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    Part time mechanic

    Has anyone hired or contracted a prt time mechanic that works on your stuff at your shop on a regular basis? I can’t justify a full time slot, but I can imagine a day or two a week to keep all the moving parts proper. I can’t do it myself without sacrificing production. I’d be happy to allow...
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    Grapplesaw Heads

    Years Ago I was doing a lot of work on the forestry side of things, and I remember the nicer grapple skidders had “snubbers” on the 2 link pins above the rotator. When properly tightened, the grapple swinging movement was much more dampened when empty and riding over rough terrain. I could only...
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    Money & Time

    I’ve heard people talk about how young entrepreneurs will start out with more time than money, and that eventually you will have more money than time. We can dissect that entire notion, but more importantly… For the sale of discussion, let’s say TIME > MONEY is phase 1. And let’s say that MONEY...
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    XM

    My truck has a satellite radio channel built in as a source of audio on the radio. Has anyone successfully deleted that from their vehicle? Is that a thing? I’m old enough to have grown up with vehicles in which the radio didn’t automatically turn on and start blasting something as an...
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    Single vs. Tandem Rear Axles?

    I’m going to be in the market for a heavier truck pretty soon. I’m now holding a Class A CDL, and I’m thinking about building a good sized hooklift to take the place of my 3 different 26,000 GVWR trucks. I’ve seen some nice single rear axle trucks with a pusher lift axle, but there are far more...
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    Weirdest Tie-Off Thread

    All right everyone, without compromising safety, let’s see the oddest pick or rigging tie-offs you’ve managed to come ip with. I’ll start with this one…had to yank 3 in 1 off the side of a huge Linden due to the smaller nature of the LZ. Made due with only 3 slings and one extra shorty for the...
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    Arborist Helmet Storage

    Who has any good photos or links to legit helmet storage inside a truck cab or elsewhere? I like to keep my helmet immediately on hand when arriving to the site. I don’t want to fish it out of my gear bag, and it seems my passenger seat is often well occupied with bags of gear, lunch, tools...
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    Endangered Bat Species

    This may apply more to forestry operations, but I can’t see why we wouldn’t have to face regulatory issues on certain jobs, but… Anyone considering altering operations in any way within certain time windows, or using the IPaC tool to supply info? https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/ We do a decent...
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    All the small things…

    …really add up! What are some really simple things you all have learned, implemented, or changed your ways about over the years that make things easier? here’s a small example of what I’m thinking. Today I changed something that I never thought of for some reason, and it’s really no different...
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    Ecosystems

    I would love to hear any thoughts, opinions, or data on just how much space is required to have a fully functioning ecosystem. Assuming our planet is an open system, just how small could and complex can an ecosystem be?
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    Reaction Wood

    Maybe you could answer this, @KTSmith, or anyone that really knows tree bio on a micro level …let’s imagine we have a tree part exhibiting significant reaction wood, and let’s say we could remove 1 cubic inch of its most dramatic compression wood and 1 cubic inch of its most dramatic tension...
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    Key Organization

    I suppose I could poke around online about this, but I’d rather hear from you all that may be in a similar boat as myself…owner operator, multiple trucks and their associated boxes, equipment, shop and its associated boxes, trailers, tongue locks, company padlocks, it just doesn’t end. - One...
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    Custom Enclosed Trailer for Spider Lift

    I am not vested in this unit or the dealership in any way. I came to the dealer for normal trailer parts and saw this. Dealer told me he was going to die with it. Custom built but the spec’s didn’t end up matching the original customer’s. It sounds like it can still be rated with the GVW of...
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    Foot Ascenders

    Quick post here, thinking about how much I liked my OG Pantin that eventually lost the foot strap. Replaced it with a newer version that came with dental floss for a foot strap and a cam spring so stiff I had to be well off the ground before it would self-tend. Tried to pit the new foot strap...
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    Li’l Peterbilt Grapple Truck

    This has been a work in progress over the last 10 months. I wasn’t in a real rush, just picked away at it in my shop. I spec’d the crane for its light weight and decent capabilities for such a small truck. Purchased it from Grapple Pros up in Canada, eh. I designed and fabricated the subframe...
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    Why, oh why…

    …are most door knobs so close to the door jamb. Anyone with large enough hands is destined to rip open their knuckles. Especially if there’s a strike for a storm door there too. Total pitfall. How am I supposed to carry two armfuls of things under one one arm and deal with this after 10 hours...
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    Paper based

    Who is still paper based? I’m interested in any techniques or systems involved in efficient paper based organization and work flow. Notation seems to be an inefficiency, as sticky notes can easily be lost, and a document can look very confusing after 10 hand written edits on top of a printed...
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    Boom Lubricant

    Alright all you seasoned knuckle boom crane pros: - What is your favorite lube? - What is your lube service interval? - Have you tried other options? I’m not super in love with #2 grease, but it does work. Ideally I’d like to find something that does not hold dust. I have used an aerosol dry...
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    The Hoeflon C10

    Not my dad’s old Chevy, but the Spider Crane by Hoeflon. I think it’s a perfect match for use with a Spider Lift. Similar, if not better accessibility as my 87-48 Spider Lift. While the crane is heavier, it folds up in a smaller package. It can be made lighter by removing the modular...
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    If I were a tree, I’d be a...

    Planetree. (...probably, maybe) I have roots from another hemisphere, but I do pretty well here on the east coast, being rather adaptable and all. I’m pretty big, and grew up fast, despite being a bit of a late bloomer. While I’m not usually up super early, most people have a hard time keeping...

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