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    Love the technique here

    Failblog can always be counted on for some amusing videos, check out the background on this storm damage report. No PPE, but the saw op lucks out. Really close look at his running chain, though. Storm Cleanup Oops
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    FAE uml/st forestry mower

    No experience with the FAE tractor attachments, but I've spent a bit of time driving other forestry mowers. How good they are really depends on what the intended purpose is for clearing the land. The biggest complaint I have with every single forestry mower I have used is chip size. There's...
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    Reverse Zipline

    Recently in a thread in video a type of winch was brought up. Designed for wakeskating and skimboarding, some of these winches are capable of pulling a sizable rider at significant speeds. The specs for this winch Grinch Winch state it can pull a 250 lb rider at 30mph, and the spool can hold...
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    Highline

    Well, it's not like you couldn't break out video proof. :) Either way, I bet you had a nice grin on. Rereading this thread has given me an idea, I think I'll toss a post up in rec, so as not to hijack.
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    100 ft pole climb

    The last time I climbed a flagpole I made a set of what I call pole prussiks. I'll see if I can dig up my old set or a picture. I took the shortest sling I had, 2' I believe, doubled it over, then slid that through a double section of bicycle inner tube. Once I had this with biners through...
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    Highline

    Boreality, love those videos. Was kinda curious about the winch, people who shot the vid are the mfg, http://distortionboarding.com/default.asp?page=greenwinch 7hp, up to 2000' of line, and capable of moving 250 lbs at 25-30mph... Dunno how exactly I could use it, but I'll be darned if I...
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    A Bunch Of Cement

    I've been in this situation a few times. The first time it happened, on a spar about 12' tall, I was lucky enough to have a cutoff saw with me from a different job. We killed of a chain or two cutting away the wood, then it took a while, and two blades, but we were able to break it off once...
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    Irish 80ft Pole Climbing video

    Dang, those guys are fast! Reminds me of those ninja movies where the ninja is running up a wall. It does make me wonder, why is it I have never heard of the toe spikes before? Heck, it's even crossed my mind before to toss on my old ice climbing crampons and see how they work compared to my...
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    Modular Guards = POS

    Haven't tried out the modulars, but we did something very similar to what TimberJack is suggesting. We made a set of guards using siding designed for livestock stalls. It's called polymax board and is very similar to alturnamats. We picked up the 1/4" thick sheeting and it has proven to be...
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    topping some eucalyptus

    That link is for the mobile-encoded version of youtube. here's the link for everyone who isn't browsing on their phones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCMnUH1d4Wo
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    Zippy De Do Da Line

    I've made a few zip lines in the past, with the boy scouts. The best brake I've found used bungee cords, a steel rigging ring, and a Dog's kong chewtoy. Setup was pretty similar to what easy did with the tire. The bungee cords connected to the rigging ring and the kong (large, black, 6.5"...
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    voldemort the load handler

    frans, here's the link to their site. I bought mine through northern tool, but the pics are better on the mfg website. http://www.loadhandler.com/
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    Speedline for palm fronds? any good ideas?

    Nick, the Petzl Tuba would be a good device for the brake on the webbing conveyor chain.
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    email date stamps proof of acceptance?

    I had this issue once, then I made it a point to print the bid contract and put it with the work order and have the customer sign before starting work. A few times, the signature had to be obtained a day or three beforehand, but that wasn't too big of a hassle.
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    Throwball techniques

    Speaking of slingshots, I found a lovely little toy at the grocery store. Called the Hyperdog Slingshot, it's a slingshot sized for tennis balls. Entertaining toy for $25, and it'll launch tennis balls and light throwbags 200+ feet. here's a link to one of the online places, or for those of...
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    Climbing on the wild side!

    I don't mean to tangent the thread, but for goodness sakes Glens, would you please stop complaining about picture size? I realize you have dial up and feel slighted by that, but it's getting repetitive and somewhat annoying. I don't know the numbers on what type of connection buzzers have, but...
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