the 'todays job' thread

[Pete Mctree]

There is a roto in Richmond, a sennebogan and a jekko in Darlington and plenty of 14ton tracked machines with grapple saws all over

[AHPP]

John Lawrence and Declan Colleran respectively?

[Pete Mctree]

John and Greenworx in Darlington 

[AHPP]

A late entry from telehandling on Thursday that shows the workflow/layout nicely.

 

 

Also an illustration of why I prefer domestic arb to stacking sitka sticks up High Bleakarseburn Fell. Tea being served (on an £80,000 table) with no fear that if I came down for it, I'd have to climb back up up afterwards. The height of civility.

 

And since I'm here, the cuts. I remember before I did any crane work that it was mystical. I approached a few climbers who appeared to do a good amount of it. Some were helpful. Some acted like unionised stevedores. I vowed to be helpful when my time came.

 

 

Hinged up the two thumbs on the back. 600 and 800kg I think. One sling each (not together).

Pick from my first photo of this post, straight up. Pain in the arse flat cut (stubs in the way) and a dog tooth on the back because that's what the crane driver wanted. Two slings. Shackle 1 choked to leg 2, shackle 2 choked to leg 1 (the secret handshake choke).

Slashed off the thumb on the left and rode it down. One sling.

Big column top middle. Secret handshake. 80% of the cut and then wedge so that if the weight sits it down, it opens not pinches the end of the cut.

The 4.something t ball bit from the previous post. Secret handshaked. Nearly cut a < in one side where there wasn't much of a knob to keep the sling down.

Did a stump cut and kept it stood up on wedges while the crane did something else. Came and picked it later.

 

Edited Sunday at 20:07 by AHPP

[Stephen Blair]

2nd time using the Robo winch yesterday, worked really well and good for pushing timber and brash too.

[Stephen Blair]

[doobin]

First proper day with the LogBullet, 2.5m lengths of birch. 
 

Estimates welcome as to much I moved? I’ve no idea. 

[Rich Rule]

Quite a bit is my guess.

[AHPP]

What's the product? Surprised not 3m for firewood.

[slack ma girdle]

9 hours ago, doobin said:

First proper day with the LogBullet, 2.5m lengths of birch. 
 

Estimates welcome as to much I moved? I’ve no idea. 

15-18m3, it was a long time ago that mine looked that shiny.