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  1. oceans

    more fun with knucklebooms

    Something other than descending from a crane! LOL!
  2. oceans

    more fun with knucklebooms

    I’m glad you’re keeping that truck busy. I sure hope you’re doing some good old fashioned tree climbing a couple days a week or so. :)
  3. oceans

    Bevel buddy

    Thanks for the real life test results!
  4. oceans

    Today....

    Looks like a fun day!
  5. oceans

    Part time mechanic

    The shop definitely has to happen. Once it’s squared away, i foresee some happier days. I will just have to temper how much I take on at once.
  6. oceans

    more fun with knucklebooms

    That is extremely unfortunate. No recourse?
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    Trees from a distance

    Rhododendron???
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    Closing Thoughts

    Happy thanksgiving to tou and yours too! Plenty to be grateful for all around. Wow! If I get on the road would they hire me for a day or two? :) I’d love to get into some big trees. I mostly get vine strangled, salt air stunted, half dead heartbreaks. Ash is under pressure. Beech is under...
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    Tall skinny Ash

    You’re welcome. I would suggest it will hold direction if there’s concern for a brittle hinge to break early.
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    Today....

    Nice work! Just curious how long the crack was present before you guys got the preservation. I’ve often wondered how long after a crack forms that closing it is appropriate vs. bracing it as is, or if time of year makes a difference as well. Just thinking about reaction wood and how many times...
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    Tall skinny Ash

    Exactly. It takes a lot of crown weight or otherwise to initiate movement, and if just a bare spar, it can hold the log still when the hinge closes.
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    Closing Thoughts

    That’s quite a post, Steve. Just like you to pour your heart out all over my computer. I’m glad to say I got to be a part of that journey, however small. I know for fact that you have been a positive influence on me and friends of mine that have also shared time with you (and your truck) at...
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    A really cool visualization of trees

    Good share. I was able to watch most of it and have to say it was a throwback to my old ISA study manual with a bit better imagery. I got interested in the narrator explaining how thin the “living part” is. When I describe the CODIT model to clients I go over those points. I usually get into...
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    Tall skinny Ash

    I was able to make due with the Pine spar left over from yesterday. Had to form the cut then force it over via machine. Here goes… Face cut as normal: Plunge through the center of the hinge and out the back: Next, you can adjust the width of the plunge if need be and vertically scribe the...
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    Today....

    That’s a very capable boom right there, and I imagine very stable 360 around with all those stabilizers. I do appreciate a saw truck and even see a smaller one in my future, but will also say a few things I’ve learned in regard to efficiency. These are my opinions based on a few years of...
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    Part time mechanic

    He might! If you’re serious I can ask him. He’s an ace with a huge amount of experience on a wide variety of fronts. I do like the idea of a regular scheduled program. Doing planned PM is way better than unplanned repair.
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    Part time mechanic

    Those sound like great venues to check out. Hopefully someone in that position would have enough of their own kit to manage the variety of projects. The guy I wish was here is fully independent, very well versed in small engines, gas and diesel engines, hydraulics, electrics, and even welding...
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    Part time mechanic

    I have the ideal guy in mind but he lives in Spokane, WA and we’re East Coast. I think the commute will be incompatible. I need to look around some more…
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    Today....

    I had a nice morning managing a dead White Pine over the stonewall and electric fence. Got it staged for tomorrow and then headed into the wood to access a large Red Maple that created the perfect safe tie-in above a dead Black Locust that posed a concern for a pond dam and foot bridge. Chunked...
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    Part time mechanic

    I can dig that. Do you stack up a bunch of PM work, mods and repairs or just call when you really need something?

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