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  1. 12-02-2010, 01:33 PM #3736
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    I should start going again too. I'm more like Treeace though. You won't find me there from April through December but I was a regular last winter. Still have my membership.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blakesmaster View Post
    I should start going again too. I'm more like Treeace though. You won't find me there from April through December but I was a regular last winter. Still have my membership.
    I went last Sun, so much camel toe I couldn't take it and had to bail in 15 minutes.
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    Today we finished removing a pine tree someone else had started. The other company were actually gypsies impersonating legitimate tradesmen. Upon realising the task was beyond their skills, they actually had one of the workers fake an injury as an excuse to flee the job in a hurry.

    Not a big tree by any means but still had to be rigged over the house etc. When I got up there I discovered that they’d actually cut over half way through the top but just left it without telling the client....cars and house underneath an all....never said a word, just left the job!

    Thankfully we were able to arrange a city-crane to help out, too risky otherwise....although it added another 350 to the job.

    In a sense the client was partly to blame for going with doorknockers offering cheap labour....but on the gypsies part (cutting through the top) still rates as some of the most reckless behaviour I’ve seen in treework.
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    Quote Originally Posted by treemandan View Post
    I went last Sun, so much camel toe I couldn't take it and had to bail in 15 minutes.
    That's what you get for wearing shorts that are too tight on you .
    You like this.
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    Well we logged the beast today. What an experience that was. Couple of scum bags stopped to watch for less than a minute... I think they knew I would have had them chased off if they stayed too long. Anywho, we still have to clean up tomorrow for a few hours, but otherwise all went well. Crane showed up on time, support equipment and personel showed up on time too. Operator looked at the driveway, almost chickened out, but gave it a go and got in without any major troubles... 33 ton National boom truck, made it in the driveway with INCHES to spare. After taking down some fence we got the cribbing and outriggers set. Operator said that this was the worst access he's ever had. 127 feet of main boom on the truck and he used every bit of it to get to the tree 90+ feet away. There was one point where I had to keep pieces under 200 lbs because he was so far out, he was good for 700, but that was pushing it, so I said I'd do 100 - 200 until we were in a better spot. Not 1 piece went over 1,100 lbs.. most were showing between 800 and 1000, with quite a few pieces coming in less than that. While we were taking lunch the operator told me that the job was written up as a 12" white pine in a tight driveway, even showed me the work order... he took pics to dispute that which I hope to have and post soon. All went well though, except for a lot of nice saw logs having to be trashed due to being short.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ozzy42 View Post
    That's what you get for wearing shorts that are too tight on you .
    Ouch dat left a mark!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TreeAce View Post
    i hear ya ! Problem I run into is not even getting job in the first place . What takes me n my crew (we r NOT slackers BTW) all day Many of these guys who own there own crane can do in 3 hours . . And they do three jobs in one day. I bid a job over summer , BIG oak , Gonna take two days . Plus comen back for stump . I will need 1 extra laborer for two days . I need 2k for this job . HO was cool and seemed to like me . So we he called and asked If I could match the TWO other lower bids (from reputable companys) and just couldnt do it . $1450 n $1500 ! He said " sorry man" N I said "I understand". I hear from a good source that the company who did the tree got there bout 8am and was gone by 2:30 . Stump ground and everything raked up n blown off freakn outa there.
    Don't sweat the small chit if they are not charging for the equipment it is just a matter of time before they are oob. But yeah, I understand the principal based on time and more and more are getting them here too I would just a soon rent one and operator if ever needed. I would see value in a spyder of some type but a crane has too many limitations for the nice landscapes I find my talent in!
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  10. 12-02-2010, 07:21 PM #3745
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    Quote Originally Posted by treeman82 View Post
    Well we logged the beast today. What an experience that was. Couple of scum bags stopped to watch for less than a minute... I think they knew I would have had them chased off if they stayed too long. Anywho, we still have to clean up tomorrow for a few hours, but otherwise all went well. Crane showed up on time, support equipment and personel showed up on time too. Operator looked at the driveway, almost chickened out, but gave it a go and got in without any major troubles... 33 ton National boom truck, made it in the driveway with INCHES to spare. After taking down some fence we got the cribbing and outriggers set. Operator said that this was the worst access he's ever had. 127 feet of main boom on the truck and he used every bit of it to get to the tree 90+ feet away. There was one point where I had to keep pieces under 200 lbs because he was so far out, he was good for 700, but that was pushing it, so I said I'd do 100 - 200 until we were in a better spot. Not 1 piece went over 1,100 lbs.. most were showing between 800 and 1000, with quite a few pieces coming in less than that. While we were taking lunch the operator told me that the job was written up as a 12" white pine in a tight driveway, even showed me the work order... he took pics to dispute that which I hope to have and post soon. All went well though, except for a lot of nice saw logs having to be trashed due to being short.
    jesus dude i would've been absolutely bullchit at the dude if i had to make that many cuts... you couldn't plywood in any closer? time saver that plywood especially when it comes to that many in tree cuts.....

