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  1. CaPowell

    Strangely familiar. Significantly cheaper.

    Yeah that handle looks like it would break off on day one. Even if you are just hauling brush....
  2. CaPowell

    How do you do it?

    Ah, I see the jacks now. That solves the problem. The videos I watched before definitely didn't have jacks. I would feel more comfortable with that.
  3. CaPowell

    How do you do it?

    I saw this a while back: I know the name of our game is efficiency. This isn't nearly as efficient as a loader, but might be good for the right situation. Fewer cuts and less lifting is always a good thing as long as it doesn't take way too much time. I often think that something would be...
  4. CaPowell

    Fun Job and New Equipment for Fledgling Tree Service

    Yeah, the buck arch is listed at 71 pounds on logrite's website. I'm not sure what they were weighing. A couple tires and the handle maybe? Haha. It's not 250 pounds, but it's definitely not the same weight as an arbor trolley either. I think the weight for the freight was 237 pounds, but...
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    How do you do it?

    The arbor trolley is well worth the money. I use it on almost every job, except for the ones right by the curb. I load it up with my climbing bag and rigging gear for the first trip to the tree to save a little extra energy. It saves me a lot of time and energy dragging too. You can also...
  6. CaPowell

    How do you do it?

    I like your setup. I've been thinking about a winch for the front of my trailer. I have pulled some big logs up my ramps with my fiddle block, but a winch would be better for that. Are you a one man show? Do you haul all of your logs in your chipper truck? I bought a log arch a few...
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    Fun Job and New Equipment for Fledgling Tree Service

    Yeah, aside from saws, the AT was one of my first purchases. Definitely a lifesaver. I read on a tips and tricks thread a few months ago about the PVC pipe, it just keeps slipping my mind until I'm actually on a job and could use it.
  8. CaPowell

    Fun Job and New Equipment for Fledgling Tree Service

    Did I mention I don't have a bucket? Here are some pictures of a black locust I did today. I forgot to take before pictures, but remembered once I got down to the hardest stem. Thankfully, I didn't have to climb it at all. Everything was done from the roof by setting ropes with a throw line...
  9. CaPowell

    Funny (Scary???) Pictures

    I agree- well done. The video was aptly named. I saw my old boss rig a couple of huge chunks from his bucket truck in a similar fashion out of necessity. That is definitely not ideal, but I only ever saw that once in five years of working for him. Blair did add some captions to the video...
  10. CaPowell

    Yet another new website for review

    Thank you for such a thorough response! I will work on improving my current site and if/when I decide to switch to WordPress, I'll know where to come.
  11. CaPowell

    Yet another new website for review

    Hi, DruidCarol! Can we still lob a few logs at you? If so, here is my website: www.PowellsTreeCare.com. I made my website last May and think I am on the verge of making the front page of Google. I was nowhere in the search results for a long time, but last week when I checked, I was showing...
  12. CaPowell

    Funny (Scary???) Pictures

    Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking. A single bolt in that X looked like it could just push the boards out and collapse. Now that I look at it though, there is an extra board at the base, so that shouldn't be a problem. I guess I'm just used to cutting off all of the weight that I can...
  13. CaPowell

    Funny (Scary???) Pictures

    Haha, yeah that's a good one. If I remember right, the guy on the ladder was supposedly 84 or something. People will do anything to save a few bucks!
  14. CaPowell

    Funny (Scary???) Pictures

    I came across these the other day. The first was on craigslist. I guess it's not as bad as I initially thought- I think I can see a climbing line now. At first, I thought he was out there with just a lanyard... The second, I was looking for a picture of cabling and bracing and this popped up...
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