TIMBER!!!!!
Apr 4, 2019 18:38:19 #
Some trees were felled just behind me so I grabbed a few shots.... In the first picture the branch he is sawing was quite bid, he noted which way the wind was blowing, worked out where to cut underneath and then cut the top. He called down that it would miss the bungalow and the shed and it did.. Had he used the ropes it would have swung and gone into the fence..
Apr 4, 2019 18:43:39 #
Apr 4, 2019 18:51:59 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Good series. You're a better man than I, Gunga-Din
Thank you very much Curmudgeon and for the thumbups...I would not go up there and it was windy...
Apr 4, 2019 19:10:07 #
Good set. We've had tree guys out a couple of times to take care of large trees. It amazes me how precisely they can cut off branches without hitting the house or cars. And, just like the antenna guy or the chimney sweep, they all nimbly climb up the tree, roof, or antenna like circus acrobats.
Apr 4, 2019 19:42:01 #
Those guys are amazing...watched them when I had to have several huge diseased trees cut down!!
Apr 4, 2019 20:00:26 #
I have the hooks, rope and belt but would not get all the way up there for anything! Spent years climbing telephone poles but trees are a totally different animal.
Apr 5, 2019 05:40:34 #
nanaval wrote:
Some trees were felled just behind me so I grabbed a few shots.... In the first picture the branch he is sawing was quite bid, he noted which way the wind was blowing, worked out where to cut underneath and then cut the top. He called down that it would miss the bungalow and the shed and it did.. Had he used the ropes it would have swung and gone into the fence..
Nice set Val.
Apr 5, 2019 10:01:48 #
nanaval wrote:
Some trees were felled just behind me so I grabbed a few shots.... In the first picture the branch he is sawing was quite bid, he noted which way the wind was blowing, worked out where to cut underneath and then cut the top. He called down that it would miss the bungalow and the shed and it did.. Had he used the ropes it would have swung and gone into the fence..
Great photo of the tree cutter.
Apr 5, 2019 10:08:51 #
Nice series Val. If you want to get the neighbors outside, start cutting down a tree. Works every time.
Apr 5, 2019 11:25:08 #
Great shots - so sharp and interesting - my favourite hobby watching people work lol!
Apr 5, 2019 12:27:51 #
nanaval wrote:
Some trees were felled just behind me so I grabbed a few shots.... In the first picture the branch he is sawing was quite bid, he noted which way the wind was blowing, worked out where to cut underneath and then cut the top. He called down that it would miss the bungalow and the shed and it did.. Had he used the ropes it would have swung and gone into the fence..
Last one is terrific!
Apr 5, 2019 12:43:15 #
The last image is the winner for me as it shows just how loaded with gear these guys are when they're up there doing all that tricky work........great catch.
Apr 8, 2019 08:05:39 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Good set. We've had tree guys out a couple of times to take care of large trees. It amazes me how precisely they can cut off branches without hitting the house or cars. And, just like the antenna guy or the chimney sweep, they all nimbly climb up the tree, roof, or antenna like circus acrobats.
Thank you BlueMorel , they are very interesting to watch..
Apr 8, 2019 08:06:28 #
rlaugh wrote:
Those guys are amazing...watched them when I had to have several huge diseased trees cut down!!
Hi Bob, I could not do it but like you I find then interesting to watch..
Apr 8, 2019 08:10:04 #
Country Boy wrote:
I have the hooks, rope and belt but would not get all the way up there for anything! Spent years climbing telephone poles but trees are a totally different animal.
I agree two different things but both dangerous. Someone I know their daughters husband worked on he telephone poles and one he went up in winter broke at the bottom and it landed on him as it fell and killed him...
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