Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

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Unfortunately not all OCD clean, but they might organize their piles.

 

[m7040]

I would get the permit to pull down the tree and get a 200 ft 5/8 inch rope and sling rope and with weight bag
And then you would have it for next time like Popg always says

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That is if you have the space for it and big enough tractor to pull it down

I have pushed several 60 ft trees over with the tractor including rootball. But will only do that for fresh trees. The old ash trees can break off and come down on you.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Busy day for everyone. Hung up trees are no fun. I usually wait them out and let the wind take care of them, like I did with the dead elm in my yard. Fortunately far away and not immediate danger.
Dad had huge ash tree that was dead and in danger of falling on electric lines and his car where he parked. One quote was over $3000 I think, he found someone else a lot less.

I go in for 3 hrs tomorrow.

My buddy did not say how many tractors, if any. He did say he leases 10 acres for beans and corn. We will get together sometime after New Years. He’s still working. He moved here from southern Louisiana, a true cajun with a French name. He gave me the jambalaya recipe I use.

My UPS batteries I’m replacing use 2 7ah batteries each. Ordered the first 2. They are not true sine wave.

 

[riptides]

That’s the SW pilot unions take on it.

Think I will trust the people over the process and management on this one.

 

[txdon]

Unfortunately not all OCD clean, but they might organize their piles.

Correct. Do you know how hard it is to find tools by size instead of by type?

 

[Alien]

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I'm lucky?? My wife has ocd. Trouble is I'm always having to shift my stuff or myself while she mops/vacuums. But, house is always clean. She will clean and say "that will do", then find something else and off she goes again.

 

[Alien]

If you can't get a throw line over it, pick up a phone.
Don't know why it would be >$1000 though if they are just bringing it down to ground level ?

I have always taken down my own trees, some pretty big ones too, however I got the experts in to remove some massive gums and their prices were quite reasonable. About $500 for a huge gum and they shredded most of it too.
Nowadays I look at the hard work cleaning up and shudder at the thought.

 

[sodamo]

Thanks, Ken
I do try most of the time.

 

[m7040]

earlier this year had 3 big pine trees leaning and not enough space to land and found a crew that climbed and cut branches off as climbing up and then cut it down from the top. 1200 dollars for the 3

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, sorry to here about the wifey's fall. Hope she can heal quickly!

I have a question for you, if you don't want to say, that's ok....
What do you do at "work"? The hours seem to be 'odd'.....

Very well respected meat/butcher cutting family be in business for 74 years...one has to wait get on customer special cutting list.

I can pick hours days off I wish to work,20 hours were my limit at first but was asked to work 30 hours a week,owner and his wife I check delivery invoices take special orders deal with vendors etc... never done anything like this before indeed learning experience...at times.

 

[Thomas]

"nice breakfast with landlady at her home nearby, genuine Swedish pancakes with
lingonberry sauce and fresh made whipped cream.
oh my was it yummy"

Think I gain 1/1/2 lbs look at wonder and how it taste.

 

[Thomas]

Extra care when reaching in your pocket etc. m7040.

 

[Thomas]

30F moon peeking from the clouds now and than.

Slow day at work
Thank you all for thoughts wishes for the Mrs., oh yeah she sore moving slowly...I think I can take her kittens keeping hard eye on the Mrs.

Little puttering in shed and stirring up some dinner all I mounted to this afternoon,bowl ice cream feet up evening.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Thomas]

Enjoy your slow roll tomorrow morning BEF.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Enjoy your slow roll tomorrow morning BEF.

It’s usually 75 down a 55, and I’m getting passed, so I guess it is a slow roll.

 

[m7040]

Extra care when reaching in your pocket etc. m7040.

No other injuries. Landed good except for scrapes on fingers. using a glove when going outside to protect.
Was warm outside but ground still cold so a little ice in a wet area on the pavement remained . Have to be more careful

 

[newbury]

Some snatch blocks and a whole lot of rope are often helpful.

I've had too many trees that were caught from falling by their neighboring trees. MOST of my trees are small deciduous, like maple or gum, < 24" DBH. What I generally do if I can get near to it with the tractor is tie a rope or chain around it below where I can easily get to it with a chain saw. Hook that to the tractor so I can pull perpendicular with plenty of distance for safety, often using snatch blocks.
CAREFULLY "notch" the tree as high up as I can easily swing my 60CC or 90CC saw.
Go back to the tractor and pull until it breaks.
I had one a few years ago that I had to use a come along on because I couldn't get the tractor within rope/chain distance.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Thomas, thanks..... for some reason, I thought you were working on heavy equipment.... now I know!

No pellets today.... I got dressed, then broke out in a sweat. Then just not feeling up to going out. Got back into my comfy clothes and relaxed all day.
Tomorrow may be a different story.....

Most of the light snow we got, melted off (except in the shade) when the sun came out this afternoon. Short lived... supposed to get some more again in the wee hours. As I suspected a few days ago, the forecast is all over the place, changing every few hours....

Watching a travel show on the châteaus of France. Beautiful country side.... never been there, probably never will.....

Have a peaceful evening.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 58ºF for the start, overcast, breezy. moderate wind with brisk gusts, Overcast all day, and high temp was 68ºF. Slept in, putter til mid mid-morning the bike ride. After lunch take boat out to try and fish, fish finder acted up, no strikes on fly rod, fish finder working but unable to find any fish . No nap either, did get some brats grilled.
Ron Glad finance guy mtg had good news. Sorry about no sight. Glad you had fun babysitting. nice dove pic.
Drew glad you enjoyed pancake breakfast. So how do you find out who is certified? Glad you had a muffin to go with coffee.
Billy good to hear bird bath have open water instead of ice. Hope you got more wood split and loaded and some roasting done.
Bill glad you snow disposal organized. Hope trip went well.
Kilroy good to hear platform almost done. Hope you get the tree down and processed in timely fashion.
Kilroy cute.
Buppies hope you got to work. prayers sent.
Don thanks for farm update.
Jim good luck with tree.
Paul nice work on the UPS, Puppy sounds like a fun full time job. Good luck with tree.
Rich hope day went well.
Ken sorry about alligator and finger at same time.
Jim sounds like the better part of valor.
Frits thanks for video.
Frits sorry about slip on ice, glad just hand got scraped.
David nice you got dog's area mowed. $90 for lunch for 2 sounds way high. looking forward to pick.
Mark sorry to hear about MIL. Good luck caring for her. prayers sent
Ted sorry about freezing rain. Also sorry to hear about pellets. Get the ton if you get good price
RS 64ºF sounds nice. hope Thurday went well.
Drew glad pancakes were good.
Kyle With dementia patience they will forget who you are and may even lose speech. Good to hear getting healthier, sorry to hear everyone else getting it as well.
Jim thanks for pricing info.
David nice pic. Nice rack work. I won't ask.
Bill expensive lunch, higher than David's lunch for two.
Ken hope you were getting better while waiting.
Dennis good to hear 3 hour and done. We had elm tree taken doen in STL, too close to house. Please tell you friend inquiring minds want to know how many tractors
Don I do not know how hard that is and do not want to know
Thomas hope you enjoy the job.
Thomas glad you could scare up dinner. You have not had many slow days at work.
Ted hope you feel better tomorrow. Hope you get more moisture.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's fall and recovery, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /coughing, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Wagtail]

Unfortunately not all OCD clean, but they might organize their piles.

Tell me about it... that's what's been happening here. The thing is that I know what's in each pile!