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    patellofemoral arthralgia, tree work, and misalignment

    I’ve been having knee pain for the past 6 months or so, pretty constant. Mostly left knee but also right. Finally got my life sorted and went to the doc yesterday (one I halfway trust) who told me his first thought is “patellofemoral arthralgia.” Generally caused by repeated bending on one knee...
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    10mm lanyard options

    I’ve been using 10mm OP as a second lanyard for a long time now. Bundles up so nice and small, easy to stash anywhere on the saddle. Coming time to replace, has anyone had experience with other 10mm options? 10mm seems to be just the right size for occasional deployment. Can be yanked on by the...
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    ISO - random stuff; getting back in

    Sold past share in business, can’t stay out of trees. Getting back in. Looking for a few things. Block with minimum 9/16” capacity Large portawrap Ring with or without sling; larger bend radius preferred Buck steel spurs, no pads Valiant/mcrs saddle if sexily priced Hh2 Would be...
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    Farmstead Trees

    Roughly two years ago I moved from the city out to a 5 acre plot with a few trees that - from my my “city tree” mind - were absolutely epic. Old, allowed to thrive in an open / semi-wooded field with lots of sun, mostly untended. That got me thinking as I drove around - some of these old Burr...
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    ISO - good company in the mid south / northeast?

    haven’t been on here in ages… any good companies looking for climbers/lift operators (probably no bucket) in above area? Family and I are leaving the Midwest. Climbed at another company for two years and ran my own for another three - left business due to some family issues. I love the industry...
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    Tips on getting started with crane work

    I’ve looked a bit but have yet to do a deep dive in the Buzz archives so sorry if this has been gone over. EAB is hitting pretty hard this year. We had a big set of Ash removals to be major differences in the strength of different trees right next to each other. Enough to give me a little bit...
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    Rubber hits the grass? Bandit intimidator 12xp lawn impact

    Renting a chipper this week for a clearing job, just curious about the potential lawn impact of these machines. Pulled by a mini. Plywood will be laid but just curious nonetheless.
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    Northeast road trip… arbortourism suggestions?

    Have a weeklong vacation in early June. Flying in to Philadelphia, headed to Scranton for a wedding, Albany NY for some family, then Burlington / Plattsburgh. Only have so much time but anyone have arbortourism suggestions? The wife has given me free reign to take the most convoluted route...
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    Uni as lanyard adjuster?

    Trying to get feedback on a unicender as lanyard adjuster. I put a quickie as my lanyard termination, which it turns out is the shit, and now SRT lanyard 95% of the time. I currently use a sticht which I love dearly but I’m looking for even better nice low-sitback mechanical tending. I like the...
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    Rec climb in MN?

    Anyone around in the metro area? Business is slower and officially caught up on most of the obscure shop work I can come up with. Haven’t climbed with anyone else since I worked for another company a couple years ago and hardly even then.
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    MCRS size 1

    MCRS for sale / trade. I posted it awhile back, trying again. Great saddle but it’s just been collecting dust. Super comfy to hang in. Cool saddle to have around. I wasn’t sure what to price it at before, trying to get $200 shipped for now. Good amount of life left on the set up suspension...
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    Harbor freight winter grip gloves and MN winters

    Are great. Got ‘em for $3 during the Black Friday sale. Finally moving on to my 2nd pair and not even because I absolutely need to… went through 5 pairs of atlas insulated last winter. Gone as low as -5ish pre-windchill and they’ve been great with a surgical glove vapor barrier. Figured I would...
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    Question about a plan of action on Norway Maple

    never mind, please delete :b
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    Question about a concept in art and science of practical rigging

    In said book, the author advocates for pulleys over natural crotch. With the pulley, the low friction at the rigging point allows the entire length of rope in the system to absorb the energy. With natural crotch, the friction at the crotch increases the force on the working end and it is not...
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    Introductions / level of experience

    Greetings buzzards, I’ve been apart of many a forum in my life and always found it odd that this one doesn’t have some sort of “introduce yourself” thread. Forgive me if it was already deemed a bad idea, remove if we want to reduce the clutter. Maybe it’s redundant as some of you have been...
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    Issues getting insurance for rental lift?

    I’ll try to keep it short. Mostly climb but have been renting a lift when necessary. Expensive but worth it to get the jobs and save for our own. There’s a local company that won’t let you rent anything over 56 feet without certain insurance. They said it’s generally just a standard inland...
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    Tree work is not for everyone… The importance of listening to your minds voice

    Hello all, I’m just over two years into tree work. Prior to this, I lived nomadically in my van and was completely unable to hold any type of job. Found a great girl, started to get it together, then found tree work. Been enthralled ever since. Been doing my own thing for about 6 months now...
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    Trade / Sell : mcrs, MORE ADDED - drenaline, safebloc

    not 100% sure about getting rid of either yet, but figured i would see if anybody could put them to better use. the MCRS is an incredible saddle, would kill me to get rid of it. Unfortunately I am quite thin and it slides up on me pretty bad. This has been a disused backup for awhile now. The...
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    Drones for line setting?

    Anybody ever use a drone for line setting? If so, which model? My brother mentioned he saw it online. I would be smitten if there were a cheapish beater drone that works well for this
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    Unsure about this pine in MN

    Bark looks like a red pine but it grows nothing like one. Short and super thick, maybe 45 feet tall but branches are very long. 25"? Dbh. Photos aren't great, I didnt think to ask here when I was taking them. Austria pine?

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