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  1. Sean Myers

    older trees grow faster, take up more carbon

    A large tree would put on more growth as a whole in contrast to a smaller younger tree because of the overall volume, right? That does not mean that it grows more quickly than a a younger tree correct? I mean wouldn't you look at the terminal bud scale scars to determine how much growth is...
  2. Sean Myers

    redirect forces

    So if you are using just 1 block (no redirect) and a portie and say for instance dropping a piece that weighs 100 lbs. you would have 100 in the lead and 100 in the fall of the rope equaling 200 lbs. at the load point. By using redirects and keeping your rope angle close to 120 deg you can take...
  3. Sean Myers

    redirect forces

    Ken Palmer, "The closer we can stay to 120 degrees with our rope angles the lower the forces will be."
  4. Sean Myers

    redirect forces

    Check out "The Art and Science of Practical Rigging". Hosted by Ken Palmer and Rip Tompkins of ArborMaster Training, Inc. as well. Very good 2 disc dvd set that covers: 1. Introduction to techniques and methods 2. Equipment and ropes 3. Rigging knots 4. Basic limb removal 5. Advanced limb...
  5. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    Ahhh, right KT! Pg. 160 "Remember water does not cause rot! Microorganisms do. If the cavity must be filled for aesthetic reasons, then use some type of nonabrasive material such as an expandable foam." Alex Shigo
  6. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    Thanks you, I've always kept them empty as well. I see a lot of foam that has been applied many years ago in many trees. Thanks KT I read the thread you pointed out to me. Most of the foam applications I've seen have been broken down, I'm guessing by UV light (most of the time higher in the tree...
  7. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    I'll check it out thanks!
  8. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    So my co-worker uses it to keep water out of the cavity believing that the water advances decay.
  9. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    Sounds like you've been through this before Chewbacca do you know anything about this?
  10. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    Sorry guy didn't get a pic. I will start taking pics to post, thanks. I don't use it personally but my co-worker does. The objective would be to close off a cavity to prevent it from holding water. Shigo I believe stated in Modern Arboriculture that if you had to you could use an expandable...
  11. Sean Myers

    Help with this? Expandable foam

    I'm curious does anyone here do this? Fill cavities with an expandable foam? This is a topic of debate between a co-worker and myself. Is there any research on this subject? Seeking opinions/answers, thanks.
  12. Sean Myers

    Why?

    I am a contract climber from VA and in my neck of the woods topping is a very serious issue. I absolutely refuse to top anything or spike climb anything that isn't being removed. Anyway, as a contract climber many times I am not the one talking to the client. It is true that most times if you...
  13. Sean Myers

    redirect forces

    I like to use multiple rigging points. You can a lot of times select a rigging point that is lower in the crown and work your way up thus distributing the forces through out the canopy. sometimes I will have 4 or more pulleys in a tree. I try to keep the system as static as possible by use...

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