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    Stump Grinder Shields

    Re: Stump Grinder Shieldsi 4x8 1/2" plywood halved to 2 4x4 then fastened together with 2 or 3 heavy long triangular hinges. use 4 or 6 1 foot pieces of 2x3 or 2x4 lumber as backing to screw the hinges to. Paint the wood and it will last a several years outside. Nice folding shield that stands...
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    Bucket Truck Rescue System

    i've worn a saddle as fall protection and kept a long enough length of rope to rappel to the ground from full height with a rescue 8. Truck fire, break down, run out of gas. Whatever, who needs to be stranded. And guess what. Most people think I'm crazy like that's never gonna happen. Good thread.
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    looking for a chip truck

    pm sent
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    gear for sale

    Have some climbing and rigging gear for sale. Some used lightly used, like new etc... slings, carbiners, climbing and riggging rope, raw lengths for diy slings, 5/8 pulleys, maybe an extra saddle and spikes, throw line/bag. I know a few of you guys are near the marlton nj area. So pm me if...
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    Trees from a distance

    Pterocarya
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    Trees from a distance

    Still going for simple leaf...carpinus betulus
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    Trees from a distance

    The leaves do seem compound but in case they're not... Ostrya virginiana
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    Alternative methods to working a spar

    I found this thread helpful http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=288481&Main=286099#Post288481 This link is in the thread http://www.allgearinc.com/AGARS3810-48.htm I made one for myself and use it all the time when on a spar. It loosens to move down the spar with...
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    morbark model 13 cracked drum bearing housing

    Thanks for the feedback. Whatever the cause I will ease up on the log chipping and go back to cutting and loading the larger pieces. I'll check the drum for water. But it seemed to run smooth last time I used it. I've seen that thing buck when water infiltrated the drum after it went unused for...
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    morbark model 13 cracked drum bearing housing

    No seize. Just cracked housings. I checked the belt tension in the past using a tension meter tool. It seemed to be about right according to specs. I'll re check it. How about the bearing mounting bolts being too tight? I didn't do them last time. Morbark tech said that the repetitive impact of...
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    morbark model 13 cracked drum bearing housing

    I give them a pump of grease about every 5 hours of operation. I've been rip cutting in half logs that seem over a foot in width. If the halves are still wide I'll cut about 3/4 of the way through and they split as soon as they contact the knives. Then I chip each piece separately. I had 2...
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    441 like or hate?

    Like it so far. 460 was $130 more so I decided to give the 441 a try. Cuts strong and steady ripping logs and flushing stumps with a 28" bar.
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    Weaver Cougar bridge failure and fall today.

    I didn't like the bridge from day 1 of getting the saddle. The bend radius over the biner, the splices. I eventually tied a length of tachyon rope with buntline hitches along side the bridge and clipped into both. Recently dismantled it and put 2 large aluminum rings over both. It's easier to...
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    Slings, what do you dig?

    I learned to start short with a loopie. Throw it around the trunk. Throat in one hand and block in the other. Wiggle and pull on the throat and you can adjust it out to just the right length to get the block snug. Once it's wrapped they are hard to shorten, unless maybe it's smooth bark. I...
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    Really Dead Cottonwood Removed

    Regardless of his experience, he seems to have done well considering the risk of working with all that brittle wood overhead. Pieces can just break off. Thumbs up to him and you.
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