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  1. Raven

    Introducing the Wrist Rocket Ascender.

    Pretty good again Yoyoman, please keep em coming
  2. Raven

    In the blink of an eye!

    Holy cow thanks for sharing this, glad your OK and kept all your parts. I heard of a guy wrapping his ear once just tossing the ball, didn't cut it off but ouch! Even the innocuous looking throwline can be dangerous, and chippers???? Put the two together and watch out. Bart Simpson writes on...
  3. Raven

    EXPERIENCED HAND FALLERS - PUERTO RICO - STORM WORK

    To the OP: D.Grimm, Inc. Please forgive the trash talkers on here they mean no disrespect and all are really great guys. We have all been working hard to advance the rate of pay in our industry and most of the highly skilled credentialed individuals will surely just stay home and earn more than...
  4. Raven

    Best Management Practices vs ANSI standards?

    Wow best derail ever, lotsa good fodder to chew on here. I charge for re-inspection of cables - even a just to show up for five minutes because I have set that up during the initial consult, they're expecting it. I have just started to charge for estimates, or rather turn a free estimate into a...
  5. Raven

    Best Management Practices vs ANSI standards?

    Cobra stinks (opinion) - it doesn't expand with the tree, is hard to install per specs, and must be replaced frequently. Now Guardian by Yale is the way to go for dynamic - it's low frills, simple installation and with practice you'll learn how to install it to be easily adjustable in the...
  6. Raven

    Best Management Practices vs ANSI standards?

    Yes they are the same thing just the BMPs are easier to read/share with homeowners whereas the ANSI Standard reads more like a legal document - very dry. Also suggest a thorough understanding of hazard tree assessment (TRAQ) and pruning for structure, reduction, retrenchment, etc. Teach...
  7. Raven

    First Steps

    I guess some of the best threads are meant to be read twice lol. And having read the whole thing I may as well comment on the knee ascender issue. Having started SRT with a Frogwalker (Pantin, Croll, Ascender w/footloop) then trying both SAKA and HAAS I decided it's best (for me) to stick with...
  8. Raven

    Compact carabiner or screw link

    Yes shorten the bridge to make full use of your arm length. Move the Rollclip to the top hole of the Ascencion. Or get the CT Quickroll ascender - it's perfect. Ditch the radius ring when your only ascending. Not only will you lose the length but it will rotate the Rig 90 deg putting the...
  9. Raven

    break away lanyard idea/transfer from bucket to tree

    Petzl has some cool stuff and a great R&D dept. But it sounded like the spoken languages were French and English(with American accent) , and the subtitles were Spanish - which are all Germanic languages but I didn't hear anyone spreche die Duetch. Anyway theatertech, you also said I can't be...
  10. Raven

    Scared to climb

    Vertigo is a false sense of rotational movement, i.e: dizziness. Acrophobia is the irrational fear of heights often accompanied by vertigo, but can be so intense as to leave the sufferer unable to climb into a truck or look out a second story window. Without meeting your guy I'll guess it's...
  11. Raven

    Climbing in heavy winds

    I agreee with Boomslang but he forgot to mention how fun throwline can be with a stiff side wind. Also, F the windchill factor which can make an otherwise just plain cold day downright unbearable. As a general rule I will be in the shop if winds are 30 mph or greater, or try to find a nice...
  12. Raven

    EHAP Course

    IS there a safe way? Seems like sitting in a lawn chair with a joystick far away from the heavy stuff is pretty safe.
  13. Raven

    Only experienced need apply

    A little more info would go a long way. I see by your profile you're from KY but you're currently in CA seeking climbers and fellers presumably on some PG&E work? Do you have any lodging for employees? What's your actual business name? Website? Phone number? How long you been doing this? Wages...
  14. Raven

    EHAP Course

    Shuffling is the current recommendation from TCIA, I've heard of the hop technique in the past and that seems to make sense also. Lets keep in mind that it's not an exact science, we know that step potential exists but we can't really quantify it or define it. Where does it stop? 20 feet from...
  15. Raven

    TreeMotion bridge break test and more.

    Nice thanks Richard. Very eye opening. I'd love to see more of these videos and a compilation of the data.
  16. Raven

    This is the Akimbo

    Elvis is in the building! :guitarra:
  17. Raven

    CEU question

    Sounds like you asked the wrong person or phrased the question poorly. You can get CEUs for almost anything tree-educational just by applying for post-approval, it's really quite easy. Not sure why you were told no sounds like a money issue, or you just got a bureaucratic reply from someone not...
  18. Raven

    This is the Akimbo

    Oh my gawd the racing colors, aaaaaaaggghhh :bananahappy:
  19. Raven

    This is the Akimbo

    Yes the shackle is removable so why charge us for it when we can just use a connector of our choosing
  20. Raven

    This is the Akimbo

    Drooool.... Is that by chance a RE version? Looks exactly like Jamie's but with black anodizing, very nice touch maybe they'll make one in pink too?

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