whadja do today?

[Zale]

I think we'll get it, it was for a landscape designer that we do work for and they usually don't shop around. The only thing would be how greedy they get and how much they tack on to my quote. It's a new client in a very ritsy neighborhood so who knows if they're shopping around or trust the designer.

Bigger jobs like this I bring in my friend I bought the crane from and his guys. He does the same with us to tackle bigger jobs on his end also. We've been working together like that for several years now and its been a really good thing. Now either one of us can mobilize 2 cranes, 2 chippers/chip trucks, bucket ect and twice the man power without the overhead.

This particular job is zero access with heavy equipment. About 10 trees including 3 tulips over 100ft. Grind all stumps. Everything climbed and carted out via a 4 wheeler with a trailer and log cart. One chipper and one crane for the wood about 300+ ft from the work area.

I thought it was a competetive price but there are guys around here that will go a lot lower on that one so we'll see

I've found the guys who tend to go lower use Steiners instead of 4 wheelers.

 

[tree md]

Here is a clip from today. I videoed in short clips as they are easier to manage and upload... But forgot to turn my camera on on a bunch of stuff... I tend to focus more on the work than trying to show out.

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[superjunior]

Here is a clip from today. I videoed in short clips as they are easier to manage and upload... But forgot to turn my camera on on a bunch of stuff... I tend to focus more on the work than trying to show out.

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Larry is that held on with a strap or is it screwed into the hard hat?

 

[tree md]

Larry is that held on with a strap or is it screwed into the hard hat?

I am using the headband mount for mine, as I have little clip like holders that are designed to hold a headlamp in place on my helmet. I have a few various mounts that came with the camera that mount directly on the helmet with adhesive, just haven't needed them. I got the headband mount because I got to camera to use for bow hunting as well.

 

[Saw Dust Smoken]

hackberry storm removal

Last wind storm busted large limb onto garage. Sunday calling for 40mph wind gust. Home owner decided to remove tree. Post pics latter..

 

[tree md]

Another work clip:

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Can't sleep as we have wildfires on either side of us. Can barely see outside it is so smokey. Just saw a semi hauling two tankers of water down the hill so I imaging it's a pretty big one. Can't sleep with all that mess going on so I might as well upload some more videos.

 

[Tree Pig]

Another work clip:

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Can't sleep as we have wildfires on either side of us. Can barely see outside it is so smokey. Just saw a semi hauling two tankers of water down the hill so I imaging it's a pretty big one. Can't sleep with all that mess going on so I might as well upload some more videos.

I have to say you must be a good dude to work for. I am sure you chew some ass when needed but your pretty good with the positive reinforcement also. I understand your training newer help but I would guess its kind of habit also. People will work pretty hard for less pay with someone like that. More so then they would for better pay with someone that rips their head off constantly for no reason. Of course as I said when an ass chewing is needed then its needed.

Nice clips by the way... now grow out the mullet and toss us some full takedown videos

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Nice vids Tree MD.

 

[tree MDS]

think it is against the bylaws to get hard while on the forum

just sayin :msp_rolleyes:

Very funny. I'll let that comment slide because I know you're the sensitive type with the thinner skin... I wouldn't want ya to go scurrying off again on account of me. Lol.

Larry, your videos are still pissing me off... just upload that #### to you tube already!!

 

[treevet]

Nice vids Larry. I know it is hard unless you pay full attention to the whole production, not to do what you orig. intend to do while giving the job a hun percent attention.

Here are a few vids of a job we did last week. Started the job the afternoon before the vids after td'ing a bunch of other front trees. This (half) tree whas embedded in the side of the pool house and was cracking structural members.

Just a routine job but you can see the bulk of the weight was over the roof (on vid 004) and I accidently erased the trunk drop which had to turn quite a bit to not doze into the roof and building which it was leaning into.. We cranked it sideways, made an appropriate notch and had to get the exact back cut with my gm watching with the 880 so as not to get

not enough cut so it would hold wood and def. go into the building or cut too far and have a cut into the siding of the building that would have to be paid for by us...

Just a cheapo cam Fuji Finepix 40 I believe but nice in that you can join clips together (I joined 2 of them together backwards lol....showing the stub after the log (003)...and you can also edit footage from the front and end of the vid in the cam.

Weirdest part of the job was while doing this day's work the son, Michael and his fiance came out to chat with us, real nice people, and let the dogs run. He had the flue. That night he died. To make matters worse the homeowner's husband had also recently died from similar circumstances. Gutwrenching tragedy.

 

[treevet]

[video=youtube_share;wRq6vr_Elc0]http://youtu.be/wRq6vr_Elc0[/video]

 

[treevet]

[video=youtube_share;PIuetqZEzSs]http://youtu.be/PIuetqZEzSs[/video]

 

[treevet]

[video=youtube_share;3AQ9KXjrUrQ]http://youtu.be/3AQ9KXjrUrQ[/video]

 

[treevet]

[video=youtube_share;Z6uW2GBYrM8]http://youtu.be/Z6uW2GBYrM8[/video]

 

[treevet]

[video=youtube_share;iVAkER7lMa8]http://youtu.be/iVAkER7lMa8[/video]

 

[treevet]

Really makes you appreciate how well produced some vids are like Reg's and Mikes when you do your own. I lost 2 vids by accidently deleting and missed folding over the log into the block but then turned the cam while it was hanging there instead of seperating the top drop (bigger than appeared to be) from the log rig. All in all...a perfect job completed, half azz vid production

 

[tree MDS]

Nice job vet!!

I haven't seen a come along used for treework since the late 80's.. very cool!

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Treevet. cool idea with hooking the porty to the comalong like that. i normally just tie as knot. I use my more power puller alot for tree work.

 

[treevet]

Treevet. cool idea with hooking the porty to the comalong like that. i normally just tie as knot. I use my more power puller alot for tree work.

Thanks mds and 2Tree, we use them (had one on both pull lines) for lots of stuff for pulling and tieing down. Take the hitch out of your pick up or big truck...put a spliced eye lanyard in the hitch...then put the hitch pin in without the hitch. Bowline the porty onto the lanyard and you can cinch up real nice (hooking up the pull down line in the takedown)...making sure to put in a couple of lock offs.

 

[tree md]

Another short clip:

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