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Treezybreez said:
Small sections of 1/2” Pex pipe make decent gaff protectors.

I built a wooden rack that fits perfectly in my aluminum truck toolbox. Now my saws aren’t all sticky from sitting in their own bar oil and the bottoms of my saws aren’t wearing out from rubbing against other metal.
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I like this

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I'd used 1/2" fuel line filled with foam and a bungee to tie them on. The foam made it so I could walk with my spikes on and not dull them.
 
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southsoundtree said:
SENAs are game changers.


ALWAYS the climbers job to ensure their rope is secure and can't get into machinery.




Overly long ropes are one component to the risk. Ropes matched to the tree height, both climbing and rigging, are safer, easier and less work.
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My incident was before the headset coms were really in use, unfortunately.

I was going to use that incident as a reason I like SRS with the ability to tune the length of rope for the tree height and expected work, but it’s not very good with a MRS if the climber is near the top of the tree And half of the climber’s rope is on the ground.
 
Treezybreez said:
Small sections of 1/2” Pex pipe make decent gaff protectors.

I built a wooden rack that fits perfectly in my aluminum truck toolbox. Now my saws aren’t all sticky from sitting in their own bar oil and the bottoms of my saws aren’t wearing out from rubbing against other metal.
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I did that as well. I wound up with enough room for a 2’ x 2’ x 6’ saddle box on my 2 trucks. They seemed infinitely larger than the previous 18” x 18”, so I had to try putting a shelf in there. Saws are happy and allows me to pull out just what I need rather than pulling out 2 things to grab what’s behind them.
 
oceans said:
My incident was before the headset coms were really in use, unfortunately.

I was going to use that incident as a reason I like SRS with the ability to tune the length of rope for the tree height and expected work, but it’s not very good with a MRS if the climber is near the top of the tree And half of the climber’s rope is on the ground.
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Bag it.
 
Pay semi-monthly instead of biweekly.

One less payroll to process, possibly, but more importantly, employees always know when the pay period ends (15th and last day of month). Paydays are always 10th and 25th (I generally pay as soon as the payroll report returns, in advance of payday, as they have already earned it.

They can mobile deposit their check immediately, or go to the ATM or bank on the 25th to deposit. They always have money to pay rent/ mortgage on the first of the month ( if responsible). Payday never falls on the second of the month.




My employees text me at the beginning of the day and end of the day with the job name (unless they are out on a personal errand for an extended time or want an hour for lunch, I pay through lunch).

One time, my employee lost his phone into the RV dump. I immediately sent him his hours. Employees always have accurate records of how much they've worked, as do I. Recreating time sheets when they've been lost or a day was not recorded because they didn't leave the time sheet in their work bag, etc, etc. is a stressful waste of time.
 
southsoundtree said:
Pay semi-monthly instead of biweekly.

One less payroll to process, possibly, but more importantly, employees always know when the pay period ends (15th and last day of month). Paydays are always 10th and 25th (I generally pay as soon as the payroll report returns, in advance of payday, as they have already earned it.

They can mobile deposit their check immediately, or go to the ATM or bank on the 25th to deposit. They always have money to pay rent/ mortgage on the first of the month ( if responsible). Payday never falls on the second of the month.




My employees text me at the beginning of the day and end of the day with the job name (unless they are out on a personal errand for an extended time or want an hour for lunch, I pay through lunch).

One time, my employee lost his phone into the RV dump. I immediately sent him his hours. Employees always have accurate records of how much they've worked, as do I. Recreating time sheets when they've been lost or a day was not recorded because they didn't leave the time sheet in their work bag, etc, etc. is a stressful waste of time.
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semi monthly felt weird at first, but grew on me real quick. I hope my next employer uses that system. I forgot how much I actually preferred it.
 
southsoundtree said:
Pay semi-monthly instead of biweekly.

One less payroll to process, possibly, but more importantly, employees always know when the pay period ends (15th and last day of month). Paydays are always 10th and 25th (I generally pay as soon as the payroll report returns, in advance of payday, as they have already earned it.

They can mobile deposit their check immediately, or go to the ATM or bank on the 25th to deposit. They always have money to pay rent/ mortgage on the first of the month ( if responsible). Payday never falls on the second of the month.




My employees text me at the beginning of the day and end of the day with the job name (unless they are out on a personal errand for an extended time or want an hour for lunch, I pay through lunch).

One time, my employee lost his phone into the RV dump. I immediately sent him his hours. Employees always have accurate records of how much they've worked, as do I. Recreating time sheets when they've been lost or a day was not recorded because they didn't leave the time sheet in their work bag, etc, etc. is a stressful waste of time.
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My guys like weekly. I figure the extra couple bucks on my end is worth it to make them happy. Texting in time sheets is great.
 
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