
And since a bunch of files just got deleted because they took over an hour to upload.............
I'll post these out of order until I can upload the deleted ones again

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Some of the beginning...
Bullet Blight

 

[CurSedVoyce]

And the aftermath photo........Again.. just roof clearance.
Push to shove, the weight of the tree is such they could be felled away from the house in a JIC scenario as well.

 

[pantheraba]

Lots of good pictures..I can tell you had a good time. Nice tree to be in. (what does ALT stand for? alternating lanyard tie-in? or some such?)

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Alternating Lanyard Technique .....

I reset the line as soon as I was done with the lining of the branch tips. I was standing on horizontal wood with no tie in above me. Pretty much lashed off to what I was working at my feet, but belayed through a large crotch behind me should anything cut loose below me.
You got that right Gary about the fun. Sometimes it felt like I was getting paid to play in trees all day. Especially in contrast to that large TD we had been working on.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

We did some felling as well. This three leader oak was not in a good way. Hollow on the back leader and chock full of ants. Climbed and cut the tops out so the stick would fit amongst the trees and not beat them up.
The one leaning over the pump shed disguised as the out house had to go. We used a come-a-long to pull it over the shed 45* out of head lean. I was all bit up by the end of this one.
Then we fell the blue oak behind it as it died right after it started to leaf out. Was not in the original estimate/quote. The whole job sort of kept changing. But did so before we started the work. There was another limb on the porch side of the house we rigged down but did not get any pics
It was 35' long almost horizontal and 10" at the collar. Took it in one pick.

Floating anchor with a redirect to the Z-rig for tensioning the zip line.


Robert tensioning the line for pulling the oak over.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It can be fun taking out easy leaners!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Some real nice scenery as well, Stephen. Looks like a quiet spot.

 

[stig]

Looks like a really nice, enjoyable job.
Good for you, Stephen.

Are you wearing safety glasses or have you got so old you can't see well enough to tie knots w/o glasses?

I have a hard time untangling my throwline witout glasses these days.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I can see to knot.. It's the going back and forth from close to far and close to far. Sometimes my eyes are just more tired than usual and I will wear my prescription glasses. More on prunes though. Removals I try to stay in strictly safety glasses...
It was a very enjoyable job. The pace was relaxed and the HOs were awesome. Just felt like I was getting paid to be a kid again climbing trees

 

[Burnham]

I remember the first time I climbed with my then first pair of bifocals. Like all bifocals, the top of the lens was the far Rx and the bottom was the near Rx.

I climbed fine, but when I looked down at my groundie it was through the lower portion of the lens...all fuzzy. Then I looked at the rigging I was setting right above my head through the upper portion of the lens...again, all fuzzy.


For a while I thought I might need to get a pair made special, upside down...but I got used to tilting my head more instead of just shifting my eyes .

 

[Bodean]

Way to go, Stephen.
Good Job.

Not sure about the JIC I gotta dump it, off-balancing.
Maybe even balance it so that a wedge or two could easily off-balance, JIC.

Just some guys, 2 cents. Smiles

 

[flushcut]

Ya know, I keep reading the title of this thread and keep thinking "On Golden Pond" for some reason. Very odd! Nice work BTW!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Thanks...
Deva.. once I removed everything over the roof... well... that pretty much made for what new balance it was gonna have...
Burnam... I have progressive lenses... I had bifocals when I was younger. I like the new fangled ones and all. But they take some getting used to
I too have tilted my head from time to time to try and focus on one thing or another and about had a head rush...
Duh George... Where did the groundie go.... ?? Anyone see my rope?

 

[Burnham]

I tried the progressives, hated the smaller field of focus. But even with progressives, you still are saddled with far vision correction up top and near correction down low.

Matters not, we all adapt one way or another...I for one know without a doubt that had I been born before corrective lenses were available to human beings with faulty eyesight, I'd not have had much likelyhood of surviving...a rabbit looks like any other blob out there at arrow range, to my eyeglassesless self .

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I remember when I discovered what other people saw with good eyes.. Leaves on trees. Pine needles........
Sux being in some canopy with a good spread and not having the prescription lenses. Tough to hit the crotches when trying to traverse. Or seeing that little piece of mistletoe. Thank god for orange shirts.. I can at least find Rob

 

[Burnham]

I wear mine full time, can't do without, as I HATE not being able to see fine details both near and far...except in special cases...like the Bandit and his hat .

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Is that called selective vision