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    Pole saw blade replacement

    Perhaps a better quality blade will shorten the time between sharpening too...and less abuse on the saw. Thanks for all the advice and encouragement.
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    Pole saw blade replacement

    It was pretty crappy. I like the idea of a wood working saw of some kind. They were some skinny leaner's that had never been pruned. Most of the target pruning was 12'-18'. I do get kind of stingy with the powered pole saws because the guys will start using it every time and settling for...
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    Pole saw blade replacement

    I need to get better at cleaning the gunk out of the teeth, I'll try the simple green. I can't bring myself to sharpen the blades yet...hand filing chainsaws for hours is therapeutic though. The instances of burning through a blade in a week was on some good sized dead in lots of coastal live...
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    Pole saw blade replacement

    At what point are y'all replacing your pole saw blades? I'm sure everyone has their different limits based on what they're cutting. Usually when I start peeling the branch collar with my last stroke, it's time for a new blade. We have spurts where we may prune solely with pole saws for weeks...
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    What's wrong with this picture? An ad for safety violations.

    I just see they blocked out the Stihl logo.
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    spray gun

    I've used this one quite a bit. https://www.solutionsstores.com/udor-turbine-gun#156=966 It puts out a lot of product and can reach higher than the jd9. It too met it's demise after an employee drug it down the road. I haven't found a need to replace it since the existing jd9 gets everything I...
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    How many feet do you climb in a day?

    Wow. I thought I was booking it doing 13 srt climbs a day to about 30' last week.
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    Monterrey Oak bark peeling

    I'm a couple hours west of you, and after that reallly hard freeze last year, we saw a lot of freeze cracks in our Monterreys. It's hard to see the scale, but there's probably more going on than just that, but a likely contributor with that white fungus in the furrows. That seemed to be on every...
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    Tree Id help

    Chinese pistache is oppositely attached, and all I can see here looks pretty alternating. +1 on walnut.
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    Getting commercial work.

    I don't see any problem cold calling a commercial client when there is an obvious need, such as a stone dead tree in there parking lot. One business to another, during the work day, with a specific solution to the obvious problem isn't spam. I have had a lot of success with sending a quick but...
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    Puma/Viking/buckcat bridge question

    The liger mod will feel completely different than just linking the two rings with your new bridge since it separates the straps coming from the waist and legs a good bit more. I believe my liger bridge is 2.5 feet or so, with the double overhand knots.
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    Fishing & Tree Climbing

    Thoreau is credited with one of my favorite quotes: "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." I strongly believe there's a comparable one for tree climbing. Tangles are just part of the experience.
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    I believe a road trip to New Orleans is in my future...!

    Ball moss looks like a wad of hair that hangs out in dense canopy. I've also seen it on fence posts and power lines. Not parasitic, but does stymie leaf growth and gets heavy in the rain when it's bad. It's an interesting plant. My step father used to sit on his window sill as an indoor...
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    I believe a road trip to New Orleans is in my future...!

    We have some similar old coastal live oaks in south Texas that I've been privileged to work with. Just picking ball moss out of them is great training for the new guys. It's the kind of tree you call dibs on when you pull up to it.
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    Bracing without cabling

    From the armchair in Texas...what about removing the 15' stem, at least to the part you'd brace? I don't know how well doug firs compartmentalize, but it would reduce some pressure on the taller fork in the long term. It sounds like the two stems are really close together and you'd need the...
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    What Deep Root Fertilizers Are you Using?

    I have used PHC tree fert products in the past with good and expected results. The BioPak is a great product in their line too in the right application. It's a powder, so it can be difficult to mix large quantities. Recently, we started using Autumn Care by Growth Products. The jury is still...
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    large split in Maple, is it appropriate for support?

    Arbsession has one of the better selections and great service
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    sanitizing?

    Specifically for oak wilt, I've heard the heavy hitters at the Texas forest service say that they see no biological reason for the fungus to survive on pruning tools and the friction alone is likely to "sanitize" the equipment enough. Though it still a widely accepted mitigation practice, it's...
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    sanitizing?

    Our main concern where I'm at is oak wilt, and sometimes fire blight. Lysol has been our main sanitizer for saws and pruners. I've found a bleach mixture rusts some of the saws and hand pruners more than I'd like. We don't take the lysol off after we spray, either; just start cutting. I haven't...
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    How many people have used tree stake kits? Or do you want to try them?

    I think you're right. I've seen those spec'd in some plans before. I think it's a good deal, but they got revoked because it was in a park and they were concerned about little Timmy tripping over them.

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