Cool! get any arial photos of the church?
Old Dog learning new tricks
A local Tree service gentleman loaned us his bucket truck for a Saturday to blitz a bunch of projects at our church.
Our resident electrician replaced bulbs and ballasts in various parking lot lights in the morning
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while I pole-sawed low hanging branches that have been sweeping the tops of vans in our parking lot.
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Then, I got the bucket to attack a Honey Locust that was over growing the front of our Church, and presented a full aerial access route for squirrels to our St James office building.
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Note, I did have a very handy Stihl 025 for the heavy ends, but did a lot of the trimming with the pole saw. Proper attention was paid to the power lines I was working over. And, I was harnessed in.
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Our resident electrician replaced bulbs and ballasts in various parking lot lights in the morning
while I pole-sawed low hanging branches that have been sweeping the tops of vans in our parking lot.
Then, I got the bucket to attack a Honey Locust that was over growing the front of our Church, and presented a full aerial access route for squirrels to our St James office building.
Note, I did have a very handy Stihl 025 for the heavy ends, but did a lot of the trimming with the pole saw. Proper attention was paid to the power lines I was working over. And, I was harnessed in.
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It was very cool to have access to the truck. Pole saw was my Marvin. Only used one section of pole while in the bucket, and the tri-cut saw head. Otherwise, all American Male Muscle actuated.
I guess I literally crossed one more thing off my bucket list.
The error most novices make is trying to cut off a large limb in one shot by cutting from the top down and no relief cut underneath.
A branch say 8" in diameter is at least 25' and has considerable weight and leverage. One could not consider picking it up from the big end and holding horizontal to the ground even though the total weight is not all that much.
Normally large limbs need to be cut in 1/3rds along with the relief cut.
My neighbor bent the power tube on his Stihl and by the time is was repaired, the bill was $500. What will happen eventually is the saw will pinch the bar and the weight of the limb will come down on top of the extended pole saw and bend the power tube.
The closer one is to vertical the greater risk of pinching the bar or having the limb drop on your noggin.
raying:
Pole saws are slow compared to a chainsaw, but in a few minutes you can put enough brush on the ground that it will take hours to clean up.
Finally ladders and chainsaws should not even be considered unless you don't care about your safety. Then if you do, make sure to take a video and post here.
A branch say 8" in diameter is at least 25' and has considerable weight and leverage. One could not consider picking it up from the big end and holding horizontal to the ground even though the total weight is not all that much.
Normally large limbs need to be cut in 1/3rds along with the relief cut.
My neighbor bent the power tube on his Stihl and by the time is was repaired, the bill was $500. What will happen eventually is the saw will pinch the bar and the weight of the limb will come down on top of the extended pole saw and bend the power tube.
The closer one is to vertical the greater risk of pinching the bar or having the limb drop on your noggin.
raying:Pole saws are slow compared to a chainsaw, but in a few minutes you can put enough brush on the ground that it will take hours to clean up.
Finally ladders and chainsaws should not even be considered unless you don't care about your safety. Then if you do, make sure to take a video and post here.
Do you own a blue ox too?
I believe paul bunyon used an axe not a saw.:sidelaughDo you own a blue ox too?
Never thought of standing in a bucket , to cross some thing off the bucket list:sidelaugh
No, but I do have a Tri color Brittany who was watching from the ground, as usual:
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Yatt thinks he should be considered too.
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Kade is not near "Statesmen" enough, here he has a garbage can caught on his head.
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Kade is not near "Statesmen" enough, here he has a garbage can caught on his head.
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Scout is all about sharing. Maybe a "Sawyer's Friend" thread here in Chainsaw forum for the canine companions in the woods.
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