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    Mandeville Louisiana

    I spent six monthes in Louisiana working with NRAT ( National Reponse Access team)as a safety rope accsess team for the army corp.governing over 250 crews at one time through out North and South Shore. No craning was allowed on this project for almost four months and when it finally was allowed...
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    Green Log Charts

    Anybody no where I can find A site with green log weight charts? thanks Greg
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    gear bags

    Anybody know of any good gear bags...maybe hardshell that have wheels on them ? Something that will be able to make it through the airport also ... Greg
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    running bowline backed up with marl

    I was thinking about a job I was watch years back . These fellas were removing a fairly large pine, ropping down some 16'6" logs . Using a 1" bull line and tagging it over with a re-direct pully from another tree. The 16'6' logs were about 30 " in dia, good size to be rigging to itself. The...
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    Cmi Swivel

    I noticed in some of the climbing pics, people cram both biners in that swivel. i'm not to particular to having my biners jammed into each other at the top end of that swivel. Any reason why you just dont run the biners in tandom ? I run mine that way and only one biner in the swivel and only...
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    Head sets.

    I think this was talked about somewere, but maybe you guys can help me out. I'm looking for a good communication head set. One that doesnt pick up much interference when at heights, and one that I dont have to scramble to try and find the talk button. Any suggestions ? Thanks Greg
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    BAstard of a Cotton Wood.

    LAst friday The urban forester made a request to take out a limb over a ladies yard a long Lindo channel. (Creek)Most Cotton Woods along this creek are pretty big. This one happen to be about a 100' tall with a fare spread. But the real kicker was the amount of ivy on the tree. It wasn't just...
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    Burnt Valley oak

    LAst summer I posted some pics felling some large Digger Pines right after a fire. This Valley Oak also died during the fire. Being it was a high visability tree along a major biking and walking path , it took six months to finally decide to take it down. So I decided to use it as a training...
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    Shelf conks

    AnybodY know a good site for shelf conks ???? Thanks Greg
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    red oak

    Can anybody tell me what causes this in red oaks or scarlet oaks...Also a deformation in the branch collar. Seems to keep building layers appon layers , rather than callousing over. Thanks Greg
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    Bastone tree

    Got A call on the two way the other day to look at this Bastone tree with Armillaria. I found the Eastern side of the trunk and buttress roots to be pretty much dead. This tree leaned fairly heavy to the South West,and with predictions of high winds and more rain in the forcast we decided to...
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    Large Trees

    now I have seen some big trees, but this Cypress is suposidly the largest tree in the world....Type in El Tule tree in your search engin. This tree is just outside of Oaxaca Mexico. It will blow your mind .. GReg
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    Proper or in proper?

    This is a cut I made on a Camphore tree about six months ago. Two thirds of this latteral was dead and it was approximatly thirty to forty feet long. There were some sprouts along the limb , but nothig substantial to cut back to other than this one. My question is, would you have taken it all...
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    chain and binder

    Has anyone ever used a lighter weight chain and binder with a floating block to rig down conifirs?.I know it's heavier , but once in the tree, seems as if it would be easier to tie and untie .. just a thought . Greg
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    WCISA Chapter

    Damn it sucks getting old. All these young bucks are kicking my booty......lol ...Gots aches and pains I never would have had ten years ago. Anyway , heres our results. #1 Jarred Abrojena #2 Kenny Rawe #3 Chad Brae ? a previouse Minn. chapter contestant. Nice guy and glad to have him in our...
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    objects in wood

    how many people use metal detectors when sawing up log? Of course in my last cituation it wouldn't have helped.. I was falling a 30" black OAk, putting in my back cut, almost home when I hit something about two thirds of the way through. Brand new chain dulled out on my 044. Switched over to my...
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    line runners

    I believe sherrill sells a steel snap clip with a captive for web sling called a line runner. its 25 kn , but just a spring loaded gate. I use these once in a while for speed lining down limbs. Does anybody know if there is a standard for biners when rigging ? . Can you actually use them for...
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    Todays Job.

    BAck to Lake Almanor peninsula. Out of eight trees I topped six if the at 66' . Some of the tops were upwards of 70' The first one is just starting to tip.My boy took all the pic , so bare with me. Thanks Greg
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    Saterdays job

    I bought a lot next door to my house and thought this would be a great oportunity for my twelve year old son to learn how to a little more then recreational climbing. So i slapped some spurs on him and sent him up a Black Oak to limb on the way up.
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    chainsaw attachment

    How do you fellas attach your chainsaw to your belt? Personally , I have a 31/2" bull ring on everysaw I own and clip into a brass clip on my right side with a lanyard. But I have herd of lot of different ways. This seems to work best for me.keeping my saw tucked in close while I move through...

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