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  1. TheArborMan

    STUMP CUTTER... WHich one to get?

    Carleton 7015 wheels. freakin beast, I think with the wheels off it needs a 39" gate. I do almost all residential and I think we only took the wheels off 2 or 3 times this year. The main thing with a grinder is time. Don't waste time with a small grinder. Stumps aren't worth a lot of money...
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    Google Ad Words?

    Ad words is the best form of paid advertising I could ever imagine. Learn how to use it and generate tons of calls. Plus you can turn it off if you're too busy or going on vacation. I have mine dialed in by city. When we're busy I only advertise in a 10 mile radius around the shop. When...
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    Company Shirts

    I'm not a fan of high vis. They remind me of convicts or the lazy county workers around here. Very good call on getting shirts though. I was driving with my girlfriend the other day and there was a chip truck parked at a coney. There were 3 guys standing around the truck dressed...
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    I just fell in love

    TCI what do you guys do with your grindings? or anyone else for that matter?? I have been dumping them as fill for a local golf course. It sucks making a extra trip just to dump grindings though.
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    Split Elm Crane Removal

    I don't really see it being any faster to go to the ground after every cut. If any thing it might be slower. I was not very concerned about the entire tree failing as we were taking weight off it with each pick and it was drawing in more and more.
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    Split Elm Crane Removal

    Homeowner called and said he noticed the split while mowing his lawn. The split didn't look that fresh to me, my guess would be it happened sometime over the winter and he just noticed it now. The homeowner put a come-along at the base, I put a hank of stable braid up in the tree and came back...
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    Knotless Rigging - Ash Removal

    Nice work. Don't post a part 1 without part 2.. the suspense is killing me. I went knotless for a year or so.. I have since went back to my good friend running bowline. Knotless is awesome for breakin in a new ground guy though.
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    TCI's Effer 655 Knuckle Boom

    Re: TCI\'s Effer 655 Knuckle Boom How much does one have to pay to come and play with your toys?? haha
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    Silver Maple Elevation - Timelapse

    Jomoco. I agree we could have done better for the tree. At this point though, I don't think we get paid to do whats best for the tree all the time. Its a balance between customer wants/needs and whats good for the tree. Had someone pruned that tree 5, 10 or 20 years ago it wouldn't have been...
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    TCI's Effer 655 Knuckle Boom

    Re: TCI\'s Effer 655 Knuckle Boom whats it even good for? I have one of the stihl power rakes and its sat in our trailer for all last season, used it maybe 4 or 5 times. I thought a regular old rake was on par with it.. I guess if we had any dead ash left it might be good for dealing with...
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    Silver Maple Elevation - Timelapse

    http://youtu.be/TduEySEzxi8 1 hour 45 minutes shown in 2 minutes. Originally the homeowner wanted the lower right branch cut all the way back, and the lead going over the house completely removed. I talked them into just elevating/cleaning. Brad was on the right side of the tree, I'm on the...
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    YUP..........

    Awesome! I don't know why it makes me smile whenever I watch a youtube tree disaster. Not funny for the homeowner I'm sure.
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    Another New Website

    Very nice looking site. I like that your phone number is at the top and always stays there. I'm regretting not having that on mine. If you have any time, try and put up some videos. Mine aren't the greatest by any means but I have had a lot of new customers mention our video at our first...
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    I need a new hardhat

    I had a kask for a couple of months, I thought it was heavy and bulky. The visor is awesome but just like muffs, it snags stuff. I picked up a petzl alveo and this is by far the best helmet I have ever worn. This helmet is super light and fits well too. No muffs, no visor, just adds weight...
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    Backyard Maple

    I'm sure it would have made a great vid to see it come down, not just walking around in tree debris... I'm wearing spikes because the tree was being removed duder
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    anyone try to climb with any of these gloves?

    I wear these http://www.buyweld.com/99plus.html Good year round... more expensive then the dipped rubber gloves, but I think they are worth it. A local welding supply store sells them at a discount for a dozen.
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    Backyard Maple

    ;/ booooooorrrrrinnggg
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    employees.

    I have only one full time employee and I offered him salary instead of an hourly wage. Over-time in the summer is offset by limited work in the winter. I pay him the same amount 52 weeks a year and It's worked so far. This year I plan to give a profit sharing bonus at the end of the year if...
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    New Website

    Thanks, Yes I did it all myself. X I guess I came off as defensive, but I don't agree that its my job to run around telling the general public to use the word "trim" or "prune" I shave about once every 2 weeks, never clean shaven for anything. You will never catch me with a "line beard" or...
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    New Website

    I guess I will have to respectfully disagree with you. I'm not an expert in SEO, but I think the use of the words in the content of your page is just as or more important then META keywords these days. I might ketch some flack for this but I like to think I offer both pruning and trimming as a...

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