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  1. climbingmonkey24

    Samson rope ID

    Sherrill and TreeStuff both list a rope that looks very similar, one calls it Samson Ivy as @Tuebor mentioned, the other calls it Samson Tango Ivy. Can’t say for sure if it’s the same rope. I suppose the online pics could look slightly different than what it looks like in-person.
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    Offering additional services such as lawn mowing / landscaping

    Since I first established my company over 8 years ago, I’ve primarily focused on trees and presented myself online as such. Gradually I got into shrubs and hedges, but you might still consider that part of tree care. For a while now I’ve been contemplating adding some additional side services...
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    F450 surplus auction ambulance as equipment truck and tow vehicle???

    My buddy has all older trucks that he bought used and while they aren’t the biggest or prettiest, they get the job done and he’s not paying a loan off each month. There’s a guy on social media who is known for running a smaller alternative setup and he was using a van like what is typically...
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    F450 surplus auction ambulance as equipment truck and tow vehicle???

    Lights and siren on a tree truck, interesting idea… @Reach is right about the weight on some of those even if they don’t look that heavy. When I used to work in towing I had to move a box one once and it had some weight to it.
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    tool/chainsaw lanyard attachment options while in a bucket truck?

    I’m usually in a lift that has an open style bucket with bars, so I’m sure it doesn’t apply to some of the buckets you all may be using, but what I will sometimes do is hook the saw to one of the bars using a chainsaw lanyard and / or a webbing sling. Whether the saw stays connected when...
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    Google Local Service Ads

    Thanks. Just curious, in was scenario would you consider a job in our industry “sensitive” if it’s all outside? Maybe if you were sending a crew out by themselves and an owner who was background-checked isn’t present? I mean from my understanding google might present it as “anyone who is...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    Well that’s what I was thinking. Basically when done you’d be left with a head that has a bunch of pruning cuts where each stem was.
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    Google Local Service Ads

    Seems like these have become more popular and widely used in the last year or two, at least in my area. I’ve seen some of my competitors using them. What I was curious about is, depending on the industry, they say it may require any employees who are interacting with clients to also do a...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    What I was wondering is when making the final cuts, would you just do one flush cut at the “head” area where the stems are growing out of, or make an individual cut for each stem?
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    I already got the contract and the job is set to be done towards the end of February / early March which is what they asked me to do. I wrote everything down in the estimate about how there are risks to the tree, that it would require continual maintenance for it to be effective, etc. They...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    One of the reasons I was willing to quote it is because the tree has already somewhat been trained for this. I think the lack of maintenance recently might’ve been due to physical limitations or it just becoming too much. The clients are older… So it’s a little different of a situation than...
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    One Leg Squat

    When I started getting interested in working out as a kid and being a hockey player, I had a family member who was very knowledgeable about fitness who taught me a lot. One of the exercises he had me do at times was the one-leg squat. Also a lot of yoga. As an adult, I’ve focused more on...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    Thanks for the input. I ended up bidding it because there’s also some other work included, but I wrote in the estimate that performing this type of pruning on maple isn’t common and that there are potential risks to doing so to cover myself. And also that if we were to do it, it would require...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    From what I read researching online, pollarding a norway is generally discouraged for a variety of reasons.
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    How maple would respond to having that much growth taken off was another consideration I had.
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    I believe it is a Norway maple.
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    Looked at these trees this morning. Client wants to cut the growth back about to where the bigger main branches end. You might be able to tell it has been done before. Instinctively my first thought is “topping”but I also know that aggressively pruning like this is a technique some people use...
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    Dealing with rotted wood

    This. I usually wear one of those neck gators that TreeStuff sometimes sends out with an order when on a job and will pull it up over my mouth / nose when doing things that might generate minimal or moderate amounts of dust like cutting, blowing, etc. I also carry a respirator and dust masks in...
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    Contract Climber in Massachusetts

    I’m the owner of a company in the Western, MA area but also do some contract climbing on the side. Able and willing to travel out of state depending on the project, how far, etc. Primarily I specialize in pruning, shrub maintenance, and hedge trimming but also have experience with...

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