    lol. whatya gonna do with all that firewood?
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    been with the 60ton this week. that crane is silly. we had a big donkey elm done in 6 picks yesterday and then today's 2nd job was 10 ash trees in the backyard picked over the house in 20 picks. reason so many picks was size of the landing zone. lol

    those groves are sick and the guy we borrowed it from has 4 of them! lol
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    Jeffy and James Brown got together to croon a little....

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    Quote Originally Posted by treeslayer View Post
    My God, the dreaded G word..... too many guys bringing it up....
    uh oh... sounds like Ill be diggin the bike out of the garage again soon!LL!!! Been 2 weeks since I had to climb, and itll be over a month till I have to do it again. The dreaded huff n puff. How much snow over there Slayer?
    Dont laugh! All of its paid for, and some of its still kinda new. (cept for the 372's in the box, there still extremely new.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by treevet View Post
    Jeffy and James Brown got together to croon a little....

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    Quote Originally Posted by TreeAce View Post
    "your not my son"?!?!?! That makes me wanna pound some mofos head in. If U KNOW its true then I guess MAYBE a little slack/understanding may be in order . Problem is...he will HAVE to just accept it and move on . And one more thing...I may catch hell for this one...is your climber a heavy drinker? I know climbers can be a wild bunch and ya boys will b boys n work hard play hard and ya ya ya but I really think if he drinks alot or often that his problems have only just begun . I hope Iam wrong .
    No, he doesn't do anything, pretty straight laced kid.

    Blakemaster, really,lol!! Just so you know, and I will try to explain this as best I can.
    He never came close to "RUNNING" the show, out of 4 guys, he was top guy, he climbed tree's, kinda why he is called a climber/foreman, now, I understand that title may represent "running" the show, but it don't, he is in charge of that job that he is doing for me, under my direction. See, now listen up, if you want to make ALOT of money, sometimes people hire other people to do things for them, some get paid more than others, the ones who get paid more, usually are in charge of the ones who get paid less, still with me?, now, when a owner/Arborist hires a guy to do work for him, does that mean that the Arborist goes home, no, it means he is out working on getting more work for HIS employees, fixing equipment, making contacts, sitting on boards, meeting with accountants, insurance, working with city's on projects for future, checking job sites! I am on every job, at the start and finish and a few times in between if large enough. I am sure the guys here can add hundreds of other little task that need to be done everyday. Its called check and balance, or "inspect what you expect" ultimately called "Management", its in the dictionary. Now I could be a "control freak" like you describe yourself, I however, do not believe in Micro Management, I don't want a bunch of mongols that cant think for themselves, that have to be told every single thing that I want them to do. See, I like guys who have Initiative, Responsibility, Work Ethic and Pride. I had that with this kid, like I said, his performance in the craft was great, when he showed his butt, I canned it. He knew what he did was wrong, and accepted the canning. He may be back, but not until he can control his temper. A small task for some, big task for many.

    anyways

    I went up yesterday for first time this year, small 40' Norway Maples, feel pretty good today, neck and shoulder are not screaming like I thought they would, heeling maybe? I hope so!, felt good up there, got to try out my new Zubat, very nice! The guys had never seen me climb, it was kinda funny! They had no idea! It was good tho, any question of my Skill and Experience was answered very quickly, they now " I understand very clearly why you are the boss!"

    Skill and Experience,
    Blakemaster, those words is in the dictionary too!
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