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    Part time mechanic

    Around here anyway, all of the tech schools require students to purchase a pretty large collection of personal tools. All of the basics, anyway. I suspect that the school’s out your way are similar. I would like to hire a mechanic that fits that description as well! Currently, I am here around...
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    Part time mechanic

    Seems like you might be able to find a mechanic part-time that works at a shop full-time and wants some extra hours. Or if you are not looking for particularly technical work, maybe pick up a student from a local technical college part time? Someone like that should be able to handle basic...
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    Where do you start training a new climber?

    We are a small operation, and I have trained a number of climbers over the years. We always train with a Blakes hitch first. My opinion is that is very important, as with nothing but one piece of rope and the knowledge to tie a Blakes hitch system, one can always get out of a tree. Mechanical...
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    Bringing on a plant health care specialist / consulting arborist part-time / as needed

    I see no problem with that. I know several of my competitors, one has become a friend of mine. We compare notes sometimes. I’ve been talking to him recently about ways to make his operation more efficient, and his operation is larger than mine. We were trading wood chip drop sites just the other...
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    Bringing on a plant health care specialist / consulting arborist part-time / as needed

    We are fortunate to have one of the most knowledgeable consulting arborists in the country located nearby, we call him occasionally and pay him his hourly rate. He goes out and looks at trees, sends us a bill, we write a check. We also sometimes refer him to a customer directly, in which case he...
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    Tractoring a revver saw

    Heat does rise with hp generated, but cooling air quantity also rises. I suspect those that have melted a piston are using the wrong fuel/air mixture or the wrong fuel type, allowing them to overheat the cylinder. If an engine seizes, it probably is being worked too hard, pulling the RPMs down...
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    Dealing with rotted wood

    My vote would be to spread it around in the woods if possible, make a big pile out of it if not. It will decay into compost eventually.
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    Squirrel Damage

    I agree, it may be necessary to make a lot of dead squirrels, but if they can get the students to come up with the idea, and largely buy in, seems like it would go over better overall, even though there will always be some opposed. No matter what you do, when you have 5000 students running...
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    Squirrel Damage

    Is it possible to use the power of social media for your advantage? Explain to the students on their own page that the squirrels are doing a lot of damage, perhaps show the damage and explain what will happen if the squirrel population is not reduced or managed, and get the students involved in...
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    Tractoring a revver saw

    Modern saws are generally rev limited , and my opinion is that they cool themselves better at higher RPMs because they can move more air that way. Working an air cooled engine too hard at a lower speed will tend to cause it to overheat. Therefore, I run full throttle all the time at least in...
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    Latest helmet comms

    I did, but they have never sold very well. Unfortunately doesn’t seem there’s a lot of demand for them with all the newer comm systems on the market.
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    Latest helmet comms

    That doesn’t protect the button from being bumped, it just keeps you from knocking the unit off your head altogether.
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    Latest helmet comms

    I can’t help you with where to find that thread, and I’m a little out of date myself on the latest comm systems, but I can tell you that these will help with your bump outs: https://gaparboristsupply.com/safety/communication/bump-cap-for-sena-smh-10/
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    Looking for website, social media and Google help

    We used to spend about $6-8k a year on website upkeep and development. Currently, we are using Google ads, but with not great results. I’ve never seen real great results from them, they tend to be a bit expensive in my experience. We use a direct mail service that is expensive but delivers great...
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    Looking for website, social media and Google help

    I might have to give a couple of those companies to call myself! The marketing company I used for years has simply become terribly expensive, and I don’t feel that they are worth what they charge anymore.
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    Chain oil in the wind

    The Stihl oil I think is decent, but it could be tackier. We have been using Cut It for a few years, I bought a whole pallet a couple years back and still have about 75 gallons.https://www.cutitoil.com/hydraulics
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    Food Thread

    Those are Fuyu persimmons. The lady picked them all, because they each came with a little piece of stem attached, where she cut them off the tree. They were ripe when I got them, though, I only ate part of one and cooked all the rest. It is the only persimmon tree I have seen around this area...
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    Food Thread

    This thread hasn’t seen enough activity lately, and I feel like it’s my fault! Much cooking here, but very few photos taken. The other week, a customer gave me a box of persimmons. Never eaten one before, but decided to be adventurous and make jam from them. Thirty-three jars of jam. Good thing...
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    Chain oil in the wind

    Yes, they have a hood over the fryer too. The law requires it, and that hood makes a tremendous difference. I recently got my hood at home working (I thought it worked when I moved in, but apparently the vent was never actually connected to anything) and the difference in oil spatter and oil...
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    Closing Thoughts

    My condolences, congratulations, and best wishes as you move forward! May the next chapter of your life be as better than the last. You might be the oldest you’ve ever been, but you are still plenty young. A few weeks ago, I hired a 64 year-old full-time climber, who has no plans of retiring. He...

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