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    Should It Stay Or......

    If you and the client decide on retaining the tree, probably with reduction/retrenchment and a support system, consider radial trenching, vertical mulching, or aeration of the whole area within the drip line, incorporating compost, biochar, and perlite or expanded aggregate in addition to a...
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    Which is better? Porta Wrap or a Tree Binder

    This is so true, and I find myself grabbing the medium POW at 5 lbs almost all the time unless I'm blocking down or lowering a whole tree. I know it's only a couple pounds less than the regular, but it feels so much lighter. The medium w/ a 5/8 ultra sling FTW. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    If the first improvised projectile weapon to hand was designed for tree entry... Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    You Canucks are going to need NVGs to keep this Yankee wetback out :cool: Honestly, the return trip is the nerve-wracking leg. Geeze, I hope commonwealth countries don't share information on scofflaws, or I'll be in big trouble when @deevo sells me out to the mounties the next time I try.
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    What's the statute of limitations on violating an international boundary? I'm not sure I can tell that story in public yet :whistle:
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    If you're following my other thread, you'll know that I've ended my bike only experiment, so I'll come work with you any time...well, any weekend, anyhow. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    Ha, both of those things are true[emoji16] Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    Ha, that was a fun time, let me know if you come to the crane class again, you can crash at my place if you want, but I'll at least come hang out again.
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    Glad you liked it John, you're another one who belongs on the "have a beer with" list[emoji1] I came up with the list this morning; I'm on vacation, typing more than usual on my phone, and the autocorrect was giving me the business while I was trying to text a non-tree guy friend, it just sort...
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    For all the hard times we give @JeffGu for stuff like losing to someone else to play himself in the remake of Stephen King's It, he is never anything but helpful, insightful, and courteous. He doesn't stand for bullies or nonsense. A couple of years ago, when I first started using the zigzag, I...
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    Thanks Steve, I've learned so much from buzzers over the years. As for you, it was mos def meant in empathy[emoji1] I know I've learned a lot from your trials and tribulations, and I'm sure others have too. That actually makes me think of another: If you've ever fantasized about solving your...
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    Whats your favorite friction saver?

    Don't know if this will help the OP at this point, but the best money I ever spent in tree work was my Fimblesaver. In the 4+ years I've had it, it has never gotten stuck. A ground guy once pulled my rope out without the retrieval ball, but that's not stuck, that's stupid (me, incidentally, not...
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    Advice for compromise vehicle

    Thanks for all the advice, especially @luke capa and @stheis004 , I'd never heard of the loadhandler before, but I've got one on the way! Life has changed my plans again, but this time in a good way; a coworker is moving, and he sold me one of his vehicles for a great price, a '96 F150 standard...
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    If someone says "The 300" and you think "Akimbo" instead of "SPARTA!"... you might be a buzzer. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    ...you might be a buzzer.

    I'm not a fan of Larry the cable guy, but the rest of the blue collar tour guys are pretty funny, even to a Ill-adelphia Yankee like me. My autocorrect got me thinking about the "...you might be a redneck" bit, except for TreeBuzz, and I couldn't find a similar threat, except for a really old...
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    question about cabling

    Cable stops, amon eyes, or through bolts are all totally appropriate. In my mind, the only excuse for using a lag is when the girth of one or both of the stems being cabled is so great that it's not economical for the customer to drill all the way through, we're talking 24+inches here. I feel...
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    question about cabling

    Let me give you the tl:dr up front: this tree is not worth the effort you'd have to put into it, unless there is a compelling aesthetic or sentimental factor. You may want to consider doing it anyway, for the learning experience. To hold that tree together, you would need to reduce it, cable...
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    Hook Lift Trucks

    One other pro is that, if you have the storage space, and it fits your business model, you can also use it as a PHC rig with either a hook flatbed and a skid rig or a purpose built hook lift rig. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    CDL/log truck question

    The only ways I can think of are if it has air brakes and you don't have that endorsement, or it's a standard transmission and you have that restriction. Otherwise, you're good to go. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
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    Advice for compromise vehicle

    So I was in the market for a smallish chip truck for a while, but after some life changes and challenges, I've decided I'd like to go back to having a personal vehicle in addition to my bicycle. I can't justify two vehicles, so I need something that I can use as a daily driver, but still do tree...

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