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  1. eyehearttrees

    ISA/TCIA affiliations & certifications for a "new solo climber"? Want my TRAQ cert, uncertain if I should *join* ISA...or go for it just yet...

    'ConeCollector'--- guessing you're into more than just climbin&cuttin' ;D They were on Thurs., was able to get a good, live person who was eager to help me and explained everything, I was WAY off in my understanding of "the path": This was my misunderstanding, I understood there was "isa...
  2. eyehearttrees

    ISA/TCIA affiliations & certifications for a "new solo climber"? Want my TRAQ cert, uncertain if I should *join* ISA...or go for it just yet...

    My understanding may / likely is off-base, hopefully you can help me here!! So.... Right now I can pay to be a member (and immediately start putting the ISA Member emblem next to my name), and I can also sign-up for their TRAQ/Risk Assessment Certification and complete that (which, to my...
  3. eyehearttrees

    ISA/TCIA affiliations & certifications for a "new solo climber"? Want my TRAQ cert, uncertain if I should *join* ISA...or go for it just yet...

    The ISA stuff is literally the only "credentials/certifications" I can get (paid or not) to put next to myself, to differentiate me from anyone else....my mother could literally start an insured tree service tomorrow if she had ~1500$, that is insane.. But yeah I wanted the TRAQ anyway, and a...
  4. eyehearttrees

    ISA/TCIA affiliations & certifications for a "new solo climber"? Want my TRAQ cert, uncertain if I should *join* ISA...or go for it just yet...

    Thanks a ton, honestly am just as curious Re this whole "licensed, despite no licensing existing" phenomena, but -- for practical terms -- I cannot get facebook OR google to show my customers' reviews/ratings (god knows why, this is a ~6mo problem since i created the 2 accounts as my only 2...
  5. eyehearttrees

    Clutch/sprocket (I think) squeeling....*yet again*....any tips for getting grease there w/o removing clutch?

    Title sums it up really, I hate having to remove clutch/sprocket assembly to get hard grease (calcium sulfonate 'marine grease' is what I usually use here) where I need it, any tips/tricks? Was thinking of 'watering-down' the marine grease with a viscous oil and applying that way!! Already...
  6. eyehearttrees

    ISA/TCIA affiliations & certifications for a "new solo climber"? Want my TRAQ cert, uncertain if I should *join* ISA...or go for it just yet...

    OH-- meant to ask this as well-- the ISA "arborist locator" tool blew my mind when it returned under a dozen results for my (moderately-large) town!! Used the sxe54https://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/findanarborist tool, I have to imagine that getting on this list requires: #1 - being...
  7. eyehearttrees

    ISA/TCIA affiliations & certifications for a "new solo climber"? Want my TRAQ cert, uncertain if I should *join* ISA...or go for it just yet...

    In my area there is NO licensing for tree services, I assure you this is the case I can cite references if need-be (I also called every last state-dept when I was first starting / first got insured, because it drove me nuts that so many other tree-companies in my area say "Licensed & Insured"...
  8. eyehearttrees

    Anyone else give-up on routine "friction-saver" usage?

    I should note I never switch over to ddrt in fact I've never climbed it in my life, am planning to try sometime soon because, well, why not, but am able to limbwalk and up/down about as quickly as I could want with SRT so don't see much point...maybe I'll pick up something big, like when I...
  9. eyehearttrees

    Anyone else give-up on routine "friction-saver" usage?

    I'd thought these adjustable slings to be "so helpful" - they protect the tree, and my ropes, after all - but over time I used it less & less, til I wasn't using it at all (and saw no increased wear to my rope, or damage to trees- I am <150lbs though just for context) Can't say I'm checking...
  10. eyehearttrees

    Where do you find feelings of fulfillment as an arborist?

    Where don't I?!? LOL! From the moment I saw a climbing-arborist (~3yrs ago), I knew I had to do it...was rabid & have...for me it's so much, obviously it fulfills the hole that is "how to spend your time, and earn $$", so that's awesome, but many other things do that....and this is soo much...
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    Oak limbs over roof, began from-roof by rigging pieces to themselves and cutting with both power-polesaw & regular polesaw to finish (much like the chainsaw+handsaw combo we employ aloft, works a charm with polesaws too ;) ) Then DW'd the pieces, clearing the roof by at least 3'+, went swimmingly :)
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  12. eyehearttrees

    Dropped top handle saw today...

    Damn sounds like it is your saw (am always uncertain when I hear 'bosses', the bosses I've seen supply saws to their own staff but not to me when I do per-climb jobs for them, it's basically expected that I come w/ my own everything - which I prefer - but have never seen a company having their...
  13. eyehearttrees

    Dropped top handle saw today...

    You may be able to hook the side handle if you have a "Transporter"/Shembiner/etc type of hook, I know I can rack 2 of my climbsaws that way but the bigger one is uncomfortable, a 201 may be too large to be comfortable there.. Hope this was company-equipment, not your own saw :/ Sucks to hear &...
  14. eyehearttrees

    Biodegradable Bar oil and mix

    To the landscape & to yourself considering it's not good for you getting petrol oils on yourself! Anyone hear of the "gumming issue" occuring despite of temperature? I'm in FL, I made the change over a month ago, using generic canola oil, find the same setting on my saws has them going through...
  15. eyehearttrees

    [MS 193 T] New-to-me unit, suspect the block's spark-plug-slot is compromised but cannot be sure (pics in-post!!)

    Thanks, am aiming to try one last "jam a plug in" attempt, before finding this guy a new home (actually think I can steal its bar, it is a 3/8" and stihl bars are supposed to be so good plus just put a chip in my 14" echo pro bar, which was supposed to be my nicest bar yet it's only one I've...
  16. eyehearttrees

    [MS 193 T] New-to-me unit, suspect the block's spark-plug-slot is compromised but cannot be sure (pics in-post!!)

    Damn! Not worth it anymore....can't do all this based on "compression feels OK via the 'starter-rope method'", gonna junk it (ie find someone who's got one to re-home, I'd keep for parts but no other stihl gear) The 193 is an awesome saw but if I'm possibly rebuilding the whole engine, heck...
  17. eyehearttrees

    [MS 193 T] New-to-me unit, suspect the block's spark-plug-slot is compromised but cannot be sure (pics in-post!!)

    Have you ever done this? I feel like this could work - and is probably the path a pro would take in fixing it - but I wonder whether I could possibly line-up and orient it just-right (the tolerances for spark plugs, I mean the gaps of plug to electrode and all that make me think it's not going...
  18. eyehearttrees

    [MS 193 T] New-to-me unit, suspect the block's spark-plug-slot is compromised but cannot be sure (pics in-post!!)

    Oh I didn't know if there was also a good, legitimate "performance aftermarket scene" for Stihl or if it was just the hutzl/etc crowd (which seems to be case based on how you write that...I'm not a Stihl guy by any stretch it's my only stihl powerhead in fact, but I've had the 194t and enjoyed...
  19. eyehearttrees

    [MS 193 T] New-to-me unit, suspect the block's spark-plug-slot is compromised but cannot be sure (pics in-post!!)

    Great tip thanks, would've been taking the muff off to "open it up" anyways, thanks for mentioning this :)
  20. eyehearttrees

    [MS 193 T] New-to-me unit, suspect the block's spark-plug-slot is compromised but cannot be sure (pics in-post!!)

    Thanks this is precisely what I was hoping for ie a chance to try something else before bringing to my friend who I expect can rethread it for me (well I know he can it's whether he will lol) Because when I'm looking into that hole in the block, the threading seems "evenly-damaged" if that...

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