whadja do today?

[ddhlakebound]

Woe is Tuesday...

So apparently if I don't tell the story of yesterday, I'll never hear the end of it....

Let me preface this by explaining that last summer I took over sole ownership of TS, but my former partner got the stumper in the buyout. So I've been renting a 252 from another tree service when I need. The price is right, the teeth are sharp, usually never a worry. I climb for them when they need, they bucket for me when I need, generally it works out pretty well.

Yesterday morning we go to pick up the grinder, and within 3 minutes of getting out of the truck, I split my pants. Thankfully, a spare pair in the truck saved a trip home, so just an annoyance.

Five stops lined up, pull up at the first one, and within a few minutes of grinding I'm hearing some noise from the cutting wheel. It's not bearings, the pocket bolts are slowly working themselves loose on 4 different pockets. Grinding stops....off to the hardware store for a 1/2" hex head and a breaker bar to tighten them down....hmmm.....WTH happened to the hardware store that used to be in this town? Grrrr...back to the site, fortunate enough to borrow tools from the public works barn (next to where we're grinding). Get it tightened up as much as possible without a breaker bar, and finish site one. As we're leaving I discover that Tree Target had set his drink, smokes, and phone in a great spot. Behind the trailer tire in the shade. Oops.

Off to site two, already down 1 pair of pants, 1 cell phone, 1 heirloom cig case, and a drink. Big silver maple stump that was live a week ago, but looks like it's been dead for years (except an inch of green wood around the outside edge) It's grinding quick and easy. Until the bolts start backing out again.

Heading in to springfield for the next job, so hoping I can finish this stump and get tools on the way to the next one. Yeah....right. Few minutes later it loses a bolt...Luckily, borrow tools from the guy across the street (who I gave a couple loads of wood last week), and finally get the other bolt out and pockets off. But not before Tree Target gets his revenge for me running over his stuff...he conveniently dropped the saftey bar on my head as we were battling the bolt. The lump is almost gone already.

Vermeer is about 15 miles away...get there, get a new pocket and yellow jacket, and two pocket bolts. But they're sold out of 1/2" hex heads. So we leave Vermeer and head for my house, to get the tools I should have had with me in the first place. Finally back to site 2, and get the grinding head back in shape. But not before losing one of the new bolts, and spending 15 minutes to find it. Duh. Playin catch up now.....gonna end up a loooooooong day.

Get to site 3...sweetgum stump with running roots covering an area comparable to a parking space. Got the 252 and my lil Praxis both going. Until the Praxis runs outa gas. Oh, and I forgot to put my backpack blower in the truck. So TT goes for gas and his electric blower. Finally finish that one, and get the site cleaned up.

So do I sound more retarded than a Monkey bangin a football yet?

Daylight is gettin short, and still 2 jobs to go. Get to #4, and knock out six stumps quick with both grinders. Pulling the 252 off the last stump and headed for the trailer. On a sidehill. With the grinding head on the downhill side. Double Duh. Have you seen how much smoke a stumper blows when it's laying on it's side? It's alot. Shut 'er down quick. Got it uprighted in about 3 minutes, and let it sit. Smoked a bit when I fired it back up, but cleared up quick as the oil burned out. Still not good.

Job #5? Na, screw that man.....I'm done. Those stumps will still be there when I get the urge to grind another stump. It might be a while, though.

Usually my workday goes smoothly, and is planned out pretty well, even if it's at a too slow pace until my equipment situation smooths out. Soon. Very soon I hope. Should have my new to me chip truck title tomorrow, and my chipper's been in the shop for too long already.

Hopefully I got out all the dumbassedness in one long, rough day.

 

[TreeTarget]

So apparently if I don't tell the story of yesterday, I'll never hear the end of it....

Let me preface this by explaining that last summer I took over sole ownership of TS, but my former partner got the stumper in the buyout. So I've been renting a 252 from another tree service when I need. The price is right, the teeth are sharp, usually never a worry. I climb for them when they need, they bucket for me when I need, generally it works out pretty well.

Yesterday morning we go to pick up the grinder, and within 3 minutes of getting out of the truck, I split my pants. Thankfully, a spare pair in the truck saved a trip home, so just an annoyance.

Five stops lined up, pull up at the first one, and within a few minutes of grinding I'm hearing some noise from the cutting wheel. It's not bearings, the pocket bolts are slowly working themselves loose on 4 different pockets. Grinding stops....off to the hardware store for a 1/2" hex head and a breaker bar to tighten them down....hmmm.....WTH happened to the hardware store that used to be in this town? Grrrr...back to the site, fortunate enough to borrow tools from the public works barn (next to where we're grinding). Get it tightened up as much as possible without a breaker bar, and finish site one. As we're leaving I discover that Tree Target had set his drink, smokes, and phone in a great spot. Behind the trailer tire in the shade. Oops.

