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Depend on expersince. Ranges from 12-35"ish" theres really no wage cap, it just depends on how valuable you make yourself and he pays attention to production numbers. If he sees that certain groups worK well together he tries to keep those groups together. Hes a smart guy and hes actually really...

Whole day. We work mon.-Thurs. 10 hr shifts, Fridays optional when there is o.t. to pick up

Lmao, I live in the American nw. Up here we call those patchouli stinkin hippies

Yup. We wont be able to pull it off every day but we get quarterly bonuses for every week we average $140 per man, per hour on crew.

"In my opinion, the original crack was caused by another tree/branch falling and rubbing the stem. From my experience, alder doesn't grow in areas where the temperatures get low enough where the trees frost crack." We get Alders that freeze and split down here in Oregon near mt. Hood.

For specifically red alder, if you see places on the bark where it looks like rust has been leaking out, its a good indication of damage beneath the bark that you cannot see without removing the bark. I live and work in areas where alder is very common and have tons of them on my property.

First tier climbers are the more skilled/experienced climbers and are often the foreman On crew. Second tier climbers are essentially, climbers in training who serve as groundsmen. We only have 2 guys who dont either climb or work from a bucket truck.

Company i work for pulls $1000 per day, per man and this year hes pushing us for 1400. about 15 men. Usually 2-4 men per crew. chipper truck, chipper, a first tier climber, second tier climber, maybe bucket truck, stump grinder or any special gear we need. We just finished a $35,000 gig in 2 1/2...

Portland oregon? Were flooded with climbers, just a heads up. Company I work for has 4 top tier climbers and 3 second tier climbers. Second tier climbers spend more time dragging brush than climbing. All the first tier climbers are close to 10 years experience or more.

p.s. those trees are going to take you for a ride when you top them. tall skinny trees do that, you just have to ride it out, shake the pee out of your boots and keep going.

using a nearby tree to rig out of is a good idea. though I don't think I would use a cable brace to keep the tree from falling, they are more likely to blow out a top than fall over. pay attention to the tree (alder) on the way up and inspect for damage. how high you climb depends on how much...

wear a helmet, take you time, be safe and have fun :)

those look like alders, be careful, they are brittle. if your worried about sliding down the tree then put a full wrap around the tree with your lanyard and stay on the high side. in the case of a fall it will bite down on the tree and you wont fall. use a sling or rope loop with a carabiner as...

treenate has the right idea. take a wrap around the tree, run the rope through a crotch and have a ground guy run the line. there are other ways to do it but that's the least technical and easiest to set up.

I started off at home with no education and learned by trial and error. eventually (when I had learned most of the climbing methods) I made the career change. from what ive seen, most guys start off on the ground and work their way into the trees after a year or two if it interests them and they...

Climbing is dangerous? Huh... who would have imagined. I think hes old enough to realise his mortality and know when hes at risk.

M.D. Vaden, good to come across you on here. We met at a diner down in California last summer. I was wearing my work hoody and you recognised the company name/logo. My wife, her grandmother and i were visiting the redwood forest for our first time. Our visit was only for a day so we didn't have...

I see your point but remember that Manuel is not a climber and wont have the gear that we have. His options are limited and working from a ladder that is tied to the tree would be safer for him than trying to work in the tree without a harness and not tied in. Home owners do it all the time. I...

Do it all the time. Often times its the only way to do a row of hedges.

YouTube "hitch climber" and watch the videos. Your just starting to learn this stuff right?