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    Texting a business card

    I get borderline annoyed when people start asking what equipment I have when the implication is being dubious if I can handle the job. Normally I say something along the lines of "I have access to any equipment we could possibly need to remove your tree." Granted my business is a mature 23...
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    light rigging with ring and "figure 8" aka "rescue 8"

    The risk is the bite that goes around the bottom horn of the 8 can push up the top of the 8 and girth hitch the top of the 8. It can happen, just like a bowline can invert into a slip knot. Knowing about the potential is a solid step towards prevention. To keep the rope from causing...
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    light rigging with ring and "figure 8" aka "rescue 8"

    You can get them in aluminum or steel, I kept an aluminum one on my previous lift. CMI Rescue 8 hasn't changed in the 28 years or so since I used them in Boy Scouts.
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    light rigging with ring and "figure 8" aka "rescue 8"

    Technically a rescue 8 has ears to prevent the rope from girth hitching around the 8. I've done quite a bit with a rescue 8, or a Saf-T-Bloc over the years, I primarily handle the friction aloft to make the groundy's job easier.
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    Best Mini Loader

    Probably not what you were looking for, but it was a relatively unexpected outcome when I was looking for a small and stronger loader earlier this year. I went through the rounds looking at options when I was replacing my ASV RT40. I was looking across the board, mini skids, mini excavators...
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    Texting a business card

    If I was getting a smattering of upselling, I’d prefer to get it when I booked the bid and electronically. In general I have no desire for physical paperwork. “We’ve got your bid booked; we’ll be sending over an introductory packet with our contract information and a bit about us.” Set it up...
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    Texting a business card

    A screenshot on the computer/phone of the actual file will always look better.
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    Texting a business card

    Most people have an iPhone. You can send a literal picture of the card, front and back. A cropped screen shot would look far better than a picture of a card. You could make a contact card, picture of a card, and a link to your site, or a specific part of your site (like the bid request form)...
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    Mini skid idler bearing removal

    The heating/cooling methods won't work very well unless you get the bearing apart. If you can get the shaft/inside race out of the bearing, leaving only the outside race in the frame, welding the inside of the race will cause it to shrink and practically fall out.
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    Mini skid idler bearing removal

    Pretty sure I wouldn’t press between the track frames, seems like a great way to bend a frame before you make meaningful progress.
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    Possible damage from impact of felling a large tree close to a house.

    Occasionally I've felt that through the lift's outriggers.
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    Possible damage from impact of felling a large tree close to a house.

    A scenario like this with a basement, retaining wall, pool, bluff, etc is something I'd watch out for, especially dropping the trunk parallel to the wall. It's the same logic as being wary with heavy equipment or outriggers around the same structures. The general guideline is to stay at...
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    TCIA WTF?

    Who has an expectation of privacy on a public forum in the US, and why?
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    Latest helmet comms

    Like he said, they do, it’s called Mesh, and was initially released ~9 years ago.
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    GRCS Worth it with mini.

    I made the comment two days ago if the AC went out in our main machine, we'd just not work. :LOL:
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