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    Homeowner or Power Company?

    Around here, I just call the power company and they schedule a line clearance crew. A few months ago, the crew was out giving me 10 feet the next day and I started the ash removal the day after that
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    Views. Here is one of mine. Lets see yours.....so many great views out there.

    Longs Peak on the right
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    Today....

    I did another round of pruning dead tops on a client's Norway yesterday. Same condition occurs in the silver maple hybrids, honey locusts and Populous species. Anything with light colored bark with obvious chlorophyll in the cambium. Always on the South side, the trees are water stressed...
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    Bid that tree!

    I always spread tarps to cover the drop zone. My favorite was given to me by a landscaper friend when he replaced his pool cover. About $200 worth of tarps from Walmart would have sped up your clean up. I rarely rake anymore
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    @Levi, how bout them Buffaloes!

    I was working on a student rental just off of campus hearing the growing cheers and celebrating coming from the surrounding houses. It has been a long while since so many people were watching TV on a hot and sunny Saturday around here
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    2019 brush bandit xp issues

    Have you chipped any cottonwood or dusty dead wood while it was raining? How does the radiator look? Years back my Vermeer was shutting down during high temperatures midsummer. There are two thermostats and one needed replacing
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    I guess I need a waiver of liability

    If you would charge just $100 per climb, you could easily afford a general liability insurance payment. You are doing real tree work and potential clients would consider you legitimate.
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    Vision Changes and Issues Connected to Them

    On the topic of progressive/bifocals, I have another optometrist appointment this morning to get into my first set of contacts. My only glasses are safety, progressive (bifocal) and transitions. They are pretty worked after 3 years and I miss real sunglasses. She is reluctant to ruin my...
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    Alternative to clove hitch for rigging short trunk sections

    In defense of the clove hitch...do Buzzers give a Rip that the clove Ken be used effectively in a rigging scenario? TDS I use the tendency to roll to sweat the line at the rigging point of attachment. For solo lifts, I set the rigging line on The Goodes with a stopper knot at the block...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Sounds like you had a successful solo day. Rinse and repeat. It is Friday afternoon and I hope we can keep the over analysis of our situations to a minimum. Introspection can be helpful or troublesome I choose comedy podcasts and comedy specials to listen to while working. Not the...
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    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    I work solo. It has been about 6 years since having a full-time employee on work comp. A couple of good subcontractors over the last 10 years have gone on to run there own companies full-time. I have never had a part time crewmember. Every tree worker around this area would want...
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    Sales for another outfit/Salesman rate

    I'm not sure how to avoid the appearance of collusion when representing two separate companies. Will you not bid a job if your company is called for a second opinion?
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    Is this practical to use with a rope rig to trim trees?

    Rotation at the cut would be necessary. An operator in the tree must manipulate the chainsaw with precision to avoid pinching the saw. The treemek on a crane solves for this problem by controlling the cut piece. To your original inquiry, I do not see it as practical to precisely set up the...
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    Is this practical to use with a rope rig to trim trees?

    The cut in your staged photo will barberchair. That is a verb that tree work professionals use. Good luck on your investment.
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    Spar removal best practices ? (Pull line?)

    I use compression ratchet straps when I need pretension or static pull when pulling over a spar. Girth hitch 2 straps to an anchor and add two hitch cords or prussiks to the pull line about 15 ft from the anchor. Steel carabiner between the ratchet and friction hitch and tighten ratchet...
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    Climbing in your 40s?

    I am 49 and a climber since 1997. I climb MRS using two VT 's and two Buckingham ring and ring friction savers while in the canopy. My body is still holding up. For the occasional long accent, I double line footlock with a prusik. More commonly I use my three section extention ladder to...
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    Climbing in your 40s?

    Hinsdale South High School (DuPage County, Illinois) 88-92
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    Grapple, grapple saw, hydraulic connections?

    Congratulations! Do you have your hourly rate for East Boulder County subcontracting?
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    Home birthing hippies

    My oldest turns 16 today. She was born natural at the hospital with our doula. I had to protect our birth plan as the medical staff was pushing hard to use the epideral injection. Our birthing room was the loudest of maternity ward. Our son was born at home with the help of our midwife...
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    John Prine, RIP, Long May He Live

    Nice form, clean Moore. White form-pants look ridiculous His music is amazing

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