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  1. Helmstein

    Compact Bulldog Bone

    Im the same weight right around 200 and I think the elongated bollard bites less but seeing as it has a large wear area it gets better with age. 1 year in and its perfect. I rotate the elongated bollard every now and again for even wear. I would never go back to the adjustable bollard. Its just...
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    Preventing lawn damage while felling small spars

    This is how we decrease lawn damage on large removals, we remove all the large horizontal branches that would Penetrate the lawn only leaving the top small branches. Of course you will damage the plywood. The jobs where you are trying to minimize lawn damage this works for us.
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    Compact Bulldog Bone

    I use the elongated bollard and transitioning from the adjustable one I went ahead and purchased 4 elonfated bollards from Gordon a month or so ago. I will never be without now. Running the BDB on Xstatic it is awsome. Over a year of run time and it just gets better with wear. Been climbing on...
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    Intrepid KM100 vs. Giant 254 or other loaders

    Holy sh**t, that's awsome. I've never seen so many tools on a damn loader before. We pull our tools around with a xl jet sled. We have a giant 254t. The reason I'd go with giant 254t is because Dave from branch manager made a bunch of add-ons to customize your 254t Even if you don't purchase...
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    Husqvarna T540ixp

    I run a 32" bar with My 395 and I find I use this more often than my 572.
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    Husqvarna T540ixp

    Do you run a skip tooth? I love running skip on my 395xp. It can be a bit jumpy.
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    Preventing Long Term Injuries Climbing

    I'd look into pole gaffs, I swear by them. The only tree you wouldn't be able to climb is a black locust with deep bark ridges. The pole gaffs don't have as much of a lever effect on your knees. Also try a Ronin battery acender. And possibly stationary rope technique. -Will
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    The Hoeflon C10

    Keep up the content. Great to see the crane in action!
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    Show me your vise mounted on truck or chipper

    Looking for a better way to sharpen a chainsaw on the job. I currently use a stump vise but it takes time to set up and looking to stream line this. I would love to see how everyone mounts there vise's weather it be on the truck chipper or machine. I'm open to other ways aswell. Thanks, Will
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    What’s your favourite lanyard set up

    I had a good laugh with this one. I really ought to go and get it one of these days. It's about 80' in this damn pine tree. I even have a ronin power acender to get up there. No excuse!
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    Chainsaw pants

    Pfanner canada just sent us our order of Gladiator ventilation pants. Pricy but so far are exceeding expectations.
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    What’s your favourite lanyard set up

    For pruning I love Gordon's BOLA on 25 ft of drenline with the excess stored in a tiny bag clipped to my harness. BOLA works well when I need to deploy my captins hook. Unfortunately my captins hook is In a tree that I cabled three months ago and haven't had the time to retrieve it. For...
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    New HD TNA Grapple

    Bmg for life. I don't know about TNA customer support but BMG is by Far in a league of its own. Anything that goes wrong they make right and most likely won't cost you! At least from my experience. Buy once, cry once! Love the clamshells and the integrated hitch. Use both everyday. Thanks, Dave
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    The Hoeflon C10

    Boy that is the weirdest looking device ever. Put some spikes on the end and pick up wood. That would probably torque the crane in very weired ways. Looks very expensive!
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    Coming: No new gas saws in CA

    Emmisions in California is exempt for emergency purposes. Thats why you see old international cal fire trucks. Convenient right?
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    HAAS Knee Ascender WTF!?

    Go with a saka. I like the fact you can keep the foot loop around your boot as its independent of the device.it's designed to fit small or large boots. Give your business to a small company with unique inovation! I used to use a haas but the the thing fell apart after a few years of use. I did...
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    New Gas Chippers how are they?

    I have that motor in my f600 chip truck I just got in april. It is a great motor and matched to the 10 speed it does everything I ask of it. But boy does it suck the fuel down. Hopefully bandit puts that motor in a 18xp-19xpc that be a real selling point.
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    Liability Insurance for One Man/Part Time Tree Work?

    If your just starting out try a dba? If you don't have any employees, liability insurance should be fairly low at least it was when I was starting out. Who knows. it does vary from state to state.
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    New HD TNA Grapple

    I like how the tree pusher is lower profile than the bmg with power rotation. I feel like the bmg tree pusher hits more things by accident then it does on purpose. I do love my bmg power rotatating grapple though 1000 hrs and only a few minor setbacks. Does TNA make a power version?
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    Camper/RV parking for Expo in Indy

    Can I just come with you? lol Looks like you will have a great time. I'm jealous of your camper.

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