So whadya get up to today.

TREE-SURFER · 12th April 2007, 03:18 PM

Cleaning up a Macro that had been , wait for it, TOPPED, by the guy in the Isle of Man Tree Surgery Club. Bark had been ripped, Widow makers left up in the crown, and branches split and damaged. Jeez, it looks really bad. I had to clear all the 'dangerous stuff'. The crew have dropped the top right through the under lying limbs and smashed everything on it's way down... Here's a couple of pix I took.

Ekka · 13th April 2007, 12:08 AM

Friggin cowboys!

I cleaned 4 shit sticks and 5 removed

I hate cleaning those weeds.

I'm gonna whack a washy tomorrow to, just an easy drop, homeowner to recut and dump. lol

Ekka · 14th April 2007, 08:47 PM

Well, that's 2 vehicles and the mini loader plus the stump grinder attachment that have had their oil/filters changed.

Grotty job but I like to do it myself, figure what I save on labor I spend on a better synthetic blended oil.

Fairfield · 16th April 2007, 05:37 AM

well where to start where to start..... Ok my town is under water due to flooding and the rain hasnt stoped since yesterday mourning. Now it is snowing and sleeting

...... Oh ya how can I forget we are geting up 60mph till 6 tonight. Well maybe we will have some storm damage work.

Ekka · 16th April 2007, 01:26 PM

Holy heck

I'd by tickled pink to have rain and storm damaged trees.

Just another beaut sunny day with no rain in sight here.

Today I have to buy a pump to pump some water into our pool. Lucky I got a half full rainwater tank from the measley 5mm of rain we have had in the last month.

Lawns are all brown and I have to be extremely cautious when operating my miniloader on them, do like a 10 point turn or the turf just pulls away from the dust.

I have to prune a few limbs off a brushbox today to let more light into a neighbours yard. Dont know what for it's just a dust bowl.

TrevMcRev · 16th April 2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_lopa

Plenty of good trout fishing nearby here,im near the tarago river and dam which your not meant to fish it has huge brown trout. http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/angling/28...tm#TaragoRiver

Ha, i were up there on saturday night for a car rally! Stage 1 used tarago rd!

a_lopa · 16th April 2007, 03:23 PM

I saw you go past trev,i was at a weding in neerim sth..

TREE-SURFER · 16th April 2007, 04:26 PM

ouch....that had to hurt...

Fairfield · 16th April 2007, 05:02 PM

5mm we just got 6 inches in one day here, god and i havent seen a sunny day in at least a week...... But tomara should be great day for down tree calls

spent all day today pumping out basements and checking the flood waters along the creek where my inlaws live. just about made it again in the house.

TrevMcRev · 16th April 2007, 07:37 PM

[quote=a_lopa;3552]I saw you go past trev,i was at a weding in neerim sth..[/QUOTE

Those EH Holdens were pretty cool

We spent the night tearing through the forests of neerim, noojee, poweltown etc.

a_lopa · 16th April 2007, 09:11 PM

Spent many a night out the bush there with old cars that never made the trip home!

Ekka · 17th April 2007, 01:42 AM

Some befores and afters.

Neib was getting shaded out and customer wanted crown lift for more garden plants and his bird feeder.

Fairfield · 17th April 2007, 01:42 PM

Looks good eric. Spent my day cleaning up two Pin Oaks and had a good training tree for my new guy to work on (Apple) for show not fruiting. Not to bad for the first time.

a_lopa · 17th April 2007, 11:01 PM

Filled the chipper up with unleaded this morning had to go and drain the tank

be ok to use for some up-coming burn offs

Then went and started to T/D 2 cypress to make room for a wind turbine.

Fairfield · 20th April 2007, 01:51 PM

First day in weeks with the sun out all day. Got a ne guy to start climbing some more. nice easy day.

Sean Freeman · 25th April 2007, 11:04 PM

Coconut removal full of carpenter ants, they didn't like me

they didn't taste very nice either

Tried to make the job go quicker by speed lining the head down to the truck, but that didn't work anywhere near as well as I had hoped...nothing broken no damage just took me 15mins to get all the rigging set up then decided to use a control/tag line through the porty at the bottom of the trunk..another 10mins...would have been quicker for me to cut the darn thing into discs and throw them at Steve, just kidding mate, into the truck.

So lesson learnt today....think things through properly before you climb up a pole and lay out what you know you'll need and what you might need, just like in Ekkas vid, saves a lotta time and frustration...esp when you're being eaten alive by ants, man they hurt when they bite your eyelids, only have photos of the early part of the set up sorry.

Me up a pole

Now how do you tie that knot?

About now I'm thinking yep this was one of my better ideas...not

No photos of the head on the line sorry but this is kind of how it looked

13th April 2007, 12:08 AM	#177 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Friggin cowboys! I cleaned 4 shit sticks and 5 removed I hate cleaning those weeds. I'm gonna whack a washy tomorrow to, just an easy drop, homeowner to recut and dump. lol __________________ 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 Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

14th April 2007, 08:47 PM	#178 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Well, that's 2 vehicles and the mini loader plus the stump grinder attachment that have had their oil/filters changed. Grotty job but I like to do it myself, figure what I save on labor I spend on a better synthetic blended oil. __________________ 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 Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

16th April 2007, 05:37 AM	#179 (permalink)
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 72	well where to start where to start..... Ok my town is under water due to flooding and the rain hasnt stoped since yesterday mourning. Now it is snowing and sleeting ...... Oh ya how can I forget we are geting up 60mph till 6 tonight. Well maybe we will have some storm damage work. __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

16th April 2007, 01:26 PM	#180 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Holy heck I'd by tickled pink to have rain and storm damaged trees. Just another beaut sunny day with no rain in sight here. Today I have to buy a pump to pump some water into our pool. Lucky I got a half full rainwater tank from the measley 5mm of rain we have had in the last month. Lawns are all brown and I have to be extremely cautious when operating my miniloader on them, do like a 10 point turn or the turf just pulls away from the dust. I have to prune a few limbs off a brushbox today to let more light into a neighbours yard. Dont know what for it's just a dust bowl. __________________ 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 Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

16th April 2007, 03:23 PM	#182 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 866	I saw you go past trev,i was at a weding in neerim sth.. __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory Drouin tree lopping, land clearing and stump removals

16th April 2007, 04:26 PM	#183 (permalink)
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 407	ouch....that had to hurt... __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work Andy@Aerial-Arborist.co.uk What experts say about TOPPING

16th April 2007, 05:02 PM	#184 (permalink)
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 72	5mm we just got 6 inches in one day here, god and i havent seen a sunny day in at least a week...... But tomara should be great day for down tree calls spent all day today pumping out basements and checking the flood waters along the creek where my inlaws live. just about made it again in the house. __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

16th April 2007, 07:37 PM	#185 (permalink)
TrevMcRev Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 730	[quote=a_lopa;3552]I saw you go past trev,i was at a weding in neerim sth..[/QUOTE Those EH Holdens were pretty cool We spent the night tearing through the forests of neerim, noojee, poweltown etc. __________________ Melbourne Arborist, Total Tree Care, Pruning, Tree and Stump Removal

16th April 2007, 09:11 PM	#186 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 866	Spent many a night out the bush there with old cars that never made the trip home! __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory Drouin tree lopping, land clearing and stump removals

20th April 2007, 01:51 PM	#190 (permalink)
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 72	First day in weeks with the sun out all day. Got a ne guy to start climbing some more. nice easy day. __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you