https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V37kVQM9LM - Wow this guy has to know what he is doing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V37kVQM9LM - Wow this guy has to know what he is doing
Yes a buddy of mine does that out in BC and he does a lot of cash jobs on the side, he doesn't do as much now but when he was younger I think his best year was 52K on the side.
Big money doing that kind of work
I was the one who actually trained who to use a chainsaw i College as I was helping to assist the instructors and was one of the trainers.
Lots of board feet of pine in that log !!
The owner sure got his moneys worth (whatever it costed).. Very slick operation!!Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
Noticed not a twig on the neighbours adjoining driveway...:)
That log could have brought in most of the cost to get it down...to bad it got chunked up. !!Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_iles
I guess the tree when it fell pounded the ground enough to break the water pipe going into the house - if he had to do it over he would have cut off more pieces before dropping the whole tree
Fixing the water line isn't a biggy...must be fairly close to the surface.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
I didn’t watch to the end. What a waste !!Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Back in the olde days that tree would have been used by Her Majesty's Navy for a sailing mast.
Wonder what the bill for something like that is?
It probably would have cost more for the trucking than what a mill would have paid for it?Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
Incredible precision logging skills. I'm exhausted just watching that climber...lol
Yep, he’s done that a time or two before !!Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
That's a dangerous job - there are times when he is hanging from just one rope - I bet there are outfits that won't tackle a tree like that - I'm just guessing but I bet it cost the lady a couple thousand bucks - I wonder if she made the logger pay for the broken pipe
He has a whopping Insurance policy to cover that kind of event/incident. Part of the reason his costs are so high to do a job like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
I had a guy come give me a price to take down a Siberian elm, about 1/3 that size. His quote was 5 grand.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
I got my initial training at work in a program sponsored by WCB and given by pro cutters hired by the WCB. It was a 3 day intensive course, 2 days in the field and one day classroom. Best course I ever had.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
When I was in Florida a few years back the size of the pine trees there just astounded me probably because they have such a long growing season compared to what we have. Most of the stuff I saw were well over 100 ft tall with clear boles and straight. I suspect what they're working on in this video is yellow pine. Because of its knots it has limited value and demand other than for construction grade lumber, flooring and some furniture.
Most of the pressure treated lumber is yellow pine - GW - I got a question - you say that you taught other people on how to use a chainsaw - I was wondering if you instructed them to use hearing protection and wear a hard hat - just wondering
Yes they had to wear gearing protection and safety pants, plus helmet as well there are only two safe ways to actually start a chainsaw.
But working for myself I don't have to abide by those rules.
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Originally Posted by JoePa
Haha. I actually enjoyed GW chainsaw video! If he would of been wearing all his PPE it would of been perfect.
Great video JoePa, hope to watch it all one of these days.
I do have several sets of ear muffs, but I don't have safety pants anymore.
The year we built a Jeep in my shop we use to call the shop the "Safety Shop", you would not have wanted to see the number of rules we were breaking while welding, grinding, cutting and drinking. It was quite the scene but that was many years ago now. I do wear some protective equipment sometimes.
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Originally Posted by Deer Hunter
Good to hear.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
Luck runs out but safety is good for life.....