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    Grapplesaw Heads

    It makes sense that a snubber setting wouldn’t be a one-size-fits-all kinda thing. I was more thinking an overall dampening and not really full lockout like the GMT. I can’t say what I like better about a Mecanil, I was just saying I like things about both of them. This is only based on...
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    Moss Cinching Lanyard prototype

    Yeah, but @moss is figgin LOADED! He also uses 2 feet. One with a foot ascender and the second foot “poor man”. His way gets both feet engaged.
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    Grapplesaw Heads

    To my understanding, yes, the TTC has hydraulic clutches that lock both dangle pins in place, but don’t know if they allow dampened movement. There are things I like about both GMT and Mecanil but it seems like over 90% of saw trucks are running the Mec.
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    Grapplesaw Heads

    Years Ago I was doing a lot of work on the forestry side of things, and I remember the nicer grapple skidders had “snubbers” on the 2 link pins above the rotator. When properly tightened, the grapple swinging movement was much more dampened when empty and riding over rough terrain. I could only...
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    Today....

    Did that give you pause when you started making the face cut and discovered how soft it was inside? That orca looks huge, but I don’t really know enough about them to imagine its size based on a pic.
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    Tree oddities

    I see this in Eastern Red Cedar fairly often, but it’s still odd “looking”…
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    Today....

    That should be a fun one. Looks quite crispy. Room to flop out individual pieces?
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    Money & Time

    I really want to get some kettle bells too. The Stihl tool on the floor keeps it real.
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    Money & Time

    See, this is what I’m talking about. No retirement in sight! If you think of it, please tell the man I say hello.
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    Money & Time

    Love it! Thanks for the assist, Muggs. I could listen to those cats for days man.
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    Money & Time

    I have no idea how old I am, but definitely was born in 1974! Haha! I think the idea of retirement faded out in direct proportion to understanding what it meant and how to get there. Retirement age would likely be when nature plays a hand I can’t counter. Don’t want to wish anything upon myself...
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    Money & Time

    I still have to think it’s a blessing to be able to earn money doing what we do. If AI takes over, our “industry” seems like the last one it could ever impact, and we’re inherently outdoors. Not a terrible wheel to be yolked to.
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    Money & Time

    It’s a good find. Going in circles no less. Who fills in the walking path so they don’t form a trench too deep?
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    Money & Time

    This leans to the indie subcontractor model I do with a couple handfuls of arbs around here. We’re all coexisting and collaborating rather than “competing”.
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    Money & Time

    We all definitely walk a thin line without even knowing it. Maybe the work/life balance is less about quantities and more about quality. - work 8, family 8, sleep 8 = balanced 24 could be a good thing, but… - work LOVE, family LOVE, sleep SOUND is what we should aim for.
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    Money & Time

    I don’t necessarily think we absolutely need to work like a 20 year old until we die, but I do think we need to do something physically active to remain healthy. When I was a kid, I remember thinking the idea was to work to retirement and then do nothing, which was likely just trickle down from...
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    Courant Kalimba

    I was a Tachyon guy since it came out until I tried Kalimba a few years back. I would say Kalimba doesn’t seem to gain as much increased diameter or smoother feels as it wears, it has a bit less elongation %. That said, I have mainly only used Kalimba with the Akimbo. I used Tachyon with...
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    Money & Time

    Oh, dude, it’s merely ONE of the things wrong with me. LOL!
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    Money & Time

    Survival is my guess. Without modern conveniences, we would be perpetually working for food and shelter. You gotta have some kind of outlet for all that innate primal drive. Contributing to the community in which you live by swinging through healthy trees and slaying the hazardous ones seems...
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    Money & Time

    Born in ‘74.

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