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  1. Mitch Hoy

    What kind of spurs do you guys use?

    I also climb on Kleins with opsal pads. I’ve also climbed on bucks and geckos. I like the blunt profile of the Klein spurs for soft wood and bark. They have a tendency to peel out on some species, and they just bounce off red oak unless I kick in. So I’m not in love with them. They’re just...
  2. Mitch Hoy

    Ghetto landing gear

    I’m currently exploring the dually flatbed idea. I have a friend up in Chanhassen who has a very similar setup to mine, and he found a stake bed dump 350, pretty sure it has a 7.3 in it too, low miles. I get a little jealous thinking about all the combinations you could run with that, while...
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    Ghetto landing gear

    I have seen high-lifts fail at a large extension, so I get what you are nervous about there. The working extension would be no more than 24”, and the load would be shared between two. Any deflection or deformation would also have to fight the counterbalance of the trailer. I guess the one...
  4. Mitch Hoy

    Ghetto landing gear

    There’s no drop down on a side-crank like that. The drop down on a high-lever is quick and easy. It would work, however.
  5. Mitch Hoy

    Ghetto landing gear

    Dump trailers tip back and forth while loading with ramps, loading the parking pin on the hitched truck and deflexing light trailer ramps. My dump has 4’ sides which is tough to clear with most material and attachments for my mini. Most of the time I stack and push forward but I am tired of...
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    Ghetto landing gear

    Among other modifications, I had the idea to weld high-lift jacks to either rear side of my dump trailer for poo man’s loading stabilizers this week. They would be mounted to the box frame and be hidden behind the doors when loading/unloading. I will have to mount some kind of strapping system...
  7. Mitch Hoy

    Stihl 201tcm

    They’re not as zippy as a 200t because of lower rpms, but bog down less in wood, and have way better anti-vibe. I’ve had the tcm for over 2 years now, and mine seems to thrive on neglect. I only use ethanol-free premium gasoline in my saws. Years ago, I had to replace the solenoid on my...
  8. Mitch Hoy

    Con-Artist Climber?

    I can will trees out of existence for the small price of a few grand, paid in advance to an offshore account.
  9. Mitch Hoy

    Poison Ivy 11.7

    Hmm. Well, thanks for projecting that ignorance upon me ; P As for my suggestions, they work well for my body weight, with the hitch chord/hitch combination, with poison ivy, for me. I have trained other climbers on poison ivy and hitch reactions have been similar. I size prussics to...
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    Poison Ivy 11.7

    To be honest, I don’t know if I ever gave the Michoacán a fair chance. I remember it needed constant tending when I used to climb on oceans polyester, years ago. The Distel is rock solid for me, but I should give the Michoacán another chance. It’s good to switch things up every once in a while.
  11. Mitch Hoy

    Poison Ivy 11.7

    To address the original post... PI (Yale 11.7) is my favorite rope. I have tried many others, and keep coming back to it. Over my experience with it I settled on a 4/1 distel. When I weighed 175#, 9.3 RIT was my jam. Now, at 185, it slips a little at times. I have switched to 10mm Epicord...
  12. Mitch Hoy

    Arbor Note Tree Inv. Software

    Jobber sounds like a good fit for you. I haven’t been using it that long and I wouldn’t do owner/operator any other way. It’s like having an office staff that I pay $100/mo for. I could see it really shining for a multi-layered company because the entire system syncs between all users.
  13. Mitch Hoy

    If u need to want a foot ascender and a silky mounted on ur spiurs, here is how I do it

    It wouldn’t take a very thick diameter faster to anchor the ascender to the gaff for body weight load. Threaded and fastened holes behave differently than naked bores in materials. It will never be as strong as the virgin cast, but it can be reliably close, especially if a fine thread is used...
  14. Mitch Hoy

    Arbor Note Tree Inv. Software

    I am having success with Jobber, not super specific to arboriculture, but you can set up recurring tasks and scheduling with in depth directions and documentation. It has been saving a lot of time for my wife and I. I have an iPad set up for sales, and Jobber is actually a really effective...
  15. Mitch Hoy

    CTX100 and SC60TX first time riding together, very intimate indeed

    I have a similar setup right now (your machines are shinier ). I am going to buy another F550 with a 12’ dump bed, and a large flatbed to tow mats, and two machines. Many days we could fit wood into the truck and then dump on the way home (I live .5 miles from a brush dump). I’m going to...
  16. Mitch Hoy

    A Discussion on The Fundamentals of Tree Felling

    The most fundamental concept of tree falling is the same fundamental concept for all tree work: control variables.
  17. Mitch Hoy

    Break Testing 16 Strand Polyester Rope without the Core

    That CT finally gave up the ghost! Thanks for your work, Richard. My wife thinks I'm nuts for watching videos of rope breaking all the time...
  18. Mitch Hoy

    Mini Rig System

    That’s pretty rad... You could improvise the same rig out of so many random bits of hardware, which makes it that much cooler... The only thing really specific to it is the hook, which, btw, what type of hook are you using? I will definitely be experimenting with this.
  19. Mitch Hoy

    Business is slow

    HomeAdvisor and Google Ads get me a lot of new business at this point. Referrals are starting to be very consistent for us too, so always bust ass to make your customers super happy! Check in with them during big projects, after work is done, always let them know that you are there to make...
  20. Mitch Hoy

    Mini Rig System

    @Sgfinco I wonder how much bend interaction/friction you would get between the 10mm and the wrench? Could be a great application if it works. I think I might upgrade to an ultra ring sling that can be used as a quick fixed anchor, or set up as an adjustable/retrievable anchor with the...

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