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Ekka · 10th July 2007, 02:58 AM

Fawad

Can you bit a little more specific about your assignment, like exactly where the aesthetic plantation is, or will be , or what it has to do etc.

I also Googled it and there's lots of info but varies greatly as to what it specifically is trying to accomplish.

Perhaps start a new thread in the General area.

nytreeman · 13th July 2007, 11:00 AM

Hello to all,I just came across this site,already know some of you from the other site Keep up the good work Ekka!

a_lopa · 14th July 2007, 03:04 AM

Hi Ken..

Cannon · 22nd July 2007, 03:57 PM

Hello Everyone, This, as the saying goes is My first post. EKKA I am hooked on your video's, it looks like FUN being u-uup there. What brings me here? I have a dead maple 40+-feet in a tight urban location. I would rather buy the equipment learn how to use it and take the tree down myself. I am searching out all the information which I can find. Thanks for listening. Keep right side up
Cannon aka Laddie

Ekka · 22nd July 2007, 10:56 PM

Ooo

Dead trees suck, how long dead?

Maybe bucket truck it

Welcome to TW

allmarktree · 23rd July 2007, 06:51 PM

nytreeman, where in upstate are you? Im in Albany area

Cannon · 25th July 2007, 04:40 AM

Hi EKKA, The tree is dead about 2 years. It's in a back yard behind a 3 story apartment building. There is a factory directly behind the tree. Its on a patch of land 25' x 30', with fences on both sides. No room for a bucket or a crain. Am told the asian horned beetle killed the tree. Thanks

Ekka · 25th July 2007, 04:58 AM

Well, maybe you can go half way up and drop out big pieces.

It's a bugger raking up the dead bits though.

OsAGe85 · 25th July 2007, 05:44 AM

Well Stuck up here in Little Rock AR. Can you say TREES! Well Im ready to rock on. I wanna get a business started. I have some general knowledge, I learned a ton from my pops. He trimmed and did line clearance for Asplundh for roughly 14 years and I got the bug now. I love the smell, sound, and excitement with any tree work. Well here I am. Hello everyone!!

Ekka · 25th July 2007, 01:17 PM

I got this mental picture of cactus in the middle of the desert, stick a few pics up so we can see what trees you got over there.

Welcome

to TreeWorld.

Sean Freeman · 25th July 2007, 01:23 PM

Welcome OsAGe85

OsAGe85 · 25th July 2007, 03:10 PM

Yeah I will get some up A.S.A.P! We have a lot of hardwoods here Oaks, Hickory, and some of the harder Maples. Well, gimme a couple days to get some decent pics. Ohh and of course some crappy brittle pines.

JayD · 25th July 2007, 03:15 PM

Welcome OsAGe85

Hope you enjoy your stay,we love pictures;-

Ekka · 25th July 2007, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OsAGe85

Ohh and of course some crappy brittle pines.

Seems every place on the planet has some of those.

Cannon · 28th July 2007, 10:14 AM

Hi, Thursday I received my equipment. My property is 8 acres mostly wooded. I picked a nearly dead birch to practice on. You gentlemen make it look easy. I climbed to about 30' pruning the limbs with an ibuki saw. Spurs worked great in the soft wood. OK, practice went well.
Friday, time to cut down the confined space dead maple. I set up everything, so the work will go smooth and safely. I try to climb the trunk with spurs and the trunk is like hard plastic. They go in maybe a 1/4 of an inch. All the bark is either off or very loose. I give up after 2 agonizing hours. I am not strong enough to trunk walk up this tree, at 124 k I know I need to lose weight. I love a challenge, am thinking of buying the tree frog from Sherrill tree. http://gear.sherrilltree.com/iwwidb....ti_item_submit
What do you think?
If I have to, my two sons can do it for me, I hate to give-up.

p.s. This is my equipment 150' Samson True Blue 1/2" Climbing Line, 150' Samson Tree Master 3 Strand 5/8" Rigging Line, French Prusik Split Tail Kit, Buckingham Master II , Buckingham Steel Spurs w/T Pads, 5/8" Steel Core Flipline Kit, Rescue 8, Silky 15" Ibuki & Scabbard, Red Dawg Boots - Climber, assorted slings & carabineers...
Again thanks for your help and this is a great site.

Ekka · 28th July 2007, 02:14 PM

You got gear .... there's many who get gear, even huge trucks and chippers and cant/wont get up a tree so dont feel so bad.

Dead trees are like cuban palms, spikes very sharp and stab them.

Get a high line in and as you spike up a bit gather in the slack.

Tree frog? Depends on how much pruning you have to do.

Sean Freeman · 28th July 2007, 02:26 PM

Be very careful climbing dead trees! We don't unless the tree is only recently dead and we have enough experience with the characteristics of the particular timber in that tree to confidently predict what will and won't support our wieght....dead trees are very dangerous to climb and work in.

