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    Risk assessment – fungi

    That's my understanding as well.
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    Risk assessment – fungi

    @macrocarpa I have a resistograph if you want to look at something closer let me know and we can talk. The documenting is good for findings on a tree in public space. Having said that, I think Laetiporus sulphureus (chicken of the woods on that oak) isn't as scary. If it doesn't sound bad...
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    Risk assessment – fungi

    I was just quoting the book. I certainly see it on Honey locust. However, anecdotally, I think I see Armillaria more frequently on declining Honey locust.
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    Risk assessment – fungi

    Ganoderma sessile is on Chris Luley's "Big Five Must-Know Decay Fungi". In a book with dozens of decay fungi, he lists the ones that are the most significant to health and structure. However, it is pretty common in the landscape. In Wood Decay Fungi he mentions that 20% of declining Norway...
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    Risk assessment – fungi

    mallet for sure. If you are getting excessive bole movement in a big tree with a pull line, that's really bad news!
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    Competition Volunteer Training Weekend?

    That sound like a great idea. A way for the "old guard" to slowly step out - probably not wanting to just quit but not having the time to do it all anymore. You might also look at adding something (because you didn't already list enough LOL) to help qualify evaluators for the ISA Certified...
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    Bobcat L28 for Tree Work

    You do have to be careful/know the whole story. I looked at 0% on a Bobcat MT100 and the option was 0% or $4000 discount (or was it an instant rebate?). So that's kinda expensive financing even at 0%. Avant was the same price cash or finance when I bought last year. If I were to buy that...
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    Bobcat L28 for Tree Work

    I bought a demo unit from a dealer... issued to me as new with a little under 200 hours, paid under $40k with a couple attachments. There was a also dealer in Ft Wayne that also had a couple very gently used 530 for about the same but they had cabs and I didn't want a cab. I don't finance...
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    Cracked, large oak.

    That is an interesting idea. For a small crack like that I think the right glue could make that work. Somebody needs to grow 100 trees cause them to split, glue and bolt 25, just bolt 25, just glue 25, and leave 25 for control. Report back in 50 years to put a load test on them and let us know...
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    Oak Wilt? Something Else?

    You ever figure this one out @Reach ? The tell for Oak Wilt: is the tree still alive 3.5 months later?
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    Bobcat L28 for Tree Work

    Of course, if you are looking to mulch your trees like the Bobcat ad shows:....
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    Bobcat L28 for Tree Work

    You can get a new Avant 528 for $8-10K more...weighs less and lifts more (rated). Or a Giant G1200? Or an Intrepid KM100? (both maybe a touch more than the Avant?) The Avant will have different connection plates if you already have attachments, so that's certainly something to consider...
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    Petzl Midline Zigzag

    Is a midline attachable lanyard adjuster really as helpful as main line friction device? I cannot think of a time I thought "gosh, I wish I could just take the Positioner off" (except when switching to a new lanyard maybe once a year)
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    Cracked, large oak.

    On marketing links, I intentionally avoid clicking to not give another visit...but glad you went looking. Certainly had the vibes - I try to give the benefit of doubt but someone digging up several old posts in a week seemed sketchy for sure.
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    Cracked, large oak.

    I was about 2 posts away from saying the same thing. @peoriatreeremovalco I appreciate you joining in the conversation (and am willing to guess everyone else is too). But I was actually trying to figure out a polite way to ask "are you real?". Not as in "for real...like are you a joke?" But...
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