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  1. Mick Dempsey

    72 Years Young

    Genetics mostly. I mean you can live healthy and all that stuff, but genetics is the biggest factor.
  2. Mick Dempsey

    Which to choose? Compact utility tractor VS Mini Skid VS Gehl

    Brings back memories of my compact tractor set up.
  3. Mick Dempsey

    Help with new employee/ language barrier

    You could join a Spanish speaking tree guy Facebook group.
  4. Mick Dempsey

    Help with new employee/ language barrier

    Are you after technical tree terms in Spanish?
  5. Mick Dempsey

    Chipper accident, Longmont, CO

    No safety bar?
  6. Mick Dempsey

    neighbor dies pulling vines

    Yeah, stupid shit like that can get you. My wife’s co-worker’s brother brought a new girlfriend home to meet his parents, stayed overnight. During the night she got up to go to the toilet, got disorientated, fell down the stairs and broke her neck, found dead in the morning. You never know...
  7. Mick Dempsey

    Clients say the darnest things…(or funny sayings on the job)

    I was reducing a big basswood in a churchyard, I was directing on the ground and the climber was up there, everything got lowered cos of gravestones, very tricky work. We had done the top section and were about to move onto the sides, when the vicar came up and expressed his disquiet at what was...
  8. Mick Dempsey

    Chipper accident, Longmont, CO

    If it’s his first day on the job and he loses his legs in the chipper, and if the poor bastard survives, he will own the company, and the owners house.
  9. Mick Dempsey

    Forces (kN) placed on lanyard

    Yes, that’s the only time under normal circumstances they come under any pressure. If everything in in decent working order ie. Krabs and stuff aligned and shut, it’s almost inconceivable anything would fail.
  10. Mick Dempsey

    SOLD

    ha ha, not enough to walk into that trap!
  11. Mick Dempsey

    SOLD

    Curiosity is piqued not peaked. Yes, I was weaned on a pickle, thanks for pointing it out.
  12. Mick Dempsey

    Which to choose? Compact utility tractor VS Mini Skid VS Gehl

    I’ve had a dangle a fixed and a powered rotator. For tree work I’d say the fixed is the best.
  13. Mick Dempsey

    what do much smaller tree companies with small yards do for chip/log dumping?

    FB is your friend, advertise on local community sites, ‘free chip, delivered etc’
  14. Mick Dempsey

    Man killed by falling branch

    I feel this should be emphasised more. I think groundies on a refill or whatever should as a default move 15ft away from the base.
  15. Mick Dempsey

    Which to choose? Compact utility tractor VS Mini Skid VS Gehl

    I ran a compact tractor (36hp Kubota with grab) before getting articulated loaders. The Avant is streets ahead for tree work, but much more expensive of course. Never used a mini skid.
  16. Mick Dempsey

    Tree Work Vehicles

    Probably, that one pictured was the non turbo, gutless by todays standards.
  17. Mick Dempsey

    Tree Work Vehicles

    Got a Toyôta Hilux after that, thought I was the bee’s knees.
  18. Mick Dempsey

    Overgrown Hedges and Setting Realistic Expectations

    Don’t do them, seriously. You can tell them it’ll look shit, they’ll agree but when you do it (and it looks shit) they’ll blame you. I take them out completelly, grind and replace or rarely (with stuff like laurel that regenerates from blind wood) I’ll cut it to 4/5feet so I can do it standing...
  19. Mick Dempsey

    Tree Work Vehicles

    My first outfit. 1600cc petrol Ford P100 and a homemade borrowed trailer around 1997.
  20. Mick Dempsey

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Legally Blonde (1) is a legit film. The courtroom scene is great, watched it numerous times. I mean, it’s not “To kill a mockingbird”, but you know…

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