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    cabling small Kentucky coffee tree

    I have a client with a 15-20 y.o. tree maybe 8 in diameter at this bifurcation that has started to split. we conducted canopy reduction to alleviate some stress but think it would be good to install support structure. I have 3/8 EHS cable and 3/4 bolts but this seems rather large- any thoughts...
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    Ford F-350 as a chip truck

    I currently have an F-350 srw with a 6.0, gvwr 9900, payload maybe 3K, It has a landscaping dump box over which I built a wood chip box. it is decently weighed down with 10 yd of chips and It starts to squat. at that point I try to go dump and not pull the chipper anywhere so we lose some...
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    Ford F-350 as a chip truck

    The truck is about 12K, found one source that said Max payload is 5,600. chipper trailer weight 5500 Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk
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    F-350 chip truck

    2010 Ford F-350 SD 5.4L V8 SOHC 24V. 2wd automatic tranny.117k A former City truck is up for auction. I currently use an F-350 with a 6.0 diesel for my chip truck, but I find the manual transmission is challenging for team members to learn and often send them to the job site first. Wonder if...
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    Ford F-350 as a chip truck

    2010 Ford F-350 SD XL DRW 2WD it was formerly a city truck so I'm assuming decently well maintained, 117,000, mi. would you think a 5.4L V8 SOHC 24V. gas would have the power to run very well while holding 10 yd of chips and a bandit 200? I'm not in a super hilly area but you come across them...
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    I use the rainbow q connect and have primarily focused on high high value oak trees with tlcb. I also have an ash tree I will treat soon for a client. to this point they have had it treated with trunk applied (i assume dinotephron (sp?)) by another company. I have another client who had me cut...
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    anyone start a tree service in foreign country ?

    That's cool, a part of my heart is in Nepal after going there twice to visit friends of mine at another church. I saw a lot of young men sitting around, so many of them try to get work visas to other countries because the economy is so poor and the pay they get for labor work isn't enough to...
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    working through poor air quality

    woke up to a screenshot message from my employee's father regarding poor air quality due to smoke in Iowa today with the statement: "...Sensitive groups include people with respiratory illness... the elderly, and outdoor workers. The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor...
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    how to confirm two lined Chestnut borer

    thank you for all your thoughts, it seems to me recommending treatment of tlcb alone is not a very good investment, Rather to encourage them to treat for treat vigor. If they were to say boost vigor of a construction impacted tree with paclo or, another circumstance, if they were to treat for...
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    how to confirm two lined Chestnut borer

    dumb question but when you say canopy inspection, you're talking about climbing up into the tree? I'm in central Iowa Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk
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    how to confirm two lined Chestnut borer

    hello all, I have been told by my herbicide vendor that if you see tip die back in oaks, it's pretty much a guarantee the tree has two-lined Chestnut borer. given that all the dieback is way up In the canopy, how do you confirm this is the case? I have a client who has lost several oak trees to...
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    Fruit Inhibitors

    My understanding is that Cambistat/Paclobutrazol actually increases Flowering/fruit- thoughts? here's a link to Florel- https://www.earlmay.com/florel-fruit-eliminator?location=&quantity=1&custcol_em_sca_pickup_only=F&srsltid=AfmBOoop3Np1lE7WJyiDAEpEMSZUOctI5l7bg-o4KgWty22vCC675iso any have...
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    setting client expectations

    I appreciate those thoughts, always a blessing when we are working with reasonable people- seems like such an explanation will help them weigh the options and recognize we aren't Just trying to sell snake oil. another question, what have been the most helpful resources for you as you have...
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    setting client expectations

    what have you communicated about the effectiveness of borer/other treatments? do you offer some sort of guarantee? or If say a tree already has borers, do you try to stress that you cannot guarantee effectiveness? I heard one company will reimburse some (cost of the last treatment's chemical?)...
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    Iowa temperatures go up and down, from 46 last Friday to -4Saturday morning. then 35 yesterday and down to single digits today. I work throughout the winter as long as it's not below 0⁰F and/or the wind takes the feels like temperatures down that low. But I got a little Frost nip on a couple...
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    scam

    I'm guessing many others have had this happen, I have received contact with someone asking to get an estimate for work at an address. When I look them up on the assessor's page, they are not the current owner. I even had a person list off the number of trees, maybe even some other specifics- I...
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    Best Insurance for climbers subcontracting cranes

    I'm in IA, I wasn't aware of a need for any special insurance- My crane guy has his own insurance at 2 mil, i have mine at 1 mil. interested if there is a special need tho
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    spiral pattern bark splits on multiple trees

    Thanks for the responses, I was thinking it's something related to the roots- I didn't notice any bigger trees nearby with similar issues. Tom, I think I recall my grandparents having a large mountain Ash with a spiral growth pattern, I also see it a lot in crimson King maple- seems reasonable...
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    what do much smaller tree companies with small yards do for chip/log dumping?

    Yes, this could work with the right relationship but hard to make it timely. One employer in the past used a local tree service that had a grapple truck when we had big loads of wood. we worked for a lot of clients that were friendly towards us and that tree service was usually fairly timely...
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    spiral pattern bark splits on multiple trees

    A friend of mine has this spiral pattern both on to Rocky mountain. Ash and also a sweet gum (seems more columnar in form/variety) I have researched around a little bit but haven't found similar situations- any ideas the source of these issues? Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

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