I like to have mine just shy of having my friction device too far to reach. As long as at full uncomfortableness I can reach the release point, I'm happy.
I hear you. I do training when specific people ask and you're totally correct. I guess I was just saying in terms of how I've been training people. I spend the first 8 hours just on set up, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Then we move on to the job site and operating the boom...
I would be willing to chat about it. Not 100% certain I could meet your timeline. Honestly I'm not at all familiar with BIK trucks. I've never operated one and have no idea the specifics on inspection and maintenance. I think you'd be better served by someone who knows those trucks. I'm...
yep since the attention span is pretty strained at the 59 second time limit on the gram. Anything over that and the general user glitches out. I prefer your long form stuff myself.
I agree with bringing in a mentor for a few days. I've done that with a few companies and it was pretty well received. Joe Rainwater runs a solid training company. He's on the instagram with Rise Innovations.
I didn't take a class but I got the actual NCCCO knuckleboom manual and studied that. Thats all that was needed for the initial test and the recert test I took.
Thanks for making sure Paul is recognized. Paul is an OG legend and deserves all the props he can get. Most people don't even know who the Raptor Girls are........Last I talked to Paul, he and Sam were about to head to Mexico as the current admin was about to have him deported. I spent 12...
Some big ones this week. Pic one...90' tie in point. 2" deadwood and tip reduction on the grass side. Can you find me? This tree was absolutely amazing. The volume of tree was just unreal. 2 climbers this prune. Pic 2 was actually upright but another amazing prune. 1.5" dead and no tip...