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  1. eyehearttrees

    "New Member" description under username even on >3yrs accounts?

    Feel very silly posting this but thought it odd seeing myself still tagged as a 'new' member after a few years' participation, I know it's the most trivial thing to ask about but here I am being trivial :D
  2. eyehearttrees

    How would you go about choosing an entirely new location to work as a climber?

    What things do/would you look for in locations (anywhere in the US) when trying to evaluate where you'd want to live as a climber/arborist? I've been climbing in central FL for several years now...cannot say I would recommend it, lol! I got sick of a few aspects of contract-climbing so I went...
  3. eyehearttrees

    Chainsaw-hooks that "stay in-place"? Loved Edelrid, HATE my Evo...

    I've checked photo&video of the Evo today, in-hopes that this week perhaps I'll find it to be more useful than a large wire-gate 'biner which is basically all it is right now, I've tightened it using the top, middle & bottom 'grooves' on its spline and it always flops around, always more...
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    Possible to make a 3' long loop (6' cordage) of 3/4" Polydyne?

    I guess I mean "Possible to actually make, and have at least 4/5ths spec ABS"? Just nipped one of my p.dyne slings yesterday and now it's too-short to use with the anchor on its end, but it does have a nice unmolested ~6.25' section (yes I've nipped other spots on this thing before, it's a...
  5. eyehearttrees

    [Climbers] Any reasons to hold-off (or reconsider) buying an Echo 2511T?

    tl;dr -- IF you're a climber looking for a climbsaw, what reasons should give you pause from running to the Echo 2511t? ~~~~~~~~~~~ I loved my 25cc default/go-to climbsaw but it died recently, didn't replace it and was gonna do so w/ a 2511t but, loving my 355t (18") so much, I just began...
  6. eyehearttrees

    (pics in-thread) Q's on how much $ you'd ask for removing this limb, also what # of pieces you'd take it in?

    I was a contract-climber but wanted to "go solo" so I didn't have to give so much of the total $$ to people who don't even want to work (ie just want to get more crews & income..) SO...tl;dr.... What would you guys have charged for removing, and disposing-of, this Oak limb over a vinyl fence...
  7. eyehearttrees

    Curious what you guys think of my "shorty buries" on tails of my Ultraslings :) (Pic in-thread to illustrate!)

    https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/media/20211101_182230_hdr-jpg.1070/ will attach it directly here for ease!! TL;DR-- Hoping for "nice" / constructive criticism on my short-tail Ultra's, I uploaded a pic to Media here: So of course I could have made such slings with longer tails/buries, and...
  8. eyehearttrees

    [felling shorter, FAT trunks] Some Q's on crash-pads, and on "butt-tying" trunks (yup, butt tying a trunk, you read it right!)

    tl;dr--- If you have a ~14' tall, 4' wide DBH oak trunk (just trunk) to fell, but a very tight felling-zone, wouldn't it be OK to simply take the top 4' section off, noodle/cut it in half lengthwise and lay the two halves on the sod cut-faces down and perpendicular-to the trunk you're about to...
  9. eyehearttrees

    How to best clean air-filters? Can you use brake-fluid? Other basic maintenance Q's :)

    So on a new bigger saw I got there was this 'baffle' inside the air filter, total 'choke' on airflow, so it was removed (think the flow-bench data on it is on this very site!), anyways I subsequently found from anecdotes & experience that removal of this lil piece allows the carb to spit-back...
  10. eyehearttrees

    Anyone else seeing a significant spike to their general liability/umbrella insurance this year? My renewal is 50% higher than my 1st year...

    Title... Got my renewal (and put it off, so I basically "have to" re-sign tomorrow, although I'm sure if I waited a week they would still happily take my money) Got insured just under a year ago, knew renewal was coming-up so I saved $500 (my initial down-payment, last year), just in case...
  11. eyehearttrees

    [legal] Want to remove tree with lanky-limb that goes over-fence into neighboring yard, w/ uncooperative neighbor...can I cut&chuck to their yard?

