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I'm back in VA, going to meet up tomorrow and talk travel plans with some friends. who needs a 1st class crew? or just point me to some hard hit areas.

Good buckettruck, skidsteers, chipper, etc....... Me, my boys, and I'll bring the treedog.
 
custom8726 said:
Well put!! ITs odd how different streets are just hammered and 2 blocks away everything is hunkee dooree. We have been working dawn till dusk since the storm hit thurs night but today the tree company's came out the wood work. Every other street some one was cutting. What kind of trucks are you guys running? Name of company? We have mostly white trucks with blue knuckle booms and chippers. J&B TREE SPECIALIST on the doors. stop by if you see us, will be in the Albany area for the next 2 weeks. Oh yeah, X2 on the no ice thing...MUCH NICER!!!
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Our trucks are white and red. I haven't seen you guys yet but just started seeing Lewis and Nelson trucks around. Usually those guys are on the job long before us. Hope we get some more ice with the snow tonight. See the season out with a real BANG, ya know? You guys local?
 
Blakesmaster said:
Our trucks are white and red. I haven't seen you guys yet but just started seeing Lewis and Nelson trucks around. Usually those guys are on the job long before us. Hope we get some more ice with the snow tonight. See the season out with a real BANG, ya know? You guys local?
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Yeah, 16 miles south of Albany. We have spent the last 5 days in the Albany, latham, loudonville area... Depending on the weather we will be up that way for the next two weeks strait. Are you guys just going door to door or sub-contracting through another tree company?
 
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well you can take you're pick in Mass.

treeslayer said:
I'm back in VA, going to meet up tomorrow and talk travel plans with some friends. who needs a 1st class crew? or just point me to some hard hit areas.

Good buckettruck, skidsteers, chipper, etc....... Me, my boys, and I'll bring the treedog.
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we're in Worchester at the moment but you can try Holden,Paxton,Princeton,Rutland,and all the way up into NH.
 
A green truck identifying itself as a “tree services” vehicle was stolen in Framingham and was last seen on West Mountain Street in Holden. Holden Police Chief George R. Sherrill said extra patrols have been dispatched, and he reminded residents to be wary of strangers, suspicious vehicles and activities that look out of place.
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http://www.telegram.com/article/20081217/NEWS/812170583/-1/BEETLES

I'm a little confused since AFAIK there is no West Mountain Street in Holden -- there is in Worcester and it changes name at the town line.

Oh well, suppose it would be poetic justice if they find them and snag 'em for violating the beetle quarantine.
 
finaly have power here in albany

HOLY CRAP!!!! Just got power at my house in schodack 10 miles east of albany. we got hit like a chipmunk on the autobahn. all night on thursday it sounded like sitting in the center of a gun range as all the oaks and maples blew their crotches. Been doing nothing but whipping on my 361 clearing driveways and yards around town... then back to the house to add more fuel to the generator...then back out for more. Took an 80 ft maple off the back of my neighbors house cant even see the grass in his 1/2 acre back yard from all the delimbing. now i have like a cord of wood to roll over to my yard for next year. Thanks to everyone who has headed this way to clear roads etc. we couldnt have done it without all the outside crews. Sold the "wildthing" for $100.00 to a guy up the street who was desperate as no saws were left to buy anywhere. at least i was kind enough to throw in two chains and 2 gal of premix. time to put that cash towards a new tophandle as lots of in-tree work is going to be needed this winter. and sugestions beyond "200T" i want somethng i can drop and not cry over maybe a 192T or a echo 360 or 341... any actual owner input would be appreciated. Oh and a muffler mod will be immediate on any purchase take that into account warranty be damned!!! I only mention the echo's because i have like 6 bars and like 20 chains that will fit them 12" 14" its going to be only used to limb things 6" and smaller:jawdrop:
 
To anyone helping clear up this mess, your efforts are appreciated even by those that didn't lose power. I am in Pittsfield, MA and have seen TONS of ABC trucks in my area. From their website, they look to be out of Texas. I pass them gathered every morning and night on my way to work 10pm and on my way back 6:30 am clustered at local plazas. They got to eat sometime.:spam:
 
Feels so good to be connected to the www and have a hot shower. Between moving my generator from house to house helping friends and family I did one job. Made 260 yards of chips with my chipper on that one job just on limbs.
 
CUCV said:
Feels so good to be connected to the www and have a hot shower. Between moving my generator from house to house helping friends and family I did one job. Made 260 yards of chips with my chipper on that one job just on limbs.
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260 yards of chips: man that must be one big
a_s tree!
 
Wiredp said:
To anyone helping clear up this mess, your efforts are appreciated even by those that didn't lose power. I am in Pittsfield, MA and have seen TONS of ABC trucks in my area. From their website, they look to be out of Texas. I pass them gathered every morning and night on my way to work 10pm and on my way back 6:30 am clustered at local plazas. They got to eat sometime.:spam:
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they were ALL over the Houston / Beaumont area for Ike
 
It's been unreal..

My wife, son, and I all climbed into the Polaris Ranger with saws, chaps and attitude on Friday, and cleared debris on about a half mile of road to give us, and our neighbors, access to the state road. We're still without power, day 6, and have no estimate from P.S.N.H. as to when, and if, we will ever see it again. Generator power keeping us going. Has been a great workout for my 034AV doing cleanup around the farm. A great saw for limbing all the snapped off trees. Have a couple of 18" pines pulled up by the roots in the backyard that are about to meet the ms460. All have a date with the OWB. Good luck to all...
 
Im Back !!!

Well damn close to a week after the storm I have power back.

HO
LEEE

shhh

it

I have never seen anything like this, this one storm changed the face of the landscape. Just about every hardwood out here has the head blown out or is blown apart at the crotches. Ive been workin like crazy doin cleanups and removals. I wanted to get on the net and on AS but power and cable was real hard to come by.

I regret not having a camera for this one, ive seen some of the most spectacular failures I can imagine. 100-150 yr old white oaks uprooted and blown apart. The maples got annihalated being so brittle, pines snapping in half everywhere and uprooting.

SO
MUCH
DAMAGE

Its absolutely insane, I have a stand of 80 foot pines behind my house and let me tell you, thursday night i didnt sleep a wink. Being in this buisness the tree crashing sound is very deeply ingrained as danger..


Just, WOW
 
Home now.

Glad that ordeal is over with. j/k We'll be back up there before too long, just had a few emer calls to attend to back home. I gotta say, I can't wait for my girl to get here. I felt like a 14 yr old boy the past two days. Couldn't seem to keep my eyes off ANY woman. At least I behaved... Haw y'all doin'?
 
Tell me about it, with the net and power down I was left with mary palm, memories and fantasies hahaha.

Lil cold for screwin squirrelholes
 

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