the 'todays job' thread

[Doug Tait]

And they say that those who teach can't do.

[AHPP]

 

One of those problem solving kind of days. Picker came without pads so made some. Staked because on a slope. Track mats were sliding.  

[AHPP]

Problem solving began before getting to the job. 

 

 

[woody paul]

Monterey pine decide to sit on shed and summer house roof the other week, job was a bit of a head scratcher. No access for a crane as drive was to small to get into, no other large trees to rig off, but could get in with mini digger so put a 5 metre jib on it and lifted little bit at a time. Bloody cones got to be the worst timber to trim out. 

[AHPP]

14 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Monterey pine decide to sit on shed and summer house roof the other week, job was a bit of a head scratcher. No access for a crane as drive was to small to get into, no other large trees to rig off, but could get in with mini digger so put a 5 metre jib on it and lifted little bit at a time. Bloody cones got to be the worst timber to trim out. 

 

Nice. What sort of weight do you think you were handling at full reach? 100kg?

[woody paul]

I would of thought around that, We tried it with tractor weight in yard up to 120kg and it handled it but that was with no swaying about. its heavy stuff with lots of cones.

[Mark Bolam]

Well thought out, but I always think with jobs like that the roof is toast anyway.

I’d butt drop it and winch it back, causing much more damage, but it’s jeffed anyway?

[woody paul]

3 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Well thought out, but I always think with jobs like that the roof is toast anyway.

I’d butt drop it and winch it back, causing much more damage, but it’s jeffed anyway?

The tin roof was bad but summer house roof was intact so not that easy. If I  would of butt dropped it would of not had to winch it as it would of flatted it all.

[AHPP]

Garden structures are surprisingly strong. Years ago I was present when a pretty stout walnut was felled onto a pergola, expecting it to crush straight though. No, sir. A fkkk off heavy tree ended up sat on top of it. It didn't notice.

Edited April 4 by AHPP

[AHPP]

11 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Garden structures are surprisingly strong. Years ago I was present when a pretty stout walnut was felled onto a pergola, expecting it to crush straight though. No, sir. A fkkk off heavy tree ended up sat on top of the 12' pergola, which didn't bat an eye or even notice.

 

Necessitating a textbook system of step cuts to resolve the situation.

 

 

P.S. I know that's not a walnut. There was one close by. It was years ago. I've basically got Alzheimer's.

Edited April 4 by AHPP