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    Support groups

    Just thought of this as a topic--support groups, whether 12 step groups or church groups, etc.. I believe these are invaluable to try to maintain balance, health and address personal issues confidentially, as there are things that could be hard to talk about otherwise. I can't imagine a more...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I'd think that most ground tree and landscaping work would not require insurance unless the risks of damage to property are significant. Anyone experienced engaged in rudimentary ground work should not needlessly fear damaging the property or getting injured. If you do get injured, your...
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    Two climbers r.i.p.

    A friend sent me this article on a climber from the West coast: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2009/01/12/81-tree-trimmers-still-climbing-high/13603757007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115106d00----v115106b0051xxd005165&gca-ft=138&gca-ds=sophi He passed away a few years...
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    Dealing with rotted wood

    I have a customer that moved from Pennsylvania with her wife who had a lot of rotted logs around their property called me for an estimate for log splitting, some of the wood was burnable, a part of it had too much rot to be useful. Oak, hickory and ash, years too late frankly, they should have...
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    Refusing irresponsible tree work

    Have you refused to do irresponsible tree work. I saw a woman property owner on Next Door complaining about the estimates she was getting on tree removals on her property, she was trying to solicit scab workers who'd remove trees for under a thousand.. A lot of good sized trees in this...
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    Arborist licensing and pesticides

    Is licensing for tree work necessary or does it increase more responsible tree work? Here in Connecticut you can't do "tree improvement", advertising for that without a license according to the law. But licensing is 90% or more centered around pesticide application, not about what are largely...
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    Undercutting hung up trees

    A guy from the Bible study wanted me to come up to his property to help try to get a hung up tree broken away from the tree it was on. Against my better judgment, I got a couple of my big saws, and he had a come along, etc., so we cut a few sections. My experience is that this can be...
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    Oil leak on log splitter engine

    I've been doing a log splitting job and noticed the oil leaking out of the side of the engine, could be valve cover gasket. Champion log splitter, Honda style engine knock off. I was just using 10-30 synthetic mixing with Lucas oil stop leak, not sure if the oil type is affecting this. No...
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    Estimating firewood stacking

    I had a job recently where I split around 5 cords of wood for a customer. He also wanted it stacked up on pallets. I thought all the usual franchise stores such as Home Depot gave them away, so I went to two stores today, both said they no longer give them away, though some of the workers...
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    Odyssey with Champion log splitter issue

    Around a month ago I had a Champion 27 ton log splitter on a job and it stopped working, the control valve would not engage. I think I had it in forward gear, and then suddenly it shot out to almost the very end of the reach they go to when they are working. Mystery as to what the cause was...
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    Champion splitter failure

    Very busy time of year for Champion log splitters and their power equipment. I spoke with one of their technical guys yesterday on equipment failure. I was on a job last week and the control valve was not moving the piston. It was engaged forward and then suddenly shot out all the way, two...
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    Current market for firewood?

    I was working for a customer last week who said he had recently paid over $4.50 a gallon for fuel oil and he called back and was quoted $5.50 by an independent supplier who was also saying he was rationing supply to 50-100 gallons at a time! I've split wood for him and he said he needs 10 cords...
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    Angie's list vs. Craigslist and other ads

    I got a call from Angie's list recently. The guy said that for $288 plus a charge for every customer referral they would include me in their network. They do a background check for the nervous Nellies as one condition. They said there were many customers on a list for log splitting which is...
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    Problem insects to look out for when disturbing wood piles

    I'm doing a large log splitting job for a customer in NY. There was a lot of locust wood much of it half buried in dirt or stacked up for a year or more. I've been trying to gradually disturb the wood so that the insects have a chance to get out. I've heard horror stories with brown recluse...
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    Challenges of diet for day workers who overwork

    How do you decide how you will eat in the morning or at noon when you are doing physically exhausting work? I've been on a job for the last few days that requires 100% constant concentration with heavy lifting. My problem is that the tendency is to eat in the evening. You don't want to eat in...
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    Cutting big wood with 20" bar

    I've got this log splitting/cutting job with some large red oak, maximum diameter is over 3 feet. I have been able to break up one very large one with the log roller, wedges and the saw.
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    Cutting away hung up trees without a climber, etc.

    After a Bible study one of the guys said he had some leaners on his property he needed help with. He said he had a come along and some high test rope. So I cut away sections at the base of an ash tree that had fallen over on a birch and other tree. I cut 97%+ away and then we used the rope...
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    Lessons learned the hard way

    Does anyone else have a story to share on "lessons learned the hard way"? Actually I have a lot, one was to not hire drinkers. I had a regular climber who was the best in my experience. I hired a ground man he knew who was a known problem drinker, "John". We were trying to pull the stove...
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    Reading forests in terms of their history--Tom Wessels

    A friend who has a farm sent me this video, thought it might be of interest:
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    Risk to septic by dropping tree

    A customer wanted me to drop the larger of these hickory trees on to the lawn, which is frozen. I don't see any risk here. Is there anything to convince the customer?

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