Always. I'm not sure how species that don't have a current champion work... we pruned an Ailanthus that dwarfed every one I have ever seen, but there was little to compare it to. I saw a reference to the biggest one in North America, but that didn't help me much. Big is big, even for introduced...
That is a big request, and you'd get a huge amount of info from anyone with an opinion, but it would also be completely their opinion. I'd really recommend hooking up with a local climber and playing with their toys and seeing what you like. I know two full time really killer climbers somewhere...
I'm a gross fucking guy when everyone isn't terrified of some boogeyman.
I didn't stop.
People both were and will be terrified of everything. Safe is not a black and white concept, and a shift from one shade of grey to a slightly lighter one is only worth so much inconvenience or expense.
I'm only bragging because you asked what I had and I wasn't gonna let you find out the old-fashioned way.
I have to work outside of my market to find anything resembling a peer. I have a list of guys who would give me great reviews who are themselves very good climbers.
I've worked with several...
Trailers work well. Mini skids, too.
If it's a rope that you use to pull, it's fine. That car didn't hurt it. Run it through the washer.
Have a guy standing and waiting to stop people.
Use full sized cones.
I'm buying a wacky waving arm flailing inflatable tube man to put a safety vest on.
I read all the comments before I watched the video. He missed a little. He hit the top of the spar. That was a big damn top. I think I would throw one that size just to do it... but maybe not if I had to go up and brush it out first.
Sloppy. He always is. He's also a good guy and tough as hell...
I've had my 201 go in (twice now)because I was unable to follow the reset procedure which requires idling for over a minute in the cold start position.
It does this thing where it decides that it won't idle at all. Soooo if I want to start it on my strong side and move it around my body it has...
And they won't sell the machines that can actually reset the settings if the saw won't idle to end users. It's ridiculous.
They fucked it all up. Decades of being THE chainsaw choice of pros will be destroyed within a few years.