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  1. Willber

    Oak tree and dead branches.

    Many trees suffer tip die back, from too much prolific growth of lower branches, namely "sucker" epicormic growth, that starves the top most parts of the tree, from receiving vital sap. But, I agree, have a certified trusted arborists asses the tree.
  2. Willber

    Work Photos

    @levi r That's awesome that you were pruning those Locust trees. I pruned these "black" Locust trees for a lady in Townsend, Massachusetts I kinda see a strange way of naming these trees, because the "honey" Locust has a blackish bark, but the "black" Locust has a honeyish colored bark. She...
  3. Willber

    Make Us Laugh :)

    What makes it hilarious is the acting.
  4. Willber

    Work Photos

    @27MRT0N What is the side reach on the boom of that Bucket Lift, and what is the working height? The lift I use is a Dino 92ft lift, that claims to have 50ft of side reach with 450lbs, but they have changed the safety perimeters from the 2019 to the 2024 lift, and the '24 lift does not allow the...
  5. Willber

    Do you always wear your helmet?

    I can see wearing a helmet in a very tall evergreen type tree that one cannot see all higher branches and working under a climber or lift. One thing people should advocate is the use of glasses when chipping, eye injury is highly likely. I never wear a helmet when pruning, or chipping. I can't...
  6. Willber

    Top of Branches in Red Oak, Bark is Missing

    Yae, that's what I was thinking, but it is kinda interesting that this bark loss, is so prolific throughout most of the main branches/leaders, nice to see it is trying to grow back, but likely will never healthfully seal over.
  7. Willber

    Top of Branches in Red Oak, Bark is Missing

    Courant Kalimba Rope, the best rope on the market, in terms of least flattening and self tending. And, another thing about this rope that cannot be forgotten, that comes from it resisting flattening, is that it does not internally twist like HyperClimb and Drenaline, and Voyager, and others...
  8. Willber

    Top of Branches in Red Oak, Bark is Missing

    Oh, these 2 trees are the only ones in this area, of about 1 acre, that have this issue. I was pruning 3 other quite large Oaks, that were taller than these 2, and didn't observe this issue in them, or other species of trees that I was pruning in this area. Though yes, the larger Oak in these...
  9. Willber

    Top of Branches in Red Oak, Bark is Missing

    Maybe there is already a posting and response to this kind of condition. If needed delete for clutter reduction. Maybe it's caused by lightning. The smaller tree, with less of this issue, had what looks like some bark carvings, on the main stem. What might this be...
  10. Willber

    Helene

    @Steve Connally It sounds like you did the best you could, that is really what matters, and will be recompensed.
  11. Willber

    Chainsaw and handsaw left/right

    Chainsaw hangs from closest front, right, tool loop, on DMM Vault WireGate, that has been cut and ground to a simple open sharp pointed hook. I rarely carry a handsaw, when I do it is the folding Corona Professional Pruning saw, in the left, waist Dring. Having a scabbard on chainsaw during...
  12. Willber

    72 Years Young

    @Winchman
  13. Willber

    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    Has anyone used primitive method for making rope/string captive on a carabiner. HairBands work well. The new triact XSRE carabiner, is nice for the lightest locking carabiner, for the chainsaw lanyard to chainsaw connection...
  14. Willber

    Saddle setup (picture thread)

    @islandarb Yea, it has noticeable stretch especially at 50ft in MRS. But, much less stretch than Drenaline, and a bit more than HyperClimb, though it flattens noticeably less than HyperClimb, in the ZZ during MRS. We still need a better allround rope (pun intended) in the arb world.
  15. Willber

    Chipper drum failure

    Unacceptable! Why did you have to pay 56k? Wasn't the machine in good working condition before this failure? The main radius shell of this drum, on this machine, almost looks like cast metal. After getting the BC1000XL, I was nervous about Vermeer. I read that some said, these drums can...
  16. Willber

    Camp in Old Growth?

    We could tell this Leo and the guest, to be conscientious of tree and environment damage or over intrusion, by not wearing unnatural perfume or to be care not to break even small seemingly unnecessary branches. Many times it seems the cliche American thing to do is all or nothing, in the sense...
  17. Willber

    Arbsession

    Ray at GapArboristSupply, seems to be the most wiling to listen to a customer (a relatively new customer!), to duplicate what they are looking for. He sewed those eye's on my Ring rope and Scandere lanyards, with a 30% angle and sewed them in the neatest fashion, I've ever experienced from any...
  18. Willber

    Camp in Old Growth?

    But, I'd think, if these climbing/camp hosts were good stewards of the trees (conscientious arborists), it would not just be in the best interest of the hosts, but of future generations, for these trees to be maintained from over center growth and dead branches off of the main trunk. Why not...
  19. Willber

    Best chipper

    @Tom Dunlap Yes, for an attached or tethered system like on the chain drives. But, for the sliding turret that has free hand movement, for quick rotation, like the BC100XL, a brake clamp would be like the best of both worlds, that should be a standard option, for all chippers, for the incentive...
  20. Willber

    Best chipper

    @27RMT0N The V8 BVR16 seems to chip pretty fast for that big log. What engine arrangement and displacement is in your Bandit? @cody willard Interesting about HP being more imperative for big logs and torque for brush, makes a lot of sense. The naturally aspirated, inline 4, 2.2L 50HP Cat diesel...

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