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    Has EAB arrived on the west coast now?

    In what may be a completely single malt induced haze, I keep wondering why somebody (ISA are you there????) doesn't elect to establish and maintain a webpage/ site with a compendium of current research and methods of control of insect/ fungal etc. pests. Lotsa Master Arb types around? Take the...
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    White pines in The Pine Tree State appear threatened.

    When I was young I remember being in awe of stands of Red Pines in the SW corner of Manitoba new Minnesota border and Shoal Lake area. Red Pine is threatened apparently.
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    Has EAB arrived on the west coast now?

    Is a EAB Biological control option coming . . . ?
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    Has EAB arrived on the west coast now?

    (Bold hi-light mine). Good article on ASH tree decay process hazard in Lilley, Christopher Ash to Ashes: Don't Be Part of the Process TCIA Magazine Volume 36(6) June 2025 pp 20-25 FYI Cheers
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    Has EAB arrived on the west coast now?

    That is music to me guy. Years ago in a corporate life I led, we lived in Whitby, ON on White Ash Dr - all the houses had a concession line of huge (what else?) white ash trees at tha backs of the yards. They were magnificent, but if you look now, all of them are gone. A true disaster frankly...
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    XM

    If you have radio/ stereo controls on your steering wheel it can sometimes kick in radio or turn the volume up/down uncommanded. Warranty repair - maybe even look for a recall/ service bulletin. Future fix may be coming in an electric truck even (hand crank windows anyone?) ? That and a 24M...
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    Has EAB arrived on the west coast now?

    Just saw this story about possible arrival of EAB on the the west coast (Vancouver BC). Early days maybe but oh oh. FYI
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    New device from buckingham

    Dave Stice and Nick Bonner have both posted YouTube review videos on the A2 today (11-Jul-2025). Dave makes the comment that the A2 is less affected (or not affected) by sap than the A1. This would be great where I work. Addenda: Well blush - gave in to Shiny New Thingy Syndrome and took the...
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    Weight calculation app

    Had the same problem when I switched to iPhone 16 - Uncle Timmy nuked a buncha apps including a little game my son used to sell in the AppStore. World Domination has its price! But what you might be able to do is get ahold of a spreadsheet style log weight chart (TCIA has one I think) and import...
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    Cabling this Birch tree

    Around here when birch develop lotsa stem cracks they are usually prone to decay and even failure a few years later. They may stand and hang around a while but I've generally found they don't cope well with structural issues and give up the ghost within five to ten years. We have been drought...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    No and I think you're a credit to your craft and to the company. You'd be the kind of employee I'd try and pilfer away if I was still running my own outfit these days. Cheers guy. Keep fighting aridity and disenchantment.
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    Simple Solo Rig

    Hey - we had looked at this thing for work but it seemed to us that the "relieved edges" might have more wear on a dirty rope than the Scarab with radius'd or round edges (a concern with glacial till on ropes). If you're using this thing Bart is there any rope fuzz on the device after you let a...
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    Velcroed Tops, Spiderman and Treeson

    Usually in most jurisditions I'd say, requirement for WCB coverage depends on the type of company you operate. If it is a sole proprietorship the owner may not need comp coverage but in a lot of jurisdictions owner can opt in so the owner is covered if there's a boo boo. If you have any...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    Did some work for a guy like this a couple of years ago - guy is CEO or COO of a "green" hi tech company, educated in Ivey League school in the US, drives electric Audi's, has the most expensive house in his neighbourhood and a house in the mountains both worth millions and . . . when my wife...
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    RC Grapple

    Guess it's a way to go for volume sales but I think this really degrades their Notch brand down maybe to a kind of homeowner or "pro-sumer" level. A lot of tools seem to have done this, with consumer versions of their brands loaded with plastic bits, that for example, the old Porter Cable's of...
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    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    I'd like CE Cert markings - also indicates mfgr is capable of recall and will keep Lester the Safety Inspector happy . . .
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    Had a call a while ago that was a new one on me - an East Indian or Pakistani sounding fellow asked if we would be interested in bidding for ongoing arborist/ landscaping work - they would forward a form to fill in and it had to be sent to a PO Box with $250.00 application processing fee in...
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    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    Another look at the ART Blackbird popped up. Interesting it seems to have to be "right side up" or have some sidedness to it, with some rope weight in the tail, to "auto-tend" coming back on a limb walk. I like the looks of this thing more and more.
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    Early t540xp no start

    I'd be interested in knowing if you are using Husky/ Stihl ready mix or Aspen or EtOH gasoline/ mix for fuel. In winter, up north anyway, winter gasoline has a higher Reed Vapor Pressure (RVP - i.e. more light ends like ethane, propane) for starting when engine is cold. Speculation, but if it's...
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    working through poor air quality

    Maybe this'll help track smoke - seems lots of fires in both Canada and the US right now. N95 or better particulate masks help - the kind with two rubber band thingys and remember to pinch those nose pieces for a snug fit. If you have to eat smoke, lots of guys eat canned tomatoes to after shift...

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