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    Bar oil/friendliness

    I’ve never had a client ask either (unless it’s specifically required for an environmentally sensitive job) but mention that you use bio bar oil during an estimate and watch their faces light up. Anything you can use to help differentiate yourself from your competitors is a plus in my book.
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    Bar oil/friendliness

    It’s roughly a mix of both hard and softwood. With the soft wood being predominantly Picea pungens. What I noticed is the canola would form a hard residue which reminded me of the friers back in my pizza joint job days. Similar hard residue that needs to be scraped off. It worked okay otherwise...
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    Bar oil/friendliness

    Lubricating the bar and chain without all the drawbacks of canola. I never had good luck with canola. Chains were always dry and it creates a hard corrosive buildup on saws, bars, and chains. With the bio bar oil the chains are always wet and any residue wipes off clean with regular shop towels.
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    Bar oil/friendliness

    I’ve been using and liking this stuff: https://b3cfuel.com/product/mechanic-in-a-bottle-biodegradable-bar-chain-lubricant/ Beyond the health concerns there are a lot of lakes, rivers, and wetlands in my neck of the woods. I order it from the Homer despot for 20 bucks a gallon. It has a...
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    Chipper knives and bolts. Where to buy?

    Wondering the same thing as American Cutting edge is where I was thinking of buying my knives from too.
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    Steeplejack Fred Dibnah, UK 1979

    I’ve watched some of these in the past. The man is a legend!
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    Black Friday Weekend Deals??

    Yeah just click on Gentleman’s user name and shoot him a pm.
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    Black Friday Weekend Deals??

    Best deal I’ve found in Husqvarna saws has been from Bruce over on the ope forum: https://opeforum.com/threads/husqvarna-sale-20-off-pro-saws-now-through-december-31.29045/ I’ve purchased several times from him and he’s been great to deal with every time.
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    A few rigging questions. Broken rope.

    Pretty unbeatable beginner setup there. Couldn’t have said it better myself. If today me could go back and talk to my younger self I’d say splurge for the Isc RP251 block right away. They are bomber and will last a career of treework. The only other thing I would add is a couple of rings on...
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    Odd tree trucks

    That is awesome Gordon!
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    Compact Bulldog Bone

    Tending from the spine hole here for the last couple years. It just seemed natural.
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    Product Recall DMM Compact Swivel Units

    So they messed up, repeatedly, and basically treated you like you were the potentially dishonest problem? I’m sorry that’s just as fucked up as @Tuebor still not having his swivel. Doubt I ever buy another dmm piece of gear again.
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    Used chipper shopping

    Congrats! That chipper will serve you very well.
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    Skylotec & Husqvarna Power Ascender

    Same here. As others have said rope walking is very low effort for me. Now that jet pack @Muggs mentioned or hover boots would be just the ticket for those intricate reduction prunes.
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    Skylotec & Husqvarna Power Ascender

    So only one million Americanistan dollhairs at the current rate of exchange. :LOL:
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    Skylotec & Husqvarna Power Ascender

    Here’s the whole thread on the diy unit: https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/reliable-diy-power-ascender.37281/
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    Skylotec & Husqvarna Power Ascender

    That’s a sizable down payment on a spider lift… Just sayin
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    Used chipper shopping

    It’s like a credit card without the card. Similar simple interest rate. It’s a great way for a new business to help establish good credit. I’m not sure what your limit would end up being but it’s worth a shot.
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    Used chipper shopping

    Don’t sleep on a business line of credit at the bank/credit union you have your business account set up at. It was helpful my first year. When I set mine up they did use my personal credit score to set the limit because it was a new business but it avoided me having to “co-sign” personally. Now...
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    Used chipper shopping

    Idk how you have your business set up but you shouldn’t be overloading your personal credit to purchase business equipment. The business is, or should be, a separate entity.

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