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  1. Mitch Hoy

    Concrete driveway waiver

    Personally, I will be using a hold harmless in conjunction with a smaller crane with multiple dollies, and lots of plywood.
  2. Mitch Hoy

    Concrete driveway waiver

    So what you are looking for is known as a “hold harmless” contract. The language is pretty generalized, contractor shall not be liable for damages caused by employees, operations, or equipment. You can go as broad or specific as you’d like. The important thing is the signature. Not only are...
  3. Mitch Hoy

    Hiring

    “Idiocracy” has seriously reached documentary status. I’m sitting here watching our fourth or fifth flash flood this year, and half our population denies climate change and ocean warming because their brain chemistry has literally been recalibrated to function on instant gratification and...
  4. Mitch Hoy

    Concrete driveway waiver

    I am currently having some liability agreements drafted, I can share some of the general language next week when I get them. Subbed a guy to do some crane work for me while I ran the ground show, and watched a trunk section almost hit a garage. Happened to do some work for a lawyer soon after...
  5. Mitch Hoy

    Biner gate opened during climb

    Like @southsoundtree said, nothing we use is magic. Our lives are at stake, and although what we do can be very fulfilling and fun, you have to be looking over your shoulder at all times. Grommets, captive eyes, and stoppers on connectors could be viewed as another form of “lock,” keeping the...
  6. Mitch Hoy

    Socks?

    I also wear wool year ‘round. I tend to have issues with athletes foot with any other textiles. During the summer, I wear “cloud line” ultra light Marinos off of amazon. I also have some pairs of ultra light smartwools that are comparable, at twice the price. Spring and fall, generic merino...
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    How do you store your gear at-home? (textiles / not tools&equipment)

    She just thinks her nickname is “Atlas” now.
  8. Mitch Hoy

    How do you dry your gear at-home? (textiles / not tools&equipment) Sister thread

    I throw my ropes and slings over an extendable miter saw stand in my basement and put a floor fan on them with the dehumidifier on. Then I read them a bedtime story, tussle their coils, and say goodnight. Dry in the morning.
  9. Mitch Hoy

    What’s your favourite lanyard set up

    15’ of Yale RING on a positioner, with two burnt out hitch cords as English prussic retainers. Word of warning, the positioner doesn’t like the 10.5mm RING when wet. It gets creepy, pun intended.
  10. Mitch Hoy

    How do you store your gear at-home? (textiles / not tools&equipment)

    “The mound” lives in my garage. It consists of over ten filled rope bags, totes of more rope, gear bags, toolboxes, shelves of cutting hardware, loose textiles, and a pile of climbing extrania fallen to the side of the road in my personal climbing evolution. There’s even a running 200 in there...
  11. Mitch Hoy

    SJ3 vs. HC

    I use both often, they are very different. There is nothing instinctual about the SJ3; a lot of time needs to be devoted to learning the function of the device, low and slow. Once you put in the time, it’s a lot of fun, and very fast. Definitely my favorite for production removals and crane...
  12. Mitch Hoy

    Revisiting Dead Ash...thoughts??

    I have been doing EAB trees for the last few years, we are probably at peak or shortly after in SE Minnesota. Most that I have done are either declining or newly dead, and I have been very comfortable in them. Yesterday, I bid out a property and saw one rotted off the roots- something I have...
  13. Mitch Hoy

    One star review

    Just an update, we had a storm, and I have been running my ass off right up until leaving for vacation. You guys have had some incredible input, thank you so much. I was able to craft a response to the review that almost makes it a positive. I personally reached out to the lady, apologized, and...
  14. Mitch Hoy

    Which rigging rope to buy!

    When I have to travel with limited space, and keep it to one line, my choice is 1/2” polydyne. It wears well, has great energy absorption for the big stuff, but can still be easily used for lifting/pulling without a lot of pretensioning. I am comfortable dumping 600-700# pieces of wood into...
  15. Mitch Hoy

    One star review

    Good counsel. I picked up the phone, I was negligent. Hopefully she'll listen when I fall on my sword. This brings up another topic that I could use some perspectives on: Currently, I give free estimates. We are finally getting enough call volume that I've had to start delegating just to...
  16. Mitch Hoy

    One star review

    So I just got my first one-star review, out of tens of five stars. A potential customer called me for an estimate, I jotted down her info on a piece of paper while pulled over, and lost it. I guess I said I would be out the next week. Yesterday, I got a passive aggressive text to my business...
  17. Mitch Hoy

    Tail tricks

    I also use my tail as an MRT system to position and advance. Sometimes I bomb out on the second/tail system when performing a removal. My assistant’s name is Kayli . She’s the real magic. Anywho, I definitely need to try this tie-under system. It makes a lot of sense to me: not having to...
  18. Mitch Hoy

    Pant's

    ^...as in take the bait. I realized out of context “I’ll bite” sounds weird. I wouldn’t mind a clogger T-shirt. This photo was taken by a photographer client of mine a couple years ago. Definite filters going on there but I think it’s a good pic. The cloggers are long gone, I didn’t follow...
  19. Mitch Hoy

    Problems with attachment plates

    So, I’ve had a few guys forget to jiggle the pins in place on our grapple, and then proceed to pry the attachment off during use. This has caused the attachment plate to expand where the pins go in, giving the attachment some slop, and now it looks like it almost wants to pop off with the pins...
  20. Mitch Hoy

    Pant's

    I’ll bite.

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