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    Local produce in schools and food bank support

    Did you read the article or just the title? It’s not just a bunch of lettuce and raw kale from tiny backyard gardens. A) very true, some would want koolaid for breakfast but that’s arguably not a healthy way to go. Part probably included blueberries, beef and potatoes as it is Maine B) if a...
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    Local produce in schools and food bank support

    “USDA has also terminated the Local Food for Schools program, which provided more than $720,000 last year to Maine schools. Schools used those funds to buy food directly from local farmers to serve in their cafeterias. The program provided a big boost to the state's farmers, because more than...
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    Euro tracked chippers.

    Carlton makes a tracked 6”, bandit makes a 12” tracked. The former was ~$40k last time I got a quote.
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    Oh my handyman and landscapers!

    Well put! With changing overhead the cost changes too, somethings get cheaper for clients but most don’t. What I’ve been noticing is clients’ surprise when an added on tree is much cheaper (as we are already there with bigger gear). Rewind a while back and the first tree would be cheaper but...
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    anyone successfully start a business with no equipment or land?

    Always seems super weird for folks on the same island or in the same small town to act that way. I don’t want to be a dick then run into that person at the store/school/cafe/dump/town-office/swingers-gtg
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    New liability insurance for my truck increased by 40%, shop around?

    Like a good neighbor, vampires are there. Maybe toning down all the commercials would help the actual clients…
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    anyone successfully start a business with no equipment or land?

    Good clients sometimes get a day rate (7hrs onsite) which they could work backwards for a per hr, but generally bid the job. For transparency I give a no cleanup option or no rake discount (one this fall was $400+ discount that they didn’t bite on…). As to the rate per equipment: your yearly...
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    Saw lanyard review

    Few from Arbsession of varying vintage. Many out there and countless homemade options. Here’s a few specs and comparisons on just 3: Weaver bungee with snap: $25 -34-42” - basic, hard wearing, brass snap -annoyingly short for longer reach Elevation Canada: $27 -36-68” -longer at rest...
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    GRCS vs. Hobbs (great video)

    How many threads has this been in? No problem with it, buncha gear heads, like the mini vs art loader or 1vs2 bridges or which lift… We neg rig as little as possible, and do comparatively light weight but frequent lift and drops. Multi trunk pines/maples being most common where leads are rigged...
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    Today....

    The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
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    Today....

    Most would balk at the cost of it.
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    Arts and Crafts

    Those are too cute!
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    Very Honest Arborist Podcast

    Time between contractions?
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    Very Honest Arborist Podcast

    Self employed makes five figures to make one figure and six figures to make five figures.
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    Very Honest Arborist Podcast

    Lol, that was my dad’s line (without the violence) but about carpentry and lobstering. Glad I went to college to get in a higher death rate trade, take that dad!
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    Frozen mini skids

    Clear tracks and park on ramps/boards. Winter is a joy sometimes. I use a bit of kindling/sticker etc to bust out ice to not hurt stuff if it’s seized. Mud is the worst
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    turning a cab+chassis into dump truck question

    I recently had a flatbed put on one of my trucks as the existing bed rusted through: - $1200 used 9’aluminum flat bed with pockets - ~$5k in labor which included a taking off the old bed but leaving hoist, new hyd pump and hoses, misc welding as used bed needed some love - built plywood box...
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    Today....

    Exhaust freezing on contact this morning
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    Work Photos

    Not sticky which is a nice change, was low teens for the morning but when it warms up no dice!
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    Work Photos

    Solo day on a 100+’ 36” white pine, 29” at 24’ where I took the last log. Crazy low taper. Took pics to see how long each part was, for giggles. 1.5hr later wishing it was no cleanup 2hrs to organize brush and mound rakings 2 hrs taking logs: cut with 550 until big wood then down to clear drop...

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