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  1. samsquatch

    Reliable DIY power ascender

    Rappelling down the R550 is great, that’s also how I come down. The braked descent is cool.
  2. samsquatch

    Reliable DIY power ascender

    The sole purpose of the drill's clutch (or is it the drill's gearbox?) is that it will hold position. I have tested several drills with my system, an older brushed milwaukee, and 1st/2nd gen FUEL drill/driver, a late gen FUEL drill/driver, a FUEL hole hawg (no clutch.. that one held 0...
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    Reliable DIY power ascender

    nice to see you join the DIY power ascender club! I often thought about stripping out the drill, because the chuck just gets in the way when I descend, it’s clunky, etc. I still dream of a smaller device mated to the R550 that has a small toggle switch that I can keep on all the time, limb walks...
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    Oak wilt & vascular system

    I can just square it up for now, maybe new sprouts will show up. A squared cut at the end of stub will still be 15”.
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    Oak wilt & vascular system

    No laterals available, just 16" of Oak limb to the split wound. I'll square off the split wound and leave the stub, and finish the branch collar cut in dormancy. But I'm still curious about the speed or the "effectiveness" of a tree's vascular system - and if research has shown how long it can...
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    Dead black locust

    No lawn treatments, dried tips, dead for a year. No backyard improvements.
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    Dead black locust

    I don't see many of these die out. Did the White pine cause it too much competition? Or what other ideas do we have?
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    Today....

    Working Hot on 3 phase = something I've never done and don't want to. Kill the power, crane it out.
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    Am I just being a baby about this TIP?

    I'm with the idea of tying in to the right. I wouldn't bother with an SRT redirect, I'd just scale up the middle and toss a 2nd DRT system or long lanyard out to the limb you penned. when you load that climbing system, the limb will be more in compression. much safer IMO.
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    Oak wilt & vascular system

    Had a huge red oak lose a 16" limb over the last windstorm. the stub is about 12ft long, of course broken at the end. Can I cut it back to the trunk now, or wait until the dormant season to create that wound? Can/will oak wilt make its way into the trunk's main vascular system via the 12'...
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    Heavy dump trailer

    Nah, works fine. My trailer did come with ramps and welded D's already. The manufacturers know you want to haul equipment in it. I will say that hauling equipment on a tandem dual dumper will be much more top heavy than a tandem single because it'll be deck-over. On the flip side, if low center...
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    Undetected raptor nest tree felled by tree service, new nest rebuild successful

    Pretty righteous, my friend. Bravo.
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    Heavy dump trailer

    They make 20K, 22K, even 24K dump trailers. I've been eying one up to haul around a CAT 426B backhoe (15K) but I would need a bigger truck. Meantime, our 14K 84x14 tandem singles loaded with a Bobcat 773 does just find behind the F350.
  14. samsquatch

    New Line setter tool

    Is that the same wrap they use for ortho casts? Awesome!
  15. samsquatch

    Milwaukee have plans for top-handle battery saw?

    following. I'm well invested in the M18 platform.
  16. samsquatch

    Grapple saw truck

    GVWR?
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    Arborwear T-Shirts Tech or Transpiration?

    I've been in DC and VA in the summer and our humidity doesn't compare. But maybe I'm just sensitive to it. Funny, it never bothered when I worked on the asphalt paving crew, but I think that's because the heat of the asphalt dried the moisture in the air :)
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    Do you have special insurance to cover accidents related to your tree climbing activities?

    Are you climbing professionally, or are you rec climbing for enjoyment? Do you climb only on your own property?
  19. samsquatch

    Maple or Oak?

    You might look at a Honey Locust/Monkey Puzzle tree hybrid for a "last line of defense". Willows and Cottonwoods are spontaneous and can fail at any time, certainly you can play on their variety as "unpredictable".
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    Arborwear T-Shirts Tech or Transpiration?

    This is something I struggle with. Heat doesn't bother me, humidity does. To me, the MN summer humidity is almost as unbearable as the MN winter is to others. I wear 100% cotton tees, even if they stay damp they can be cool with a slight breeze. I can't stand polyester sticking to my skin...

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