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    Using Echo DCS 2500T in light rain?

    I used my 2500t in a heavy sprinkle this past week. Probably a couple tenths of an inch in the morning...I had it exposed for 3 or 4 hours and changed the battery somewhere in there too. It's still working fine. I don't think I'd toe the line any more than that. The battery contact points on the...
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    Akimbo friendly ropes- low stretch

    I find hyperclimb works well with the Akimbo and is my first choice. It's not on their approved list though. Xstatic is on the list, and is almost as good. Yale 11.7s are great too.
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    False crotch pulley recommendations

    The pinto is great. The hitch climber really shines if you're suspended between two tie in points.
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    client won't pay....

    I had a colleague in another company do just that for a removal. Just dumped a truck load of chips and logs in the driveway. Probably not the best course of action. He's a bit of a hothead, but I love the tenacity.
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    .............

    I'm really disappointed nobody is carrying around the Case trapper your grandfather gave you.
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    Physics Question: Basal vs Canopy Anchor Forces

    Reminds me of a table in the Wesspur catalog. I've used it for a good starting point.
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    Tree deals (ones that warm your heart)

    I pruned some cedar elms for an ugly outdoor dining table similar to one my folks had growing up... great trade. I also was paid with food from taco casa (Mexican style fast food) for doing some pro bono tree work...traded work for heart burn. I would have rather had a poke in the eye.
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    Come Sale Away with Me

    I think it's extremely important to have a new salesman work with the crews and see/do that side first. You can't properly bid and advise what it'll take to pop the top of an 80' pine tree between two houses until you've done it. Wasn't Shigo always telling folks to "touch trees"?
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    Come Sale Away with Me

    I did sales for a large company, privately owned. Had 13 three man crews and 4-5 arborist salesmen, 50/50 residential and commercial. For my first 6 months, it was $45k base and 2% commission, and in two steps, worked up to $25k base and 10% commission, where the other salesmen were at. We were...
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    Truck canopy/topper vs tonneau cover

    We just recently moved one crew from a chip truck to a 1 ton with the toolbox/bedslide setup. It's the best for us. We mostly do fine pruning and work with a dump trailer or chip on site. I think a tonneau cover would be a little limiting, especially with a slide system. I am not on the...
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    Key Organization

    Pump up the jam and use a zip tie even.
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    Climbers for Christ

    Good share. Biblical prophecy is always interesting. In hindsight, there's no other way it could've come together and happened without God's intervention. I think this current war will last a long time, but I see several scenarios where it can lead to the Battle of Gog and Magog. Nonetheless...
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    Rot resistant wood suggestions please

    Baldcypress is another good option. The eastern redcedar is rot resistant, and takes the sun better than most.
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    Construction plans detail thread

    https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/details-specs.shtml Great place to start with details. The specs are a little difficult to shoehorn into existing ones, but match up to the details well.
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    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    It is very much the same thing. The plumbing you have dictates your gender: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/female If somebody is more masculine than typical of a woman or more feminine that a typical male, that's ok. But to say I'm really a woman in a man's body is ridiculous. This...
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    Cost of stepping off the ground

    How much do y'all think the cost of our gear deters the next generation from learning this trade instead of another? Most service trades requires the employees to provide their own tools, but I haven't really seen that personally in the arboriculture world. Just trying to think of how to get...
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    What causes trees to grow upward?

    Shaded cells do grow longer, in some species. That's why the edge effect in a forest talks about trees leaning out away from the rest of the canopy cover having more growth on the shaded sides to cause the lean. Bamboo staked trees in nurseries will have longer elongation on that one side too...
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    Arborist wanted in Central Texas

    I appreciate all the comments. The cost of living is pretty low there, but maybe there's some fringe benefits to have as well for the right person. It is a cool gig and we get to do projects you'd not normally be privy to with commercial work. If someone is interested in the work and location...
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    Arborist wanted in Central Texas

    Working out of Hunt, TX, we are looking for an arborist to join our tree care crew. We work solely for one landowner and maintain the specimen trees across several of the ranches throughout Texas. Most of the work is very fine pruning over high end landscape with tight access. Airspading and PHC...
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    Palm Tree Help!

    I've seen that happen when they're consistently hit with the irrigation. Check the yard maintenance situation for ignorant landscape maintenance practices.

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