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  1. metaspencer

    On Saddle Blood Stopper Pouch

    Anyone actually had to USE a clot pack? I've heard that they have to cut that stuff out when you get to the hospital, making me think it's a last resort kind of thing (after applying pressure) ... but wondering if anyone has firsthand experience?
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    Flippin' Palm Trees

    No experience with palms but your plan sounds good: examine some specimens you pull down safely first
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    Thoughts on Minimum Pricing for Small Jobs

    I have no problem doing small jobs for $40-$100 ... always nice to help people out. Easy jobs aren't always easy for others.
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    Thanks for the tips man. You're right: zero time on a porty before making these. They've been working for me, though, but I only rig down the occasional leaner.
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    3D printed gear hooks

    Cool that you did this research, man. Seems like some good info to have as you move forward in the world of fabrication and creative maker-dom
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    Sunset cat rescue

    awesome pics!
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    Most excellent!
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    4 DIY Port-A-Wraps

    Boom! Sounds like a DIY masterpiece!
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    Keeping park walkers out of your work zone

    I haven't had to deal with people in a park, but I'll never forget Lawn Man. This guy owned the property, the house was a rental and empty, and when I started dropping stuff he decided to ... fertilize the yard. He shows up at this point in my video of the job. Lawn Man had a death wish.
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    Rope Runner Pro

    Absolutely terrifying, man. I posted a video a day or two ago of my Rope Runner Pro making a weird chirping sound in a tree. Nothing like what you experienced but it freaked me out and made me wonder about the consistency of the device. From what you describe I can imagine that the device...
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    Rope Runner Pro Making a Weird Noise

    I'm gonna have to drip some in there
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    Leave a standing dead trunk near a house?

    I was wrestling with a related conundrum yesterday: I recommended removal (by another company with a crane) annnnnd the homeowner wanted me to do some minimal pruning. In both cases, what gets left behind could be a hazard. At least your hazard will be full of snakes and squirrels.
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    Rope Runner Pro Making a Weird Noise

    My RRP started to chirp on a descent today in the tree ... anyone else had/heard this? Couldn't reproduce the sound later so not sure what to think. Sounded kinda like a roller needed lube, but not sure.
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    Lightning struck dead pine removal cimb

    That pic of the internal structure of the tree reminds me of this 4x4 post I pulled out of the ground last summer. Rot and decay had removed a lot of the post back to a similar internal structure of branches.
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    Gear bags and more gear bags

    Dude, we're living in parallel universes! :)
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    Gear bags and more gear bags

    My gear "bag" is 6 of these totes behind the seat in the truck. At the job I pull one out, throw it in my wagon, fill it with whatever special gear I need for the job, and go. Easy to hose out and never suck moisture in via the bottoms when working in muck https://amzn.to/3q1Ic7R
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    Pro Bono or Sliding Scale Removals?

    That apple tree is amazing! Have fun tuning it up.
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    Pro Bono or Sliding Scale Removals?

    That sounds like quite a breakfast!
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    Pro Bono or Sliding Scale Removals?

    Cool to see people's reactions here. Many ideas and approaches!
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    Pro Bono or Sliding Scale Removals?

    I was reading the recent thread "Most Expensive Tree Removal" with great interest, and it got me thinking: Does anyone else do pro bono (i.e., without charge) tree removals? Or highly discounted removals for low or no income folks? I'd done a few such jobs in the poorer neighborhoods of my...

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