Unregistered, whatcha workin on right now?

treeshaveneeds

So what is an EWP ticket? Obviously cause for celebration.

Apocalypsse

Elevated Work Platform, towers.

ulp

Hope everyone is gainfully employed, does anyone out there know how to work out the new SRZ formula. I have tried to, but with little luck.

The Tree World on line calculator is great but the AS 4970-2009 SRZ GRAPH
does not correspond with the online calculator. Could someone explain
the formula to me in a simplistic form step by step as I'm far from being a maths genius. Can anyone explain the 0.42 and how this is used in the calculation. This is my final year of the course at Ryde in the Arb Diploma.

I would appreciate any help.

Regards ulp

treeshaveneeds

So this means you are working from an insulated platform, and no fear of electrocution. Great idea for line clearing. Sure beats doing it from treetops.

VIRTIGO

It's all good thanks,Spiked up my first tree 2day it was wicked could have done with less wind and my chunky boss thinking it's funny to spike up the same tree stamping extra hard all the way and laughing at my face.Like i said it's all good thanks lol

kel

Not much tree work over the last month. Keep checking to see if the phone is still on. Had a enjoyable 2 weeks off siding my brother overhauling a V16 Cat motor thats coupled to a generator.(exchange heads, big ends and rings). Since then been going through my Dad's sheds tidying up and chucking out. Got a quote to do Saturday and 3/4 day of trees on Monday, recon I'll need a weeks holiday after that. Alls good, actually driving to Sydney on Tuesday and back Thursday with my son and a mate with his son. Wedensday nite we might go to the opera or something, as thrashing NSW is getting a bit monotonous.

pabllo

Hi again :-)
I've UpLoaded my recent chainsaw-carving into youtube last week.


Please visit and leave messages if you like it






This sculpture imaged on my very old memory of my childhood.

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CaityR

I have a question about some park trees growing in an area that gets very waterlogged.
I need to tell you straight up that I'm a treehugger and have been known to have the occasional argument with municipal arborists.
I have attached a photo of some Hill's figs sitting in the little lake that forms every time it rains and a photo of the drain that seems to do nothing.
The trees are decades old so I probably shouldn't worry but our council has its eye on getting rid of all our mature figs.

CaityR

I have a question about how these young tuckeroos will go planted so close together. I'm sure the people who planted these were starved of funds and so possibly had no choice - or council didn't want to lose another parking space. Anyway. As I said in my last question, I'm a treehugger so I'm fair game for people who can't bear treehuggers.

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sillybgoat

Looking for a new job, trying to get out of IT.

Attempting to keep up with how fast the wife is using up our firewood.

Hanging out with my little buddy Lawson, my 3 1/2 month old son.

Trying to get the fitness levels up a lot.

Crusin' TW, absorbing lots of information.

jeffswede

Life is hard, don't beat yourself up.
Jeff CTSP

dov

Off to prune roses for an old tree customer. Nice change.

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jeffswede

At least your beard will be safe!
Jeff CTSP

sillybgoat

We have about 40 rose bushes at home, I HATE pruning time of year....

Therrin

Workin on putting together a quote for a large pine felling and cutting up.

I hesitate to say "removal" because I currently don't have a truck, nor the means to haul a chipper.
The job is out in the sticks though, and I'm looking at putting together a quote for dropping it and cutting it all up. Logs/rounds in one pile, and brush in the other, then subbing out to someone to have them come in and chip the stuff up.
There's a chance that I could bring in a friend and use their truck, but I'm not sure about that at the moment; and not having that as a certain asset makes putting together the finishing touches on this quote a little more vague.

Bah. Can't wait to get another truck!

sueann

You did that with a chainsaw? that is awesome!

sueann

We just let you guys win cos we feel sorry for you.

dov

Still have all of my own roses to do and a garden full that a mate is paying me for. Then all my parent's fruit trees...

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sueann

I've about 90 roses to prune Dov, but I don't mind. I just wait till the frosts are over though before I start.

My lemon tree needs pruning so bad but it's sagging to death with lemons, I've made lemon meringue, lemon squash by the jug fulls, gave bags and bags away, squeezed them over fish and still have millions.
I guess they'll stop sooner or later and will prune it then.

The mandarin and orange trees are loaded as well but they look ok as far as pruning goes.

My apple, peach and plum trees aren't that big yet so they're ok.

dov

You have hedge trimmers I believe.

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treeshaveneeds

I am not familiar with the species, but I suspect the planting body expected one or more trees to fail because of vandalism, car-bashing, or neglect -- so if one tree out of 3 survived, that would be good odds. And if not, they can say they tried with 3! TREES. What more could anyone expect them to do?

jeffswede

Don't forget dog pee. What is a "tuckeroo"?
Jeff

dov

Off to do a PC repair job today. Still got some computer customers from before I went right into trees. Maybe I should be trying to get that business running again with the way my health is going of late...

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treeshaveneeds

Is it discreet to ask what is wrong with your health? Certainly the computer business is bound to require less physical exertion, but likely more stress with in-the-face customers more of the time.

Apocalypsse

You fix computers? My desktop is fkd and no one seems to be able to find the problem.

Natural Edge

Hey, how are you? im working on some redgum burls, my profile pic is one i carved today, thats natural colour, no stain, needs more coats but the colour is amazing. they are hard but easy on the tools and nice to sand. i only work as hard as i have to.......the joys of being self employed, its a good earn tho, aussies love em. what do you do?

sueann

I just had a look at your burl NE, that's really nice. The slabs you have for sale sound lovely as well.

Natural Edge

thanks sueann, yes the burls are very exciting to work with, you just dont know how they are going to turn out, had one the otherday that i spent 3 hrs carving out and got to the bottom only to find rot, spewing!!! take the good with the bad tho, thanks again!!

pabllo

Hi Looks fine lath work
Is your woodturning work as for your profession? Nice to see your picture

second-gen_monkey

random stuff. mostly storm preparation, removing hazard trees and assessing the threat posed by possible hazard trees.

we did get an interesting oak that got struck by lightning three times in one storm, the effect was actually quite fasinating. i wish i had taken pictures it looked almost artistic, as if done on purpose. perfectly split at the middle on one side, about six inches wide and two opposing branches also split at their tops that curved rather gracefully into the crown.