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    who needs a winch (hard lean tale)

    As I understand it, the pull rope ending in a pulley creates a 2:1 for the line pulling off that. each end was essentially anchored when grabbed by the progress capture. then the other systems multiply that 2:1, that's how I see it. Feels like that's what happened. thanks! this was exactly...
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    who needs a winch (hard lean tale)

    returned to a Silver Maple, which had one stem fall in a spring storm, to bring down the rest. three main stems, all leaning away from the yard, over a fresh new fence. not huge (13-22dbh), each progressively smaller, and with more lean. Centers of Gravity lean away about 2 ft, 5 ft, and 8 ft...
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    Tips on getting started with crane work

    I had the chance to work ground for a couple crane jobs recently with a great crew. It rocked my socks. a massive old beech with a crisp top, the base of the tree wrapped around the house brick foundation corner, 4' wide trunk only inches from the shingles on a street corner. Wires all...
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    Felling 40 Alders, efficient falling of small trees

    Yes, he has a guy who brought a truck there already to fill up. It sounds pretty slim to me too, but the word is that's what's been arranged, and he will bring a skidder or such in to get em out of the bush. Main objective is clearing space for two outbuildings and removing stuff that falls...
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    Felling 40 Alders, efficient falling of small trees

    thanks for the first thoughts. a week from tomorrow is about when I will get around Seattle. just through the weekend. My family are all out there. I will keep the work chance in mind to make way for another trip. we may head out there with a vehicle (and tools) after summer. this time...
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    Felling 40 Alders, efficient falling of small trees

    Hi folks, I am going West this week, and have a gig to bring down about 40 Alder trees for my uncle, south of Bellingham, Wash.. A logger is lined up to take the saw logs, looking for at least 8" full length, 30 footers. Sounds like most of them are about 25 years old, only a foot diameter...
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    seeking used chainsaw, (rent borrow or buy) ~50cc , Bellingham, Washington

    Hi All. I am bringing down a mess of Alder saw logs on my uncles land, south of Bellingham, Washington. He has one saw, mentioned he would be open to keeping a 2nd one around. He just does basic cutting, no big timber there, mainly he cuts 6-12" thick trees. I am picturing a reliable >~50 cc...
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    Canobase / canobasing

    Thanks, I appreciate these. Went for a canopy anchor today to avoid basal poison ivy; went great until time to retrieve.. only a few soft redirects, yet the way it cinched (alpine with a quicklink), wouldn't budge. Next time this comes up I will likely use one of the ideas you shared here...
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    Crane Tips Over

    my pops ( nearly 50 years in big construction, yes cranes ) has some figure that over 90% (forget exact) of workplace accidents happen in the final hour of the workday. he lately told me a fatal story of a fall from height that was literally one of the last 3 or 4 motions (like placing a rivet...
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    Any effective treatments for EAB in a very large, 'somewhat' healthy PA green ash?

    Thanks for the info everyone. I just got a question about what to do about EAB this morning. I am still pretty ignorant of treatment plans. I have carried them out a bit when I worked ground, but never designed any idea around this. I appreciate the insights.
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    Gear bags/boxes

    big duffel bag works for me, I got an Osprey 65 liter "transporter", it's very similar to the Skidmark but not nearly as much street cred.. key to my climbing gear stowage are these Klein tool pouches, I keep all my hitch climber / biners / etc in one, and hitch cords in another...
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    Kids Climb

    that's great @Jonny ! After setting up a few climbs for my boys, I feel the belay route may be pretty fun for them. It's a lot to take in, working the hitch and everything. Just being able to climb is quite a beauty.
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    Which Knee Ascender in 2022?

    I got a Kong hand ascender that was marked kinda low at local Shelter store, took a look at Haas and recreated the pattern, spliced a 'whoopie' foot loop into it. used the 5/16" Tenex with a little piece of webbing inside the foot loop. Got some bungee at local hardware store and tied it to...
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    Ropes

    If I weren't saving up for the HHXF ... Is that Tenex-Tec 3/8",? Wesspur lists that for 50 cents / foot. great line.
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    Asking, Are you working safe?

    timely this comes up. I witnessed a critical anchor failure this week. First thing Monday morning and I had just been asked to climb 4-8 trees with rigging involved so I got straight on it. I took a quick look at this falling plan; had doubts but got a comment like "he's experienced" so I...
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    Hi

    at the end of 2016, my finger was sliced by a still-moving chain, and was stitched and bandaged for weeks; I was fresh back from Standing Rock acclimating to home world. ( sliced in my first 10 mins back to work, in a quick 'help for a friend/coworker's neighbor before work' thing. one-handing...
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    A Dialed in Saddle....

    Saddle set ups are really fascinating. it's a mood like Beach Boys, "my GTO", "little 5-9". or whatever all hot rods they cruised on.
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    A Dialed in Saddle....

    absolutely. I keep the end of my lanyard clipped onto the backside of the saddle, with a small biner next to it. for quick tending I can bring some slack between the two just to reduce the size of a hanging loop. I dig the DEDA too, and had it similar, with the 2nd end clipped to the left...
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    A Dialed in Saddle....

    hey I like Nicks method. I have been doing what @moss described, halving it then daisy chain, eats up length quick. But if I don't plan ahead, that chain jams against the pulley, I gotta suck in to untie it, just inconvenient. Going to give Nick's method a go for a bit. Lately I have about...
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    Liberalism ruins everything it touches.

    Thanks for writing. These topical issues are paraded out, like cards in the hand of a manipulating political machine, to poke into sensitive places within the public emotional-psychology, rile everyone, sow division, and "watch what the other hand is doing", while the next trick is being set up...

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