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  1. flyingsquirrel25

    Watched the utility guys today...

    AHT a couple years ago I had the same experience. I was off for a couple days and big orange rolled up our private lane with a bucket, chip truck and a chipper. It looked like a clown car as the guys rolled out of the trucks. 9 guys!!! We live on a dead end so they used my driveway to turn...
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    Does anyone use HomeAdvisor?

    Don’t look too close but they are the same! I got leads from HA that came from Angie’s list. A lead got super pissed off at me for calling and saying I got his info from HA. Actually thought he was gonna report me. The next day he called back and apologized for the confusion, he had called in...
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    One is none, two is one and three is WON?

    I agree completely that it’s really not a life support tie in, but we do it all the time. I will however say that when I am forced to use my lanyard in a situation you describe, body position always puts the saw down and away from my primary tip. I would be more likely to cut my secondary...
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    Accident Warminster PA

    Yup sold the business! I posted a picture of a chipper a couple weeks back that the drum blew up on, that guy bought parts of it. So it’s just a matter of time. Rick sells equipment now under A&A enterprises.
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    Accident Warminster PA

    Saw this the other day on FB. I had to laugh because when he was doing trees you would see that thing on the side of the road with DOT behind it all the time. It is not legal to drive down the road in PA. Too heavy for too few axles. On the positive side they didn’t flip theirs like the...
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    Costs of running a legal business

    All my contractors are really great so no we did not have contracts in place before, but it was required to have one before they would approve the policy so they could determine if they were employees or contractors. Most, I actually hire them for the service they provide just like any...
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    Costs of running a legal business

    That may have been my mistake. Being an owner operator (when working by myself) I opted not to get coverage which is a choice I have. I contacted 4 agents before one laughed at me and said I had no choice but to go through the state. When talking with the state they said I had to hire first...
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    Costs of running a legal business

    This distinction is a PIA. We just went through this with all of our contractors for or WC ins. You need W-9 for taxes, proof of ins, contract and if they don’t carry their own WC a state questionnaire that makes absolutely zero sense. The legality of a business is dependent on the...
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    Brittle wood?

    From the pictures they look doable. Oldoak is right the wood is very light so make sure the pull line is tensioned properly. The hinge can be a bit brittle on straight wood so if possible get your open face notch low on the flair. Many times you can find stronger fibers in that area that are...
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    Brittle wood?

    Weak weak weak. I would put it in the same category with tree of heaven and maybe white pine. All a step below tulip poplar. Just know the Tp’s need to be beefy and any rigging should be spot on rope work (but it should be every day!). From our experience there isn’t much flex in limbs they...
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    Chipper Insurance

    Try great American insurance. www.Greatamericaninsurance.com (800) 847 - 4357 We go through an insurance broker locally and this is the policy he found when the Hartford dropped the inland marine line.
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    Saw Won’t Cut Straight

    Next is time! Maybe sometime in February... if things decide to slow up a bit for us!
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    Dogwood trimming

    It’s not that they won’t flower, but the flower production will be less. We do the very same thing on jobs we don’t have the equipment for. But keep in mind, “at your age”, pruning can be less punishing on the body because you aren’t handling so much material ;).
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    Dogwood trimming

    Ps. There is an opportunity for the CA test down at the shade tree in Lanco this February. Also a pretty good show after by the looks of the agenda!
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    Dogwood trimming

    Pictures would be very helpful but in general 2’ on a 15 foot dogwood can be do able if the laterals are present. What kind of dogwood is it will help determine the best timing for optimal flower. If it’s an American dogwood now is a terrible time as the flower buds have already been set for an...
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    Saw Won’t Cut Straight

    Their are a few. One guy put one out got FLAMED for back dragging a file and I think he took it down. It’s not worth the effort or the heart ache to put one together. If my face were cuter I might try :X3:
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    Work Photos

    This is nothing new and it doesn’t really matter who you order from as most are drop shipped from BMG anyhow. We had the same issue with ours ordered from TS last year (was told we would get the Black Friday percentage off, but didn’t in the end). Ours was 3 weeks before anyone could even say...
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    Mindset in a tree

    I look at a tree as a chess maze. How do I move around and complete my tasks with the fewest possible moves. The more movement, the more fatigued, the more exposure to the hazards of being aloft. I’m not saying take short cuts, doing things that are risky or showing off. Make a plan, focus on...
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    Cabling: Too tight? Too loose?

    There’s a lot of good discussion here and it boils down to every tree is different. This is why we must keep up on our education, keep up with the standards, learn from the things we do whether they work or not. I’ve always thought if you can reasonably explain the reasons you did what you did...
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    Cabling: Too tight? Too loose?

    Evo is correct. Remember though pruning should accompany the cable. Prune first, then cable for the right tension. Especially on something like ulmus. We also take into effect what we are doing. If we are protecting a partial failure we may go a little tighter. If the tree just looks like it...

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