Beech take down 2010

[benwrdn]

awesome set of pictures and videos, very educational, cheers for posting them:thumbup1:

 

looks like a nice job to be involved on:biggrin:

 

jamin

[combined tree services]

great pic's and even better video Rupe , its nice to see some different methods for rigging and has given me a few things to try out , where did you get the rigging ring from mate ??

[Rupe]

Oh thats just an old ring off a cambium saver. Its not specifically for rigging, what you need is a hub!

[combined tree services]

Oh thats just an old ring off a cambium saver. Its not specifically for rigging, what you need is a hub!

 

i have been looking at the hub and could not find to many uses that justified getting one but your vid has so looks like i will be getting one .

[Mark Bolam]

Great stuff Rupe.

 

Whats the plan for the stem?

 

Dicing it down in free-fall poker chips or rigging larger sections down?

 

That tree seems a lot bigger than the first few pics you put up!

[Rupe]

Probably have to dice it down, it gets fat at the bottom.

[skyhuck]

Nice job Rupe!!

 

Will you be keeping all the timber??

 

 

Do you retail fire would??

[Rupe]

I've sold more firewood this year than ever, without advertising it, so I'm gonna make more effort next year. I often get people to come to jobs and help themselves cos it saves me movign it, in this case I'll do a bit of both, plus I've got same people buyign it unseasoned for next year so I can deliver that directly from this job.

 

Better get back to it now!

[Stephen Blair]

if you are busy with trees then i wwould stick to getting others to clear your feet, just as long as they know that they are getting a bonus not you but if you can educate your customers to take it inseasoned, then hire them your splitter aswell then job done

[Rupe]

All of the above Stevie.

 

The last beech we did only I only took one load of wood and didn't even touch any of the rest, which suited that job just fine. This one is closer to my yard so its more convenient for me to take some, but some will go un seasoned and some will hire my splitter too.

 

And some will be collected by other, my two groundies are fillign there pick ups every day and another guy will take soem and he sharpens my grinder teeth in return.

 

I definatly am not lookign at going into firewood as a business as such, but since I stopped work before christmas its been firewood money that has kept me going through the snow etc. and I'm very grateful for it and don't want to run out next year.

 

I won't be going out of my way to get firewood in though.

 

Anyway we got nothing doen today except shiftign wood, it chucked it down all day! But the client gave a cheque for part payment so money in the bank at last!!