the 'todays job' thread

[Erik]

1 hour ago, bigtreedon said:

Love the dog mate I had to English bulls terriers first saw 1 in Oliver twist when I was a kid and always wanted 1😍

The wife and I have had Bullies for the last 30 years. We swear we are never getting another one, but here we are? 

[5thelement]

Spent the day doing something different with wood for a change.
Helping a young French carpenter erect cruck frames on his Ben Law inspired house, complete with Ben Law ‘Butterpat’ round wood joints.

Suprising what an Eder 1800, three Tirfors, a few ropes and a couple of lowering devices can achieve. 
The perlins are In the workshop ready to be added when the frame is completed this week.

[AHPP]

51 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

 

 

 

I was freelance climbing some (recently discussed on here as it happens) poplars a few years ago. They were big, spready and mostly weighted over a pretty major trainline. I'd set up my Hobbs on a cherry tree in the garden with a pulley a foot above it and was using that as a winch to pull tops into the garden. I'd shown five of them how to use it.

"In the top peg, wrap the drum, out the bottom peg."

 

I was ready to cut and telling them to crank. Four of them monstering the bar round, very little effect on the line tension. Eventually there was just enough so I made the cut. Came down. Inspected device. Top peg bent into the drum. My mind boggled. Tried to ascertain who'd wrapped it, how they'd wrapped it etc. They were suddenly all very interested in other things about the site. Eventually worked out that they'd put three turns on the top peg and then wrapped the drum. Shook my head, applied a spanner to it and finished the job watching them like a hawk. 

[doobin]

881 proving its worth. 

[AHPP]

Aye. Nothing about those photos says overgunned does it.

[AHPP]

Is the saw behind the trailer a 362 or your 241? Come to think of it, what's your saw arsenal, doobin?

 

Milwaukee battery tophandle

241

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881

Edited January 25, 2024 by AHPP

[doobin]

3 hours ago, AHPP said:

Is the saw behind the trailer a 362 or your 241? Come to think of it, what's your saw arsenal, doobin?

 

think that was the 261 but can’t be sure

 

Milwaukee battery tophandle

husky 135

181

241

Echo cs510sx

261

462

881

[doobin]

Bucket brush is magic for clearing the stump so you can see where to cut. Did a bloody brilliant final clear up too, but didn’t get photo of that so just trust me 🤣

 

All back to the yard for two. Just me on site grinding the stump, clearing all arising and sweeping up, Harry has been flat out hauling timber and machines. 

[woody paul]

4 hours ago, doobin said:

Bucket brush is magic for clearing the stump so you can see where to cut. Did a bloody brilliant final clear up too, but didn’t get photo of that so just trust me 🤣

 

All back to the yard for two. Just me on site grinding the stump, clearing all arising and sweeping up, Harry has been flat out hauling timber and machines. 

Easy life. 

[woody paul]

Big Eucalyptus across customers drive, they could get out via another drive but still needed it cleared. Just an hours work with little helper on site.