    I'm tasked w/ a removal tomorrow and, when going-over some last minute details with client just now, was told "The neighbor can be a jerk but he should let you into his backyard", lol if I cannot get into that backyard to polesaw the 2 limbs that are over the neighbor's grass (or if I cannot...
  12. eyehearttrees

    Advice sought...Got an offer that'll pay much more $$, but is a swap from 'tree surgeon' to'clearing land' :/

    tl;dr -- I have an opportunity to "ditch" my sole-proprietorship, residential 'tree surgery' company to partner with a very wealthy friend who wants to start a company with me in spring, the goal of which would be clearing land (in NH) for development. The $$$ would be awesome (off the bat, at...
  13. eyehearttrees

    Chainsaw-shortage (US), anyone able to shed-light? Didn't realize just how bad it was...

    tl;dr -- I didn't realize there even was a "chainsaw shortage" but, getting chain today at my echo dealer, I found it wasn't just Husqy being outta stock -- my echo dealer has almost nothing, I thought he was closing!!! Anyone feeling this'll get worse before it gets better? Had been intending...
  14. eyehearttrees

    Effects of vertical-speedlines on the orientation of a large top's landing?

    Was removing a pair of shared-trunk (but wholly independent, pole-type trunks), mid-50' pine type conifers and had to take the tops off (and one of the middles) before I could fell the remainder, and because both "forward hop" on the landing - and any side-to-side jumping of the butt once it...
  15. eyehearttrees

    Knowing how hard you can safely push your chainsaw?

    Yesterday while removing a pair (well, shared trunk-base!) of Pine-specie trees, each in the 50' range, I got it down to a ~15' "stump" trunk that I was going to fell. I removed my belt & spurs and realized, w/ my 42cc/18" still on the bench at-home, all I had was my 16" echo 355t (36cc) Did...
  16. eyehearttrees

    Company websites/blogs? Or just google/facebook/instagram/social-media alone?

    My ~1yr old "company" has had 'official' facebook & google Pages ('verified' business pages I mean, and I pay about $100/mo on 'boosting' my facebook posts) and an Instagram I use to showcase some of the best pics I'd already put on facebook......I'm now beginning to think the absence of 'an...
  17. eyehearttrees

    q's on new spurs purchase

    I'm not going to post a picture - they are in poor shape & I know it - but my spurs somehow only weigh 4.4lbs...I thought they were crap but now that I'm looking to buy a new pair (was given this pair nearly 2yrs ago, they have served me well!), it is blowing my mind what it costs for 4.4lbs...
  18. eyehearttrees

    Anyone wearing a 'full' fall-arrest harness (ie with the top-half) on a daily-basis in a hot climate?

    I got a top piece / 'suspenders' (fall-arrest rated / ansi&osha compliant by Guardian Fall Protection), didn't really get them for fall-arrest though I just want less weight on my hips, I carry-up too much with me and am skinny so my harness tears into my hips, think I've had a wound on either...
  19. eyehearttrees

    [Captain Hook usage] Why have a separate hook-lanyard, when you could just use the tail of your line?

    This just occurred to me so apologies if there's an obvious reason why-not, but I'd fitted my *hook with a ~45' piece of 11mm Mercury line, stuff has the stiffest hand I've ever felt, works well when it comes to both twisting and 'pausing' the line when trying to tilt the hook's...
  20. eyehearttrees

    [law, ethics] What if my neighbor's massive/mature Live Oak only has 1 lead....and that lead is 100% on my property, coming over my roof?

    So a massive Live Oak had all-but-1 lead removed, this Oak starts on neighboring property but leans immediately over fence and its crown (single-lead/trunk crown, very small for the girth of the trunk) is 100% situated over my roof. I know "you can cut on your side of the fence", but this...

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