the 'todays job' thread

[AHPP]

Is that Alistair Magee’s old truck?

[Doug Tait]

5 hours ago, AHPP said:

Is that Alistair Magee’s old truck?

 

Didn't remember his name but yes, it has featured on here in the past.

[peds]

The last crowd who were here did a great job on these Corsican pines. 

 

[Doug Tait]

Birch dismantle, not hanging around this morning as it's -3!

Everything going out over the wall to the chipper.

 

 

 

[peds]

Yeah, the absolute state of these poor things!

 

 

So today was 2 little birch having too extreme of a haircut that I'm not going to lose any sleep over... not my circus, not my monkeys... the owner can see the view over the top of them for the next year at least, that's the main thing. Then these two butchered pines down to the ground, then three more dead monoliths of the same that were more dust than timber, and only the ivy holding them up. Honestly not sure what the spec was for whoever did the job originally. 

 

A most successful day, however, because my son has been told to bring in 2 pine cones to turn into Christmas decorations... I found them! 

 

 

But once you pop, you just can't stop! There's enough for any of the class who didn't manage to find any now, at least.

 

 

I also got a lovely little wren's nest, on the right of the picture, to add to my collection for show-and-tell at schools.

Edited November 28 by peds

[peds]

3 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Birch dismantle, not hanging around this morning as it's -3!

Everything going out over the wall to the chipper.

 

 

 

 

Nice, was that a homeowner video, or yours?

[Doug Tait]

1 hour ago, peds said:

 

Nice, was that a homeowner video, or yours?

 

Customer came out at the end with coffees and said they'd taken it. Very nice.

[5thelement]

After the recent storms here I’ve finally mopped up the last of the windblown trees. 
This Oak is part of a boundary row and is the second one to go in the last six months. 
A combination of shallow soil on stone, water erosion and high winds.

I will be back tomorrow to dismantle the one closest to the house. 
All logs and chip staying on site. 
 

[Pete Mctree]

Good day at the office. Brought a Merlo-roto in to make things much easier. 

[Mark Bolam]

Good day here as well.

Cold but dry and still day tidying up storm damage in a charity owned woodland.