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    T-shirt quilt

    Monkey Beaver's booth at the recent TCI Expo had something similar to what you're talking about. It was an assemblage of all these shirts August had collected of the years. I perused it for a bit. It was very interesting and unique!
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    Request: end line knot for heavy loading

    *shudders*
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    Make Us Laugh :)

    A customer came into the garden center I work at, asking for Hornbeams. Instead of using the common name to make his request, he used the genus from the latin binomial name. The associate who fielded the question (not me), comes over the radio and says, "Do we have CAR-PENIS in stock?" The...
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    Grcs vs smart winch

    The GRCS is nails. Like 96coal we have hung whole trees with it; also I have no experience with the smart winch. But we have made a lot of production with the GRCS. After years of use the first parts we had to replace were the rubber feet on the back of the plate. Other than that we’ve used...
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    Partially failed trees and the added complications

    I definitely rank in the rope deficient category, LOL. Occupied that category longer than id like to admit
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    Ditch Witch skid price questions...

    We have the Sk1550. We also have a smaller Vermeer unit. The 1550 is a beast compared to the Vermeer. As ChoiceTree remarked, it’s not a good fit if your clientele have small side yards, narrow gates etc. We send the 1550 on big, wide open jobs where she can run. The two biggest differences...
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    Power Lines on One Side / Safe to Climb Away From Wires?

    As to the ‘how’ of the professional arborist- with extreme vigilance, knowledge, and skill.
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    CMC lift failure

    Thanks for posting this story, and my sincere condolences go out to my fellow arborist and his family. Recently, I was approached by a company with an offer of employment. The day after I spoke with this guy I get an update email from Treebuzz about what I had missed lately. This thread was...
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    Shutting down the jobsite

    Over a year ago another crew at my company was shutdown because they had accidentally destroyed a third top-handle chainsaw in a very short span. The crew leader was the only one left working that day, and he came to finish the day with us. I think it was something along the lines of somebody...
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    New Log Truck- PALFINGER

    (Apologies if the images are balloons.) Images 1 and 2 show the quick disconnect setup. That bracket with those fittings were installed by the lads at Palfinger. Prior to this installation it was straight hydraulic lines. Image 3 has the sealed caps that cover each hydraulic fitting when the...
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    New Log Truck- PALFINGER

    I kinda had that feeling.
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    New Log Truck- PALFINGER

    Tomorrow when I’m at work, I’ll snap and post a pic of the quick disco and componentry. There’s a tree service in our market with a mecanil. Though I’ve always been curious... is that piece of equipment used primarily for removals? Or is it able to make a clean finished cut for pruning as well?
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    New Log Truck- PALFINGER

    A few thoughts for you Mark, before the subject gets too threadbare. Two years ago or so my employer was looking to purchase a grapple truck for the sole purpose of log hauling. Before the truck was purchased we were able to hire another company's grapple truck, nearly the identical truck to...
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    (PLEASE CLOSE) For Sale: TreeMotion Harness Super Light 2018 [SOLD]

    Bump, obo on the saddle
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    SOLD: A small lot of tree gear (Please close)

    Sorry brother, sold
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