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    Illinois Arborist Association TCC

    [ QUOTE ] John, Anyone can compete as long as they are an Illinois Arborist Association member. All climbing gear has to meet or exceed the ANSI Z133.1 Standards. Only Illinois residents can compete in the Masters Challenge. Thanks. [/ QUOTE ]Alright, gotta ask. So, you're saying basicly...
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    If you ever wondered....

    ...what would happen if a bucket truck touched power lines with bad insulation....Here you go http://www.big-boys.com/articles/boompower.html
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    Southern ISA March 5-8

    Didja see him when he was about a foot of the ground and didn't have enough energy to grab is knot to get down, yelling "AERIAL RESCUE!!!" He had me in tears. And Leif, that guy has only been climbing for about 7 months. Mark, you're right, it's all about fun. Ohh, where are the "HELL...
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    Southern ISA March 5-8

    Well, I pretty happy with my results. Overall, I was number twenty out of thirty. I must admit, I was really nervous. I've never done it before, nor seen some of the competitions. I was fotunate enough to have a friend in the same group, that really took the pressure off. (you might have...
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    Re: Prusik cord purchasing You got a web address, phone number?
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    Re: Prusik cord purchasing Nick, thanks for the advice. I've tried the Tenex that Sherrill sells...Just seemed awkward to me. I'm a double braid kinda guy.
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    Re: Prusik cord purchasing Mark, where can I get the HRC at? I've been wanting to try that.
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    Husky 350

    Alrighty folks, Willing to barter.
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    As for the West Marine idea.... I live on the ocean but we don't have one of those here. The boating supply stores around here don't carry that much of a good selection. They can order the stuff, but so can I/they via the internet. Once again, just trying to make it easy on them. I don't...
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    [ QUOTE ] the X version is no good for hitches. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the heads up. So far I've tried Sta-set(5/16 and 3/8), ultra-tech(unspliced), and the tenex?(yellow slpiced) that Sherrill sells. The Sta-set is MY favorite so far. But, I'm curious as to where you find the HRC cord...
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    I've got a lot of good info about advanced hitches to pass out. Alot from the articles section here, TCC, and some other places. I wanted to make sure that they could "cross-reference" the articles so that they'd realize that it's not just one persons point of view. Everything that you've...
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    www.frescoarborist.com Pumpkin line 9mm 4,350lbs Yalex 3/8” 6,000lbs www.sailnet.com Sta-Set 3/8” 4,400lbs Sta-Set X 3/8” 5,500lbs T-900 3/8” 11,800lbs www.wtsherrill.com Ultra-tech* 5/16” 7,800lbs Some thoughts about prussic cords. No matter what cord...
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    Prussik cord purchasing

    Some history first. I'm the only one at my company that has been climbing with an advanced hitch set-up. For about the past month or two, Ive been showing others the benefits of this system. While at a trade show, I bought severval different tresse cords to experiment with and pass along to...
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    Husky 350

    Columbus OH. at the end of March.
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    Husky 350

    Alright folks, I've got a saw for sale. It's in great condition, I've probably ran about 3 or 4 tanks through it. Everything seems to be ok. Reason I want to sell it, I need $ for moving. How's $200 + s/h sound? Normally goes for $300 new. Also, while I'm at it, I got the entire collection...
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    new rules

    Here's the link for the 2005 rules. http://itcc.isa-arbor.com/rules-scoring/resources/2005rules_web.pdf
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    pruning an oak

    Looks like fun...
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    pittsburgh 1st july?

    I'll be 3 hours west....
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    my ropes out in the rain

    Re: Backup lines [ QUOTE ] Hey Jason How come you couldn't bring down the rope? [/ QUOTE ]I'd bet he tried to use to large of a knot to retrieve the FS. Well Jason? Do I get a cookie?
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    Make your own friction saver

    Now, back to the original topic.... Here's a pic of my FS that I made today. Now if I could only splice.... It would be alot cleaner.

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