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    Thinking about going to husky

    Ir you can get your hands on a 385xp pulls a 32" no problem stock, little porting to it pulls 42". 395xp pulls 32"-42" stock little mods to the saws and you have a long bar saws. ourse you can go the 372xp route and port it up to run 32". Big question is this a up the tree saw or on the ground...
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    glass removal (automobile) / suggestions

    I agree with Tom, you could also try a power broom and canvas to catch the glass.
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    DRAMA on the job

    The boss called me up to apologize and well I will not be doing contracts for them anymore and neither will 2 other climbers. In talking with the his main climber he is moving to a better comp ( sorta told him about an opening), and what happened on that day. I have put up with new groundies...
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    DRAMA on the job

    Ran into the situation on the job yesterday afternoon. Small pine removal (small as 50'). Start climbing and limbing up like normal, and then all I hear from the ground is " Why are you doing it that way" I respond " Thats how I do pine removals." Boy you would have thought I cam down and kicked...
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    river job

    nice vid
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    Happy Birthday Frax

    happy belated b day
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    'Merica!

    Re: \'Merica! Ohh Yeah you gotta love alcohol and explosives mixed in one day be safe all.
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    'Merica!

    Re: \'Merica! Happy 4th every one, just remember to go to work after with all of your digits on the same hand you where born with.
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    Tornado tree work in Maryland, News video.

    To X and all the men and women on in mid Atlantic area stay safe with the work and heat. Going down to Waldorf Md the 13th to help out the sis and her neighbor. Told her about the tree guys on the buzz, but the family, beer,crab cakes, and a little money won me over.I want to give her...
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    They bid tree work like they don't need money

    Re: They bid tree work like they don\'t need money Best thing to do is show the ins. cert. and any other arb. certs you have, that shows the client that you care about your work and their peace of mind that it will get done right. Hacks bid low to get noticed and do more work. Be...
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    Black locust thorns- infections

    When doing any pruning or removal of any thorny tree we carry extra alcohol wipes, splinter kits, needles and the ever famous magnifying lens. Tome is right look at a needle from a Hawthorne tree closely you will see the nasties . Picture a place where insects, birds and whatever else can...
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    Some more grapple cam action.....

    Wow thanks for sharing the vids. hats off to the crews at job well done, and a taost to the opp. that was impressive.
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    sweatin to the oldies

    Is that with or with out the humidity, I hear ya hot and storms growing.
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    Cornus kousa put on a spectacular show.

    Nice pics thanks for sharing. Our weather on the east caost wasn't so kind this year. We had a 2 day bloom on th e cherries and magnolias started to open up till a snow storm and 3 days or freezing temps put a hamper on the spring flowers.As for the Dogwoods the heat and lack of rain well don't...
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    Heat and Haste

    Keep us posted on the out come speedy healing. I know all buzers are #1 .
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    freak accident today.. rope through chipper

    Good to hear you are doing well Daniel. Just a thing with me and ropes if they are not in the bag or coiled outta the way of brush that chipper is not running. I have a little pre work talk with the guys about where the ropes go during work and after the job. Only took one groundy from a...
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    Redwoods Revisited 6 / 2012

    You guys and gals out west are so lucky we here in the east have to search high and low and all over to see giants like those. Awesome pics by the way if I ever get out there again defiantly getting pics thanks for sharing .
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    bar length

    The only saw that I have with the proper bar is my 338 14 inch bar. All the others are the mid size bars not the longest max for the saw. That and it also depends on the tree and what you are doing. For some storm clean up I have used a 394 with a 42 inch to trip a snag so not to be so in the...
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    Two jobs- trees on houses

    Great vids. Rog I did like the detail in the detail in the slinging of the trees off the roof. I have worked double trunks before,and don't know why I never thought of doubling them up. Nice job to all involved.
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    'Administrative unevenness'??? Interesting...

    Re: \'Administrative unevenness\'??? Interesting... This is an interesting thread Tom. Two yrs ago we a guy get buried up to his shoulders in a trench. There was no shoring put up, soil not pulled back. hours they spent digging him out , with bruised ribs and a hurt hip is all he had wrong...

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