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    new echo chainsaw commercial

    Thank you Tom for letting some of the others on this site know that I am not a stalker. As Birdyman noted, I asked a simple question about a TV commercial that seemed to be the rare celebration of a female climber and was wondering if she was someone known in our circles. Just a simple F-ing...
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    new echo chainsaw commercial

    Can't even find the commercial on line. Only seen it on TV.
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    new echo chainsaw commercial

    Howdy: Anyone know the woman in the new echo commercial? I couldn't find any info online. ATTENTION: Please read this before going into the thread. Tom Dunlap-Moderator This thread was started with a request. In a very short time the thread was derailed. Soon it had little to do with the...
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    Bandit 65XL for sale

    Gas 35HP Vanguard engine.
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    Bandit 65XL for sale

    Sorry for late reply. Been busy between freeze damage and monsoons. It's a 2006, but again, only 360 hours. Seems everyone around here wants a 12 inch (insert own joke here), but this thing has been perfect for urban areas with small drives and tight spaces (ibid). And it has way more...
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    Bandit 65XL for sale

    Still available...
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    Daily rate freelance

    Dspacio makes a very important point. Plumbers in the Austin, TX area are easily over $125/ hr (mine is $165). I think car dealers around here are all around $150/hr for repairs. Why should a service in which the workers routinely risk life and limb be paid so much less than others in which...
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    Today....

    Sorry Mark. I obviously don't post enough. I didn't notice the date on the post I was asking about. It was the first post of this thread. Hope all is good with you.
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    Bandit 65XL for sale Texas

    Posted this on Treebay, but thought it might be more appropriate here. Bandit 65XL. Austin TX. Gas 35HP Vanguard engine. Clutchless. Three knife wheel (some models only have two). Single feed wheel, 6X12 inch throat. Only 360 hours, operated only by owner. Brand new carburetor...
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    Today....

    Hey Mark.... looks like biscogniauxia (hypoxylon) on that tree, yes?
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    Bandit 65XL for sale

    Single feed wheel, throat is approx 6X12. Thanks Tom!
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    Bandit 65XL for sale

    Bandit 65XL. Austin TX. Gas 35HP Vanguard engine. Clutchless. Three knife wheel (some models only have two). Only 360 hours, operated only by owner. Brand new carburetor, fuel solenoid and battery. ALL fluids and filters just changed. Always stored indoors. $6900.00
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    What was it realistically like your first couple years?

    I've been in the biz since 1976 (yes, 76) working with my dad and then a big outfit in New England. Started my own biz in 1983 in Texas. I am a sole proprietor and I've done almost all of my own climbing since day one. I have one small truck, a chipper and a trailer; sold my fertilizer pump...
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    news of de Gouret?

    Hi all: Just saw on ISA website that de Gouret Litchfield has passed on. Wondering if anyone has any details. Best wishes to everyone. Be safe.
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    history of climbing

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Tom, thanks for the phone call today. I'd like everyone to know that Tom Dunlap was the guy that kept trying to get me to convert to SRT for 15 years!! Finally, about 3 years ago, I made the switch, and it's probably going to add another decade to my...
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    history of climbing

    Howdy! I am wondering if anyone can give me some information about the history of climbing. I have done a couple searches and looked through the forums until my eyes are red, but not seeing anything real specific. Having grown up in the business, I got some stuff from my pops about bowline on a...
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    Anybody used both Jameson Blue and Yellow Poles

    I have used two types of the blues for over a year now. Bought both at same time from Sherrill. One is Jameson, one is "sherrill" brand. The Sherrill brand has sort of a "matte" finish, the jameson is glossy. Both are 6 foot. Both flex more than the yellow poles, but are super light (can...
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    Licensed Arborist,will it ever happen

    Great discussion. I have been active in licensing discussions in Austin TX for a number of years, and also part of a group of CAs that have been discussing state wide licensing. While many of us would really like to see the better consumer protection and differentiation between "good" and...
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    angled back cut when felling

    Great discussion. I agree with the comment that there is probably a higher risk of the back of the stump splitting with an angled back cut, IF it is particularly steep. When you have a tall, angled "ear" sticking up like that and 3 tons of tree presses against it (when going in the direction...
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    Anyone seen this felling cut?

    Thanks Tree Logic for the explanation and for posting Beranek's "definition" of snipe. Still seems like a non-definition to me. So I guess the benefits of this "block face" cut are a longer strap of hinge wood, and the fact that it is easier to cut horizontally vs. at an angle. Yet you then...

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