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    Normal rope wear?

    It may not be normal wear. but you got a lot of life still in that line.IMO
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    Here it is! -- New Master IV w/ Floating D

    Nick,I agree with your assessment.
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    Here it is! -- New Master IV w/ Floating D

    MB, what I meant by without warning, while turning in the saddle and reaching the ring would slide. When your not expecting it. Yes you could jerk the thing every time you turn to set it. The heck with the learning curve. Give me a old fashion butt pincher.
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    Here it is! -- New Master IV w/ Floating D

    I tried a saddle with a sliding D ring. Hated it. Slid without warning, kinda spooked me. But last straw was when my chest hairs got caught in the D ring while repelling. Ouch.
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    TreeBuzz slogan

    "We bee Buzzin join the swarm"
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    snake bite

    Ive seen big Yellow Rat snakes high in trees. Snakes can climb and if there's a food source, way not.
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    Raking up

    I use a plastic rake for grass areas and a cheap metal for impervious surface. well sometimes i go from grass to driveway with plastic.
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    Humble use of ropes

    I skip the set of holes at the bend of my foot. It seems to give me a little more flex to my boot.I finish with the not recommended double shoelace knot.
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    Urban Forestry Board mission statement

    I like the term Stewardship. Example: Provide the best stewardship of our Urban Forest.Maybe as a goal.
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    I hate ladders

    Goes to show ya even with someone holding the ladder you can still bust your a** I hate them also.I won't prune ornamentals because of having to use ladders. But then for Palms and getting on roofs i chance it. Hope your Dad gets will soon.
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    All about climbing and rigging (NOT)

    Thanks for cooling our planet, I love your plant selection, good deversity.
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    Identify

    Looks like a Tussock.
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    crane removing tree from backyard of house turns o

    Booms make for terrible wood splitters.Amazing photo.
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    Won't top, don't ask.

    Re: Won\'t top, don\'t ask. I use a Echo 3400 for trimming,a top handle saw that is well balanced. I use it one handed when trimming with an extended reach.In 20 years of tree work Never had a chainsaw cut that required stitches. 'Knock on wood' Chapps good for cutting on ground with big saws...
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    Chipper Demons take another Life

    It sickens me to hear of fatalities involving Chippers. We lost a family friend due to a Chipper accident about 2 1/2 years ago near Gainesville FL. The young man was working with his father an experienced Arborist when he was killed. The incident just devastated there family, one of the...
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    Mulch robbing nitrogen from the soil

    Fresh mulch in an aerobic state would rob more then just N from the soil, I'm not a scientist (far from one) but the chemical reaction could be toxic to tender plants. I've seen fresh stump ground Champhor fry Azalea's Let that mulch cool for 2-weeks, that's my guess. Trees are the best...
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    web site fan

    Yes, he is my Senior Parks Specialist. Might you be Brian Fresk?
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    web site fan

    Urban Forestry Orange County Parks. Good to know of you.
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    web site fan

    I'm a central Florida Arborist who loves reading 'climbers talk'.The high level, intelligent conversation shows how our profession has evolved into an industry of strong minds.

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