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  1. Mark Chisholm

    Rigging Setup Design Factor Poll

    Not sure I follow as far as the MBS part? Of you are asking 10:1 rope 5:1 rigging hardware, then the mbs of the rope will be higher no? Most manufacturers of hardware determine the wll at 7:1 or 5:1. Rope is almost always 10:1 because of the way it breaks down with the damage we do to it with...
  2. Mark Chisholm

    Today....

    Knocked out this failing Beech the other day for the keyboardist of Bon Jovi. Good dude-good day.
  3. Mark Chisholm

    Today....

    Working for the county here means that we don't have a worry about that, and to be honest, there's very little chance to punching a hole the way it was setup. I understand your worry in your area though. This option is always helpful for us. That trunk was straight under the wires.
  4. Mark Chisholm

    Today....

    Final cut here.
  5. Mark Chisholm

    Today....

    It was not that bad. A little hot out and the line kill held us up for an hour and a half, but the rest went well. Had to be done on a Friday because of the power outage unfortunately.
  6. Mark Chisholm

    Today....

    Friday's job was to remove this Tulip. Fun location :D
  7. Mark Chisholm

    Company Day Rates for Customers-- thoughts

    We do this for some of our T&M contracts where every person has a classification and every piece of equipment as well. The only problem with that style is when the client tries to tell you who and what you need to do the job. This I won't allow. If that becomes a conversation, then I would just...
  8. Mark Chisholm

    Tree work is not for everyone… The importance of listening to your minds voice

    That's a pretty deep post. Glad to read it. I would agree with you and like to encourage you on two points- 1- Don't beat yourself about feeling overwhelmed or less than prepared. That is a natural feeling that we all can experience at different stages of our career. It doesn't mean that you...
  9. Mark Chisholm

    Knuckleboom Upgrades

    Serious? That's cool! It would be fun to work together for sure.
  10. Mark Chisholm

    Knuckleboom Upgrades

    Yeah...what Eric said.
  11. Mark Chisholm

    Tree fail as it happens

    So very true. And I would hazard to guess that it makes many of us build a false sense of confidence and possibly a skewed memory bank of experiences to operate from.
  12. Mark Chisholm

    most ergonomic handsaw location?

    Many years ago I was struggling with the idea of competing in a work climb and seeing how many people lose so much time trying to find the scabbard while in an awkward position. It got me to start taping my handsaw to my leg with hockey tape. Not long after, a friend at Buckingham MFG asked if I...
  13. Mark Chisholm

    Tree fail as it happens

    The reason for failure might be the same as in all our many "sudden limb drop" incidents, but I believe the mystery is when they have no internal decay or obvious ddefects? @Graeme McMahon has been working on a study to look into a theory he has about predicting them before they happen. Very...
  14. Mark Chisholm

    Knuckleboom Upgrades

    I would agree with that. I think the initial sticker shock makes people question everything until they start using it and gathering data and experience I'm their individual market. Plus, working with a stick saw at the end of your chart everyday must get old.
  15. Mark Chisholm

    Heat exhaustion or heat stroke?

    I was asking people on IG what they take to hydrate during the how months, and most came back with either Liquid IV or coconut water or pedialite. What do you guys take? I tried this yesterday:
  16. Mark Chisholm

    Knuckleboom Upgrades

    Makes me wonder what the perfect size might be....
  17. Mark Chisholm

    Knuckleboom Upgrades

    Yeah that could be it for a bunch of them, but I've seen some do it inside a few months, almost like they realized quickly they needed more.
  18. Mark Chisholm

    Knuckleboom Upgrades

    I've been seeing a lot of grapplesaw guys upgrading their cranes relatively quickly from getting their first trucks lately. I'm wondering what you all think about this? Is the general entry level truck package just undersized?
  19. Mark Chisholm

    Today....

    Man, that must've been crazy awkward. Hope it mellowed out by now and you breeze through recovery.
  20. Mark Chisholm

    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    And let's not ignore how some left because you specifically wished "a healthy case of cancer" on one. Funny how many people point out other's flaws but ignore their own.

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