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  1. climbhightree

    Man killed by falling branch

    What leads you to believe no helmet? I don't know much about this particular case, but I know a local guy that got seriously messed up (brain trauma) by a struck by, with a helmet on. All depends on how big the piece is. Just stating that there was no mention of that in article, so why...
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    All your evil lies

    Very true. It will most likely be put with a multitude of other events that we don't know the full story of. Each side will interpret the event as they see it.
  3. climbhightree

    All your evil lies

    Supposedly the father was libertarian, and mother was Democrat. Yes the shooter appears to have been registered as a republican in 2020-2021, but he also donated $ to Biden's side politically Hopefully things will be brought to the light/public, and not hidden away. Voilence in not the answer...
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    A no dangle grapple

    Looks very similar to the Vermeer grapple with a few upgrades like bollard, hitch, and hose pass through rings. I wonder if the locking pin holds up better on it than the Vermeer. I have always been a non powered BMG fan, but there are things I do like about the Vermeer grapple and this one...
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    certification for crane ride

    This is one held in Pennsylvania every year. It usually sells out fast. https://cranesafetyclimberschool.com/
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    Fleet/fuel cards

    That is how mine is supposed to be...i just chose not to, at least for now.
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    Fleet/fuel cards

    I just use a local Rutter's fleet card (they get it through Fuelman, but I selected only usuable at Rutter's). I am currently getting about 13 cents off a gallon with it. No monthly fees, and the fuel tracking info is pretty nice. I am using just one card for 2-3 vehicles, so not doing an...
  8. climbhightree

    Why tie instead of rigging carabiner?

    A little over 20 years rigging with steel carabiners and spliced eyed ropes (always using a half hitch) , and I agree with everything you said and experienced the same. I've only seen one snap, and that was due to over weight...a small crane lifting a small piece of wood that wasn't fully cut...
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    Decision Point Approaches

    I wouldn't necessarily say I'm doing well. 2023 was a ruff year to start a new tree related business. I've stayed fairly consistent with work, but I've had stretches with almost none. It is somewhat helpful that I'm in the first year, and there wasn't other grapple saw crane around...it gives me...
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    Decision Point Approaches

    I am sure Steve will answer this question for you. But yes that is pretty much all he does...and is all I do now for the last year. It can be challenging to just work for tree companies, espesically with these trucks. If tree companies are slow, we are even slower. Most of the trees I do could...
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    client won't pay....

    I've had a a couple no pays, and a few partial pays over the years. In the end we just wrote most of them off, because it is just way less hassle to do that then to pursue it too far. Even if I was in the right to go after them, I usually felt it wasnt worth getting bad mouthed by them to their...
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    Best Rake

    I always did, the whole work area...and clean up what it piled up. Some of my customers demanded it. My goal was to always leave the property way better than I found it. I also always carried a broom on the truck to clean up around the truck/chipper before blowing things off.
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    Best Rake

    The problem is there isnt one rake that is ideal in all situations, it all depends on your goals etc. The grounds keeper is an awesome rough rake for larger debris, stump grindings and in snow. For fine finish raking it is the worse. Metal rake in my opinion is the middle ground. It does a...
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    Property owner saying "NO" really irritates me

    Throw up a throwball and just yank the limb out, seems like there is enough room for that. If not, and the limb is secure enough, you could set a lowering line on it first to lower it once you yank it free (all from the ground...no climbing needed). The limb would probably still need to be in...
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    22 year old died in Florida yesterday.

    I believed the video should be available to view, but once I talked privately with another person my opinion has changed somewhat. There are plenty of videos out there of very similar scenarios where the person wasn't obviously killed. We can learn the same things from those videos and...
  16. climbhightree

    Recession?

    Yeah wait times are crazy. I was working for a company a couple of weeks ago, and their equipment guy dropped off a new chipper for them....that they were supposed to receive in July.
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    Recession?

    I was on a waiting list to upgrade my knuckleboom, but I put a pause on it temporarily. We had the design mostly hammered out, but hadn't started ordering the components yet. At that time the wait list was around 14 months. With the down turn of the economy, and the tree companies I work for...
  18. climbhightree

    Conspiracy Theories

    A. He literally said he isn't going to talk about it here. B. Why not just share your take on it first...this often helps someone else be more comfortable in sharing, or determine if sharing is even worth it.
  19. climbhightree

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    I completely get what you are saying, it isn't a job I would want...moderating a OT forum. I agree political topics have always been on OT. I just feel, unfortunately, the world is move divided into 2 camps now. I always felt that Treebuzz put professionalism and the education of tree people...
  20. climbhightree

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Well obviously the whole topic is political based, just look at right leaning news vs left leaning news. If one doesn't believe Trump is a complete loser, or no worse then the current/past losers, then topics like the Bidens will come up in defense of him. If one is on the conservative side...

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