Off to site two, already down 1 pair of pants, 1 cell phone, 1 heirloom cig case, and a drink. Big silver maple stump that was live a week ago, but looks like it's been dead for years (except an inch of green wood around the outside edge) It's grinding quick and easy. Until the bolts start backing out again.

Heading in to springfield for the next job, so hoping I can finish this stump and get tools on the way to the next one. Yeah....right. Few minutes later it loses a bolt...Luckily, borrow tools from the guy across the street (who I gave a couple loads of wood last week), and finally get the other bolt out and pockets off. But not before Tree Target gets his revenge for me running over his stuff...he conveniently dropped the saftey bar on my head as we were battling the bolt. The lump is almost gone already.

Vermeer is about 15 miles away...get there, get a new pocket and yellow jacket, and two pocket bolts. But they're sold out of 1/2" hex heads. So we leave Vermeer and head for my house, to get the tools I should have had with me in the first place. Finally back to site 2, and get the grinding head back in shape. But not before losing one of the new bolts, and spending 15 minutes to find it. Duh. Playin catch up now.....gonna end up a loooooooong day.

Get to site 3...sweetgum stump with running roots covering an area comparable to a parking space. Got the 252 and my lil Praxis both going. Until the Praxis runs outa gas. Oh, and I forgot to put my backpack blower in the truck. So TT goes for gas and his electric blower. Finally finish that one, and get the site cleaned up.

So do I sound more retarded than a Monkey bangin a football yet?

Daylight is gettin short, and still 2 jobs to go. Get to #4, and knock out six stumps quick with both grinders. Pulling the 252 off the last stump and headed for the trailer. On a sidehill. With the grinding head on the downhill side. Double Duh. Have you seen how much smoke a stumper blows when it's laying on it's side? It's alot. Shut 'er down quick. Got it uprighted in about 3 minutes, and let it sit. Smoked a bit when I fired it back up, but cleared up quick as the oil burned out. Still not good.

Job #5? Na, screw that man.....I'm done. Those stumps will still be there when I get the urge to grind another stump. It might be a while, though.

Usually my workday goes smoothly, and is planned out pretty well, even if it's at a too slow pace until my equipment situation smooths out. Soon. Very soon I hope. Should have my new to me chip truck title tomorrow, and my chipper's been in the shop for too long already.

Hopefully I got out all the dumbassedness in one long, rough day.

As the dogs are whining from the telling of that tale (first time they heard it in detail), I will head off to bed, comfortable that there are at least two witnesses to the accounts of yesterday's triumphs and tribulations. Wives have to deal with the aftermath...thank the powers that be for the forgetful bliss of sleep...maybe tomorrow we can become worthy of song...or at the very least, disability.

 

[treeman82]

Well, the other day I took down a shagbark hickory at the corner of a house. The power company had to come and drop the wires... 2 guys on the ground, did ok... had it brushed out by 12:30. Client bought us lunch, and made me a big tin of brownies. I go to dump the chips while the guys raked up, figuring that when I came back I'd drop the stick and take the 2 guys up the road with me to brush out a big shagbark hickory. Well on the way back from dropping the chips it started to rain... 2 rounds of thunderstorms were coming through. So I dropped the stick next to the house and called it a day.

Yesterday morning I told my guy to come in a bit later... we got to the same job at 8:30... cut up all the wood. Went to the next job up the road... got there about 10:00, and I took my sweet time. Went up, set my rigging, cut some branches to make a good hole to lower into. Came down it was 11:15, got lunch, and picked up the chipper from the yard. By the time I got back with the chipper and lunch it was 12:25? Back up the tree I went... took some huge pieces out of 1 lead of the tree. I was within 15 feet of the ground anyways, so I came down for about 15 - 20 min... talked with another guy who was working in the area, had something to drink, and relaxed. Finally, went back up, lowered out another 2 big leads in 2 - 3 pieces each. Took out the top, chunked down about 15' worth of wood, and called it a day.

The reason I took such long breaks on this job was because somebody else was supposed to take it down about 10 years ago... they did the hardest parts of the tree, and then chickened out for some reason... left some of their slings in the tree too. Not exactly sure why somebody would do the hardest parts and THEN chicken out... but whatever.

 

[ropensaddle]

So apparently if I don't tell the story of yesterday, I'll never hear the end of it....

Let me preface this by explaining that last summer I took over sole ownership of TS, but my former partner got the stumper in the buyout. So I've been renting a 252 from another tree service when I need. The price is right, the teeth are sharp, usually never a worry. I climb for them when they need, they bucket for me when I need, generally it works out pretty well.

