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  1. Tobe_Sherrill

    Who (or who's dad) remembers this bad boy?

    In '98, when Poulan announced they were discontinuing the most popular tree climbing saw in America, I pulled 2 from inventory and stashed em in a closet, for sentimental reasons mostly ...and a day like this. Neither have so much as sniffed petrol. Think I'll give them away this year, here...
  2. Tobe_Sherrill

    Sad loss of Joey Cornell

    It was reported to me that tree climber and tactical/military trainer Joey Cornell passed away last Saturday of (reported) natural causes. During his time among us Joey proved an enthusiastic and positive personality representing arboricultural practices, and found a unique niche to trophy...
  3. Tobe_Sherrill

    Memories and friends

    ....and self promotion I suppose. Just watched this video for the first time in years. It was shot in 2005(?) shortly following the ITCC in Minneapolis. It's simply a GREAT MEMORY caught on tape by Billy Yauch! My hope is that others find the time (and energy) to create this sort of...
  4. Tobe_Sherrill

    In memory of a splicing All-star

    To those who knew him, and the many who climb on his splicing craftsmanship, we are sad to report that last week LaMarcus Keith Green lost a three-year battle with brain cancer. LaMarcus left behind a lovely family and a lot of broken hearts at SherrillTree and in the community. LaMarcus was a...
  5. Tobe_Sherrill

    Send me your tired, your ugly hitch cords...

    ...I'd like to break em. With limited research I've found pretty significant strength loss in (old, used) eye to eye tails used as friction hitch cords (not alarming, just measurable). So far I've only tested technora and would like to test more... of everything. No fear in knowing. For those...
  6. Tobe_Sherrill

    Anchor Bridge recall for Cougar saddle bridge

    Dear Cougar saddle owners, Monday we learned that a climber experienced failure of the hand-spliced rope bridge attached to Weaver’s 2010 model Cougar saddles (units made since January of 2010 having a solid black rope bridge). No injury has been reported and no further details of the incident...
  7. Tobe_Sherrill

    Man vs beast tree climbing challenge

    Received via Google alerts, this is a good one. http://en.kendincos.net/video-prhrvlp-tree-climbing-human-vs-chimpzee.html
  8. Tobe_Sherrill

    Broken aluminum ring (follow up)

    Dear friends, Attached to this post is official notice from SherrillTree recalling an aluminum ring sold for use in life support activities. Certified notice by US mail along with return packaging is being assembled for distribution in the coming few days. The rings that Sherrill, Inc...
  9. Tobe_Sherrill

    Broken aluminum ring

    Friends, I was just informed that an aluminum ring that we splice into an adjustable friction saver has broken. No one was hurt. Without the broken parts in hand we have yet to conclude whether the ring was abused, defective or of substandard materials, but the worst is to be expected. All we...
  10. Tobe_Sherrill

    Tobe Sherrill sells out and moves to Fiji!!

    That’s called stepping ahead of the rumor mill... Yesterday I made an announcement to those in my e-dress book that as of Friday February 28th it became official, Sherrill Incorporated is (again) a shared business, this time between the investment firm Generation Equity Investors (Boston, MA)...
  11. Tobe_Sherrill

    Champion mistake deserves apology

    In Germany last week I delivered a catalog to Ronnie Epple and he looked at me and said “I guess you know of the mistake by now. Right?” “Of course” I said, “I misspelled Falteimer” “No” he replied “Dan Kraus wasn’t third, Mark Chisholm was.” My heart sunk down to my gut. I knew exactly what he...

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