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  1. Hoowasat

    Tree-RATs

    Sounds similar to the motorcyclist term for deer ... wood rats.
  2. Hoowasat

    More Chain Saw Carving

    Absolutely the finest job of topping a tree I've ever seen! :cool: Does he spray a clear sealant over the finished piece in order to preserve it as long as possible?
  3. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Hay TreeVB, don't sweat my last comment because I'm jerking your rope. :D I was only 8 months old when our family migrated here, so I've been raised American. My green card was issued so long ago, it was actually green in color (we were legal aliens), and I had to keep it on my person from...
  4. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Thanks, mate! I've been a US citizen for 38 years, but originally hailed from the UK.
  5. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Huh! I would've answered altitude. Pollarding is another European term for ... dare I mention it again ... topping. And allow me to point out the use of the word topping in the following TreeBuzz video thread ... http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/poplar-topping.34969/#post-515513
  6. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    If a surgeon is a doctor who practices medicine, would an arborologist only practice tree care? The term "practice" conjures up visions of experimentation in my mind.
  7. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Well, I'm certainly not making any $$$ doing this ... have much more invested in gear and saws than I'll ever recoup (was expensive but I love my Wraptor). I do work for friends and coworkers mostly for the sheer challenge. This thread made me go back and review my history. I started 4 years...
  8. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Well, shoot! I guess this party is ending early. Enjoyed it while it lasted. No harm, guys & I wish we could get together and share a drink or three.
  9. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Ouch. That hurt a little. I don't think I'm a 100% hack. I'm more like 99% hack. Why? Because when I'm not doing a removal, and I'm only trimming a tree, I ascend by rope and don't wear my climbers (AKA: spikes, spurs, gaffs ... you know ... for those hell-bent on specific terminology).
  10. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Yes. I do explain that a "real" arborist would advise against such a practice because it disrupts and weakens the grain/fiber structure, but I'm not an arborist, and if topping is what someone wants from me, that is what they will get. Heck, I top my own trees every 6 years or so. Feel free...
  11. Hoowasat

    "Trimming" vs. Pruning Driving me NUTS!

    Oh, you went and done it now! I suspect our next thread will pit "amonst" against "among." :D The difference between the terms pruning and trimming may have value among arborists, but it means little to nothing to most customers. If you attempt to educate a potential customer on this finer...
  12. Hoowasat

    EAB Crane Removals

    Nice, but it looks like you drove through a stop sign near the end. ;)
  13. Hoowasat

    Pfanner Tyrol Juchten size 42 Euro - 9 US

    I'm out.
  14. Hoowasat

    Pfanner Tyrol Juchten size 42 Euro - 9 US

    I bid $60
  15. Hoowasat

    Anybody seen one of these before?

    I don't know how I got on their mailing list, but just this week, I saw that device in their 2017 catalog and recognized it from this thread. Being that its working limit is 4,000#, I'll just stay with my port-a-wrap.
  16. Hoowasat

    Anybody seen one of these before?

    Monkey - Is this the same unit? http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=17081&itemnum=27335&redir=Y
  17. Hoowasat

    ronin powered ascender

    Now THAT I can believe.
  18. Hoowasat

    ronin powered ascender

    That thing is tiny! Do you know if it is commercially available or is that one a prototype?
  19. Hoowasat

    From Russia

    Translated: "Thank you for your advice. Hoowasat, you are right, place of work was very limited. Somebody post the link to the video to work properly with the crane." I'll leave it to someone else to post such a video. Me? I have never done tree work with a crane. I'm just a part-time hack...
  20. Hoowasat

    From Russia

    Nice! I thought it was interesting in that the crane remained steady as the climber's TIP and as a rigging point versus lifting large picks. So I assume there was no room to lay down and dismantle large picks on the ground. Looked like a very tight area to remove all that wood by hand. Ditto...

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