Yesterday morning we go to pick up the grinder, and within 3 minutes of getting out of the truck, I split my pants. Thankfully, a spare pair in the truck saved a trip home, so just an annoyance.

Five stops lined up, pull up at the first one, and within a few minutes of grinding I'm hearing some noise from the cutting wheel. It's not bearings, the pocket bolts are slowly working themselves loose on 4 different pockets. Grinding stops....off to the hardware store for a 1/2" hex head and a breaker bar to tighten them down....hmmm.....WTH happened to the hardware store that used to be in this town? Grrrr...back to the site, fortunate enough to borrow tools from the public works barn (next to where we're grinding). Get it tightened up as much as possible without a breaker bar, and finish site one. As we're leaving I discover that Tree Target had set his drink, smokes, and phone in a great spot. Behind the trailer tire in the shade. Oops.

Off to site two, already down 1 pair of pants, 1 cell phone, 1 heirloom cig case, and a drink. Big silver maple stump that was live a week ago, but looks like it's been dead for years (except an inch of green wood around the outside edge) It's grinding quick and easy. Until the bolts start backing out again.

Heading in to springfield for the next job, so hoping I can finish this stump and get tools on the way to the next one. Yeah....right. Few minutes later it loses a bolt...Luckily, borrow tools from the guy across the street (who I gave a couple loads of wood last week), and finally get the other bolt out and pockets off. But not before Tree Target gets his revenge for me running over his stuff...he conveniently dropped the saftey bar on my head as we were battling the bolt. The lump is almost gone already.

Vermeer is about 15 miles away...get there, get a new pocket and yellow jacket, and two pocket bolts. But they're sold out of 1/2" hex heads. So we leave Vermeer and head for my house, to get the tools I should have had with me in the first place. Finally back to site 2, and get the grinding head back in shape. But not before losing one of the new bolts, and spending 15 minutes to find it. Duh. Playin catch up now.....gonna end up a loooooooong day.

Get to site 3...sweetgum stump with running roots covering an area comparable to a parking space. Got the 252 and my lil Praxis both going. Until the Praxis runs outa gas. Oh, and I forgot to put my backpack blower in the truck. So TT goes for gas and his electric blower. Finally finish that one, and get the site cleaned up.

So do I sound more retarded than a Monkey bangin a football yet?

Daylight is gettin short, and still 2 jobs to go. Get to #4, and knock out six stumps quick with both grinders. Pulling the 252 off the last stump and headed for the trailer. On a sidehill. With the grinding head on the downhill side. Double Duh. Have you seen how much smoke a stumper blows when it's laying on it's side? It's alot. Shut 'er down quick. Got it uprighted in about 3 minutes, and let it sit. Smoked a bit when I fired it back up, but cleared up quick as the oil burned out. Still not good.

Job #5? Na, screw that man.....I'm done. Those stumps will still be there when I get the urge to grind another stump. It might be a while, though.

Usually my workday goes smoothly, and is planned out pretty well, even if it's at a too slow pace until my equipment situation smooths out. Soon. Very soon I hope. Should have my new to me chip truck title tomorrow, and my chipper's been in the shop for too long already.

Hopefully I got out all the dumbassedness in one long, rough day.

Welcome to reality lmfao that is why I use a big grinder now but my day was a bit cluster ####ed today too! Some days its better to just call all involved and say I ain't doin didilly today:monkey:

 

[Blakesmaster]

My phone slowed down a bit this week so we tidied up some loose ends. Slammed 3 trees down for a good friend of ours who owns a nice backhoe. No money but I like having guys with equipment owe me favors. Never know when it'll come in handy. Been working with my partner on removals. He's got mad rec climbing experience which makes him pretty slick with trim jobs but he's got a lot to learn about proper use of a saw and rigging. It was nice to get him up there on a slow pace, no money no haul so I could talk him through it and not worry about time and trucks and chippers and customers and neighbors and debris and all that other stuff. Had him do this little spruce.

It's interesting teaching someone for the first time. If anything it's made me a safer and better climber. All those little things I never used to think about look a lot more dangerous when you're watching someone else do them. Especially someone with less experience. I feel like I'm ragging on him a bit too hard about safety but it's forced me to practice what I preach so that's good. I just keep telling him to SLOW DOWN. You're in a tree, bud, you're having fun, make it last a while.

 

[treemandan]

Cant tell you, I cant remember anyways, It wouldn't be cool if I did.. I'm sure it was fair and the home owner was happy with my clean up. I like your humor though.

Hey, you sound like a hoot! Go Freddy!

