whadja do today?

[Tundra Man Mike]

3 quotes and another reason why I don't grind stumps in the rain. 1 stump, 36" birch. Took 2 hours to make it look good and my grinder looks like heck. Everything wet, open up dry dirt at speed and it sticks to everything.

Then I go quote a job. 26" stump right against a light pole. Backyard.... 12" stump with 3 utility boxes within 3' of it. Total waste of time.

High winds and rain.... gonna be a tough profitable week.

 

[Don475]

I love TreeClimber 101

 

[tree MDS]

Had some heavy rain and winds yesterday/last night. My chip truck is still in the shop too. I kinda hope there aren't any calls from it. I have enough to deal with just with regular work starting to back up.

I know what I have to do (get out there with the moron), I'm just so damn tired of it. I mean how are you supposed to teach somebody something, when they're too busy flapping their gums?

Oh well, I guess if it was easy, everyone would be doing it... oh wait, they are. :msp_sneaky:

 

[sgreanbeans]

Spent the last few days painting my trailers and makin evera ting luuk puuuurty. Now I gotta go out and get them dirty!

Supposedly have everything sold, 2 guys racing at the bank. But talk is cheap, so we will see. I have had 3 guys already tell me that they where going to buy it, then they couldn't get the money. I hate stroker's.
Guys keep wanting to check every thing out. I am now telling them, "show me proof that you have the ability to pay, via cash or a call from your bank" Tired of meeting these guys and then they want to "demo" it on a job, YEAH RIGHT! They are just looking to get a free rental.

 

[derwoodii]

Just cleaned prepared 6 saws from 023 to 310 and all the PPE gear for basic handling and cross cut training next week. Its really sad,:msp_sad: I gets them all neat sharp n good to go then let complete newbies run the guts out and dig the dirt with em. More often even with my best supervision by 1/2 time i got plenty of saws to show n tell how to sharpen and maintain.. :msp_smile:

Well they did good by end of day, even some complete newbs who'd never held a saw had the skill set for bar tip letter writting work down.

this mob from a few months back just as good I've trained 200+ last 5 years and not ones come back missing any bits,,,,hmm er well yet.. give em time one will find a way around the course structure and design.. you can only do yer best to teach n show em the what nots, I canna stay by their side forever but I do ma best to implant the basics and fear of error or mis use behind all actions.

 

[derwoodii]

Finished up with the remaining part of the storm damaged oak job from last week. Neighbour had to go thru his insurance as it pretty much wrote off his new tractor, smoked is little utlility trailer and dinged up the side of his garage. Pretty easy one, got one heck of a soaker today though! Appraiser wanted it off to do his thing. Another day another tree! Looks like we be getting wet all week! :msp_thumbup::msp_tongue:

dang looks like the BBQ got touched up as well that shame about the nice tractor cab hope he getz it made right

 

[jandh@amtelecom]

???

I love TreeClimber 101

:confused2::msp_rolleyes:

 

[cfield]

Yeah but you are playing with other people's money... Try holding out for 60 days on
your own paycheck...

Well said

 

[Tree Pig]

I love TreeClimber 101

:confused2::msp_rolleyes:

men are always saying that to him

 

[tree MDS]

Any of you guys have any guesses as to what's up with this? Tree has been dying on one side for years. Its a mature sugar maple. Losing major leads now. It first started (something like eight years ago) with just one large lower limb flagging (suddenly dying, whatever). The rest of the tree was perfectly healthy. I think I know, but am interested to hear any input. I have other pics where the staining looks more green, but I just liked this pic. Crazy how that old tree is trying!!

And this is the last time I'm bothering to try and post a pic, doesn't work, screw it...
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[Toddppm]

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J/K! Verticillum Wilt?

 

[treemandan]

Finished up with the remaining part of the storm damaged oak job from last week. Neighbour had to go thru his insurance as it pretty much wrote off his new tractor, smoked is little utlility trailer and dinged up the side of his garage. Pretty easy one, got one heck of a soaker today though! Appraiser wanted it off to do his thing. Another day another tree! Looks like we be getting wet all week! :msp_thumbup::msp_tongue:

Dam Deevo, save some tree work for the rest of us.

 

[treemandan]

Nearly rolled mine off the trailer today... Heading to the job this morning and a 77 year old lady ran a red light and tried to turn into the casino right in front of me.... No stopping an f250 with a 16' trailer and stump grinder. T-boned her. She was at fault. Thankfully she was insured. My truck will probably be totalled. Jackknifed my trailer trying to swerve and miss her. Bent my tongue and jack stand on my trailer. Jack is shot on the trailer. Oh well, her insurance company is paying for rental on a new 3/4 ton while I have mine either fixed or replaced... Needless to say, I didn't make it to the job today. Homeowner was cool about it. I'll get it in the morning.

Sorry to hear but it was yo falt fer buying a new truck and tryin to drive it down the road.

Hope you make out Ok and get back on track, my Outback was just totaled itself.

 

[treemandan]

It seems I can't rep anybody and trust me, you deserve it but I love 101 too!:redface:

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

You all know how old, falling apart, dirty, junky my gear is (lol) so I've been wanting to get gecko CF for awhile now, and let me tell you...WOW these spurs are light, dont know there on and comfy.....a big change from the lead sled buck's steel climbers.

Warning, Caution, if you gaff out the spurs will acually go up wards because there so light, like there filled with helium

 

[jefflovstrom]

You all know how old, falling apart, dirty, junky my gear is (lol) so I've been wanting to get gecko CF for awhile now, and let me tell you...WOW these spurs are light, dont know there on and comfy.....a big change from the lead sled buck's steel climbers.

Warning, Caution, if you gaff out the spurs will acually go up wards because there so light, like there filled with helium

You should try them with the shorter gaff's. Less gaff out. Curious what the heel on your footwear looks like, and why not take a wrap on the shank?
Jeff

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

Jeffy, I will see if I have enough strap length to wrap around shank, it looks like it would be pushing it though.....

 

[mr. holden wood]

You should try them with the shorter gaff's. Less gaff out. Curious what the heel on your footwear looks like, and why not take a wrap on the shank?
Jeff

He lives in norcal you live in socal, totally different trees. Nobody wears pole gaffs up here either.The real question is who buys those things anyway, the weight saved is equivalent to one steel carabiner, bfd.

 

[mr. holden wood]

I love TreeClimber 101

With all my heart I hate 101, but wouldn't ban someone for loving him. This place is really starting to blow, the mods around here are starting to make the taliban look liberal. I looked forward to reading aa's or od dumb posts after a rough day. Now its the some dumb ****, im so busy I cant keep up with all my work or I just bought another k-boom, yawn
Anyway I broke in my new alveo vent to replace my almost 4 year old rotten kask. Huge improvement over the old vertex,new suspension fits great and solid eye visor. Pretty nice hard hat imo.

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

He lives in norcal you live in socal, totally different trees. Nobody wears pole gaffs up here either.The real question is who buys those things anyway, the weight saved is equivalent to one steel carabiner, bfd.

Big H, I think Jeffy was joking, like I was...2 3/4 gaff the norm here.

The weight difference is big, dont nock em till you try em.....but your business must not be making enough $$$
to be buying these anyway....stay on the ground.