Whoops...

Well, here's the un-whoops....l

 

Some guy hauling a load of poly pipe from one of the plants here had a bad morning...

 

R O W crew is trimming the powerlines below our company office. They had this nice shiny new cutter working. I guess the operator found out that tracks will get stuck also...

 

Our electric Co-Op is getting after the ROW in our area and I’m happy about that. They are extremely prompt when we do get a power outage and it’s very much appreciated! The crew that is doing the work this go around is contracted and not the Co-Op employees. This crew took 4 days at our place and in the past it has been done in one day! I agreed to let them use a forestry mulcher for the limbs instead of a chipper and truck. Won’t do that again, it left a mell of a Hess! Not anything like I’ve seen on videos where the forest floor looks like it’s ready to plant grass! It looks like I’m going to need to try and use a root/rock rake to get the bigger stuff off and them move it with the loader bucket. Or, do I call the Co-Op and get them to bring back the mulcher and do a better job? I really hate to be “that guy” but don’t need another project, got enough of my own to keep me amply busy.

PS. The power line runs through a pasture. We’re not raising any animals on it anymore but do keep it mowed and maintained.

 

I'd call em back personally...since you agreed to let them use that machine, the least they can do is to do it right for you!

 

Don't be scared to hold people/businesses to a higher standard. If you don't complain, they probably think they're doing a great job.

 

Pictures??

 

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We have 2 power line ROW's on our place, local co-op and GA Power transmission line. They ran the mulcher one time over my cousin's place that we mow, he called them back to re-mulch it. After I saw how they did, we took our grapple and piled the limbs in an area where it didn't matter what it looked like

 

I did call the Co-Op. Also called the BOD member who lives close by. Not long after I got a call from the supervisor over the crew doing the work in the area. He will be out Monday morning to take a look at this mess. If this was in a pine plantation planting I wouldn’t give a rat’s *** but we look out of our back great room and have to see this mess. I am beginning to sound like a real pain. I’m not willing to clean up someone else’s disaster..Heck I’ve got enough of my own to deal with

They have been the most disorganized crew I’ve ever seen. Were here yesterday and it took them most of a day to limb and take down a small water oak. Must have had 5 guys with one or two coming and going with the bucket truck, grapple and small dump making at least 5 trips. Still didn’t clean up well at all. Left the trunk and larger limbs where they dropped, which is right in front of the path we take with the SBS to drive to the back pasture and pond!Whatever the Co-Op is paying for this is obviously way too much. Oh, they don’t work on Friday.

Done with this rant but I am HOT!!

 

Sounds like very little respect for the property or property owners.