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 | kwschumm
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2004-07-19 91313
I was doing more tree thinning over the weekend and came across a monstrous clump of blackberry vines. Many of the vines were an inch to 1.5" thick and maybe 50-60 feet long, snaking up and into the tree canopy overhead. I found that by cutting the vines off at the base and feeding them into the chipper the feed roller would do all the hard work of pulling the vines out of the trees and disposing of them. Pretty fun to watch.
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1333 Michigan 
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2004-07-19 91314
I have a son that eats pasta pretty much the same way. Not so fun to watch. ....
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| kwschumm
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2004-07-19 91316
There are differences. The biggest danger spaghetti noodles pose is the danger of collateral sauce splatter, whereas if you get a blackberry vine wrapped around a leg you're pretty much gonna get dragged into the chipper. Those vines are strong and the barbs grab clothes quite easily! If anyone does this be sure to stay a good distance away from the moving vines. ....
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 | yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan
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2004-07-19 91324
Ken:
Sounds kinda real dangerous to me! ....
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Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada
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2004-07-19 91325
We use a lot of that fluorescent orange plastic ribbon that land surveyors use to mark points, we use it to identify hazards or trees that need to be removed.
One of the guys had a brand new roll 500' roll in his pocket and it snagged on a limb he was feeding into the chipper.
When it's cut up into little tiny pieces and blowing all over the site like confetti it sure looks like a LOT more than 500 feet.
Best of luck. ....
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 566 ct 
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2004-07-20 91501
This is about the best thread i've read in a while. sitting here LMAO!! Ken - I mean this in a good way but your like a little kid although I must say I would find it fun & entertaining to watch also. ....
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| kwschumm
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2004-07-20 91502
Steve, it's like retribution! I hate those stinkin blackberry vines. Until now they've had the upper hand, grabbing my clothes and scratching the heck out of me while I sweat and curse, yanking them out of the trees and dragging them off to a burn pile. Even the vines that have been dead for years never seem to decay. Now I can get rid of them more-or-less painlessly. Take that you barbed pieces of SH**. ....
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| grassgod
Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 566 ct
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2004-07-21 91532
LOL!!! I hear ya! ....
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 | AnnBrush
Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 463 Troy OH 
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2004-07-21 91557
Hi Ken
While I love the imagery of the vine being pulled into the chipper by its own strength, there is a down side: One of the best ways to propagate blackberry (or most other vines) is vegetatively. In other words take a cutting and stick it in moist soil. Unfortunately chippers usually turn one vine into 32473879738 pieces (read cuttings) and given the right opportunity 178943789 cuttings will propagate new blackberry. Hope you cleaned up well.
Cheers AnnBrush ....
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| Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada
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2004-07-21 91558
Steve, if you think this thread is funny you should look back through the archives and search by "beaver", "boat" and maybe "shooting".
You might however not necesarrily want to do this with your 'significant other' or children nearby, they might get the wrong idea about some of us... or report us to the people at "Homeland Security".
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2004-07-21 91559
Ann, thanks for the warning. I was sort of afraid of that and I'm hoping as the chip piles decay the heat will kill them. If not, it's a lot easier to spray herbicide on fledgling berry plants on the ground than vines that are spread hundreds of feet through the trees. ....
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| beagle
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1333 Michigan
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2004-07-21 91565
Similar to the hazzards outlined in this thread, a contractor on the same site we were working at was helicoptering exhaust stacks to the roof of an industrial plant. The tag line for one of the stacks wrapped the ankle of the hook-on man and took him for the ride of his life, upside down, before the helicopter was radioed about the problem. The man was an ex army Ranger and was able to spin himself into position to grab another tag line for the ride down. He was brought to the ground without a scratch.
All accidents are preventable. ....
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Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 566 ct
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2004-07-21 91598
I just searched under beaver & about 40 threads came up. I braused a few but this could take all night..can you think of maybe more detail of the thread names i'm looking for Ted? ....
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