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    Alpine Magnum

    Central NJ but I can easily palletize and ship it wherever.
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    Alpine Magnum

    Is anybody out there interested in an Alpine Magnum? I am thinking about selling mine since I don't use it as much as I used to. Really handy when you do need it so I am kind of torn on selling it. It has the Husky 3120 power head. When the cutters are sharp It really rips through stumps...
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    9' red aborcare chip box complete with hoist and pump

    I PM'd you. I am interested in buying it. I am in Central NJ. Thanks!
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    Spar split on me even though notched properly?

    It has been a while since this happened so my memory of it is a bit fuzzy, but I might have just done the back cut until it started to go and then put the saw down to hold on as I knew I was in for a bit of a ride. I am not sure, but it may be that I neede to stay with the cut to lessen the...
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    New Climbing Line Reccomendation

    Hey guys and gals, Groundie just cut my new climbing line. Grrrrrr! It was the Neo Pro 16 strand 7/16 from TreeStuff.com. I have the Ocean Poly Cord 8mm and am using a hitch climber . I had no problem with the Neo pro. Just looking for any other suggestions you guys have. I think I got it...
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    Your least favourite tree to climb, and why.

    Pin Oak prunes cause nothing hits the ground, and anything covered with poison ivy.
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    Treestuff Spending

    TreeStuff has definitely contributed to me becoming a gear junkie. Great place to buy gear. Good prices and service. I still have a few more hours today to get in on the cyber Monday sale.
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    How do you get your name out to companies as a contract climber?

    I agree that video might be an excellent resume so to speak. I don't have the technology right now to do that. I just figured I needed to get my foot in the door and then "audition" on the job should they want to give me a shot. I thought about shooting out an e-mail to some local guys and...
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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

    I think I have seen where people have used an adjustable set up to get the hitch further away from you so you can pull yourself up with the rope beneath the pulley and the pulley advances the hitch and you are tending the slack as you go. Does that make sense? Would that be a better technique to...
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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

    Yes I have a spliced eye. You are definitely right about keeping weight on it. As long as I do that it is fine. Sometimes when I am doing a removal and I am heading up I might be using my flip line to keep me near the trunk as I am spiking up and I will tend to use my hands to flip up and then...
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    How do you get your name out to companies as a contract climber?

    for those of you that contract climb for other companies, how did you get your name to them? Cold call? Email? Word of mouth? I feel like it could be a valuable service for some companies to have available to them. I just don't know if it is a weird conflict because I also do full service tree...
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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

    Ok thanks. I will try that. I had to do the same thing with my Blakes. 5 instead of four to get it to bite for me. I am maybe 145 or so. I don't know if that has something to do with it.
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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

    It works fine if slightly weighted when tending slack, but if I let a few feet of slack fall below me and then pull the line through. It doesn't bit right away,without dressing. Maybe it is normal and,just a technique,thing but I just wanted to get some feedback.
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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

    Distel hitch. One wrap on the bottom and then 4 on top if that makes sense. It ends up kind of looking like three wraps with one long spiral wrap down to the carabiner/pulley connection
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    Hitch limber and Distel,not grabbing?

    I just got a Hitch Climber setup with an 8mm ocean poly with a Distel on a 7/16 rope. I noticed that when I was climbing up on my Spurs and didn't tend the slack often enough that it wouldn't grab right away once I pulled the slack through. I would have to manually twist and dress the hitch...
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    Did you ever contract climb for somebody who is kind of a hack?

    Thanks for all the replies. I did the removal for this guy today. Pretty technical removal over a structure. The guy was there working with his son. My ground guy showed him how to use the port a wrap. He was impressed with how fast we were able to smash this thing down with no damage. I think...
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    Did you ever contract climb for somebody who is kind of a hack?

    Well the update is that we are going to knock it out tomorrow afternoon. He agreed to pay for me to bring my ground guy who can show him how to use some of the newer gear. So like I said in the original post, he seems like a nice guy, just old school and struggling a bit. I like the idea of...
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    Did you ever contract climb for somebody who is kind of a hack?

    I can definitely afford to pass on it. This was really my first time dabbling in contract climbing. This guy is local to me and was looking for a climber to hire. (Part time of course) so,I called him and told him if he needed someone to fill in I could do it as a contractor and I have all my...
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    Stolen Gear Alert!!!

    I am in Huntrdon County. I will keep an eye out.

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