Author Topic: New projects (Read 2112 times)

Kevin · « **on:** January 16, 2004, 04:35:56 pm »

I have a couple of new projects coming up just as soon as the weather changes...

A Black Spruce along side the Trans Canada highway

A White Birch between two cottage buildings ...

Jeff · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2004, 06:29:58 pm »

That first one is an easy fix. Just tilt the camera a little to the right.

Kevin · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2004, 06:33:42 pm »

I was hoping it might stand itself back up in the Spring.

Jeff · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2004, 06:43:50 pm »

Is that the one with the roots up in the air?

Kevin · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2004, 07:02:16 pm »

That's it.
Maybe I could just paint it blue.

Jeff · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2004, 08:03:43 pm »

I wonder if you could pull it back straight with a come along and then pin it down with some steel fence posts.

Kevin · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2004, 08:43:46 pm »

It's a jungle out there.

Here's a bigger picture --Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!--.com/photo/26601181/111756663ywSASn

*hit the normal size button.

isawlogs · « **Reply #7 on:** January 16, 2004, 09:22:11 pm »

It be alot easyer ifin that line wasn't there.
You got it figured out yet hows you gonna take it down, all that calculating give you any ideas...

Chet · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2004, 05:20:31 am »

Here's where ya get out yur throw bag to set yur rope or ropes. Those black spruce are purty tough and usually pull purty easy. But yur rope needs lots of height.
Sometimes when faced with a tree like that, that I don't know will HANG on I will use two ropes in it, each pulling at a 30 to 45 degree angle.
Or....... ya could always climb it and jump the top over the cable.

Kevin · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2004, 06:21:32 am »

There's a few ways to tackle this one that I see.
Two as Chet described and a third where I partialy cut the butt and let the top rest gently on the strand then go up trim the top off close to the cable and come back down, finish the cut and let the tree drop to the ground.

Bro. Noble · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2004, 06:53:14 am »

Jeeze Kevin,

You're overlooking the obvious and easy way to do it. I'd tell you but you always make fun of my brilliance

Anyway it would take a helper. Can you get anyone to work with you?

Kevin · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2004, 07:14:03 am »

Bro; helpers aren't in our budget.

What's your suggestion?
They won't let me burn it down or blow it up.

... and I'm not dropping the cable.

Chet · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2004, 07:38:18 am »

Kevin, yur option wouldn't work for me. The folks I work for frown on the idea of resting trees on high voltage lines. Seems to always blow power. :-/ They also aren't as tough as dem big fat Com cables.

Kevin · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2004, 07:38:54 am »

Here's a shot from my office yesterday --Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!--.com/photo/26601181/111838517pkJIsw

Bro. Noble · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2004, 09:38:18 am »

Kevin,

Well never mind then, I figgered I was wasting my time :-/

Wes · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2004, 11:15:57 am »

Looks like a bucket truck job, or possibly a crane.

Or if you get a good heavy snow it may come down by itself, then it will be an easy one.

Kevin · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2004, 12:00:27 pm »

It's going to be a climb the rope and saw job.

Tom · « **Reply #17 on:** January 17, 2004, 03:57:23 pm »

Minnesota_boy · « **Reply #18 on:** January 17, 2004, 07:02:23 pm »

Get a 1010 John Deere with loader bucket. Raise it as high as it will go and push the tree back into the woods.

Stan · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2004, 07:29:30 pm »

Have the phone company come out and lay the cable on the ground. No harm no foul, this don't work with electric lines. :-/

Chet · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2004, 07:48:06 pm »

Minnesota_boy, With a shallow rooted tree like a black spruce with that much weight leaning the way it is, there is a VERY good chance you would push the base of the tree out from under itself.

Kevin · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2004, 08:23:44 pm »

Stan;
I am the phone company!

I can drop the tree without dropping the line.
If I drop the line then drop the tree I have to raise the line again which involves more work than required.
I can safely remove this tree without the added expense of heavy equipment, it's about an hours drive one way up the highway.

etat · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2004, 01:56:24 am »

Would this be of any help!

Tom · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2004, 06:15:11 am »

Is that all he needs..... a camera?

Are we all going to wake up and find out this has been a dream?

Worse yet! Am I going to wake up and find out Y'all have been a dream?

Stephen_Wiley · « **Reply #24 on:** January 19, 2004, 11:54:48 pm »

Could it be......that discovered when Kevin looked out his window, upon completion of a nap. That his head was still cocked in the slanted sleep position.

etat · « **Reply #25 on:** January 20, 2004, 12:57:07 am »

Oh, what the heck, maybe I"ll help ya on the rest.

Jeff · « **Reply #26 on:** January 30, 2004, 12:59:37 pm »

Kev, whats da word on da crooked tree?

Kevin · « **Reply #27 on:** January 30, 2004, 02:40:16 pm »

I'm still waiting on the weather.

J_T · « **Reply #28 on:** January 30, 2004, 02:58:02 pm »

Kevin posted yesterdaf how to fix them trees put em on EBay with that twenty five grand wallnut

Kevin · « **Reply #29 on:** January 30, 2004, 04:26:42 pm »

For 25K I'd have to throw in the trans Canada highway.

Jeff · « **Reply #30 on:** January 30, 2004, 05:35:56 pm »

Kevin, we have had weather here everyday. In fact, I'm not right sure whatcha get when you aint got weather

Kevin · « **Reply #31 on:** January 30, 2004, 06:31:57 pm »

I'm not right sure whatcha all get there but you can bet it includes a good bit of frost bite up here!

Kevin · « **Reply #32 on:** February 22, 2004, 04:08:38 pm »

Went after that birch today and the guy wanted a maple and the birch taken down between the boathouse and the neighbors cottage.
Looks like I'll get the maple to mill.
The birch was punky with just a tiny bit of good wood on the left side of the stump as shown in the --Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!--.--Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!--.--Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!--.com/photo/26601181/120344371bDITva

Remember to select normal size to view.

Tom · « **Reply #33 on:** February 22, 2004, 04:31:51 pm »

Brrrrrrrrr-r-r-r--r-----r

Kevin · « **Reply #34 on:** February 22, 2004, 05:01:01 pm »

Actually, it was perfect weather.
Just cool enough to keep from over heating and no wind which made it perfect for dropping trees.
He has a couple more birch with bad tops but I was too tired to tackle them after rigging down a bunch of limbs. (pooped smiley)

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Author Topic: New projects (Read 2112 times)