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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    Septic systems, underground sprinklers, etc. I always check on that. Generally I do more climbing than lift work, but most recently though I looked at a job that made me consider something else if I was to use a lift…lots of exposed roots and a patio. For those of you who regularly use...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    There was a scenario I was in quite a few years ago. Declining tree, didn’t want to just be tied into it, etc. Fortunately in this case there was two trees nearby and I was able to tie in to both with my climb lines in opposite directions. This would serve the purpose of minimizing a hard swing...
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    Teach me about dump trailers

    Can’t really speak on those brands but I have a Bri-Mar and love it! It was the first piece of equipment I bought. I built the sides up so I can use it both to haul wood and for chipping / hauling debris. My advice is if you see yourself wanting to do more with it down the road like hauling...
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    New saddle for heavy guy?

    Petzl Sequoia offers a bigger size saddle, or at least they did when I bought mine.
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    Tow behind lift would not have fit, a self-propelled might have. It was an enclosed backyard with minimal access. Had we encountered anything that made us feel it wasn’t safe to climb, that would’ve been an alternative option. Although it’s questionable if the lift would’ve reached the height...
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    Do you think this year has been different for business?

    I don’t know if this has already been talked about, but I was wondering if anyone in the US (or I suppose anywhere for that matter) has noticed a change this year in the sense of call volume, people asking for a quote and then never hearing back even when you follow up, or losing more bids than...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    To build off what I said above, I wouldn’t define it as a close call in the sense that we didn’t really encounter anything that we weren’t already expecting and as prepared for as we could be, or have any moments that made us seriously question if we should proceed. But even so, I think having...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    The back story with this is I guess someone else had started the trees a few years ago and never came back to finish. We did remove two fence panels closest to the one tree that I thought was the most hazardous just to have a little more room to work with. The lift or crane would’ve been...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    Ended up doing them today. The climber tied into the nearby one when working the real hazard one, and then just climbed the others normal. We cut manageable pieces and pulled them over with a rope and chucked some small pieces. It went well, and actually some of the wood on the inside was still...
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    climbing with big saws

    Suspenders might help make you feel more comfortable and minimize the feeling of the saw pulling your saddle downward. Using the tree to support its weight when you’re not actively using it might be helpful if the situation allows. Assuming at this point you’re doing spar work, if you really...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    The other consideration I was having is even if you were to tie in to the stronger trees, those in itself aren’t in the greatest condition so what’s to say it would withstand the force if worst case the other tree failed and a climber was ti swing down and be dependent on that other one for life...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    Honestly I can’t disagree with that…
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    Removal of the 4 spars without any branches on them. My thought was to tie into the healthier one when working the real dead and hazardous one, and do the same with the other two or tie into one of the spars that was topped but still has some lower branches. There’s room to just cut and drop...
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    Watch out for underground bee and hornet nests

    I’ve encountered bees and stuff on jobs before, but today was a first. Arrived at the job site and parked a truck on an area of the lawn where the client had her car parked. No issues. Later in the day, go to the truck to get some water and there’s hornets buzzing and crawling all over it...
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    Contract climbers and liability insurance

    Yeah, I feel like it’s a gray area when it comes to contract climbers. I mean sure maybe they’re using their tools and gear, they have their own insurance, but technically they’re still working under the direction of the crew leader or owner so to speak. Guess it depends on how a company...
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    Five Dead Ash Lift Vs Climbing

    Generally the way I approach it in terms of getting the most “bang for my buck” is to figure out exactly what I need the lift for, whether any of the work can be done without it, and then rent it for a certain amount of time based off that. For example, on some hedge jobs in the past I’ve...
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    Contract climbers and liability insurance

    Just starting to enter the territory of using a contract climber occasionally. For those of you who do use contract climbers, how do you work it with your liability insurance? For example, one of the things I’ve encountered with liability is they ask about subcontractors and having to add a...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    “And do you accept check or credit card for payment?”
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    When past clients hire someone else…

    Without sounding like I’m singing myself praise I’d like to think that’s exactly what I do with every job no matter how big or small. Although I don’t intentionally under promise. I just be as honest and clear cut as I can about what to expect and then try to go above and beyond to make sure...

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