the 'todays job' thread

[swinny]

23 minutes ago, Ian Flatters said:

A few recent job pictures, playing up the yard, chipping on very soft ground, not thinking and driving onto dredgings, fishing branches out of the water and loving the reach of the platform.

Ian what's that screw splitter like on the little digger? 

 

Considering one for mine. Cheers Chris

[Ian Flatters]

Ian what's that screw splitter like on the little digger? 
 
Considering one for mine. Cheers Chris

Hi Chris,

It was £1300 new so I thought it was worth a purchase. I've only spent a day up the yard with it but have been plesently supirsed and prefer it much more than sawing it smaller and lifting them onto the splitter by hand. Trying to convert them into billets instead.

[Mark Bolam]

Danny Mac has been climbing for 20 years and reckons this is the largest conny he’s ever done (in terms of volume).

Genuine 80’ (measured) maiden Leyland which had room to grow.

In the usual titchy garden with shit access and a fair drag.

Pretty much all rigged, we got here today with a 4-man crew.

Thankfully all cord is staying in the paddock next door.

 

Meanwhile I’m having a vague argument on FB with some prick (Luke Pooley - are you on here?) who says he’s never taken on a tree that 3 men can’t do in a day if they’re good enough.

Good luck with that!

Or maybe we’re just shit?

 

9 m3 of chip out today, everything over 4” corded and stacked ready to be carried out to the paddock on Friday (shorter carry, the brash drag is a 50m bitch, the paddock has no vehicle access).

 

 

[Khriss]

On 02/07/2020 at 21:40, bigtreedon said:

???? it was my 40th last week

10 more to go  ? K

[Dan Maynard]

Meanwhile I’m having a vague argument on FB with some prick (Luke Pooley - are you on here?) who says he’s never taken on a tree that 3 men can’t do in a day if they’re good enough.
Good luck with that!
Or maybe we’re just shit?
 

That is a monster! Did a pair of these which had been let free for over 40 years, I was amazed at the volume of chip but we were lucky to be able to park the chipper at the base and send a climber up each tree.

This Luke sounds keen but I think just hasn't done enough crap garden drags to say any tree only needs 3 men to do in a day. Daft as a brush.

[josharb87]

Two and a half days for 3 of us to fell 50+ trees inc a few dismantles, and clear up. 
nasty rocky woodland tested the alstor nicely 

chipping next week 

[Mark Bolam]

 Conny nailed today.

 

Couple of lumps left to be carved into benches.

 

I drank 4l of water today and didn’t piss once, got on the lagers for clear up.

[Mark Bolam]

Stats fans that head was 19’.

[Mark J]

41 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Stats fans that head was 19’.

Perfect angle of dangle.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Friday - that Friday feeling...

 

The stench of chicken shit from one direction, the septic tank from the other.

 

An ivy clad Ash dismantle over the house and to make matters even worse, had to use the small chipper.

 

Baking heat, sweating like Jimmy Saville at an orphanage, tanking in the fluids and still pissing treacle....

 

By 11:00 I was SERIOUSLY considering just jacking it in and walking away.

 

Been a while since I didn't want to do a job THAT much...