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  1. SomethingWitty

    Kind of a goofy question

    Is there a full sized image of our avatar that is accessible somewhere? It was larger before the forum changed. I haven't had the phone that mine came off of in years, and I would love to have the picture because I appreciate how massive that tearout was much more now than I did. I backup the...
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    So mad at CT

    My hand ascender broke today. The handles ripped off in a matter of months, which wasn't a huge deal because my taped up ones were more comfy. This, however, is not a small deal. I'm contracting away from home and was fighting an ugly union with a texas tug. I had a guy grab a handle and I was...
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    Rigging cookies for tight spots

    How is everyone else doing this? I find myself handling lots of 3' dbh oaks in spots way too small for them all the time. The one I'm finishing today is 20' of log without clearance from structures to rig out 3' sticks (which is my preference if I have to go small). I have a few spots that are...
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    Stupid cabling idea

    I was just sitting here bullshitting on a long drive to a job, and I thought about using a come-along instead of cable for static cabling. It would take out the step of tensioning the leads before setting your cable, and it would eliminate the hassle of fighting that stiff ass cable and cutting...
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    21st tennessee TCC

    Preliminary scores and the master's outcome. Cormac Nagan had to run before the award ceremony even happened, so he did not run a master's climb.
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    NAOM Evolution Savannah

    The masters results are: 1.Shawn Welch 2.James Earhart 3.Luke Glines 4.Bryan Brock 5.Joshua Burr I think Boel Hammarstrand also ran, but I missed her run. If I see some numbers posted, I'll fill this out in more detail.
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    That goddamn grapplesaw!

    I get it. They're cool. They do cool stuff. Why does that article refer to it as "the future of tree trimming?" Removals with crane access, I can see. Pruning? Never. I can't tell you how to perfectly make a cut at a union from 10 feet away, much less on the ground 100 feet away. The machine...
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    Aerial Rescue Challenge 2019

    I do not have the Spar Rescue scores. I was sent the other three events and final tally, though. The masters team that came in first (in the order of preliminary placement) was: Robert Bundy Evan Sussman Kyle Jacobs (That's me!) Tom Schumacher Dan Holliday Mikolaj Miazio The masters team that...
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    Ground set redirect eraser

    I've played with this enough now that I believe it has potential. My initial run was with a heavier pulley and carabiner as well as a half inch pull line, and the lanyard clip had trouble holding the weight. This lighter setup takes a good pull to free from any height that I have tried, and it...
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    Cabling and bracing study material

    We do some static cabling, although not a lot. I have probably cabled twenty trees in my career. Once I even got to put a lightning protection setup in a large elm. What I need is to be able to immerse myself in this topic so that I can make very informed decisions on how to handle the arkansas...
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    NAOM Savannah

    Who is going? Who here is competing? Everyone seems more excited about this one than DC, or at least the competitors do. It filled in a couple of minutes. The parks look amazing. Chris seemed to think he had something even bigger planned than the parachute AR.
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    Anybody here know much about the getrag 360 or shopping for PTOs for specific purposes?

    I would like to build a woodmizer/tempest style splitter or maybe even just buy one, but I was wondering how big of a pain it would be to power the hydraulics on the skid steer model. The fancy one has a 23 horse v twin, so surely my Cummins will do it. What variables are there to look for on a...
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    NATURAL STATE

    The results of the in-state masters are: Jimmy King (Raines Tree Care) Kyle Jacobs(Tree Gorilla) Jeff Cole (Raines Tree Care) The out-of-state order is: Bryan Brock (Your company name here) Jimmy Prichard (Integrity Tree Care) Max Prugger (All About Trees) High score in masters belongs to...
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    2018 NAOM

    I know it is the weekend of August 31st in Wichita, Kansas. Facebook gives me very little access without an account, but the 35 competitor slots were filled in a little over two minutes. Anybody feel free to add details here as they are available.
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    DSRT(S) canopy anchors

    I've been chewing on this concept for a week or so, but I really like the idea of multiple stationary lines hung from a single anchor point. You can ascend in all sorts of fun ways, take advantage of the benefits of DSRT (shy tree redundancy on the initial ascent) as well as just climb on a...
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    2018 Midwest TCC

    We still have masters to go, but I have preliminary scores to post. I will get the thread updated as soon as masters is announced tomorrow. There may be a few climbers not on this initial list. I'll be sure to get the next page in the morning.
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    2018 Natural State TCC

    We just finished up in Bentonville. There were two separate Masters, one for in-state climbers (I believe there were 8 competing) and one for out-of-state climbers. Out of state winners: 1. BJ Brock 2. Jimmy Prichard 3. Andrew Machuca Women's out of state: 1. Star Quintero In state winners: 1...
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    Blue Ox Rope

    Blueoxrope.com Does anybody have any experience with their products? Any experience with smaller brands of rope in general? It is close to time to replace about a quarter mile of rigging lines, and these guys have double braids and 12 strands that are half of the price across the board from the...
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    Similar construction rope break strength discrepancies

    I was just checking out the new samson 11.8 ropes... they are rated to 9400lbs. ABS, surely. I'm too involved at the moment to go double check. So, why is arbormaster listed at 8100 and the new england 16 strand a thousand pounds lower? Is there actually a major difference in the strength of...
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    Why would I need this?

    http://www.iscwales.com/Blog/First-and-only-Stainless-Steel-Shear-Reduction-Block-to-be-CE-Approved/ I may be missing something, but I really don't understand why I need this in my life. And it attaches to a screw link because why? Can someone please enlighten me?

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