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    DYNAMIC tree support systems

    When is somebody going to come out with a fall arrest solution for tree parts with defects? I just looked at a tree that had a codominant stem split out and was thinking about mitigation options for the remaining top. It's an 8 or 9 inch top with some decay about 80 feet up and will probably hit...
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    Municipal planting contract - enforcing specs

    The city I live in just hired a contractor to plant several hundred street trees. I bid on the project but didn't win - that's not what this is about. 90% of the trees that the contractor has planted that I've driven past are planted too deep. I got out and looked at one random one and it has...
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    Hawaii in Jan/Feb?

    Are there any arboricultural events, competitions, or conferences coming up in Hawaii in January or February?
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    Show me your van!

    I recently got a cargo van to use for jobs that don't require a chipper, like airspade work, trunk injections, fertilizing, planting, no clean up jobs, that kind of stuff. Looking for ideas on how to build out the inside, like clever ways to store saws and chains, or what other guys think is a...
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    Herbicide damage

    What's the best way to help a tree recover from herbicide damage? In the past I have just encouraged my customers to do the usual best practices for general tree health like proper watering and wait it out. But would pruning out the worst branches help at all? Would it remove some of the...
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    Learning new trees

    How do you guys learn new trees? Especially being self employed and only infrequently working with more experienced arborists, I'm having a hard time expanding my tree id knowledge. Whenever I see a tree I'm not familiar with, I look it up and read all about it, but I have a hard time just...
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    ART Lockjack with SRS?

    DANGER! The following post contains images and descriptions of climbing equipment being used in ways that have not been approved by the manufacturers or tested in any quantitative way. You are responsible for your own safety. Viewer discretion is advised. The ART Lockjack is my go to device...
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    Hipster lanyard adjuster

    I just got one of them and was super excited for it. It's super compact and lightweight but there is a lot of friction when pulling slack out of it which is pretty disappointing. I have tried blue moon and a super firm static line, but neither of them really slide well when shortening the...
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    Husqvarna T540I chain brake replacement

    Has anybody replaced the chain brake handle on the t540i? I was about to replace mine but not sure where to even start on these battery saws. I don't want to take it on to the dealer and wait around for months for it to get fixed either... Update: These are super easy to work on.
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    Thinking about selling client list

    How are client lists typically valued? What kinds of things should I be looking for when talking to potential buyers? Are buyers usually more interested in buying a company that comes with well maintained equipment, or is the value of a client list independent of the rest of the company's...
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    Multi-function joystick - how to release hydraulic pressure

    I got the giant 254T and a TNA grapple a month ago and they're awesome. But, when re-connecting the hydraulics on the grapple, there is still pressure built up in the machine side of the hydraulics. The machine needs to be on in order to control the aux hydraulics, so I'll shut the engine off...
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    Stihl AP 300 battery and AL 300 charger

    I had the chainsaw to go with this but the saw ended up getting ran over and I switched to husky battery tools. No longer have a use for the battery and charger, thought I'd see if anybody here could use it. Open to offers. Full disclosure: The battery was in the saw when the saw got run over...
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    Small Company Business Models

    I have had my own business for about a year now and am at the point where I need to make a few big decisions. I spent the last week reading through all the threads I could find on here where people talked about business models they've seen and used, and the biggest thing I've taken away from it...
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    Ropejack Handle

    Yesterday I was using my ropejack in a tree, and I bent the handle in half from pulling too hard and/or at a bad angle... It looks like the cams just bolt on to the handle, but I haven't found anywhere that just sells replacement handles. Does anybody know if replacement handles are available...
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    Looking for a Bandit 90XP or 75

    I've been on the hunt for a bandit 90XP (I'd be happy with a 75XP too) for the past month or so. I'm in Utah and will travel to pick it up, but I haven't found any good machines within 1000 miles. There's a couple brand new 90s in Denver but I am hoping to get a used one. Any ideas where else to...
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    Collegiate Climbing Competition

    I was recently recruited to represent my school in the "arborcultural techniques" event at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition in March. I have never been to one of these competitions, but it includes a test that a teammate and I will each take, and then I will do the climbing event...
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    Another hitch hiker thread

    One of the biggest complaints I hear from people about the hitch hiker is that it's slow untying and retying the stopper knots when switching ropes or going around a redirect or something. Once you get your hitch cord cut to the right length it's really not an issue as far as tying the stopper...
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    Kask Visor and Sap

    I know there have been lot of kask visor threads, but I am still not sure how to get the pitch off the visor without damaging the finish. Good old soap and water hasnt been working, the more I try to get the sap off, the more it smears and the worse it gets. I am about to just give up and try...
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    Canyoneering

    Anybody else use their ropes and high angle access skills anywhere else other than work? I am going to join a search and rescue team after I get out of college (I hope; for some reason I think I will be less transient and busy) but I dangle from rope just about every where I can. I am going...
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    Raccoons!

    Got about 70' up the first of three adjacent fir trees I was deadwooding and looked across to see 3 raccoons looking back at me. I don't mess with those buggars so I worked the 2 uninhabited trees and went back the next day to do the third. What do you guys do if going back the next day isn't an...

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