Well we don't see too many at my house and I attribute that to the proximity to the hunter's association.
And the boss finally found a chipper that will suit our needs for the past three days, but they need it back Monday... So we will see what he comes up with.
Before I chipper went in to get painted we cleared a lot that would've taken five hours but because of the terrific winter it took two days.
I'd rather be pruning trees than working in the mud personally.
Where are you at up here craneguy?
Nothing to rent that would be big enough for what we do on a daily basis. Only rental places around here rent up to about 10" chippers I am pretty sure.
And I don't believe I am the low man on the totem pole since I am the one who climbs all of the trees.
I have done a bunch of my own work that way, unfortunately the company I climb for isn't into doing tons of pruning in the winter time. They do the big "every tree in my backyard" jobs which requires the ground to be frozen so not to destroy with a skid steer.
I'll just keep reading books and...
Our chipper has been getting painted for way longer than it was supposed to be and I got kids man! So if anybody in NE Ohio is working and wants or needs an additional climber for a few days let me know.
Thanks,
I have seen things go wrong from the ground when a biner was being choked for rigging. I'd say that for a company policy the best bet would be to stick with knots. You can validate a climbers knowledge of knot tying while on the ground prior to in tree execution.
I KNOW ITS A CLIMBING LID OKAY.
Things just look so nice when they are new.
Mine is rather scratched up however from crazy crane operators and pin oaks teaming up against my head. More fucked looking than any other person I work with's lid.