the 'todays job' thread

[kram]

Retopping a leylandii jungle, one of the widest I've been in and a pain to throw the tops. It was very hot up there yesterday! Lots of dead in the middle that was constantly catching on my gear and rope.

There was also a multi stem holly I pruned, horrible things!

 

Then I saw this on the way home. Ladders and a bowsaw!

The second ladder was stacked sideways on the limb. Old guy, working on his own and it would have ended badly!

 

I had to stop and see what he was doing. He wanted it raised above his driveway -  I had the pole stick so it was a 5 min job to clear all the lower stuff I didnt charge but he gave me some beer money.

Edited June 19 by kram

[Mick Dempsey]

Hellish!

 

[Mike Hill]

Craning while it's raining.

Back again tomorrow. 

[Mark Bolam]

Building a wood wall with some conny I stacked (badly) about 3 years ago.

 

If I stacked it nicely in the first place I might have done myself out of some work.

 

 

[AHPP]

58 minutes ago, Mike Hill said:

Craning while it's raining.

Back again tomorrow. 

 

Remember to ask matey about crane sizing please. 

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Building a wood wall with some conny I stacked (badly) about 3 years ago.

 

If I stacked it nicely in the first place I might have done myself out of some work.

 

 

That’s going to be used as a background for some instagram photos isn’t it. You make me sick. 

Edited June 19 by AHPP

[dan blocker]

On 14/06/2025 at 00:55, AHPP said:

I must get to the bottom of this. Have asked a few drivers and never got enough convincing enough and similar enough answers to commit it to memory. 
 

I think knucklebooms have a different naming/sizing convention to stickbooms. Possibly what you describe is a 100 tonne metre knuckleboom. I’m sure I’ve read something about stick booms (or maybe even some other type) being measured at 2.3 m (or some other, relatively precise number) out, presumably from the centre of the slew ring. So a 60 tonne stickboom would lift that at 2.3 m out.

If anyone knows surely the drivers does🤔 it’s not exactly a monkey in a grab lorry is it?

[Mike Hill]

2 hours ago, AHPP said:

 

Remember to ask matey about crane sizing please. 

Sorry,I totally forgot.

[Mark Bolam]

3 hours ago, AHPP said:

That’s going to be used as a background for some instagram photos isn’t it. You make me sick. 

I hope not.

Their posh friends may want one, and ask for a price.

 

Having the heavy from 20 70’ connies already at the bottom of their large garden was a pretty good start.

 

Some of those lumps are 2’ dia 8’ logs.

 

Loader-tastic!

[Rich Rule]

Yesterdays job was a bit of a slog in the heat and fighting sap.

Large pine to remove and then another over solar panels and decking.

Rigged and free falled the larger tree and then used that as a rigging point to swing everythin away from house.

No before picture as to busy.

All the logs on the floor were snatched from the larger pine. Had one rodeo moment and a few smoking ropes.

Back this morning to fell the stick and log up for firewood.