There are good cops but most of them are pathetic really. either just collecting a pay check or trying to get an honest person on something dumb.
Dropping Ash tree on the lake.
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Yeah, like corrections officers - theres another bottom feeder gig! Just doing time on the taxpayer's dime is all really.
Then when they retire they can go spoil some sort of trade as a hobby.
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When the backcut opens, its time to get moving, and you want to be looking up so you can see whats coming at you. Granted, in your case it was a very clear and open area. A big branch on the top of your hat from way up will kill you. I know its hard to look up and cut, wedge, but you have to be aware of what is above you. Best wishes to you.
What's the general opinion on this stuff?
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/safety/council/newsletters/may06/may06
Some sweet trucks you have there arborcare. Was that a winch on the chipper?? (hard to see). How do you like the carlton? I have never used one of those.
Nice cut too ... even though I'm a top cut first guy.
Holy crap slept away my hangover and missed a couple pages of chaos!!
I had the winch installed last spring (over 3 g's!!) and it has come in handy quite a bit. I never use it for pulling over trees, just hauling stuff to the chipper. Works great if you've got a tree down a slope or hill. The carlton is a great chipper, almost identicle to the bandits. Really heavy for a 9" chipper at over 5000lbs though. http://www.stumpcutters.com/wc_9inch.html check here for specs.
As far as making the top cut first, that is probably what most people would do and say but for some reason I like to make by bottom cut first...maybe the first guy I started with 17 years ago did it this way, or maybe I just did it that way. I do know that when I'm dropping really big stems that I do the top first. Not really something I've put much thought into but maybe I'll change it up a bit next week and see how things go.
Thanks on the trucks. My first truck was my 1999 F350 and it just happened to be white. I wanted to keep my brand consistent, so now they are all white and all of our equipment is carlton yellow! Also my 2 main competitors have blue, and red trucks and I wanted to be completely different.
looks like some pretty good info. I would love to pay a guy to stand there and be my spotter like that pic on the front page but unfortunately not in the budget!!
I can completely understand looking up when removing trees in a fire situation like that and of course with dead trees, but with this particular tree there was no deadwood in the canopy and we did a pull test before cutting to try and break anything loose.
I think I could improve in many areas with the regards to safety, heck I'm not even wearing glasses in that vid and I'm guilty on very rare occasions of cutting without my chaps on. (very rarely, never while climbing and not recomending it by any means)
summit583guy
ArboristSite Member
great video, you look like you run a top notch operation there!
Clearance- where do you work out of? where in bc?
Clearance- where do you work out of? where in bc?
No where now, I am just an unemployed mutt.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Well it went lmfao. I believe I would have drilled the ice and fabbed a winch stinger to slip in under the Ice and had my truck and men on turf but hey I don't like to get wet lol. I see you did not get wet though, just sayin man. Also I would have laid down some timbers before the retaining wall again just saying man
Thanks SummitGuy!
Clearance, the retaining wall was already cracked in quite a few spots (made sure to get pics just in case!) and new homeowner is rebuilding it. I normally would thrown down some timbers as well as some old tires.
Clearance, the retaining wall was already cracked in quite a few spots (made sure to get pics just in case!) and new homeowner is rebuilding it. I normally would thrown down some timbers as well as some old tires.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Lmfao It is a very good thing me and Clearance like each other pal :hmm3grin2orange:
PS: I may patent a winch stinger for you guys in the north pole basically just a iron hook with an eye to fasten arborist block no sense being on the ice if you don't absolutely have to:monkey:
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LOL I got confused by all the yellow stars!!
You guys still don't get it...THE ICE IS SAFE!!!!!!!! The trucks were on the ice to clean up, not just for an anchor point.
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/4212314.html
found from a quick google search.
Tired of explaining the ice situation. They used to drive school busses accross the lake in the 70's and 80's. Not anymore because of insurance issues but you still regularly see dump trucks pulling mid sized excavators and equipment across.
For the tenth time...the lake is 6 feet deep max, water drops to 5 feet in winter, ice is min 2 feet thick, and shore depth is 2-3 feet.
found from a quick google search.
Tired of explaining the ice situation. They used to drive school busses accross the lake in the 70's and 80's. Not anymore because of insurance issues but you still regularly see dump trucks pulling mid sized excavators and equipment across.
For the tenth time...the lake is 6 feet deep max, water drops to 5 feet in winter, ice is min 2 feet thick, and shore depth is 2-3 feet.
deer slayer
ArboristSite Operative
:agree2: I'm with you on this one. Have friends in upstate new york they drive on the ice all the time. Like it was ice road truckers or something.. scared me to death, but locals enjoyed the short cuts it provided for them. And yes they had sanctioned races on it while i was there!!! CRAAAZZZYYY!!! This lake was said to be over 100' in places..
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ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Yeah but the combination of dead weight then impact and finally that base for the crap music would have me worried :hmm3grin2orange: I doubt I would be an Ice road trucker just sayin
oke:Yeah but the combination of dead weight then impact and finally that base for the crap music would have me worried :hmm3grin2orange: I doubt I would be an Ice road trucker just sayin
OK you got me on the bass!! hahaha
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
OK you got me on the bass!! hahaha
Lol just think if your were on that side of lake and I on the other we would have rap being overpowered with Waylon Jennings lmfao
Or Merle Haggard:monkey:
Waylon Jennings Or Merle Haggard lmfao
:monkey:
Nothing wrong with those 2. I am a music lover...not much I wont listen to.
