the 'todays job' thread

[Billhook]

Big old Elm. Died suddenly about three years ago had only a touch of DED may have been a combination of age and DED

Four foot diameter trunk weighed over three tons and the Matbro did not like it as it is only rated at 2.7 tons so red lights flashing but it drove well with no rear end lift.  Lucas Mill to see what is inside next job  Hopefully some nice floor boards  Two more 15 foot lengths to bring back

I bought a cheap (£10) little angle finder off Amazon for measuring height with trigonometry so I thought I would give it a go.  It said that the tree was 63 feet tall and we measured it after felling at 64 feet.  Load of rubbish machine, I think I should send it back !

[Ian Flatters]

We had to remove this Douglas fir Thursday. I counted the rings to 138 and the client had a picture from around 1910-1920 with it in. A bit of a shame sadly, so I made a little video.

[Khriss]

Cracking logs there, chaps. I just had cavity poking this week😐K

[Ian Flatters]

Cracking logs there, chaps. I just had cavity poking this week[emoji52]K

I was just really impressed with our guy Connor as he's got a forester and arb background. I think I said if of messed that up and ruined the timber about 20 times. It's been really interesting learning about the differences between arb and timber work.

Although I did feel inspired and found up my logging tape (then modified its design) and he's going to give me some pointers next week.

[naturarbo]

here is a before and after, a ugly twisted, wraped around another tree pine, with electric cable under( red line)

[lux]

Another day lining them up and knocking em down. Seems to have been a bit of it recently. Felling in between buildings using conventional felling cuts instead of humboldt to leave them on the hinge a bit longer. No saw logs in this lot of snot so not fussed.

[woody paul]

Something a bit different Vine Trellising for a mate all steel posts. 

 

 

[JaySmith]

Ash reduction over a garage court and a few gardens

[GARYRST]

Poplar deadwood first shot of the throwline spot on next shot for second line amateur got stuck 🙄🙄🙄

[Ty Korrigan]

I've been on a job with 'no clear up', crown raising, deadwooding, storm damage and made such good progress that the quote now looks a bit cheeky.

Well, if it had rained we'd be much slower of course.

The client, keen to participate, time on his hands, beavering away with a Bosch electric chipper, achieving in a day what 5 mins with a 6" would. He's now fagged out so tomorrow out of goodwill I'll bring in the GM and let him feed it whilst I drink his coffee. I've also lent him Mrs Lee's battery Stihl for his stick fetish.

I didn't drop the price initially for no chipping because stacking is an arse and harvesting wee sticks for kindling a costly affair.

Across the way a 12" Bandit roared on and off all day long. A site clearance, house and trees to be razed for another cluster of wee building plots where the only trees will be fashionable olives.

   Stuart