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  1. Kris Anderson

    Your least favourite tree to climb, and why.

    man i hate those. The council would always contract us to remove all there itchypods. The thought of one going through a chipper makes me anxious....
  2. Kris Anderson

    Your least favourite tree to climb, and why.

    locust ,Russian olive and Hawthorne for thorny trees.Norway maple , and black walnut now that its cold and greasy...
  3. Kris Anderson

    TreeStuff.com Gaff Guardian

    Yeah my red rubber stops have holes after about a week
  4. Kris Anderson

    New chipper -cant decide

    Been using bandits for 3 years. Moved to canada and this company i work for now just got a 2015 vermeer bc1800xl. The bandit never argued what you put in it even with the bobcat. Ive overwhelmed the vermeer a few times buy hand.
  5. Kris Anderson

    Holy shit.

    Wow. I watched it on my phone, did that guy even have spurs? That was some big wood.
  6. Kris Anderson

    The Best Job - Climbing Arborist - Wish List.

    Can't even remember the last time my company stopped for lunch. Maybe a quick sandwich between trees and that's it.
  7. Kris Anderson

    The Best Job - Climbing Arborist - Wish List.

    I would love to work for a company that wasn't old school. Instead of rigging its all old tires and picking out lawn divots with pitch fork....
  8. Kris Anderson

    Railroad trimmer

    When i was working for a line trimming company in Australia they had a machine like this. It was called a sky trim. We had a ground crew that followed this thing for clean up. If it was out in the bush and climbers or bucket trucks weren't feasible this thing would get into the tricky spots and...
  9. Kris Anderson

    never saw it coming...

    Huntsman's are not poisonous they do hurt though when they bite ya. There just big , hairy and creepy . I was halfway down blocking the main leader when it seemed like hundreds of these spiders came pooring out. Thankfully they just wanted to get outta there and didn't crawl all over me, I would...
  10. Kris Anderson

    never saw it coming...

    First question my old boss asked me, are you allergic to bee stings? No i answered promptly. Guess who got all the jobs with hives in the trees. We don't get hornets in australia , not from the part i was from anyway. But i have definitely blocked down backwoods with huntsman spiders pouring...
  11. Kris Anderson

    An Uncontrolled Descent: The Free Fall of the Rope Access Industry

    We have had other kids too. I think they are getting lazy these days.
  12. Kris Anderson

    An Uncontrolled Descent: The Free Fall of the Rope Access Industry

    We get guys from forestry courses all the time. 14 in fact this year, 1 guy worked out and is still with us after 6 months. The rest were a week at best from guys quitting half way through the day because they had to carry wet elm rounds to the truck to guys saying they took the job to climb not...
  13. Kris Anderson

    groundie kebab

    Yes headsets sound amazing, have to convince my boss on that one. I was in a bunch of cedars the other day and couldn't see below me and had a new grounds. It sucks shouting back and fourth. It is amazing though how many people just wonder into a dz without even taking a glance above the horizon.
  14. Kris Anderson

    groundie kebab

    Yes headsets sound amazing, have to convince my boss on that one. I was in a bunch of cedars the other day and couldn't see below me and had a new grounds. It sucks shouting back and fourth. It is amazing though how many people just wonder into a dz without even taking a glance above the horizon.
  15. Kris Anderson

    accidental johny pro

    I have the treemotion light. Don't know if i would want to be inverted in it. Im wondering if the thicker replacement back pad would be worth it?
  16. Kris Anderson

    groundie kebab

    I try telling guys that if your in the dz use your ears. If ya here a saw get the f#@k outta there
  17. Kris Anderson

    Foreign objects in the canopy

    My boss reckons he found a full six pack of beer in a redgum once. The labels were gone but still full of beer.
  18. Kris Anderson

    Foreign objects in the canopy

    Found a koala once. Cut a branch off looked back to remove another and he was just right there lookin at me. That was the end for any more work to that tree.
  19. Kris Anderson

    should i stay or go?

    Sounds fair enough. Just wanted to check with the blokes out this way. I will ask for a raise as i have taken on a maintenance roll. Just seems crazy compared to wages in australia.
  20. Kris Anderson

    What are the best boots to climb in Spurs

    I love the pfanners bought them after destroying some boots slashing for a mine site. Awesome on uneven wet ground. The toe came apart from my old boots in spurs after a few hours in some cedars. Got the pfanners that day and spent all the next day in them brand new on spurs and loved it.

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