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  1. Dan Thornton

    WTB - 1994 book The Body Language of Trees

    The Kindle version is the full book 548 pages. Thank you @Shadowscape . I got the book and am learning a lot!!
  2. Dan Thornton

    How hard do you work? (And for how long?)

    When I moved to Maryland from Alaska, I set the goal to backpack the whole Appalachian Trail in ten years. I reached that goal. Included a big hike of between 200 and 250 miles each year.
  3. Dan Thornton

    How hard do you work? (And for how long?)

    "Slow is smooth; and smooth is fast." I remind myself of that truth every time I start a job. I am coming at tree work late in life, and with perspective different from many. It's been a serious learning hobby for six years - then I incorporated this year and I'm 64. To stay in shape the last...
  4. Dan Thornton

    WTB - 1994 book The Body Language of Trees

    The Kindle copy is much newer, from 2015, not 1994, and is about 100 pages instead of over 200 in the original. Anyone know if the shorter, newer, one is still worth it?
  5. Dan Thornton

    WTB - 1994 book The Body Language of Trees

    Apparently the book is out of print. Does anyone have a copy they could sell or loan? The Body Language of Trees by Claus Mattheck and Helge Breloer.
  6. Dan Thornton

    Wedges or Rope?

    These replies are very helpful. I'm making a list... To my precise question, the direct answer from Shadowscape is most helpful: "The wedge will not harm the hinge unless you drive the wedge into the hinge." Then the caveat mentioned by Southsoundtree reinforced the reason for my question: "A...
  7. Dan Thornton

    Wedges or Rope?

    When felling a tree, which is safer - pulling with a rope or tipping with wedges? Does the lifting effect of wedges have a greater chance of prematurely breaking a hinge than does pulling the top over with a rigging rope?
  8. Dan Thornton

    Today....

    Fascinating and frustrating day here. Tricky tree removal. Most of weight was over cranky neighbor's yard, so I decided instead of climbing and dropping branches to pull it hard against the lean while at the same time having a safety line to keep it from hitting my client's house. the best lay...
  9. Dan Thornton

    Sales, bidding, estimating: what's your style?

    what was this massive mortality event?
  10. Dan Thornton

    Sales, bidding, estimating: what's your style?

    What do you use as your 'formula' to come up with your estimate amount? Is it based on estimated hours alone or do you figure overhead + labor + rentals + mileage + + + ? And, do you itemize the estimate so customer sees all the details or do you give them one number?
  11. Dan Thornton

    Today....

    Where did you get the solo rigging equipment?
  12. Dan Thornton

    Today....

    Winchman asked for an after photo. Here it is. And here's the story ... My biggest concern (and the biggest concern of the wife) was the lean toward the house. Compared with a Google photo from ten years prior, the lean had gotten slightly worse over that time. So, goal one was to take weight...
  13. Dan Thornton

    Today....

    This black walnut is leaning toward house. Need to take weight off side toward house plus restore after multiple toppings.
  14. Dan Thornton

    Silver Maples - Dead Leaders

    Here's the pin oak I've been asked to prune. Again the problem is a dying top. Would you recommend keeping anything with even the slightest amount of life, or reduce the large dying tops to the main leader?
  15. Dan Thornton

    TreeMotion Saddle

    Is this sold?
  16. Dan Thornton

    .325 or 3/8 for Stihl MS-251

    The Picco comment has my interest, since my 200T calls for a 3/8" Picco chain. The off-brand (non-Stihl) chains don't use the word Picco, just the 3/8" and 0.050". In what dimension is the Picco smaller than the regular 3/8"?
  17. Dan Thornton

    .325 or 3/8 for Stihl MS-251

    Thank you. That solved my problem. My 200T takes a 3/8", and the 251 takes a .325".
  18. Dan Thornton

    .325 or 3/8 for Stihl MS-251

    In addition to my 200T, I have a Stihl MS-251. Want to make sure I'm getting the right chains for the 251, but the manual lists both .325 and 3/8 sizes. How do I know which is correct? Or are they interchangeable?
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