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  1. Dan Cobb

    Fusion

    But have you ever considered possibility that you can create infinite Micro P ower plant right hidden with in your house ? @Dan Cobb https://www.wired.com/2007/12/toshibas-home-n/ If you found it on the internet, it must be true. You should order one from Amazon.
  2. Dan Cobb

    What's your favorite BOOTS ?

    I guess I must be overly frugal. I like the $30 Interceptor boots from Walmart for everyday work wear. They last about a year despite doing many activities that abuse them much more than tree work. Steel toe and wide widths. (I require a wide boot, so haven't even considered arborist boots that...
  3. Dan Cobb

    Fusion

    Though the recent breakthrough is commendable, I agree that the laser approach is unlikely to be scalable to commercial proportions. I think the tokamak is a more commercially promising approach. Hopefully, ITER will mature the technology to commercial viability. I believe the main advantage...
  4. Dan Cobb

    Iso cheap rope grab 7/16-1/2"

    I may be in the minority, but I prefer a hitch and micropulley to my ART. Releasing the ART is harder to modulate than a hitch, at least on the ropes I've tried it with. I probably need to spend more time with it, but I got in the habit of grabbing a different lanyard when kitting up for a...
  5. Dan Cobb

    Stihl ms211

    Even though the product description says an 18" bar is recommended and presumably comes as the stock bar, Stihl's chart shows which might be why your dealer says it isn't a "thing." Do you think the salesperson just looked at the chart and went no further? Do they not have a new 211 with an...
  6. Dan Cobb

    Make Us Laugh :)

  7. Dan Cobb

    Finally broke some stitched eye "dog bones".

    Some sewn termination failures are about 11 minutes into the video. Seems like decreasing stitch tension is key to delaying cover failure at the end away from the eye. More so than stitch spacing. Should better accommodate the cover stretch that (ideally) increases with increasing distance from...
  8. Dan Cobb

    'Firmageddon': Researchers find 1.1 million acres of dead trees in Oregon

    I wonder why they continue to do aerial surveys. Other government agencies (e.g. National Park Service) do similar surveys by satellite. Seems like that would be cheaper, faster and more accurate. I guess that wouldn't put money in the pockets of observers and pilots.
  9. Dan Cobb

    James Returns

    I'm surprised a bona fide bubba wasn't using a couple of Rambo knives.
  10. Dan Cobb

    Large Sucker

    I had a similar situation with a tree in my backyard, except the smaller stem died. I cut it June 2019. It's almost sealed the wound now. Other 2 stems appear healthy. If you do decide to cut it, I would just make the best pruning cut and not worry about rainwater drainage as the callus will...
  11. Dan Cobb

    James Returns

    Thanks for sharing that @Vicente, but I can't afford to upgrade right now. Guess I'll have to keep using the steak knives for a while longer.
  12. Dan Cobb

    Heated vests, shoulder pain

    Reminds me of a favorite saying: "The heat is in the tools." My wife's pain level with her back is more accurate at predicting rain than the weather forecast. I call it the "backometer."
  13. Dan Cobb

    Husqvarna T 540 LiXP

    I have zero experience with battery saws, but just from a general troubleshooting approach: If the hole in the motherboard wasn't obviously caused by an overheated component, I'd be looking for the heat source (failure) that burned the hole. Could the heat have come from the motor or is the...
  14. Dan Cobb

    Heated vests, shoulder pain

    I had a persistent, range of motion limiting shoulder pain a couple of years ago. After maybe 10 weeks of it, I cured myself by going to sleep on my left side instead of my right side. I was very happy not to need surgery like my wife had forecast.
  15. Dan Cobb

    Why does deep planting encourage girdling roots?

    Not at all my area of expertise, but is it known that planting a tree too deeply encourages girdling roots? I'm just wondering if the premise is true. Is it well established through scientific methods? I know people theorize it's true, but I don't know if it's proven. Surely someone here can...
  16. Dan Cobb

    James Returns

    Geez! Everyone knows you're supposed to use 2 zip ties.
  17. Dan Cobb

    James Returns

    Everything about the product and ad is scary. The bad English, e.g. "Comfortable gears to conquer the trees effortless." All the things wrong in all the photos. Incorrect terminology. The glowing reviews, including a 5 star rating by an "arberest." The cable ties (that aren't even the black UV...
  18. Dan Cobb

    James Returns

    I've been doing it all wrong, but hey, no one taught me that you're supposed to keep one elbow in contact with one knee at all times.
  19. Dan Cobb

    Pink magic throw line

    For those days when you just can't hit your target, do they have Black Magic throwline?
  20. Dan Cobb

    Treemotion Evo or Treemotion Pro?

    I was surprised by some wire gate carabiner break tests by HowNot2. Out of 12 carabiners linked together chain fashion, the DMM was the second one to break. Outlasted by many cheaper carabiners. Not really a scientific test, but interesting nevertheless. The video is kinda boring, but here are...

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