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    cabling small Kentucky coffee tree

    I have a client with a 15-20 y.o. tree maybe 8 in diameter at this bifurcation that has started to split. we conducted canopy reduction to alleviate some stress but think it would be good to install support structure. I have 3/8 EHS cable and 3/4 bolts but this seems rather large- any thoughts...
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    F-350 chip truck

    2010 Ford F-350 SD 5.4L V8 SOHC 24V. 2wd automatic tranny.117k A former City truck is up for auction. I currently use an F-350 with a 6.0 diesel for my chip truck, but I find the manual transmission is challenging for team members to learn and often send them to the job site first. Wonder if...
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    Ford F-350 as a chip truck

    2010 Ford F-350 SD XL DRW 2WD it was formerly a city truck so I'm assuming decently well maintained, 117,000, mi. would you think a 5.4L V8 SOHC 24V. gas would have the power to run very well while holding 10 yd of chips and a bandit 200? I'm not in a super hilly area but you come across them...
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    I use the rainbow q connect and have primarily focused on high high value oak trees with tlcb. I also have an ash tree I will treat soon for a client. to this point they have had it treated with trunk applied (i assume dinotephron (sp?)) by another company. I have another client who had me cut...
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    working through poor air quality

    woke up to a screenshot message from my employee's father regarding poor air quality due to smoke in Iowa today with the statement: "...Sensitive groups include people with respiratory illness... the elderly, and outdoor workers. The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor...
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    how to confirm two lined Chestnut borer

    hello all, I have been told by my herbicide vendor that if you see tip die back in oaks, it's pretty much a guarantee the tree has two-lined Chestnut borer. given that all the dieback is way up In the canopy, how do you confirm this is the case? I have a client who has lost several oak trees to...
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    setting client expectations

    what have you communicated about the effectiveness of borer/other treatments? do you offer some sort of guarantee? or If say a tree already has borers, do you try to stress that you cannot guarantee effectiveness? I heard one company will reimburse some (cost of the last treatment's chemical?)...
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    scam

    I'm guessing many others have had this happen, I have received contact with someone asking to get an estimate for work at an address. When I look them up on the assessor's page, they are not the current owner. I even had a person list off the number of trees, maybe even some other specifics- I...
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    spiral pattern bark splits on multiple trees

    A friend of mine has this spiral pattern both on to Rocky mountain. Ash and also a sweet gum (seems more columnar in form/variety) I have researched around a little bit but haven't found similar situations- any ideas the source of these issues? Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk
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    sloppy torque arm '98 bandit 200 XP

    I purchased this chipper used and as we were working with it, we decided to weld the torque arm (33 in the attached pic ) to the stop (37) because there was so much slop. later after looking through the manual noticed the torque arm stop was square and not welded so, When the torque arm...
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    obtaining chems from plastic chemical bottles

    I am just getting into phc, starting with soil injection. I plan to start with paclo and amidicloporid, namely cambistat and Xytect from rainbow. I'm not looking forward to trying to obtain A precise measurement like 328 ml from my almost full one gal- trying to think of how to obtain this...
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    bur oak too far gone?

    I was working across the street from this oak and spoke with the client, they had the other oaks in their yard and the neighbors treated for oak Wilt a few years earlier, the other oaks look pretty good at this one looks rather rough (although no bronzing on the leaves that I can see). could it...
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    bandit 200 feed wheel torque arm purpose

    last year I noticed my 1998 bandit 200 XP lower feed wheel was really bouncing around, the torque arm had a lot of where it fits over the projecting steel rod to the rear. We welded it to that rod which kept it for a while but then it snapped this year. I can get a replacement torque arm from...
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    when to use tree risk assessment form

    A potential client asked me to give him an estimate for trimming a tree over a house and patio on the property he manages. The house is the location of parties during football season. Tree is a pin oak, ~65ft tall, up to ~35ft crown radius, 33-36" DBH. there is a slight lean towards the house...
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    30in ash tree cozied up w/ propane tank

    I looked at this tree a while back, from my recollection the sprawling top was leaning slightly back over the propane tank and I think there wasn't enough room to notch and drop the tree. after rigging out the top my plan is to drop the log. ground is flat. My back cut will have to start above...
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    change business phone number or personal?

    been using my personal number for the past four years, would like to delegate to an administrative assistant to do more of the initial customer relations. My phone number is on trucks and handouts, thinking of porting it to Google voice or another service, have any of you dealt with a similar...
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    trade labor

    hi fellow climbers! I'd like to trade labor with another contractor, learning about how the IRS wants you to claim this as income for both parties, using the fair market value- any ideas how to find this? if I were getting tree work done I would ask multiple tree companies, haven't found a set...
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    injury from Farmers field drift

    Farmer contacted me to look at Walnut trees in his windbreak that got injured last spring. below are the photos from last spring Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk
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    What is this hellish squealing? Stihl 194

    The Stihl 194 in the video below squealed the day I bought it, but twas the last one on the shelf. the tech who started it said I could just use it and if it doesn't go away bring it back for repair if it doesn't go away. My experience is at schools it squeals when 1st started and not so much...
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    productivity incentives

    I worked for a friend who started a pressure washing company. they offer their techs bonuses when they reach target hourly goals (1% of the job price if $75/hr, 2% of the job price if $100/hr, 3% of the job price if $125/hr, etc). So if they do a $150 job in 2 hours, they get $1.50 bonus. if...

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