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    Hedging

    The last portion ("Part Four: Heartwood") of "Wildwood -- A Journey Through Trees" by Roger Deakin is mostly about things along these lines, and they sound pretty cool. Led to me bookmarking https://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/ though I doubt I'll ever be industrious enough to attempt anything...
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    Los Angeles area fatality

    A 20-year worker fell from a palm and died yesterday, Monday, 1 Dec. I hesitate linking to the NY Post since it's a sensationalistic gossip rag, but of 5-6 media sources I checked it's the only one that includes several details (which seem likely to be correct) -- that this was an occupational...
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    Line launcher

    With my air launcher I've found that I do better setting the PSI so a vertical launch would top out a bit but not too much above my target (near as I can dial that in), and then launching as near vertical as practical. This means that I get a lot less arcing til near max height --> much less...
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    Battery ground saws

    Interesting. I've used a rear handle Husq 540i through the last two summers here, including 100+ heat indices, with no problems. This is with both the BLi300 and BLi200x batteries.
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    TreeStuff $75 Ships-Today-Guarantee

    This. This is why I rarely buy from TreeStuff any more. Last I knew (it's been a while), not only is stock status not shown on the product pages, it doesn't appear on one's order, or even *after* ordering. The only clue that something was backordered was when an order went days without...
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    Kudos to Arbsession

    I may have mentioned this as an aside in the past, but it deserves its own post -- Arbsession is an amazing vendor to buy from. With most vendors (tree-related or not, and excluding Amazon), it takes at least day or two after placing an order for them to say it's been shipped. And half the...
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    Can trees be too big to cable?

    I think here: https://www.europeanarboriculturalstandards.eu/test ("test" in that URL isn't what it looks like; it stands for "Technical Standards in Tree Work")
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    Shoots of hope for Britain's cherished ash trees

    BBC article saying that scientists are seeing British ash trees evolving some resistance to fungus-caused dieback. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg45zrex7jo
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    Invasive Species Removal?

    misc comments... The 7 or so groups I've worked with around here, some NGOs and others government bodies, all use burn piles to dispose of their debris. Some treat stumps with Garlon, others use glyphosate. I don't know their mixes but on my property 20% - 40% glyphosate, water-based, works...
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    Invasive Species Removal?

    Around here we call that The Glove of Death technique.
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    Sharpening options for 540iXP?

    Interesting. Looking at https://www.oregonproducts.com/en/p/614396 it appears this involves changing the bar and sprocket as well, even though the chain specs match Husq's? Unless Oregon is just up-selling...
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    Sharpening options for 540iXP?

    I'm not a pro, but run a 540iXP 1-3 half days a week doing volunteer brush and invasives removal. After every shift I do a gentle tuneup with a 5/32" / 4.0mm file (not touching the rakers, usually). When the chain needs more than that I use Husq's roller guide for both the cutting edges and...
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    Fuel and Oil bottles

    Similar here, but my workshop happened to have the ideal colors of duct tape so I did this.
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    Fuel and Oil bottles

    Ditto this, with the addition of swapping out the cap for a dish detergent squirt cap. Makes it so much easier to get the bar oil in rather than on the saw.
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    My first renesting

    Ah, got it; that all makes sense. Thanks for sharing.
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