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    Used Saws and Blowers Values

    A friend and former employee of mine has just learned he will be deported next week, after more than 20 years here in this country legally, working hard to raise his family. He has asked me to help him sell a few things, but I am not up on used equipment values so I’d appreciate some help in...
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    Chipper Fatality, near Philadelphia, PA

    Yesterday afternoon, a local man died in a wood chipper mishap. Not many details on the news article that I can find, except that he was the father of a Philadelphia city, police officer. From the little news footage, I found, looks like it was about a 12 inch chipper, which is probably why he...
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    Splicing Two Pieces of Ultrex Together?

    We have two pieces of Ultrex sitting around the shop, both under 100 feet long, and I’m wondering if it is possible to splice them together where they will run on a chipper winch effectively as one rope. Anybody ever do such a splice? Both ropes are used and a little bit fuzzy, but still in...
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    TAKEN: Used Stihl Saw Bars, 20” and 36” - Free!

    I have been going through saw bars in the shop, and found two that we cannot use, as we use all 0.050” gauge chain on the larger saws. One is a 36” bar, that has seen some use but has some life left in it. It’s been across a bar rail grinder recently, and I dressed the rails myself today. This...
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    Bandit Chipper Chute Removal, Pocket Welding, and Bearing Replacement

    We have an older 1590XP that has decided it needs new drum bearings. The machine has 8500 hours so I can’t complain too much, but it’s going to be a project to change them for sure. My shop can handle the project no problem, but I have one small part of the puzzle that I am unsure about. I may...
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    Township Loader Mishap

    The township where I live has a new roadmaster, who has decided to do a lot more fallen-tree cleanup than in the past. Technically we are the tree service on call, but they rarely call. Usually they just take out the big wheel loader and push the tree off the road, back to the property from...
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    Pin Oak Problem?

    A friend of mine sent me this picture (sorry, it’s all I have) of a leaf, which has me puzzled. This might be something simple that I don’t recognize, or maybe all the colors changed when the leaf went brown? Either way, from what I can tell, it’s a seasonally brown leaf with some rather bright...
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    New Jersey Crane Mishap

    Saw this on the news today, someone must have tried to lift a bit too much. https://www.wgal.com/article/crane-gets-stuck-in-power-lines-while-removing-tree/43115049 Ironically, the company is called O’Brother Tree Service, I find the name a little funny since they tipped a crane.
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    PennDel Shade Tree Symposium

    Anyone going to the Shade Tree Symposium this year? I saw on the roster @Mark Chisholm will be there speaking, but I’m not sure of anyone else from here that will make an appearance.
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    The Sena Bump Guard is finally here!

    After far too many years of testing, and production delays, the cure for the accidental bump out, has arrived. At present, Gap Arborist Supply has the exclusive rights to distribute this guard, but I suspect it will soon be available via other retailers...
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    Tree Service Media (Marketing Company)

    Has anybody here ever heard of the company called Tree Service Media? I got an email from them a couple weeks back, and spoke with them the other day about trying to find a climber for us. They guarantee results, and say that they always hire within 60 days. It sounds a little bit suspicious to...
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    US Federal Government Contracts

    We are in the process of bidding on our first federal contract; it’s not huge but pretty sizable for us, pruning or removing about 70 trees in total. Anyone here have experience with these bids, who might be able and willing to offer some guidance on putting the quote together? We have to do...
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    A Teenage Tragedy

    I saw this article, and a number of versions of it, on the news locally this evening. Poor kid and his family, I suspect the tree service will end up being shut down for allowing an underage kid to run a chipper too...
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    Fictional Favorites

    This forum seems to have something for everyone, almost. I get the feeling there are some intellectuals and some deep thinkers here, and probably some others who just enjoy simple pastimes without electronic devices, so here’s a thread for all of us who enjoy reading. Post your favorite book...
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    Bench Mount Saw Chain Grinder Opinions

    So we have finally decided to upgrade our ten year old chain sharpener... It’s been a good grinder, but it’s getting old and loose, so it’s a trick to make consistent sharp chains with it. Looking for opinions on what we should buy. Can’t say “money is no object” or we would just spend the $24k...
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    2008 Ford F550 Crew Cab Landscape/Chip Body - $20,000

    This truck is a dream truck for a small landscaper/tree service. The 6.4 Powerstroke Diesel in this Ford F550 has plenty of power to pull anything you want, and the 17,950 GVWR gives you enough capacity to haul just about anything in the bed at the same time! You can put a crew of six in the...
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    Ambitious Climber Wanted in Gap, PA

    What are you looking for in your next position? • Enjoy helping customers with their properties clearing, removing and pruning trees? • Want to lead crews? • Play a part in a growing company where we don’t just value your skills as a skilled tree climber and arborist, but also want you to help...
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    The Loss of a Great Apple

    I happened across this article on CNN just now, and thought it should be shared here. It tells of the history and recent death of the oldest known apple tree, a tree that was believed to be 194 years old. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/us/old-apple-tree-vancouver-washington-dead-scn-trnd/index.html
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    Skid Steer Tires

    It’s tire shopping time again, and I’m looking for opinions. This machine is a Cat 246, a standard rubber tire skid steer, with normal sized tires. We have always run Michelin tires, with the standard R4 tread pattern, but we are thinking of running something less aggressive. Clearly we don’t...
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    Shade Tree Symposium

    Anybody out there going to the ISA’s Shade Tree Symposium in Lancaster on Monday and Tuesday? https://www.penndelisa.org/shade-tree-symposium

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