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    Safety lanyard for Bosun's Chair

    I was just going to suggest the rubber sleeve on a cinching rope. It's the way I learned flagpole climbing way back in Boy Scouts.
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    new echo chainsaw commercial

    Ahhh, found what I think might be the commercial in question. https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ODCP/echo-climbing-to-the-top I can see why there was a bit of a "thirst" viewpoint, attractive lady. Appears to be a real arborist, she seems skilled in the video. I honestly don't see an art director...
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    new echo chainsaw commercial

    I haven't seen the commercial mentioned either, but my assumption on reading the first post in the thread was more along the lines of "Did they actually use a "real" person this time or is it just another model dressed up like one of us?"
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    Waiting for chainsaws or ass wipe.. This is why (well kinda more like how, but not why or what)

    Over the years I've learned more than a bit about drug testing, its an interesting industry. Alcohol is really the only drug that has a street level test that detects actual impairment. At a blood level, they can test for anything and everything as well as give you exact levels of the specific...
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    Clean up machine. Is there one? If no, why isn't someone making it? Or are they....

    Have you considered talking to one of the companies that makes parking lot vacuums? I've seen some videos of after concert cleanup and there's some pretty amazing machines out there. There's a big machinery market in beach cleanup as well, though they have the added advantage of an easily...
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    Why can’t we be friends?

    I wish I had a local saw shop. We've got an Ace hardware and a Tractor Supply locally. Neither of them carry anything other than basic homeowner and farm saws. Stihl at Ace, Husq at the TS. Neither of them carry 24" bars, sharpen chain, or stock larger loops past the single 24" 84dl covered...
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    Tree massacre in Surrey

    Figure nobody else wants to register for their site just to read one article, online friend was nice enough to c&p the link w his moms account. ------------------------------ Police hunt mystery tree-feller along River Thames A Facebook group created to catch the tree-feller has amassed 505...
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    Does anyone use a levelled laser for hedging?

    Milwaukee makes some lasers, but for what you're doing, I would suggest something along the lines of a rotary laser plus detector, which I haven't found from big Red yet. Might be able to just use a green line laser, but given distances, I suggest the detector. Part of why I highly suggest a...
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    Logs bounce.

    I wish I had a picture from a job a decade and a half ago. I was in the next tree over prepping the rigging while the boss and groundies were using the bucket taking down the stem I'd just come off. Boss in the bucket, does the usual notch and through cut. Watched it start to tip, turned back...
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    Keeping park walkers out of your work zone

    Was at the mall this past weekend. Watching people run away from those survey takers, perhaps a new approach is needed. Give a groundie a clipboard and put up the perimeter with signs stating "by crossing this line you are agreeing to fill out our short 30 minute survey"
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    Printers in the truck?

    If you're worried about the inks freezing, consider a laser printer. Toner comes in a dust form and is fused to the paper, rather than being sprayed on. Used to work for a company that manufactured sausage stuffers and other industrial food processing equipment, one of our customers had 14...
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    Kids running saws

    Well, I still haven't let either of my boys(8 and almost 12) use a "real" chainsaw yet. I did pick up a black and decker alligator to go with the batteries from my mothers old leaf blower, and I've been teaching the kids with that while reducing the backyard brush pile. It's a piece of junk...
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    Lithium powered saws?

    I picked up the M12 Hatchet somewhat recently, haven't done a lot of cutting with it yet. I'm probably going to make a scabbard for it so I can holster it on my lawnmower, lol. Couple observations: Its a high torque motor with low chain speed. What does that exactly mean? Well, personal...
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    More gear-and-advice for top-heavy climber...

    Setting up a petzl harness with integrated rope grab is essentially the same as the Frog SRS system. I like how wespur has the layout on this page. https://www.wesspur.com/info/srt-introduction.html Scroll to the bottom for the different styles. You'll still use one of the front D's as...
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    More gear-and-advice for top-heavy climber...

    Speaking as another top heavy climber, go for a full body harness like the Petzl Astro BOD Croll. The integrated croll adds in nicely for SRT and provides a slightly higher tie point. With the Additional ring above the Croll, you can position a small pulley and your "hang point" will be...
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    Thoughts on the stability of this tree for removing without crane?

    Maybe I've spent too much time rednecking it, but that looks fairly simple to me. Could probably manage to push it over with a Stalpen Tree Jack, or pull with a winch/vehicle. If it were me, I'd probably attach a pull rope about even with the roofline, since it seems you have good access.
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    Hobbs VS Stein RCW-3001 VS GRCS... vs Rope Jack vs Rigging Wrench RP292... Rig small and boring.

    It's interesting seeing some of the things listed on honeybros, always a few items from companies that aren't importing to the US yet. Leading me down the youtube rabbit hole, lol, gotta find out just How TF you rig something with the Courant Hulk, for example. Kinda like the look of the FTC...
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    Ultimate toy for the arborist R/C modeller

    I'd love to see this truck full size! Imagine the extra versatility if the chipper was attached to a switch-n-go bed?
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    Future education

    Lol, Tom beat me to it. There are some amazing programs here in Cheeselandia. Stevens Point and their College of Natural Resources. Their Urban Forestry program is almost tailor made to turn out Arborists. Not sure how active they are here, but we have at least a couple graduates from there...
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    Black guide bars?

    Haven't powder coated a bar, but I have used a spray can of Rust-Oleum high heat paint(for exhaust pipes, etc) on a bar before. Can't really say how well it'd last cutting wood, we turned the 4 foot long bar on an ice saw orange for better visibility. Bar was still mostly orange with some...

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