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  1. 96coal449

    Dealing with different types of people in business

    I've learned 3 main trades in the field. It's a lifelong pursuit. Learning never ends.
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    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    May be what I'm looking for. I'll let the real world reviews come out first, instead of relying on an ART commercial ....LOL I do agree with all the above posts. Dude is an excellent climber. Blackbird has some very cool features and, I too, have always been keen on ART. Loves some German over...
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    Camper Kong

    Pretty cool for sure. A true sense of freedom. My favorites are the converted Unimogs.
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    I try and push for unity wherever I am. It's a very hard thing to do at times. It is very satisfying when you know you have made a difference. No matter how small that accomplishment may be. May we all unite as brothers and sisters.
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    ARLO's garage sale

    Tree climber's pawn shop.... Holy crapola. That's a ton of gear passing through. Subscribed.
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    Need a new mechanical

    Not with a crane. I have sooo much rope, I have dedicated lines. I do need to replace 2 of them but, having so many to choose from, and assigned to certain tasks, makes them last much longer. My 200' rope will be dedicated to setting crane slings with it's device. This one will be fore a 2...
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    pre-emptive WTB Buck Throttle

    Using my ZZ on a spar so much, doing crane work, it becomes a second flip line/lanyard ..... Now I want a zillion. I never wanted one before. Wish it was sold separately. Anyone have one they want to sail? Hit me up......
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    pre-emptive WTB Buck Throttle

    Can't help but laugh. I'm sailing the same boat. I'll take the second that comes along ....LOL.
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    Need a new mechanical

    Yea I hear ya but, meh....if I'm buying a device to live on a rope, it'll be the ZZ. And my 200'er is a Yale. A virgin Calamine. But the Throttle may not like it? Except for MRS....which would be the purpose. Still defeats the hankering for a midline removable to share with other ropes. ZZ or...
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    Need a new mechanical

    Saw a negative review of the Throttle via youtube. He called it high priced garbage .... or something like that. He only tried 2 different ropes but then again, it's supposed to be a rope friendly device. I should have offered him $250 for it. :eek:
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    Need a new mechanical

    I prefer my spliced tie in on the device instead of 2 points on the bridge. I'm used to pulling the rope through the ZZ and don't mind so much.
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    Need a new mechanical

    Like a 3 hole Safe block ..... or whatever those were called. I like this idea. I use gloves to provide the extra friction now. Would prefer bare back hands tough. I burn through a couple pair a month.
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    Need a new mechanical

    I'm leaning a bit towards another ZZ .... to live on the rope. I like my Lockjack but I see it wearing excessively fast, for crane work, with it's aluminum components. Considering the BDB.
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    Need a new mechanical

    Forgot about those .....
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    Need a new mechanical

    I have a Lockjack on a shorter 16-strand. I do not remember it being midline attachable. If I switch this over to my 200' I would need the smaller cam for 11.7 rope. Just coming back from viewing it online, I realize it is a midline device. Brings me more options. I may just get another rope...
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    Need a new mechanical

    Last week I was riding the ball and setting straps for our new climber. He stayed in the crotch making the cuts. I like this method as it practically doubles production. Also much easier to bomb out of the long horizontals and not walk back to the base. Removed a big cotton wood with sprawling...
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    Phone policy for tree crews

    Now that's a phone policy.
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    Phone policy for tree crews

    As a contract climber, I should care less. One outfit I frequent, now books 98% of my schedule. I am so busy with them, I give them priority of scheduling. So why do I care? Last Mon was a new hire's 1st day. Same day that we had some 40mph wind gusts, cold and breezy day. I'm up there waiting...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    Absolutely. The owners younger brother, who works with us, brought him in. The brother is a hard worker but is friends with this guy. I have respect for the brother. I wonder how well he really knows him..... We'll see what happens. Enough derailment. Back to our regular scheduled program...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    Yea, I hear ya. He's no kid for sure. Late 30s to early 40s. Today was his 3rd day. The company owner only works with the crew on abnormally large jobs. He doesn't see all that's going on. I'm the only one that saw the bad performance today. I didn't keep it a secret though. Shared with crane op...

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