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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

    This test was frigid. Definitely a worst case scenario as far as dropping a saw goes. They don't always fall so violently. A more dynamic/stretchy lanyard would make a world of difference for peak load...
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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

    Well I don't want to be constantly thinking about the temperature when I'm working and wondering if its appropriate for my breakaway connection. Now I'm leaning more towards the split key ring connection, like Drayer uses. https://drayer.de/en/tango-chainsaw-lanyard-classic
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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

    The first tests that I did, I just looped the zip ties onto the ladder rung and then clipped the lanyard to them. This definitely had them loaded unevenly and breaking one at a time. I took that test up to 8 zip ties that broke easily from the drop test. So then I switched to the Delta link so...
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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

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    New TreeBuzz Ad Format???

    Yeah same here, Brave browser on Android phone and Windows laptop. No ads, no glitches. On a side note, Tom must be laughing at the suggestion that's he's "sold out" for the big ad revenue. I highly doubt this site makes any money. Guaranteed this newest issue is just a glitch. Carry on.
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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

    I agree that precise saw handling helps mitigate the potential of a saw being snatched, and for myself, saw snatching is not of particular concern. Not because it has never happened to me, but in general I feel I know how to avoid it. This is how confidence works, we feel that it's all well and...
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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

    I've never used a saw lanyard in a lift or seen it done. I don't have enough faith in breakaway lanyards to trust them in that scenario. The potential loading on the lift if the lanyard doesn't immediately break is far more dangerous than dropping the saw, in most cases, in my opinion. Depending...
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    There is no "industry"

    Really appreciate that Steve.
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    Stihl gas and oil caps like or loath?

    I loathe the Stihl caps because I've seen them come off so many times. Can you imagine how much fuel and oil have been spilled worldwide over the years because of that design? When Husqvarna moved to the flip-up screw cap design 10 years ago I went and bought the new caps to replace all my old...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    Pollarding is very species-dependent as far as how they respond and tolerate it. That almost looks like a Norway Maple?
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    There is no "industry"

    I put that big ring on the green sling directly at the level of the cavity, which was about 10 ft lower than I would have liked to rig it. Tommy was on the ropes and ran it perfectly. Not much room there.
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    Why Is It So Expensive to Cut Down a Tree?

    I learned climbing from an Englishman who had moved to Canada, Andy Lake. He was an expert at mature crown reductions, and a great climber in general. Large crown reductions are the most difficult climbing job there is: taking the tops down while preserving all the undergrowth, AND making it all...
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    There is no "industry"

    Don't ever change Murph
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    There is no "industry"

    Love the arm lanyard story. I'll be thinking about that all week now. I pray that the old-time wisdom outlives us all.
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    Log splitter with capstan winch

    I have long been fascinated by kinetic splitters, so much faster than hydraulic cylinders. Nice design there...
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