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  1. Birdyman88

    Neruo Divergence (ND). In arboriculture

    ^^This And I will add that a healthy dose of destruction has always been vital to my well being. Regarding the grammar thing, I totally get the long post thing. Definitely something I fight from time to time. Probably high IQ. Seen the same thing when I was an engineer. Just a side note, never...
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    The Customer Appreciation Thread:

    These people are the foundation for a lot of small businesses. They're just so reliable as customers, and you can always count on them to call from time to time, or at least keep referring you, or defending you're reputation if the situation ever presented itself. My dad had a lot of people like...
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    Possible dieing maple? Need expert opinion.

    This is a girdling root on a 20 year old red maple I looked at yesterday. Another on opposite side that is not quite as bad. This is just the upper layer, so who knows whats below. Symptoms are typical for girdling roots, long slow decline, growth stunted for age. Customer had a company diagnose...
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    Covid Close To You

    Isn't it funny how the toughest guys in the room end up being scared shitless of things like needles, vaccines, blacks, and other things that go bump in the night. ;)
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    Covid Close To You

    Holy shit. That post just fucking motivated me, again. Thank you.
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    Covid Close To You

    I'm glad those two kids dying are just false information. We better let the parents know it was just a hoax.
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    Covid Close To You

    My wife just got off a big conference call today. Local children's hospital has had two covid deaths in last 14 days. This is a first. Positive cases before but no deaths. Oh crap, this may be where it gets ugly.
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    Stihl MS241 (I’m in love)

    My local shop is empty of all saws, except for some MS170's and a used farm saw.
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    Cat rescue with a twist at the end

    Sorry moss, my cat was watching with me and got restless so I had to FF a bit :) I guess I don't get a T-shirt.
  10. Birdyman88

    Is work slow for anyone else right now?

    Yep, July tends to slow down here, but then it picks up in August. I joke about why they always wait until the hottest month to start calling again. There's no rhyme or reason related to the trees that I can see. Funny thing is I get some of my largest projects in August and early September...
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    Knowing how hard you can safely push your chainsaw?

    This sounds an awful lot like you are hitting something in tree - dirt, rocks, metal, etc. How close to the ground are you cutting? The closer you get to the ground, the more likely you're going to hit something bad. Because you mention "shared trunk", when you're done, you might check to see if...
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    Dueling chainsaws

    Just an update on the Archer chain. I've been running a loop of the Archer full chisel non-safety on the stock 193T 14" .043 bar. This stuff is holding up very, very well. I have been running the 193T as a light ground saw this year. I've rarely have to sharpen this stuff. When I do, it's...
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    How many hours for this job??

    67.5 man hours? Crew hours?
  14. Birdyman88

    Rigging Setup Design Factor Poll

    But seeing how many responses #2 has, I'm starting to accept that this supplier has a point. Again, it's just how differently everyone digests and communicate the numbers when certain parts of the system are purposely allowed to have a different WLL.
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    Rigging Setup Design Factor Poll

    Yes it would should, but I relent to dive too deep into this as I am looking to see everyone's first unbiased response. I almost didn't included anything but choices 1 and 4, but after a mind twisting discussion with a supplier, I am convinced that choices 2, 3, 5 are being used in the industry...
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    Rigging Setup Design Factor Poll

    Same here, but 1/2" and 3/4" for my mechanical rigs. Highest EA factor out there I believe without going full nylon. Interestingly, Yale publishes the EA factor for 20% MBS, hence part of the reason for this thread. I had to calculate it for 10% MBS since that's what I use. But I keep both...
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    Rigging Setup Design Factor Poll

    It seems that when you get info from different manufacturers, suppliers, and users you tend to get different answers. I've always used Hardware 10:1/Rope 10:1; rope similar strength to hardware; mainly because it makes things easier for my brain with all parts having same WLL. Occasionally, I...
  18. Birdyman88

    New sk 800

    I was 16th on the list for my SK800. Expected sometime in late November.
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    Lion Tailing and other crimes

    Yes they are. And winged elm even more so. I started working on these in 2018 when the property owner gave me exclusive access. The trees were already adapting this form because of the high dense canopy from some really old oak trees. The elms in particular had developed some long runs at the...
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    Lion Tailing and other crimes

    I have a bunch of winged elm and black locust behind me, and that's pretty much what I have been doing with a lot of the smaller ones (10-30 ft) that are down lower in the canopy. I've also [loosely] used the term Bonsai tree for mine as well because the end result looks sort of similar. Chase...

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