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  1. Drewtree

    Tree service Ontario

    anyone know a reputable outfit in southern Ontario that covers Brampton / Vaughan?
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    Butt attack.

    Topped out this big piece on a dead ash the other day, Groundsman let it run too far and the tips caught the communication lines support cable, sending the butt back towards me, I had my gaffs buried and no time to react, my left quad took a direct hit. The piece was maybe 750lbs. Aside from the...
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    Ash ID

    First tree is large, maybe 65 feet. Almost entirely dead except some epicormic growth along the trunk. Next is a small little thing, I'm thinking Sorbus accuparia or decora.
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    Getting back from a limb walk.

    Recent convert from DRT, how do you guys get back in from long limb walks? Pulling on one leg of a DRT system was how I did it before.. how I do it now is I use a sling on a carabiner near my last redirect and clip my tail through it to create a 2:1, keep the tail with me and haul myself back in...
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    Garage find 200t

    Picked this baby up the other day, my first 200t. All it needs is a new carb kit, it'll turn over and run but chokes out with the throttle down. While I'm doing the carb is there any must do modification that I should apply to really bring it to life? Already got a sugi lightweight bar on...
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    Milton ON. Arborist

    Need someone in Milton area of southern Ontario that offers spraying for treatment of powdery mildew, I have a friend of a friend out there who needs some work done but Milton is way too far for me.
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    Rope Wrench - Hitch/Rope compendium.

    I searched for something like this endlessley when I first adopted the rope wrench system and added it to my VT for my first ever SRT experience. It was awful! Hitch binding on descent was the worst. It took me a lot of trial and error and searching different combinations of Rope diameter/hitch...
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    Pfanner Protos

    Anyone else have trouble with this helmet? I dreamed of buying it ever since it first came on the scene, but just never bothered because my Petzl vertex worked just fine. Went for it finally, and am so disappointed, it just doesn't fit my head?! Is this even possible? I have the adjustment maxed...
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    Jambo - Need a ride

    I'm going to Jambo this year, flying into Indi the day before the event, can anyone pick me up from the airport and deliver my ass safely to the campsite?
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    Potential career ender.

    So after suffering from some stubborn knee pain for a little while I decided to get it checked out for a diagnosis. Turns out that I have a degenerative condition in my left knee that is causing softening of the cartiledge in the joint. Other than a constant limp, it's causing poor tracking of...
  11. Drewtree

    What?

    S. Discolor? I don't know. Anyone?
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    Branch falls, kill man.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/park-goers-shocked-trinity-bellwoods-branch-kills-man-1.3641921 They're calling it summer branch drop. The condition of city trees in the parks is poor at best. I'm skeptical, I live across the street from this park, Tree in question is a neglected siberian...
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    Gear for sale.

    Climb Right Aluminum spurs w/ weaver super climber pads - $215.00 http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=70&item=1317 http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=228&item=1635 Francital Everest Chainsaw pants size 34 waist LONG LEG. - $160.00...
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    Be vigilant, Brothers and Sisters!

    Shit is no joke. If you have someone on the ground that doesn't have discipline with your rope, tell them to get lost. Don't take the chance.
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    One piece of advice.

    I was out for a beer with a friends boyfriend who is studying to become a climbing arborist and it made me realize just how god damned complicated shit can be in this trade, it's so multi faceted. He wanted some advice and I couldn't tell if I was helping him or confusing him. So it got me...
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    Certified.

    Well, I finally did it. After working in the trade for a while now, climbing to feed the family and pay the bills. I managed to land a sweet consulting contract where ISA cert was required. So now I am. Just finished the exam and passed with a 96% average. BOOM! My wife and my mum can stop...
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    Arbor trolley shmarbor trolley.

    One benefit to contract climbing is I get to meet some funny characters. That radio flyer wagon can take a load though. (Face altered for clients privacy)
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    Back in the saddle.

    So, after a four month consulting contract that involved absolutely no climbing or manual labour whatsoever I had my first day back doing landscape pruning for my company. Shit was hard. Forgot a few things.. Such as 1) How scraped up my arms get 2) How nasty mulberries are 3) How to tie up my...
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    Toronto based climber curious of options for new home.

    So, I've just completed a 3 month long consulting contract in Niagara region and I am in purgatory at the moment. I've been climbing/working in the industry for near 7 years now.. ISA Certified. For the last two years I've run my own small residential pruning and consulting business and sub...
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    Liriodendron Tulipifera

    White patches on the bark, not raised, no other signs or symptoms. Tree is in good health. Is this some kind of lichen/mold? Or is this natural for adolescent Tulip Poplars?

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