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That morning I took down a 90 foot dead oak in a tight backyard in Portland
Last fall I had this job in southeast Portland where a huge old oak was rotting from the inside. The backyard was maybe 12 feet wide with fences on both sides and a garage right next to it. I spent a whole morning rigging ropes and dropping it in sections with a friend on the ground. What made it stand out was how everything clicked - no close calls, the customer brought us hot coffee, and I finished by noon. Has anyone else had a job go so smooth you still think about it months later?
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kais673mo ago
Wait, was it really that smooth or did you just get lucky with a simple tree? A dead oak that size in a tight spot usually has hidden rot or branches that snap without warning, so one coffee run doesn't make it a perfect job. I've seen too many "easy" removals turn into near disasters when the wood fails in the wrong spot.
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phoenixp903mo ago
You been burned before or what? Every dead oak is different, that's just part of the job. Sometimes you get a clean one where the rot is obvious from the bark and you can plan around it. Other times you find the soft spot during a cut and adjust on the fly. Coffee run doesn't make it a perfect job but experience helps you see the trouble before it happens.
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