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    Cali C0ntractors license?

    hiya Y'all, I am getting everything together to get a california limited specialty license. Has anyone done this recently (or ever, I suppose)? What's it like? It's a little daunting on paper: the application to take the test (on Law and Business only, not Trees) says that I am to prove 4...
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    Weather

    meanwhile in california.... it was really dry all winter until about a month ago. All the storms were staying north and hitting the PNW and BC. THen it started raining and snowing. We doubled our snowpack in the past month which is VERY GOOD, cuz it was going to be dry. I think we have a few...
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    ISA and religion

    Hiya Jomoco, yes, I, too, was really impressed by that manifesto. I have never seen anything like that, anything that summed it so well and helped me to feel grounded. The fellow who wrote that has a good head, seems to me. Glad you liked it. I'll keep an eye on the Free Zone! pt
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    SRT soft redirect

    oh you are right - that's my sunday night brain splurf for ya, Fairfield. i meant doubling of forces. or 1.4ing of forces if it runs through the redirect or thru a crotch at that 90 degree angle. But the forces are different if the rope is wrapped around the limb and friction keeps the rope...
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    Furniture from our waste

    love seeing all that wonderful woodwork. it sure can be hard to get a piece of wood to an artist, or, more importantly, to get the artist to come pick it up in a timely manner like, for instance, right NOW. When my grandfather died a few years ago, my dad made this bench with the help of a...
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    SRT soft redirect

    ooooo - perrrfect for spring pruning on the loose-barked trees good show. I had been wondering about having something like that, but didn't know that it would be called a "soft redirect" until just now. the rope still slides thru the redirect, so you would still get some 2:1ish sort of forces...
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    ISA and religion

    I have been following this thread with some interest and feel like I have learned a thing or two. I'm impressed with how civilized everyone has been - well played, Buzz!! I came across this timely writing (just published last week) in my readings and thought that it would flow well into what...
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    Spring trimming

    yeah i notice that cuts rip more easily and that the bark is really easy to tear/compress from ropes and boots. that seems to be the main problem. I have to work more slowly. affects productivity for sure. also, I don't prune any pears in bloom because of fire blight. but i can't say that I...
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    special order bushing for rope wrench

    wouter - I think that is a reasonable thought. But i don't notice that having a bushing changes much for me. THe removable pin itself will spin in place until the wrench is fully engaged into descent, at which point it will "lock" into place. I have a bushing on my removable pin and thought...
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    ARS Long Reach Pruner

    all right - glad to hear so many people approve of these things! I realized that you can also get these at the Stihl shops - sold as a Stihl, but made by ARS with a plastic rather than metal handle (i don't think that would matter). I went to a Structural Pruning workshop last week (loved it...
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    orchard ladders

    I have an 8 Foot Stokes - great ladder. Very easy to move around with. Good for semi-dwarf orchards, gardens, fits in the bed of the truck. I leash the pole to a step with some webbing clipped into webbing so it won't come open on hard surfaces. I have been looking for a 12 footer, so I checked...
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    ARS Long Reach Pruner

    Tape Job over the track the Screw inhabits - so you don't lose the screw when it comes out. And it will come out.
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    ARS Long Reach Pruner

    Behold! - photo of The Screw that Holds Everything Together
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    ARS Long Reach Pruner

    i'll try that again, that was like the test pancake. photo of hook
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    ARS Long Reach Pruner

    photo attached: this hook is awesome
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    ARS Long Reach Pruner

    Allow me to Rave about the ARS Powerful Long Reach Pruner 180L-2.1 AKA Pole Snips: I've had this in the toolkit for a long while. 7 ft long, nice and light and strong. 1/2 capacity, though I usually stay smaller with it. The blade turns 180 degrees while the handle stays steady in the hand...
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    Rope Wrench Ruminations

    Bushing: I bought this: 5/16 Nom. I.D., 1/2 Nom. O.D., 1 1/2 Lg., Bunting Bearings, Cast Bronze Sleeve Bearings http://www.amazon.com/Nom-Bunting-Bearin...4243&sr=1-3 They are 1.5 inches long. I cut them down to an appropriate size with a hacksaw, I forget if that width was 9/16 or...
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    Rope Wrench Ruminations

    leafguy, it oughta work fine with vortex. On smaller trees i use arbormaster (another 1/2 in.) with the retractable pin and it works great, easy to grip. I have a little bushing that goes around the retractable pin for when I use the tachyon - that way I don't need to adjust the wrench every...
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    Huge Weeping Japanese Maple

    WOW - just spectacular. That one has amazing color. thanks for sharing perspective!
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    Rope Wrench Feedback?

    I added a sleeve bearing to my pin, ordered one of these and cut it in half, deburred the edges. 5/16 Nom. I.D., 1/2 Nom. O.D., 1 1/2 Lg., Bunting Bearings, Cast Bronze Sleeve Bearings http://www.amazon.com/Nom-Bunting-Bearin...4243&sr=1-3 cheap, though the 5/16 ID on these ones is a...

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