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  1. SomethingWitty

    Can we talk about this face cut?

    We have a 355. Or at least we did. You wanna talk about gutless? It was the most underpowered boat anchor in the fleet. I don't know if it got stolen or fell off the truck. I don't miss it at all.
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    Can we talk about this face cut?

    Eh. Echo doesn't make a big tophandle that is in the same class. Very few saws are ready to really rock out when you buy them. I expect everything from muffler mods to bar and sprocket changes on basically every working saw. I also don't expect trucks to be set up how I want them, hitches to...
  3. SomethingWitty

    Can we talk about this face cut?

    It looks like it fell exactly where the notch was pointed. They tend to do that.
  4. SomethingWitty

    Can we talk about this face cut?

    Our newest one is pretty gutless, but the 201 prior to the stupid computerized crap was wonderful. A minor muffler mod and re-tune and it would run with any 200. I should shorten the bar on the echo. I hear they're sweet with about an 8 on them.
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    Can we talk about this face cut?

    A 12" 201? I bet it has no problem being buried. That's what I run on the 2511.
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    31 looking for career change. Advice?

    It will pass, and Barbados will still be beautiful.
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    31 looking for career change. Advice?

    There are some days that I really consider spending thousands of dollars to go soak in the kind of views that you get paid to see every day.
  8. SomethingWitty

    Spar System?

    I have started not pre-setting a climb line on some removals just to focus on my spur technique. At ARC, they made us flip our climbing system with our lanyard and it was so awkward for me and I bombed it. It will not be that way this September.
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    Spar System?

    That is a cool tool. It really looks like it works well for MRS and spiking up while keeping a descendable attachment. I am not sure it is worth the trouble if you didn't have to access the tree that way, and then maybe not if you've got to go to the top to set rigging or something. Feel free to...
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    It is definitely complicated... but there is a central premise that doesn't change. When it is reasonable, don't pretend that people aren't worth reasoning with. I am not a pacifist. I have been a trapper and I still eat a lot of wild game and fish. I am not squeamish. I have gained a fairly...
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    Ah. I thought you were saying hardwood guys tended to. That was what I didn't get. I tend to run a size shorter than they come with. Well, not the 660, but something needs a 3 foot bar pretty often.
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    I can see that. Hinges that have more sapwood in them have more bend. Since you can set a throwline in everything, pull isn't an issue most of the time. I don't get the longest bar for the powerhead thing though.
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    I thought it was fair game once the grievances were aired. Maybe it could be moved to a less tree-focused section? @Tom Dunlap that was a wonderful post. @rico That sounds about right. Tyranny is the only thing you'll find on either end of the spectrum. I noticed your paraphrase refers to...
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    I didn't see an example there. Just an accusation. That's forgivable. I know the area around you is rather radical, and so that influence is inevitable. Let me show you something that you may not be aware of. If there is nothing that he could possibly do that you would approve of, then your...
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    I really appreciate your input, Daniel. There's a philosophical segue there. Any of us could have succumb to any negative influence in the proper circumstance. The ingredients are there just by virtue of being human. The trap of right or wrong is one of those scary, selfish, hateful influences...
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    Banned by Carl the Lumberjack

    Eric, I like you, but I think coming from a place of love would work better for you. A very low threshold for hate, racism, and bigotry makes one quick to hatefully become closed to someone's position in a dynamic, grayscale world based on superficial factors that may be completely unrelated to...
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    Leave rope out for months

    They fucking will. I've seen them ripping fibers from old 3 strand to build nests.
  18. SomethingWitty

    Spar System?

    I almost always use a similar setup, but I leave several feet of tail. I don't have to set up the retrieval every move. Usually just a tug. When you need a longer retrieval, tie or clip to the splice a carabinier at the end and clip the fall of your line. The function is the same, but the steps...
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    "Pendulum swinging" something by tip-tying a fixed-line of bull-rope? (instead-of a Vert.Speedline)

    Man, I feel you. I hate it, and sometimes I just can't get by without it. There is a ton of info all over for how to improve your comfort and competence on spikes, but the most important thing really is to just do it. Running ddrt I find myself relying on my climbing system (and because of...
  20. SomethingWitty

    Pruning a young cherry tree

    Eh. It's a rough monday. I didn't mean to be so rude. Honestly, you should check out some orchard pruning practices or hire someone to come advise you. If you insist on not studying and not hiring someone, just try to reduce to lateral shoots while not taking anything off of the lower tips...

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