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    How's the work flow?

    Up here in the great white north things were looking about the same as you guys - slow. Then the end of March brought one shit kicker of an ice storm in my area of Ontario. I'm booked out 8 weeks ( usually 2 weeks out most of the busy season) and call volume is still great. I picked up a bucket...
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    I definitely enjoy the slow time in the winter. This year I've been ticking away at projects in the house, ice fishing, reading a lot, cross country skiing, taking care of my kids when they are sick- young kids seem to be always sick! Probably should start getting my shit together for tax season...
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    Cardo vs Sena

    I switched to a different Sena unit called the spider ST1 mesh 2.0 . It uses a different connection system called mesh. It is far superior to the sena system you are used to and there is no pairing. There is a small button you press to connect to the mesh channel and then you are connected. No...
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    Mobile app for creating invoices and proposals?

    I also use joist - going on three years now. Im happy with it, but it's not perfect. I only run one crew and I do all the admin plus being in the field. The cost of jobber and single ops is too much for a smaller business IMO but anyone running multiple crews would probably get better service...
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    No winter?

    We had our last cross country skiing of the year yesterday. A sad year for skiing and most winter sports that rely on snow. Ontario is predicting another bad fire year with a small snow pack in northern Ontario. Me and the family are heading to Costa Rica next week for a few weeks - planned...
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    Off Brand/Chinese Equipment

    Ya it came with a bucket and a set of forks and I got a BMG grapple for it too. Using it to drag brush, feed the chipper and load wood. Lifting capacity isn't great but it definitely lifts more than I can hahaha. I've got no problem loading my dump trailer over the side with it.
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    Off Brand/Chinese Equipment

    I bought one at the start of the 2023 season - the brand is lynx, but more or less looks like the first one you posted. I've put around 160 hours on the machine and have been very happy with it. It's got a Honda motor, simple hydraulic system and straightforward wiring. The only issue I've had...
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    Monitoring Fireplace Insert Burn

    I run a blaze king Chinook 20- it's a cat stove. It's great when it's -5c or warmer. It heats the whole house no problem and I can get some awesome burn times ( best I had was 18hrs of usable heat) . But once it gets colder out I'm burning it a lot hotter and not getting a full burn cycle before...
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    How do you create estimates ?

    I'm using joist for my business and it seems pretty straightforward so far. In the past when I worked for other companies they ran arborgold and jobber- both of which I think have a bit of an edge over joist - but the price point of joist is good for what I can do with it. I can send estimates...
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    OG TB'er Gord's Magic Cut discussion

    Not sure how to attach photos, but my understanding/how I've done it for the last 12 or so years is basically a snap cut but with a face cut. Cut the lower step about half way through the wood and in the direction you want the piece to fall, then make a top cut in the same orientation but do not...
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    ZK-1 parts

    I think I have one kicking around somewhere in a tool box, but I definitely won't be able to find it! Too bad as I'm going to be down in your neck of the woods this weekend
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    Black walnut?

    I'm also in Ontario and had a guy who would have paid around 300 for logs that size, but they had to be delivered to his mill.
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    A good day to stay alive

    Sift through his YouTube channel and you can find the video that he repeatedly brings up over the years. I'll add I definitely learned some things from that video and all the discussions that spawned from it.
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    Body care

    Hahaha if you haven't tried it you should! I feel incredible afterwards both physically and mentally.
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    How hard do you work? (And for how long?)

    I run my own business ( last year was my first year) start at 730, usually on site by 8. Depending on the job we will sometimes have a break around 10 then lunch sometime between 12-1 and usually done sometime between 1-3. I don't work long days unless it's storm work. I pick my kids up every...
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