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A day off, another tree job

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  1. T.Jeff Veal

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    We checked on this job the afternoon we dropped the huge post oak...
    Small oak take down
    She had 2 pecan trees and I think a Black Locust to take down. Had a day off after nite shift, so we got the man lift rented and went to work.
    1st pecan tree 0215230927.jpg
    Take it from the top... 31864.jpeg 31866.jpeg 31868.jpeg 31870.jpeg 31857.jpeg 31858.jpeg
    Now the trunk cut... 31872.jpeg
    No problems so far. After the trunk was on the ground, went to cut left hand knot off. Something was in there. Dulled chain...:headbang:...put on a spare chain, moved lift and started on 2nd tree...
     

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    Looks good Jeff, stay safe. Much call for pecan as a smoking wood in your area?
     
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    2nd tree...
    Had room beside the house to drop a couple whole limbs... 31874.jpeg
    These were towards the road... 31876.jpeg It had a big green briar vine that went almost to the top... 31878.jpeg
    Almost done.
    31853.jpeg Then things got interesting. I had noticed the front yard was getting soft, as we loaded the 1st tree. So I went across the ditch a couple times, getting the logs from the 2nd tree to finish load...then the bottom fell out...:picard::picard: 31851.jpeg
    The head of the street dept brought their tractor over and pulled me out.
    Didn't take long for the water to fill up the ditch... 0215231812.jpg
    We did get a good load home... 0215231810.jpg 0215231811.jpg
    Pecan we have left to get when it dries out. 0215231811a.jpg
    We still have the other tree to take down and the neighbor gave us the OK to take 3 or 4 more like it in the hedge row. And another neighbor stopped by and want us to look at 2 trees she has...
     
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    Occasionally.
     
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    It has to be a big job. I notice in one picture that you rented pot-a-potties.
     
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    First Jeff you work too hard!!
    Second your grass is green mine is white ish
    Third Great job stay safe
     
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    That tractor looked to be in a precarious position! Glad you were able to get it out!
     
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  8. T.Jeff Veal

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    I think the guy working on the house had it put there
     
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    Me too.
     
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    Mostly winter weeds...lol...ot did get to mid 70's, though
     
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    Mother load of BBQ wood there! :dex:
     
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    Nice job jeff! Do you haul the brush away as well?
     
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    Yes sir, need to run it thru Blue Samson soon.
     
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    No sir, we piled it in the ditch above where the tractor was stuck, we also got the knotty piece of trunk cut into about 3 pieces. The city dept has already hauled it off...:thumbs::thumbs:
     
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    Nice work as always
     
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    I thought maybe that was part of your contract! ;) :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Looks like you tried to push yourself out with that log? Good idea...surprised that didn't work...
     
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    Looks like fun Jeff. Wish i could get another picker job like that. Did you let Miss Carol got up in the lift?
    PITA getting stuck, Been there more than once with the PU.:emb:

    Interested to see the BL. Of course that would catch my attention. ;)
     
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    Did you check the base for brenndatomu? :rofl: :lol: He uses them for stacking wood.
     
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    Missed opportunity if not! :stacker:
     
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