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  1. 96coal449

    Need a new mechanical

    Like a 3 hole Safe block ..... or whatever those were called. I like this idea. I use gloves to provide the extra friction now. Would prefer bare back hands tough. I burn through a couple pair a month.
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    Need a new mechanical

    I'm leaning a bit towards another ZZ .... to live on the rope. I like my Lockjack but I see it wearing excessively fast, for crane work, with it's aluminum components. Considering the BDB.
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    Need a new mechanical

    Forgot about those .....
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    Need a new mechanical

    I have a Lockjack on a shorter 16-strand. I do not remember it being midline attachable. If I switch this over to my 200' I would need the smaller cam for 11.7 rope. Just coming back from viewing it online, I realize it is a midline device. Brings me more options. I may just get another rope...
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    Need a new mechanical

    Last week I was riding the ball and setting straps for our new climber. He stayed in the crotch making the cuts. I like this method as it practically doubles production. Also much easier to bomb out of the long horizontals and not walk back to the base. Removed a big cotton wood with sprawling...
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    Phone policy for tree crews

    Now that's a phone policy.
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    Phone policy for tree crews

    As a contract climber, I should care less. One outfit I frequent, now books 98% of my schedule. I am so busy with them, I give them priority of scheduling. So why do I care? Last Mon was a new hire's 1st day. Same day that we had some 40mph wind gusts, cold and breezy day. I'm up there waiting...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    Absolutely. The owners younger brother, who works with us, brought him in. The brother is a hard worker but is friends with this guy. I have respect for the brother. I wonder how well he really knows him..... We'll see what happens. Enough derailment. Back to our regular scheduled program...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    Yea, I hear ya. He's no kid for sure. Late 30s to early 40s. Today was his 3rd day. The company owner only works with the crew on abnormally large jobs. He doesn't see all that's going on. I'm the only one that saw the bad performance today. I didn't keep it a secret though. Shared with crane op...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    The tarrifs I'm okay with. In the same token, the plug needs to be pulled on income tax for Americans. A double burden will not go well.
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    Where it gets me is when I'm in the tree and I'm watching the ground crew between picks. Not including the crane op or the foreman, there will be 3 guys busting ass while 2 are looking for excuses to sit idly. For example, a new hire of 3 days in, has to check his phone every 10 mins, chat with...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    I agree whole heartedly on this. Throughout my working life, I've always bitched about salaries not keeping up with the cost of living. But, I did not let that become a slacker of myself. I do not lean on others, or hold my hand out as many in youth do in recent times. I have always held my...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    I see it everywhere in all trades, and I've only got 20 yrs on you.
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    Propping a tree?

    Then I like the idea of a pressure treated tripod, with 2 legs being longer at the intersection. Those 2 longer legs would hold your branch saver idea. Or possibly a stretchy piece of cordage. Let the tree fell some movement to keep growing stronger and not become reliant on a kickstand. Kinda...
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    Propping a tree?

    Can the client be talked into a removal and replant? That cedar will never be straight again with that much curve. Propping will buy it some time, but for how long?
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    Phone policy for tree crews

    ^^^ This I leave my phone in my truck. If there's an emergency there's other resources that should be dialed 1st anyways. I wonder how people survived pre cell phones.....sarcasm inserted. Anyways, I do not want my phone aloft with me. I do not need to make or take a call while my attention...
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    That goofy dork looking guy Nick from Tree Stuff can shove it.

    Tariffs will level the playing field. It will take time and be a bit of a bumpy and painful road. Historically, Americans have always stepped up to the cause, whatever the cause may be. Opening manufacturing in the states will be a great thing. The consumers will demand quality over quantity...
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    turning a cab+chassis into dump truck question

    State road pirates here are aholes.
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    turning a cab+chassis into dump truck question

    I "built" my truck. Actually had it done at a buddies local truck shop. He tinkered with HD trucks building them from parts trucks. Which is what I did after getting a cab and chassis. '97 International 4900 DT466 with a 6sp Fuller. Was a home heating oil delivery truck. Got a 20' HD stake...
  20. 96coal449

    New device from buckingham

    Love the ZZ in action. My preferred mechanical for not being overly finicky with ropes, like the Akimbo can be. Thee ZZ doesn't need to be dialed in. It works great within it's range of ropes. I dislike it not being midline attachable, like the Akimbo is. I use mechanicals mostly in crane work...

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