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    Squirrel Damage

    That's a very real concern, too.
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    Squirrel Damage

    Interestingly enough, I'm a licensed Falconer and this is the only viable option we've considered, but it'd be a big Public Relations problem with the students/the town. The squirrels (I'm 100% not joking) have their own instagram page with 14k+followers, so me calling in some favors with some...
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    Squirrel Damage

    I can't say for sure what their diets are like...they're on a college campus, but I doubt they're eating much fast food, etc. It's very much a Woodland campus, with lots of acorns and wild nuts available, which we see them collecting. Yours was my initial theory as well, that they were needing...
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    Squirrel Damage

    That IS a pretty brilliant trap design...but I can't have piles of dead squirrels accumulating at the base of trees. We're having to tread very lightly on the situation for PR reasons. Thanks for the input, though...I'll tuck that one away for later.
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    Squirrel Damage

    I'm dealing with what's becoming a massive problem on a college campus. We have fox squirrels *everywhere* out here, and they have, over the past three years or so, begun chewing on the bark of trees. They have now fully girdled hundreds of limbs and outright killed dozens of trees. One of my...
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    Indiana Treestuff Party - Oct. 14th

    Greetings! I'm hosting a Treestuff Party in Bloomington, IN on October 14th. This is strictly a rec-climb event in a public space that allows us an opportunity to hang out, talk shop, and try out some gear you may not have access to prior to buying, which Treestuff is providing for our use...
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    Indiana University Tree Props

    Here’s a disassembled prop head, with the screw jack and wood lining all present.
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    Indiana University Tree Props

    The specs were adjusted by the fabricator during the build, so some things don't line up. We haven't done any post-installation pull tests, but we did do some gentle weight reduction prior.
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    Indiana University Tree Props

    That sounds right about like what was used. I wasn't involved on the fabrication side, but we had a lot of say in the design process. The adjustable rods are heavy, galvanized, and about 3" in diameter.
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    Indiana University Tree Props

    Yes! I'm familiar with what they did over there...we did quite a bit of digging leading into this project. Yes and no. The props were intended to reduce the potential for total limb failure due to the excessively over-extended massive limbs (some over 40" at their bases), but this was all...
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    Indiana University Tree Props

    Greetings! I’m the campus Arborist at IU’s main campus here in Bloomington, IN. We have a Bur oak that’s estimated to be between 180-200 years old. She’s a 58.5” DBH monster with a drip line diameter over 100’. Needless to say, she takes top priority in our plant health care program. I...
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    Quickie killer?

    Biggest question on my mind: Are the ITCC folks going to get behind this? Comps have been turning down Quickies at gear check... It's clearly a functional piece of gear, but at its price point may not fully replace the Quickie...comp climbing might be a niche where this is needed to avoid any...
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    BC1800 Grease Specs

    It appears that Vermeer is pretty tight-fisted with their manuals...can't find digital copies anywhere, and information seems hard to come by. Does anyone know offhand what the recommended grease amounts and frequencies are for the BC1800? We had a guy in for a short while that was obsessed...
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    Looking for Help Identifying a Rayco Stump Grinder

    Okay, so I'm a moron, and I've wasted some of your time. Sorry. I posted the wrong photo...that's not my unit, it's a photo I saved for comparison awhile back. I knew there was a reason I was thinking "Kohler", but I haven't been around my shop for a few days to take a fresh look. THIS is my...
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    Looking for Help Identifying a Rayco Stump Grinder

    The Brand claim could be erroneous. I was under the impression Rayco only used Kohler, but I was pretty confident I was able to read something about 20hp through some dirt and rust. I'd definitely bow to your experience over my guessing, though.
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