Well done. Great way to educate homeowners and people alike on what questions to ask and credentials to look for and to separate the professionals from the fly by nights. Of course there's still the ones who take the gamble with the cheapest price and to them I say good luck. Nice job mark.
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So far the only thing the vents are good for is making a mess on the ground on either side by the front of the chip box. Don't like em and don't want them there.
I like when you redirect once or several Times you have the redundancy of back up tie In points and of course the consistent friction of your hitch. I find it the most beneficial in pin oaks (with tight unpruned canopy's) and wide spreading silver maples but run the wrench every chance I get.
Learning to use our truck and love every bit of it. Sometimes when you can't justify using a crane on a tree our knuckleboom is the key component when it reaches.
I have the petzl voltage to tend my rw. For long ascents and to keep me upright anything over 35ft. Ish. I used my lanyard over my shoulder for awhile to tend but then it got semi annoying in some instances when I needed to put my laynard on when I reached my working point or to advance my line...
Crap, there just crap don't like them at all. I tend to file the rakers more than usual if I'm forced to use one on the job till I get my paws on a new one.
It shouldn't if you're a competent climber. In my opinion mutilating a tree with spikes while trimming :eek: is not the same as pruning a tree without gaffs. If your gonna spike a tree its a removal period. Pruning with spikes negates the benefit of pruning youre doing more harm than good. My 2...
Just thinking off the top if my noggin but I climbed on a 3"cmi pulley DdRT just for hoots and I believe because of the size of the sheave (a bearing and not a bushing) that when I body thrusted it was exceptionally easy. May help out on pulling the little tikes up all day.
I also have the Phanner vents and absolutely love them. I got them in the beginning of January.Definitely cold in winter need long johns. For summer there not to bad I personally don't like the heat of summer. I'm also wearing the Stihl hi-flex and they're lighter than the phanners and yes when...