Post #197504 by GMAN on Thu, Nov 10, 2005 7:00 PM

Hey folks,

I did another tree job last night. It was mother of a palm tree, tight up against a screen room over a pool. The owner wanted me to drop it within a 6 foot wide area to miss his screen room, hedges, and another younger palm tree. His house was built in 1921 and this palm was enormous. I had to climb to the top rung of an extension ladder and reach over my head just to set a control line on it. I used nearly 75 feet of one inch line (and a Dodge diesel truck to pull). Also, the top of the palm was all tangled in oak branches that could have pushed tree over onto the screen enclosure. I was worried to say the least. Anyway, I got it down exactly where he wanted it (I got really lucky) and nothing was hurt but my head and shoulder. As the tree pulled out of the oak, I got slammed with 3 and 4 inch diameter branches raining down on me. One slammed my hardhat and another hit my shoulder. I thought I broke my dang collar bone. For the most part I got out of there with a little cash to buy supplies with, and only a smashed hand. I closed my right hand in my truck door and munched my fingers up good. I likely won't be carving until mid next week so stop back by them.

Also, as I come across trees that need removing, if you are looking for some special pieces of wood, give me a PM and I'll see if I can help you out. This last tree was a queen palm, so I didn't keep any of it.

-Gman