Recent content by Ryan Cafferky

  1. R

    Competition Volunteer Training Weekend?

    Seems like a good idea. Certainly would help keep the events running a bit smoother.
  2. R

    Injury and illness prevention program

    Injury illness prevention program: aka retraining to go into another industry. One of my colleagues left our industry to go into computer stuff. Every time I see him now he looks like a ghost from being inside all the time. Personally I'd rather live and die outside with aches and pains...
  3. R

    Rayco Rg55r

    I love our RG55T. I've been continually impressed at how efficiently it can do stumps. That is one piece of equipment that hasn't really given me any headaches.
  4. R

    Dealer and mechanic's turnaround time

    I'm fortunate to have a really good repair shop for trucks in our small town. I can usually get in and out in a day or two. For chippers, Avant, and stump grinder I use a mobile mechanic who has been around the tree industry his whole life. He used to work for Bandit in Portland so he is...
  5. R

    Tree of Heaven glyphosate basal bark spray

    We had another client use Tordon to poison cottonwood stumps in a wetland. It ended up killing a bunch of other nearby cottonwood trees which made for some very crispy removals. That stuff is no joke.
  6. R

    Tree of Heaven glyphosate basal bark spray

    I had a client earlier this year who had just bought a house. The neighbors had taken down a tree of heaven after someone did the hack and squirt herbicide application. The clients oak tree which was about 15 feet away from the tree of heaven stump had deformed leaves and was very slow to leaf...
  7. R

    Weaver Stratus saddle

    Thanks for the glowing review. I’m sure everyone who has one in their shopping cart just hit the buy now button after reading that. After the SAKA saga, Weaver became one of those companies that I’ll never support no matter what they release. Kind of like KONG after the Jay Butcher debacle...
  8. R

    WTB Chipper in PNW

    Company owners love them. People that feed them don't love BC1000s. They are a reliable, safe machine. When the worlds biggest tree company (Asplundh) chooses a chipper you know it must be safe and reliable. If you put yourself through one of those damn things, my condolences to your family...
  9. R

    How much is your Climber/ Lift Op vs. Groundworker lowering brush and wood?

    I rarely run the rigging from the tree but it does happen from time to time. A competent ground crew is worth every penny. It is my option that for peak efficiency an efficient tree crew needs a minimum of 3 people. 1 climber, 1 rigger, and one loader operator moving material and chipping...
  10. R

    Petzl Midline Zigzag

    Could this be the holy grail that everyone has been waiting for since the hitchhiker device was put out and showed us how well friction below the hitch functioned? But some of us who loved that concept but despise cordage always dreamed of a Zigzag with friction below. Time will tell if they...
  11. R

    WTB Chipper in PNW

    Budget? You looking for something pretty new and shiny or more budget friendly? I might be willing to sell a Bandit 254xp disc chipper. Pre emissions.
  12. R

    Petzl Midline Zigzag

    On the ISC Reflex thread there have been a few mentions of a midline attachable Zigzag. So fans of shiny trinkets, how bad will Petzl pretzel their company in cooking something like this up? Will they be smart and say it is meant to work with their two climbing lines? The larger line for...
  13. R

    New device from ISC

    Another thing we know, is that if they make it with enough drag to handle every fat ass climber out there and every tiny 11mm rope with a smooth jacket that someone wants to climb on, that people will complain about the amount of friction it has or that it doesn't tend well enough. I despise...
  14. R

    New device from ISC

    Making a device that can work with the myriad of ropes that arborists choose to climb on, in the varied conditions we climb in, with all of our various weights is a hard task. Personally I think manufacturers either need to designate a rope the device is meant to be paired with or they need to...
  15. R

    Www.Arboreye.LLC

    interesting concept. If only I believed that AI could accurately ID trees and give an accurate health assessment. Giving homeowners access to this is going to be a disaster. The worst part is that tree companies will submit quotes on homeowner’s trees based on AI species ID, health...
See more

New threads New posts

Back
Top Bottom