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    Treesitter Injured

    i hear ya trevor and mark, thats why i feel these topics have no place in this forum. i feel this forum is a venue for all of us in this industry to share our knowledge and make our industry a safer more intelligent work place as well as getting to know are fellow arbo's around the globe. these...
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    Cambistat anyone??

    hey trevor, we had the people from cambistat come by and give us a demo and mini seminar two years ago and i been using it selectively since. i used it on a silver maple (acer saccharinum) and a white oak (quercus alba) both had severe tip dieback from construction damage to the roots. so then i...
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    Treesitter Injured

    not to change the subject but i think the posts on this thread have to go down as the longests in tree buzz history!!!!!!. its been very exausting keeping up with it.
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    Treesitter Injured

    i hear you tom and you are absolutely correct and my hat is off to anyone who goes through that much effort for something they believe in. but my main disagreement is thier approach because by the time it gets to that point of where people are sitting in trees the death march has allready long...
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    Treesitter Injured

    in the end it all is not worth the trouble because the corporations are greedy thats for sure but thier greed is fueled by our demand. if they were not selling this lumber they would not be cutting it all down. as the population of human beings keeps growing so will the depletion of all our...
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    Line clearance contractor killed

    almost sounds like he tried to abort when the boom was falling and his lanyard ended up getting him in the end?. maybe he got to the tree and with the boom still falling and being tied to boom it wedged him in the crotch and crushed him or it tore his spine and everything inside him up. just a...
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    DO NOT REMOVE tag on friction saver came off

    theys gave my granny a beat down last summa fer taking the tag off er lawn chair
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    Employee Bonuses

    pound for pound a employee is the most valuble asset you can have in a business. think of how much a new bucket truck costs or a new chipper or any of the other equipment that we use in our trade. and that said you still need a employee to operate that peice of equipment for it to make you money...
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    Single Arm Climbing ??

    that set up from the splice to your saddle looks to be as long as your climbing line. plus if your in the condition to where you have to modify your climbing so you can climb with one arm i think your not only risking further injury but your saftey is also at risk. would you also be using a...
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    aerial rescue ( the rules)

    i agree with all the steps mentioned but i think practicing a actual rescue is the most important because by actually going through the motions it helps drive it into your head and makes it more routine for the rescuer and easier for him to overcome the emotions of the situation because lets...
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    Bucket Editorial

    bucket trucks don't make the cuts or make the decision to remove or save the growth that is being removed. so if a tree was improperly pruned its not the horses fault but the jockey's. and from my veiw most operators are not climbers and if they were not trained to climb and perform other tree...
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    Kan-Du Stump Grinder

    everybody is correct that the can't-do has some good features but every manufacturer can say that. the biggest promblem i can see about the machine is the most obvious and the only one i need to see and that is the motor is on the same frame as the cutter wheel so all that vibration goes through...
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    Game 7

    i must admit although i am not a devil fan that i was a little nervous that the stanley cup would have been engraved with the mighty ducks name on it forever.
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    sherill pinacle climbing saddle

    in the sherril catalog it says when ordering to specify if you want the larger d rings and for a extra charge and some extra time to be delivered its just the way you like it. you could of saved yourself some time if you noticed it when you ordered what a shame. but in general it is a very...
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    tree cutter

    yeah that web site was quite a chuckle but the thing that scares me is the general public will believe just about anything and people like him are just gonna make it continue to be hard to erase these myths and poor practices. but like tom said he is modern enough to have a web site but he is...
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