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  1. boreality

    Tree houses and swings??

    I'm sarcastically saying we could manage trees without bolting them and tree houses and tree swings are just wrong if a tree could tell you how they felt about it. I'm sure some wall up and grow around the hardware, some don't.
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    Yikes!

    I did a head bonk mountain biking on Van Ilse. with a proper helmet on. Got up shook myself off and have been happily wearing a helmet every chance I get since.
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    Tree houses and swings??

    To be arboriculturally proper swings and houses would be suspended and annually remounted. No matter how kind the mount there will be tree damage. Just saw a picture on fb of a metal tower house built into the tree canopy. Not the same but drilling and bolting could go the way of carving...
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    Yikes!

    Let's rewind. Many accidents happen to people working to the letter of the law or attempting to. Many more to improperly equipped and untrained. Most of those are not recorded. Too bad it would change the game if every tree work injury, amatuer or pro was recorded. On that day in this video the...
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    Yikes!

    Big job done quick with a few glitches. Should really be wearing lids though. Just for looks on that day..
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    Camping gas

    See alot of that VP racing fuel around. I don't know anything about it. Must be available at all motorcycle shops. Aviation fuel is good stuff.
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    Farley Mowat dies at age 92

    Sibir and Sea of Slaughter were probably my faves. But those prairie stories were close to home.
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    Farley Mowat dies at age 92

    We knew him well through his books. Some of my favorite stories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley_Mowat
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    Angry, let off some steam... Yo its Friday!

    Holee unholy.
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    Cutting an unstable tree

    That's an interesting thought. Working off a stabilized ball. Creates a whole new world of rigging possibilities. The operator could go for lunch or switch to ground worker. Anchorline/speedline, spreader bars etc.:cool:
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    Tree worker beat by crowd

    We learned there was a bunch of males being makes and a female with a pistol shut it down. There would of been an instigator in the mob and without him the group may have behaved like heroes. Just takes one rotten apple to spoil the whole bunch. Ethylene or testosterone.
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    meanwhile....in Hong Kong

    Looks like a rigging thimble for sure. I'd imagine we all knew not to try that from the first time we saw them.
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    how to compete

    Don't make me repost that Hammer Time video. We all do our best and a bit extra. Work is a four letter word. But so is play, even word. There's truck loads of small two, even one man tree care businesses out there. The big guys dis the little guy and the other big guys and vise versa. All part...
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    Root gels

    I was just kinda talking out my ass about the peat. That must be standard practice I suppose. Would you use all the stuff mentioned in this thread plus peat? Tarps, gels?
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    New pro Stihl saw

    What do the sheep think about that?
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    how to compete

    No matter how efficient and professional a large company will suffer from office politics, worker turnover and communication gaps. That's why the one man band produces a higher quality product yet appears in the consumer's view less professional. Tough sell, could go the way of the small...
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    Root gels

    Peat instead of the water crystals, to keep the roots moist once exposed. It could be cleared off with a leaf blower or garden hose for pruning then recovered until the work is done then replaced with the soil. Might make a bigger mess to clean up.
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    Root gels

    How about peat moss for temporary fill?
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    how to compete

    I like my business model of staying a one man service with a groundman that just does groundman stuff. Once you start expanding it can gobble you up. These call backs and followups are great when that's your primary job but following 10 hours in the hot sun stuck to the side of a tree if you...
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    Man power!

    You'd think we'd be getting close to using the Amish as role models. Our overpopulation supported by an unsustainable growth based false economy that has become our religion. Shoulda got two cranes to move the house so more overpaid people spinning their wheels or office chairs could hurry up...

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