Stay safe

10th July 2007, 02:58 AM	#176 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,768	Fawad Can you bit a little more specific about your assignment, like exactly where the aesthetic plantation is, or will be , or what it has to do etc. I also Googled it and there's lots of info but varies greatly as to what it specifically is trying to accomplish. Perhaps start a new thread in the General area. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

13th July 2007, 11:00 AM	#177 (permalink)
nytreeman Sappling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: upstate NY Posts: 10	Hello to all,I just came across this site,already know some of you from the other site Keep up the good work Ekka! __________________ Never panic but a little paranoia never hurts

14th July 2007, 03:04 AM	#178 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 924	Hi Ken.. __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory

22nd July 2007, 10:56 PM	#180 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,768	Ooo Dead trees suck, how long dead? Maybe bucket truck it Welcome to TW __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

25th July 2007, 04:40 AM	#182 (permalink)
Cannon Sappling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: `Dingmans Ferry, PA Posts: 11	Dead Tree Hi EKKA, The tree is dead about 2 years. It's in a back yard behind a 3 story apartment building. There is a factory directly behind the tree. Its on a patch of land 25' x 30', with fences on both sides. No room for a bucket or a crain. Am told the asian horned beetle killed the tree. Thanks

22nd July 2007, 03:57 PM	#179 (permalink)
Cannon Sappling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: `Dingmans Ferry, PA Posts: 11	Hello Everyone, This, as the saying goes is My first post. EKKA I am hooked on your video's, it looks like FUN being u-uup there. What brings me here? I have a dead maple 40+-feet in a tight urban location. I would rather buy the equipment learn how to use it and take the tree down myself. I am searching out all the information which I can find. Thanks for listening. Keep right side up Cannon aka Laddie

23rd July 2007, 06:51 PM	#181 (permalink)
allmarktree Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 130	nytreeman, where in upstate are you? Im in Albany area

25th July 2007, 04:58 AM	#183 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,768	Well, maybe you can go half way up and drop out big pieces. It's a bugger raking up the dead bits though. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

25th July 2007, 05:44 AM	#184 (permalink)
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 66	Hello Folks Well Stuck up here in Little Rock AR. Can you say TREES! Well Im ready to rock on. I wanna get a business started. I have some general knowledge, I learned a ton from my pops. He trimmed and did line clearance for Asplundh for roughly 14 years and I got the bug now. I love the smell, sound, and excitement with any tree work. Well here I am. Hello everyone!!

25th July 2007, 01:17 PM	#185 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,768	I got this mental picture of cactus in the middle of the desert, stick a few pics up so we can see what trees you got over there. Welcome to TreeWorld. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

25th July 2007, 01:23 PM	#186 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,735	Welcome OsAGe85 __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

25th July 2007, 03:10 PM	#187 (permalink)
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 66	Midwest USA trees Yeah I will get some up A.S.A.P! We have a lot of hardwoods here Oaks, Hickory, and some of the harder Maples. Well, gimme a couple days to get some decent pics. Ohh and of course some crappy brittle pines. __________________ Gotta love the smell 2 stroke and wood chips. Be smart, be safe.

25th July 2007, 03:15 PM	#188 (permalink)
JayD Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,014	Welcome OsAGe85 Hope you enjoy your stay,we love pictures;- __________________ Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory

28th July 2007, 10:14 AM	#190 (permalink)
Cannon Sappling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: `Dingmans Ferry, PA Posts: 11	Newbee + Dead maple = frustration Hi, Thursday I received my equipment. My property is 8 acres mostly wooded. I picked a nearly dead birch to practice on. You gentlemen make it look easy. I climbed to about 30' pruning the limbs with an ibuki saw. Spurs worked great in the soft wood. OK, practice went well. Friday, time to cut down the confined space dead maple. I set up everything, so the work will go smooth and safely. I try to climb the trunk with spurs and the trunk is like hard plastic. They go in maybe a 1/4 of an inch. All the bark is either off or very loose. I give up after 2 agonizing hours. I am not strong enough to trunk walk up this tree, at 124 k I know I need to lose weight. I love a challenge, am thinking of buying the tree frog from Sherrill tree. http://gear.sherrilltree.com/iwwidb....ti_item_submit What do you think? If I have to, my two sons can do it for me, I hate to give-up. p.s. This is my equipment 150' Samson True Blue 1/2" Climbing Line, 150' Samson Tree Master 3 Strand 5/8" Rigging Line, French Prusik Split Tail Kit, Buckingham Master II , Buckingham Steel Spurs w/T Pads, 5/8" Steel Core Flipline Kit, Rescue 8, Silky 15" Ibuki & Scabbard, Red Dawg Boots - Climber, assorted slings & carabineers... Again thanks for your help and this is a great site.

28th July 2007, 02:14 PM	#191 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,768	You got gear .... there's many who get gear, even huge trucks and chippers and cant/wont get up a tree so dont feel so bad. Dead trees are like cuban palms, spikes very sharp and stab them. Get a high line in and as you spike up a bit gather in the slack. Tree frog? Depends on how much pruning you have to do. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

28th July 2007, 02:26 PM	#192 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,735	Be very careful climbing dead trees! We don't unless the tree is only recently dead and we have enough experience with the characteristics of the particular timber in that tree to confidently predict what will and won't support our wieght....dead trees are very dangerous to climb and work in. Stay safe __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

28th July 2007, 08:19 PM	#193 (permalink)
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 268