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    ATH reacted to 27RMT0N's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    Two man buckets are useful for utility workers in a lot of situations, and you see power companies running them all the time. Basically...
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    ATH reacted to Reach's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    I agree. For a power company, a two bucket, load handling boom is great! For a tree service, it is really cheap because the power...
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    ATH reacted to Reach's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    When we bought our lift, one of the first things we did was take off the two man basket and put on a single man bucket. I would never...
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    ATH replied to the thread Wildfires.
    It was very foggy all day and a weak, but constant smoke smell. Saw a few deer out in the middle of the day...I wondered if this has...
    • air quality.webp
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    ATH reacted to Reach's post in the thread Wildfires with Like Like.
    It was miserable! I'm really hoping tomorrow is less smoky. Yesterday was 97 and humid, but no smoke, which is bad enough. If it wasn't...
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    ATH reacted to VenasNursery's post in the thread Wildfires with Like Like.
    The local news claims Detroit has the worst air quality in the world today. It was bad but we turned and burned and was off by 11:00 and...
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    ATH reacted to Njdelaney's post in the thread Wildfires with Like Like.
    Here in Detroit is some of the worst air quality. It's been smoky/hazy here since late afternoon yesterday and smells like a campfire...
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    ATH replied to the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure.
    I wondered that same thing about the cable choked around the tree with 0:25 left. Also, hoping that isn't a "trim" job! The article...
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    ATH reacted to Analog's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    Of course we can never count on the news getting the minutiae of our job right, so some things stood out. What was that cable choked...
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    ATH reacted to Reach's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    I suspect that those guys didn't have work comp, but maybe I will be surprised. Still though, that nonsense makes the whole industry...
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    ATH reacted to Brando CalPankian's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    Yay, work comp rates increase again. Toothless Timmy did well. Prayers to the guys involved, sad when it happens. Like you said though...
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    ATH reacted to Reach's post in the thread Bucket Truck Boom Failure with Like Like.
    Our local news put this article on their website this evening, even though it is nowhere near us. From what I can see in the video, and...
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    ATH reacted to snunyabizness's post in the thread light rigging with ring and "figure 8" aka "rescue 8" with Like Like.
    in this configuration having weight on both sides of the friction somehow reduces the twisting. whereas a climber descending with...
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    ATH reacted to Brando CalPankian's post in the thread Social media comments on your business posts with Love Love.
    No perfect answer indeed. I guess that's where inspections come in, but nobody wants that kind of scrutiny and it wouldn't work well for...
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    ATH replied to the thread light rigging with ring and "figure 8" aka "rescue 8".
    Yes, it would twist the rope...just like rappelling with a figure 8 twists the rope.
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