Treeslaying Illinois style

Arborist Forum

Help Support Arborist Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
treeslayer

treeslayer

Addicted to ArboristSite
Joined
Mar 2, 2003
Messages
2,601
Location
Williamsburg, Va / Philadelphia PA
Treeclinber Family Reunion.

We met today on a homeowners property that some buddies, (and me) have been maintaining for a loooong time. I have worked on and off for 20 odd years with these guys, all memorable.

Curry, the climber in the pics, started in this yard 18 years ago. Bernie, owner of B-Rite tree, has had it for 8-10 years. I've been helping out for 3 myself.

The ideal HO, very wealthy, $$ thousands a year in pruning and fertilizing, Lightning protection and occasional removals. anal about clean-up, but in a good way, ya know?

Curry took the big poplar removal. I had to carve out a drop zone by pruning a red bud and a river birch, and I worked the camera and the saw,
mike, (a climber as well) ran the rope thru the porta wrap. we had 2 BADA$$ mexican guys, who did ALL the grunt work.
Was like perfect cohesion, a dream team. 4 climbers, 2 outstanding movers, and the absent paying customer who trusts us implicitly.

The Poplar.

attachment.php


attachment.php


attachment.php
 
Normsworld

Normsworld

ArboristSite Member
Joined
Dec 13, 2008
Messages
74
Location
Williamsburg ,VA.
Felt good to back in ol' Virginia, didn't it , Slayer ? Weathers been right decent .What part of town was this job ? Looks familiar , Queens Lake , weird sculpture in the entrance , iron gate to the house?
Love the thread ! Killer , I mean KILLER photos ! Thanks for taking my mind of crap I got goin on .
 
Last edited:
Normsworld

Normsworld

ArboristSite Member
Joined
Dec 13, 2008
Messages
74
Location
Williamsburg ,VA.
attachment.php



you guessed it Norm. I'll call you later today.

Small world, I bid that job !! NOT !! I have trouble cutting me a Christmas tree ! I been doin their plumbing for years . One of a kind house , every thing custom design , you can't buy the light switches in town . The main house , three levels , all windows on the back overlooking the river ,yet only one bedroom. Guess so the Slayer won't ask to spend the night ! Mechanical room like a hospital . They don't play when it comes to that crib and rightly so . Nice couple . This adds a lot to your rep in my book . They know everybody , it's not like they you guys called from a flyer in the mailbox . I was supposed to finish up some things there couple months ago , ooops .........forgot when the wife's cancer got worse , hope I didn't piss them off.
 
Normsworld

Normsworld

ArboristSite Member
Joined
Dec 13, 2008
Messages
74
Location
Williamsburg ,VA.
on a different subject, check these bada$$ guys out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oyk6m2P-H4

Toba Inlet , British Columbia ! I took my 82 VW camper on a walkabout near there few years back .Twice . I would take the logging roads into the woods and camp . Wake up finding HUGE bear prints around the van . Had to hide them from the wife , think it might spoil the romancin' in the evening ! Always took a fishing pole on the trips , next time I should take spikes and a MS 200 . LOL !
 

Latest posts

Top