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  1. treewill

    Are there any Kiwis in the house?! I want to work in New Zealand!

    Can't do much better than working with Rossy and his crew at ProClimb: http://www.trademe.co.nz/jobs/trades-services/gardening-landscaping/listing-1320827488.htm If you're under 31 you can just get a working holiday visa which is super easy; the appilcation is like one page and you don't need...
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    arborist position in the caribbean

    Jeez you guys, I hate to break it to you but wages in other countries vary wildly from those in the USA. Some are higher, some are lower. It's what the labor market and local economy can bear. I've taken sometimes very large pay cuts over the years to work in other countries and have no...
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    Belaying a tree.

    @ARLO thanks for the heads up; it looks like they have a new 2015 edition. I'll give it a look.
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    Belaying a tree.

    A few years ago I read the entire USFS tree climbing manual for a project reviewing the safety of published information on tree climbing. The USFS manual had a lot of terrible and downright bizarre recommendations, and I would not consider it anything like an authority. As for using a dynamic...
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    Web bridge and Limb fail

    Holy crap that is the craziest story I have heard in a while. Glad you dodged the bullet! I have a kolibri I use as a removals saddle and I find this concerning to say the least. I've attached a picture of the termination of the webbing bridge on a kolibri. You can see that it goes through both...
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    Pros and cons of spiral pruning on large conifers

    Um, seriously? I could go around cutting off a lot of people's toes without killing them; does that mean that doing so is a good idea? There is a lot of distance between not dead and healthy. Let me flip the script for a second: what evidence do you have to support the idea that removing a...
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    Gecko spurs, spike length question

    Practice makes perfect, but if you are going into the woods to get better at spur climbing please select only dead trees to practice on.
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    Gecko spurs, spike length question

    I reckon asking what type of gaff you will like is a bit like asking someone what type of ice cream you will like: everyone has their preference and no one can really tell you what yours is. That said, in general folks working mostly on conifers or other thick-barked trees (myself included)...
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    Calling NorCal folks

    Hey all, I've got a bit of an odd one on my plate here and am wondering if I could throw it to the buzz for help. I'm looking for a few partially decayed coast redwood nurse logs which I could acquire for a project in the bay area. Needs to be legit, so verifiably sourced from somebody's...
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    Great Arborist video online

    Hey guys, glad you like the vid. They actually shot a whole bunch of additional stuff, including an incense cedar takedown in Portland where I was working for another treebuzzer, and pruning works on Hong Kong's biggest Camphor tree. But I suppose that's part of the game; you shoot tons and most...
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    Experience doing tree work in Hong Kong (Job Currently Available)

    Hey guys I just want to chime in for those wondering about this job. I've worked with Jon and ATP on and off since 2009, most recently for a 6 month stint over 2014-15. They are really dedicated to raising the bar for arboriculture in Hong Kong and Asia as a whole, and if you work for them you...
  12. treewill

    Storm work NOW, and beyond.

    My buddy's willow shit the bed, but so far I'm underwhelmed by mega-storm 2016. Even so, I went ahead and cleaned and sharpened my saws after work today...
  13. treewill

    Trango Cinch

    Shhhhhhhhhh! It works and no one (that I know of) has brought up its use as a lanyard adjuster at ITCC. Everybody just be cool...
  14. treewill

    Every single one of you should listen to this

    If you like trees that is... http://www.radiolab.org/story/from-tree-to-shining-tree/
  15. treewill

    SOLD! DMM Rigging Hub, ISC D4, ISC Ultra safe, DMM Swivel

    I'll take that ISC ascender, sending PM now...
  16. treewill

    2016 srtwp redirects

    Hey guys, here's what I've been working with; basically just a small whoopie sling with the quickie and a carabiner. This splicing job is new, previously I have been using a chain reactor and adjusting the length by clipping into different links in the chain. It works as a ground retrievable and...
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    2015 Best Photos Thread

    Anybody do anything photogenic this year? Let me see if I can start it off...
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    Collapsed trees with tree support systems?

    Here's my contribution from today hahahaha
  19. treewill

    Paradox Walnut in Portland saved

    Hey all, thought you might like to hear a follow up to the story of the Paradox walnut in Portland that resulted in a bunch of arborists having a 'climb-in' on earth day 2014. Due to this and other community pressure, the developer altered the plan, removing 2 units from the development to...
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    big shot max height

    I've tried different styles of release including the archery ones, which release completely clean. That's not it. I suspect it has to do with the angle of pull. When you use a mechanical release the pouch is pulled back towards the base of the pole; when you pull with your hand you pull...

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