Tree work is about risk management. We are trying to reduce risk as a level where we feel confident to perform the job. Risk for us climber or groundie , customers etc...It could be in a healty tree or dead one , risk is there from start to finish.
If you feel the risk is to big , even if you...
I was climbing on that exact rope yesterday for a beech removal , and there less bounce than the kernmaster , but there is s strange feeling with the rope when it pas threw the runner....I don't know if it is because the cover and the heart of the platinum is attach to each others but.....I when...
Cold weather make you feel alive! The gloves are pretty thin...I prefer warmer one when winter really kick in. But my biggest problem is cold feet , especialy during removals. Are you working year round in Colorado? Here I stop for january- frebruary.
One of the oldest Sugar Maple in the province of Québec. Still strong after more than 350 years. Stand on a land owned by a good friend, near the NY state border.
We have some snow now in Montreal... this is a short clip from yesterday. I had to remove a large ( for the region) black cherry tree , Prunus Serotina. Some nice shot over the house , but I just remember I had the gopro in my bag at coffee brake.....So next time for a full removal. The customer...
Very interesting informations here. Drewtree you said that when you leave the log complete it take 1 year for every inch of wood to dry (pretty much). If I use the kiln and dry method as you describe and stock the wood in an barn , do you have any ideas I'm looking at how much time before I can...
Htp 11m is my longtime favorite for ascending. I used to ascend with petzl croll , hand asecnder and pedal to the top and then work double rope. I have been working single line for a year , 6 months on the RR . My favorite rope to work with is the Kernmaster 11mm , it's soooo smooth , but for...
I Landon we will be there late january for 3 weeks , we are 4 climbers from Montreal. We are a small tree care compagny and this is ours team trip. One of us own an ecological lodge in the Puerto Jinenez region wich is close to the Panama Border. So we will be there swimming drinking beer and...