It was a hell of a ride...

[pro94lt]

Tulip poplar? Never climbed one they just look to brittle I was thinking I had no poplar trees but I do.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Healing up ok, stll working it out with the insurance company, anoter 4weeks in the immobilizer before PT starts. And dr p, you stll haven't told me how many aspen you've dealt with over the years. Doesn't sound to me like you've ever even seen one.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Healing up ok, stll working it out with the insurance company, anoter 4weeks in the immobilizer before PT starts. And dr p, you stll haven't told me how many aspen you've dealt with over the years. Doesn't sound to me like you've ever even seen one.

Actually not a one BUT I did say the tree was on a particular list, the same list as our eastern cottonwoods that have pretty much the same bark patterns so when I saw your little bit of nasty aspen it made me cringe automatically in terror because I knew what I was seeing. When I deal with them I do whatever I have to avoid being high up in one without remote support for me and the tree.

Some people even call these little eastern cottonwoods aspen because they are so similar.

So when faced with another tree like this look for ways to guy the tree, its not that hard, doesn't take long, feels like a fresh set of panties.

Sometimes I remove other trees just to drop one of these if I can't do the tree without risk. I tell clients straight up just what and how I told you. They don't have to like it and I don't have to risk more than I am making on the job for some POS little scrappy tree that looks like it would take five minutes to climb.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Well, I'm glad you're able to keep your panties clean.

 

[miko0618]

what a scary situation! i am glad you are ok.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Thanks, Mike

 

[derwoodii]

glad your ok you got a good story to tell.
A scary ride over and down in bucket or tree is one of my wake up nightmares awful feeling accelerating arced angle fall.

 

[Creeker]

Interesting thread here, without jumping on a band wagon to have a go at the OP can I firstly say I'm glad to read you will recover and that you're still with us.

Not being a climber it would have been a rope up as high as I could get it to redirect it and straight forward felling with that much room to play with. If the natural lean was towards the building it only needed to come round 10 or 15 degrees from what's in the pic.

I understand TJL was probably trying to minimise damage to other trees by taking the top out but maybe it would have fitted to the Right of the building. Dunno, wasn't there !

Thanks for the thread TJL, I'm sure it is a valuable lesson for all of us. A day you don't learn something is a poor day.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Power line was just past the coop. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Well, I'm glad you're able to keep your panties clean.

Just trying to help keep yers clean too.

 

[miko0618]

Not to be off topic but heres 2 tulip trees i have to do in a couple weeks. They are probably the biggest tulip trees i've touched. They are pushing 120' in height. The trunks are almost 3' and stay that way for nearly 60'. I have to agree that i dont like them too much. I dont trust the wood. But, i am excited to play in these

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Nice... way different than aspen.

 

[derwoodii]

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Not to be off topic but heres 2 tulip trees i have to do in a couple weeks. They are probably the biggest tulip trees i've touched. They are pushing 120' in height. The trunks are almost 3' and stay that way for nearly 60'. I have to agree that i dont like them too much. I dont trust the wood. But, i am excited to play in these

about 120 feet huh ok just working out the maths and

http://www.gravitycalc.com/

ops wait a mo ah 2.7 sec gets you down 34 m or bout 120 foot

The object has a velocity of 26.477955 meters per second after 2.7 seconds on Earth. This is 95.320638 kilometers per hour, and 59.2294984789 miles per hour.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

btw, those trees are only about 60' tall

 

[Toddppm]

I was thinking the tips are pushing 80 if we're being generous. Move that POS of shed and drop them, put POS shed back afterwards.

 

[miko0618]

btw, those trees are only about 60' tall

Yeah right. I'll drop a tape down on my helmet camera for you.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

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Not to be off topic but heres 2 tulip trees i have to do in a couple weeks. They are probably the biggest tulip trees i've touched. They are pushing 120' in height. The trunks are almost 3' and stay that way for nearly 60'. I have to agree that i dont like them too much. I dont trust the wood. But, i am excited to play in these

I am using the shed as a ruler, the tree look about 75 feet tall.

 

[miko0618]

I think you might be using the shed as a reference. The trees are well behind it. The tree closest to it has another tree in front. On the right tree, measure the width of the trunk. Its 42 times higher than wide. The trunk is atleast 30"

 

[lone wolf]

I think you might be using the shed as a reference. The trees are well behind it. The tree closest to it has another tree in front. On the right tree, measure the width of the trunk. Its 42 times higher than wide. The trunk is atleast 30"

I would bet money they are taller than 60 foot based on the trunk diam and knowing what Tulips usually are. Look at the other trees to the left side.

 

[miko0618]

I can see why they might look under what i said. Its camera trickery. Its not uncommon for a tulip tree to hit 80' with a 16" trunk around here.