so i trimmed my first 100+ft tree today

[mikegar]

yeah it was bad ass, the first 20 feet was was kinda pain in the ass, the trunk was too big for me to wrap my arms around. then for 40 ft it was a good climb and then the last 40 feet was wet, it was almost like it was raining up there.i only wish i had a camera up there.

[Jon325i]

Any pics of said Paul Bunyan action?

[mikegar]

no paul bunyan, and no pics of this tree, but i have one of a 70 ish footer

[xLibelle]

my neighbor does this kind of thing... not professionally, but to pay some bills. Well this kid is at some site, in a tree, with a chainsaw, it caught his geans and went to town on his leg. Down to the bone.
Be careful.

[PiercedE30]

100 ft? That's it?
But yeah, being up in the air working is a huge rush. That's why I have so much fun working construction as an ironworker. Connecting steel 150 feet in the air is awesome.

[mikegar]

with trees its a bit different. branches break and sometimes you cant see the splits. tree removals are usually fun.

[Peterkaczynski]

no pics no care

[Money$hit]

i want to be a lumberjack.

[Danny]

[So Live]

Listen Wilson...

[SamE30e]

About as exciting as Al's mom!

[h0lmes]

Haha nice touch.

You could go put that pic in the 'No Shave November' thread too.

[mikegar]

About as exciting as Al's mom!

well perhaps hearing about it is about as exciting as als mom, but if youve ever been in the last 20% of a tree you would know that trees tend to sway a bit, and now imagine swaying at 100ft ft while using a chain saw to cut shit and having your rope that is preventing you from plumiting to the ground just inches from the teeth on your chainsaw.

[Optimator]

mikegar, I am just imagining you wearing nothing but chainsaw chaps. It's quite an image.