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    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    We haul brush instead of chipping. Sometimes I get to thinking "Maybe we should get a chipper". Get close to the idea sometimes...but there always seems to be something to walk it back. Like that!
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    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    If is already endemic, does that really make a difference if you feed it through the chipper or not? What is a reasonable alternative for a whole tree removal? Is there a time of year that the spores are more active than others, and is that the time they were feeding the chipper? Is feeding...
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    Wedge Grip failures

    Rain day this morning... FWIW, they are color coded, just not really obvious.
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    Wedge Grip failures

    Maybe I'll use a paint marker and label them... never thought about doing that
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    Wedge Grip failures

    I know you were in the other thread...but if someone comes across this, I'll cross reference my story of the wedge grips holding as the tree was torn apart y a tornado: Post i n thread 'Cable hardware question' https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/ cable-hardware-question.50839/post-793517 I...
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    Cable hardware question

    I'm guessing the steel forms the softer aluminum so it's a pretty permanent set. However I also thought galvanized steel and aluminum lead to galvanic corrosion...
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    Wedge Grip failures

    Yeah, looking for the small hidden number on the bag. Sure would be nice if the stenciled the size in white paint right on the wedge grip.
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    Cable hardware question

    Nice...I've never seen those before.
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    Cable hardware question

    How did you determine it was a "bad batch"? Just clarifying: did you replace all the wedge grips you had ever done? Any pics of what they look like when they failed? Did you install them or others on your crew? (IOW, How confident are you that they were installed correctly)? I'm not...
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    Do you ever have the occasional customer service experience like this?

    Variable pricing based on expectations of the client, yes. Variable pricing based on difficulty vs simplicity of dealing with that client, yes. I don't do variable pricing based on my perception of what their income is. Just because one person makes more or less than another does not make my...
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    Cable hardware question

    Final PS: I know this is a discussion that has been had 100 times...but if you haven't tried both, I like Wedge Grips a lot more than Rigguys. So stinking easy to install. I've posted in the past, but I was sold on them when a tree we cabled was destroyed by a direct hit from a tornado...
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    Cable hardware question

    For the cable, if the left side of that pic is "stem A" and the others are "B" and "C", why not just do a cable that goes A to B and another that goes A to C? Some setups make sense with the ring. I'm not seeing it here, but maybe I'm not seeing it right. For the bracing, is one rod enough...
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    Artemis II

    Or should that be "looking up to our own"? (sorry, couldn't resist!)
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    Avant/branch manager rotation troubleshooting

    Yes, they are standard automotive fuses. I don't have a peak detection multimeter...but I'll keep that in mind if I should decide to do more troubleshooting. It's a good idea. Thanks!
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    Do you ever have the occasional customer service experience like this?

    Do you get push back when you quote an hourly rate? People thinking (but maybe not be willing to say it out loud): "I've got a better/harder/smarter job than you (or have been doing the same thing longer, so that always means more money) and I don't get that" (for example)? I find that people...
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    Artemis II

    I've watched that shuttle video probably 3 times. Love hearing the stats they talk about too... How far away those cameras are, sizes of the lenses, speed of the film, etc... Not to mention the stats about the shuttle...12" fuel lines!, volume used, acceleration and speeds...
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    Avant/branch manager rotation troubleshooting

    Don't have to tell me twice to talk me into leaving it alone unless it's a consistent problem! LOL
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    Avant/branch manager rotation troubleshooting

    I'm pretty sure that diagram is supposed to be the joystick showing that switch. If so, there is nothing else on it. Fuese are cheap...maybe I'll try hooking up on/off and switch open/closed to see if that is the cause.
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    Be honest… I used to be in the “only check when something feels off” group.

    Switch to desktop and see if it does. I don't see it on mobile, bit it's there on desktop.
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    Avant/branch manager rotation troubleshooting

    I didn't pay attention...but I wonder if I had the switch to "rotation" when I plugged it in. Pretty sure the machine was running when I plugged it in...I'd have picked up the attachment, and not likely turned it off to plug it in. That wouldn't be unreasonable to pop a fuse if it tried to...

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