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  1. RBJtree

    Best Gloves for Climbing?

    Wow, I don't know about any design change! I ordered my last pair a couple months ago and am getting ready to make another order because I wore holes into some of the fingers. Grip material still going strong. I've heard there is knock off everything on amazon, maybe they got cheap fakes? I hope...
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    Omni block 4.5

    Thank you , I appreciate the information. I think I understand it better now. It would be nice if yale explained it that well! My example of dropping a 4000 lb log into an omni block was of course ridiculous and only for example.
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    Hitch hiker/2/x thread

    I didn't realize the ring was so small! I wish I had a good arborist store within easy driving distance so I could see things in person without buying them.
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    Hitch hiker/2/x thread

    The perfect o is what I was planning on using. Since I already run a swivel on my bridge, the orientation won't matter. The use of the omni on the bridge is interesting. Why not use a 1.1? Because its only 23 kn?
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    Hitch hiker/2/x thread

    The climbing innovations quickie that comes with the hhx is longer than the original so it should have less binding issues than the smaller one. I just ordered one to put in my hh2 to play with, although I was warned its a pain in the ass to get it back out. I'll probably have an hhx ordered...
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    Hitch hiker/2/x thread

    I really had to fiddle around with the legs to get equal pressure before it would act good in ground level testing. I could see it getting uneven again after weight and cycles.
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    Hitch hiker/2/x thread

    Brocky's knut h is a badass hitch. I've gone back to it myself after using a straight valdotain for a while. I've also realised that I now have too many multicenders, and too many ropes, hitches, hitchcords, combos... in the sense that I keep switching between them and I am not getting the full...
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    How high can you throw ball?

    All you spoiled ass bitches can't make it thru the day without wiping your ass, gotta ruin perfectly good clothes. Eat some fiber. ;)
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    How high can you throw ball?

    I hear you on that rush. I am not very good with throwing right now. I was a bit better a few years ago. It is a great feeling to hit that throw! I'll get better. I have been practicing. It's kind of strange to be practicing after being a tree climber for so long.
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    Long bar on a top handle saw.

    Bump up the spark timing by filling the keyway on the flywheel and drill a hole in the muffler to improve exhaust flow. It made some difference, but it wasn't as dramatic as I thought it would be. There are some videos on youtube and probably a couple threads on here discussing how to do it if...
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    Long bar on a top handle saw.

    I have run a 16" on my modded 201 tc. Still rips. Easily cut a 30" log.
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    Retire this Rope Runner? Replace parts?

    I think he dropped a 12' tall, 20" dia trunk on the runner which, I am guessing, he left on the ground.
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    Saluting branches 2019

    Our cemetery is pretty young and all of the trees were 30 foot or less, so we did a lot of structural pruning. And this little tree (which I didn't finish) was hiding a small white faced hornet nest which I didn't see. They got me in the lip, neck, and ear. I had to bomb out from 8 feet up...
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    Saluting branches 2019

    You southern guys can envy our temps all you want now. In January when it 15° out and I'm trying to prune a pin oak in 20 mph wind gusts, I will envy your temps.
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    Hemi vs. Cummings

    Advertised fuel mileage might be better on the hemi, but when it comes to towing and hauling, the diesel will do much better and live much longer. The main disadvantage of diesel is with the newer more complicated motors, when something does need to be replaced, it is expensive. For a few years...
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    Quoting Bush and Hedge Trimming

    I generally refer them to a good landscaper. Hedges and bushes is not my cup of tea. I could do them, but its not fun to me and my guys don't like it either. Occasionally I will bid them if they are part of a project with larger trees that I don't want to loose if I refuse the bushes. I tell...
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    How high can you throw ball?

    For high shots, I use the bigshot when working. If a person is good with a throwball, medium to low shots are one or two throws, there for more efficient. If I have to throw it more than 3 times, I should have gotten the slingshot. I think low shots are kind of hard with the slingshot. But the...
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    Saluting branches 2019

    I got the e-mail, just joking around. I usually get to my shop around 7:45, today I will have to get there by 6:15. It is currently 55° with a projected high of 75°.
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    How high can you throw ball?

    Been there!
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    Saluting branches 2019

    Why didn't anyone tell me registration is at 6:30? I will have to wake up early.

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