Recent content by Mike H

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    Broke two rules and paid the price.

    I am wondering about the phrase "18 inch drop" from your description of your injury. Does that describe your style of starting your chainsaw? Maybe you gaffed out and fell 18 inches?
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    EAB fungal infections

    We don't have woods. All ash were planted from nursery stock. Some growth from seeds along fencelines and foundations
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    EAB fungal infections

    I believe our urban ash trees are benefiting from proximity to an intact natural ecotype. In SW Boulder the neighborhoods border conifer forests with populations of woodpecker birds. The mature ash trees have scattered EAB larvae damage, but the galleries show evidence of woodpecker activity...
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    Broke two rules and paid the price.

    I hope you heal quickly. That looks brutal Did the chaps roll to the side or did the bar go into the padding and the fibers stop the chain?
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    Passing of Boomslang

    This is terrible. So sad
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    Broken man, extreme burnout

    Yo Leroy. Yes it is a Jubilee in my neighborhood. This is the first devastating May snow storm in a bunch of years. I broke my pole saw knocking snow out of my 20 year old horsechestnut at sunrise yesterday. Luckily my wife went on a run to the local saw shop for the $450 replacement...
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    Maintenance… daily or when needed?

    Be honest...is this a mulching chat bot?
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    Stump Cut Troubles

    I usually bore cut to the middle. I keep the bar in the cut and work around the stump. Not to brag, but I usually have too short of a bar and half-dull chain making a straight cut not happening
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    RIP

    Thank you for the post. I am happy to put a name to a face who helped to propel my career. In 2000, at the Charlotte ISA conference, Deb was answering my questions at the Arbormasters booth. After a pleasant exchange, she suggested that I put my business card into a bucket to enter a...
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    How you pick your name?

    I have always liked the name Small Axe (sharp and ready), but have you considered..Rockett Science Tree Care
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    4 months...

    Great to hear. Welcome back. Let me know if you need to borrow any gear as I am working in town today
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    Throw bag-line accuracy issues

    I throw my first throwline with my right hand no knot. Usually trying to throw over the TIP in the branches above. I pull back the line to drop the ball/line next to the TIP and to the ground. Add a second ball and throwline raising it over the TIP and back to the ground. Detach both balls...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I have had a liability insurance program for over 20 years. Me and the client are protected against ruinous financial loss if something damaging occurs. I have never carried workman's compensation insurance for myself, and have lost one job a few years ago when I didn't have employees so no...
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    The Art and Science of Practical Rigging VHS Box Set!

    Your post is bringing back memories. One weekend in 2003, I spent a weekend rewatching the video series instead of hiking with my dog in the mountains above Lyons as we had been doing all summer. She didn't appreciate the change and when I returned from work on Monday, the videos were spread...
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    Toro STX-38 stump grinder...any good?

    I like this machine and have used it for some big stumps. I rent it as well as the smaller 26hp often. They both come with Greenteeth. The mechanic at the rental shop complains that it is a pain to repair, but I have only had one hydraulic failure on site
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