Anyway , dig it, its been asses and elbows over here too. I hooked up with 48Barpincher and done some things and then had the most cantankerous 29 year old tree climber I ever met come shred a couple other things for me. I got stumps out my ass!
So guess what? I have been subbing out too! Guess who? The Haycock Tree Climber! Check his videos on utube or whatever that is. I got a date in Wayne with him tomorra. Should make for a fun day, just put new plugs in the pick-up and still have a few sharp saws.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Well, I am CTSP now, I passed, so now I am going to sleep!
Jeff
CTSP

 

[BC WetCoast]

Hey, you sound like a hoot! Go Freddy!

Anyway , dig it, its been asses and elbows over here too. I hooked up with 48Barpincher and done some things and then had the most cantankerous 29 year old tree climber I ever met come shred a couple other things for me. I got stumps out my ass!
So guess what? I have been subbing out too! Guess who? The Haycock Tree Climber! Check his videos on utube or whatever that is. I got a date in Wayne with him tomorra. Should make for a fun day, just put new plugs in the pick-up and still have a few sharp saws.

Maybe you could buy him a hard hat when you go see him.

First time I've seen someone use a snap cut, when they were pulling a chunk off the stem. Seems to me that there is too much risk from it going in directions you don't want (like toward you).

 

[oldirty]

working in cambridge today taking down some rotten lindens at a church.

i had just informed the crane op that a big fat raccoon just made a beeline for the top i am about to cut free so look out on the ground when it gets to the chipper.

as the piece gets laid over he shakes the thing free and it sprints across the street full speed right across the path of some dude carrying a briefcase wearing a suit. he had his head down and didnt see it till it crossed in front of him. he jumped pretty high for a suit. lol

 

[treevet]

working in cambridge today taking down some rotten lindens at a church.

i had just informed the crane op that a big fat raccoon just made a beeline for the top i am about to cut free so look out on the ground when it gets to the chipper.

as the piece gets laid over he shakes the thing free and it sprints across the street full speed right across the path of some dude carrying a briefcase wearing a suit. he had his head down and didnt see it till it crossed in front of him. he jumped pretty high for a suit. lol

They are real comical sometimes. Bout a month ago we left our lot bright and early and drove about our usual 1 or 2 miles up into the hill of town and I am looking out the driver side mirror of my big picker and out jumps a big fattie from one of the side boxes and rolls down a hill like a dark basketball. Didn't know what it was until its legs engaged and it went from a roll to a sprint (in his mind I guess). Either he just woke up or took him a while to get the balls to dive out at about 40 mph. Good for a laugh early in the am.

 

[treeclimber101]

Oh yea I bumped into a fat momma about a year ago who wasn't very receptive to relocation and extraction at 50' was a little awkward cause everytime I poked at her she rolled around inside the tree , so at any time I was expecting her to jump out and join me in the bucket , SOOOO in hinesight she made a poor decision cause I flipped the log with her in it ....

 

[treemandan]

Maybe you could buy him a hard hat when you go see him.

First time I've seen someone use a snap cut, when they were pulling a chunk off the stem. Seems to me that there is too much risk from it going in directions you don't want (like toward you).

I had a lady say to me " you look like you are a hoot " today.


I often set up snaps to have them pulled. I don't know which video you might be refering though.

 

[treeclimber101]

Maybe you could buy him a hard hat when you go see him.

First time I've seen someone use a snap cut, when they were pulling a chunk off the stem. Seems to me that there is too much risk from it going in directions you don't want (like toward you).

Well than no offense you don't know what your doing with them , the backcut is always the top cut and depending on the size dictates the distance between the cuts , the snap cut is hands down the safest cut that you can make if you want to control the wood til your ready to send it south...

 

[treevet]

Well than no offense you don't know what your doing with them , the backcut is always the top cut and depending on the size dictates the distance between the cuts , the snap cut is hands down the safest cut that you can make if you want to control the wood til your ready to send it south...

Send it South Jersey?

 

[treevet]

If you think pruning out conflicting branches doesn't prevent injury...

 

[treevet]

 

[treeclimber101]

Is that fused ? pretty cool pic there you gonna cut that out ?

 

[treeclimber101]

Send it South Jersey?

Well I guess that ... What the :censored: are you saying I swear I can't understand 50% of your replies..

 

[treevet]

Is that fused ? pretty cool pic there you gonna cut that out ?

didn't get it yet.

 

[oldirty]

ran the crane for the second job yesterday. bigger silver maple, 2 sycamores, and 2 norway maples.

gotta a couple pieces swinging more than i'd like but i am getting better.

sitting in that cab in the blazing sun isnt all that fun after all. especially when the climber is the only object blocking the sun.