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    Today....

    I’ve definitely pulled that trick before!
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    A really cool visualization of trees

    Maybe that’s how it works. Zombie wood touches live wood and turns it into more zombie wood. Another reason to be concerned about the overall birth rate so that live wood stays well enough ahead.
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    Euro tracked chippers.

    Tigercat makes a monster tracked burner.
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    Prescription Pruning Qualification PPQ

    Are you thinking of this qualification to set you apart from others in residential work or allow you to better enter another venue? I’ve been to countless lectures over the years which have definitely been helpful, but mostly base my prescriptions on studying tree failures over the decades...
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    I more or less agree but come from the mind of using a tree spade to move a small enough stem with a large enough root ball to limit stress.
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    Today....

    I love putting volunteers in a great spot!
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    Crane Certifications and Schools

    Some states allow using cranes solely for tree work without licensure, but getting up on certs is never a bad idea. Maybe you can start with your state’s requirements, if any, and go through your Department of Labor and Training program. Maybe see if you can get something going there first and...
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    The Akimbo 2

    I have an idea!
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    Today....

    I’m glad @Matias chimed in since he knows Euc like you. As more of an Oakman, I couldn’t tell you what led to the failure, but I will say this… I’ve been leaning more and more into aspects of forestry/silviculture in the residential realm. I think in the past I was overly focused on the one...
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    The Akimbo 2

    For MRS, I am now running a DMM Rhino and terminating the splice alongside the Akimbo. I was using a RE Pirate with a rubber grommet on the spine to keep the Akibaki from falling down and potentially side loading, but the Rhino is doing a great job and the stopper (former rubber grommet) will...
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    Today....

    Cottonwood Rottenwood. My first back cut stink bath is burned into my memory. Wish I had known of such a thing beforehand, but kneeling during a back cut beneath a giant spigot of stank was a bad idea!
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    T-shirt quilt

    I’m not quite as diehard as @ATH, so the shirts in the quilt weren’t destroyed, they were likely too small after washing and drying, or in some cases too large. Either way, they came to me during a memorable event and every time the idea of throwing them away entered my mind, that thought was...
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    T-shirt quilt

    I need to make another one. More sentimental shirts are piling up!
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    T-shirt quilt

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    Today....

    Great story! I once came home from a long day to house and dog sit at my neighbors’s place. Cracked a beer and began going through voicemails. In one message, I thought the client said something about a “Catalpa tree”. Went on to other messages and eventually came back to that one. Oops. She...
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    more fun with knucklebooms

    Also, I do believe that hook is a larger, higher capacity model than mine, which can also have an effect on how fair the rope ends up die to the size of the oval. The base of my oval lines up near the narrowest part of the hook.
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    more fun with knucklebooms

    That’s correct. Their style keep the climbing line below the actual hook, which is nice, though my setup has been fine. I don’t see any interference. A guy by me has his oval in a second shackle, much like your pic but without fiber inbewixt. I do like less connections and complexity. I also...
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    more fun with knucklebooms

    At the end of the fly jib there should be an eye for a shackle, and a hook in that shackle. I use a large, steel rigging oval in that same shackle. The oval ring takes no load except for the climber. Rope installation and retrieval is quick, easy and flawless.
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    more fun with knucklebooms

    Attaboy!
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    Bevel buddy

    The first place I heard about a back grind was 25 years ago. I ran the grinders but often talked to the clearing crew. They ran a 800-some odd hp Model 30 with babbit pockets and all. Very big difference in performance for them when rear loading live floors when the knives dulled out. Since...

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