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Not George, but did cut down the cherry tree

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  1. T.Jeff Veal

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    We are building Miz Carol a nice flower bed for her bearded irises and tulips that will come this fall. 20260502_114805.jpg
    This cherry tree was on the corner and I knew would be dropping cherry seeds in the bed 20260504_082737.jpg
    First the 2 main limbs had to come off, used a friend's L3901 and 2 totes strapped together and to the forks. 20260504_083102.jpg
    Also trimmed up some limbs on the water oak beside it... 20260504_084008.jpg
    The cherry limb over the flower bed... 20260504_084348.jpg
    Decided we could take the whole tree down, so added 3 more totes to stack...about 20' high...I think it's OSHA approved...:whistle::whistle::whistle:...supervisor was a bit:hair::hair::hair:
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    Had to get rope up high, then top it...powerline wouldn't allow single drop. Messenger_creation_31AF0EDB-ABD3-4360-AEBF-A255C54F9F43.jpeg
    Messenger_creation_3FFD1512-6889-4FCF-A6D7-F0A890379F68.jpeg Top safely on ground Messenger_creation_531E44C3-3F20-4247-B99A-3754FFCEDABC.jpeg
    Trimmed back the big oak limb while I was up there... Messenger_creation_71BF1BE8-8D58-4203-B854-34FC854F5FE4.jpeg
    Our neighbor, Mike came over. He stayed and helped with clean up... 20260504_123914.jpg
    Im safely on the ground, climbing the totes is fairly easy... Messenger_creation_E3B4718C-BD7F-49C5-853B-92F27A3AC3D3.jpeg
    Got a nice pile of cherry and a bit of oak to process now. 20260504_131846.jpg
     
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    That's one way to do it. :salute:
     
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    You should patent that staging.
     
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    That's one hell of a ladder!

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    Do you strap the totes together?
     
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    Geeze oh pete! :jaw:

    Are you trying to get into those osha fail collections or what?


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    A+ for ingenuity and a job well done without incident :)
     
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    Well, you do like to stay on top of things! :rofl: :lol:

    I was wondering how in the heck you got in the cage? Pretty flexible for a guy your age.

    Nice improvising and hats off:tip: for getting it down safely.
     
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    Im glad to see you are being safe and wearing your chaps and helmet...
     
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    No parachute though:binoculars:
     
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    T.Jeff Veal Brand new meaning to “Hey Y’all watch this”:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Hold my beer..

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    Or is it, will you toss a beer up to me? :)
     
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    They have Osha in Asia ?
     
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