the 'todays job' thread

[breffni]

Couple from our job the other day. Took out a fair few trees to improve the view from the clients house. The second photo is from a robinia which had loads of decay in the base, I have pics of it I'll download from phone. We were lowering a couple of pieces when we heard a crack so stopped lowering then. Had to pull the stem over onto concrete because of this but no damage done.

 

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[JLA Arborists]

Clearing brash from a ditch. I built a dam to catch all the floating twigs etc. I did float a few logs down too

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

 

 

 

Is that a euphemism????

[RC0]

Good work James and Ian:thumbup1:

 

Busy day today. Just me and Riley on this messy Grand fir, tightish spot. Riley’s only 19 but has been helping his Dad on tree jobs since he was 13....so he knows the script. We had some extra help mid afternoon with the cleanup etc

 

I started just cut and hold as much as was safe and practical to do so. Then switched to lowering the limbs that were a little too heavy or risky to manhandle up there. I held the rigging line while riley guided then out to the chipper. Then we switched to zipline a little higher. Its was almost vertical but just enough to guide them away from the building. Then I took out the top when it was favoured to go the right way. It was a tight fit I’ll say.

 

The rest was just blocking in double round sections until we were able to fall a 20 ft log.

 

Thursday night I have to go grocery shopping so was rushing to get done that last hour. The client was beginning to irritate....as was the heat. Then the chain came off the 3120, which is not the quickest saw to reassemble. Then the bugger wouldn’t start. Then the starter handle ripped out from the cord. Aaaaarrrrrgggggh. Thankfully the client busied himself elsewhere at that point. We still managed to get out of there just after 5. I got the groceries ok.

[silky fox]

All that.....AND you got the groceries...I call that productive! Shame you couldn't be at the Arbshow today Reg.would be great to meet you one day:)

[breffni]

What sort of height was it reg?

 

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[RC0]

What sort of height was it reg?

 

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Going off the length of my climb-line a little over 90 ft.

 

Edit: Great avatar by the way.

Edited June 6, 2014 by RC0

[RC0]

All that.....AND you got the groceries...I call that productive! Shame you couldn't be at the Arbshow today Reg.would be great to meet you one day:)

 

Im hoping to make to the APF, but its not definite. So I can buy you a brew there perhaps, or you can buy me one.

[breffni]

Going off the length of my climb-line a little over 90 ft.

 

Edit: Great avatar by the way.

 

Cheers reg she is 2 now. Is most of your work big conifers?

 

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[RC0]

Cheers reg she is 2 now. Is most of your work big conifers?

 

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Mostly yes. There are plenty hardwood also, but mostly Douglas, Grand fir and Western red cedar around these parts. Hardwoods, most comonly Maple, oak, poplar, elm and Arbutus....then the smaller species etc