Treezybreez
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- Lancaster, SC
I have one on my keychain that I use for plugs. It’s nice to always have ear protection on hand.
All the small things…
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Muggs
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- Canuckistan
Treezybreez
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- Lancaster, SC
CVS and Walgreens Cary them as pill containers.
What changed?
I like that a lot, but dang if my key ring isn’t a little bit out of control at the moment.
My job previous to self employment did not require a helmet, but was a very loud environment. Started my own co and needed a helmet, so muffs are now the jam.
Treetopflyer
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- Coastal N.J
Oceans you one of a kind bro
The best
The best
Takes one to know one, bruv!
I see your new avatar. I guess it’s official now. Definitely NOT a small thing. How’s it working out?
Not everyone is cut out for the field work, or even doing well with others. Maybe it’s tough to get into the right mindset without enough exposure to situations that require real teamwork.
I grew up commercial fishing, so I was kinda thrown into the need to understand or I wouldn’t have lasted. I’ve seen my share of the potential perils of working around lots of rope if people aren’t careful.
I know a cat that speaks of one of his employees, saying that every day is like his first day. I think at a certain point you just have to cut your losses before someone really gets hurt.
Matias
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- Butte County
I could never work with someone like that
that‘s how i started self lowering alot
Matias
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You getting me thinking about figuring that out better. Good help is really hard to find around here. Seems everyone's a 'tree guy' and nobody wants to be a solid groundie.that‘s how i started self lowering alot
Treetopflyer
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Haha no small thing , but for where I work it’s a tight enough package to get in some really tight places
. I’m loving having a rear mount going from cab mount as it feels like I gained more than just 8 more feet of boom section now able to back up flush to obstacles with no stabilizer out the back and full chart . You know yourself having a knuckleboom is super slick tool for tree work and the pichy cutty attachment is great addition. She came with generation one 220 head and I’m in process of acquiring a g2 160 for the stretched out flat scenarios to get more load moment back. Awesome tool , No magic wand for sure. The spiderlift and us climbing still get to have our fun up in the air! Combining all the above after over 20 years ago starting on a taughtline hitch my pop basically tied for me and clipped the chainsaw to the belt smacked me on the back and said stay focused , it certainly feels like I’ve made some progress in the process. Haha
southsoundtree
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- Olympia, WA
I self- lower most of the time. Fast and easy.
No messing with making a plan A and Plan B with the groundie.
I can adjust the tension in real time to work with my cuts.
Rip cuts and bender-cuts , as appropriate, keep forces on ropes down, and rip cutting is far faster that face- cuts on everything.
Sling and biner or natural-crotch on the piece being lowered for double-whip tackling allows you to use smaller ropes (I rarely pull out one of 6 or 7 double-braid ropes from my truck) and free the rope before the groundie is back from dragging, moving you on to the next rig. Also, midline lowering or using the other end to lower can speed a climber up.
Groundie- catching them, then passing the rope to the climber to lower, frees them up to land the piece of the climber can't land it alone.
The right length lowering line keeps the standing end or of the piece/ landing zone.
Check out Tom Dunlaps O.L.D.S. thread.
You want color, eh?
RED Lobster
BLUE Fish
GOLDEN Crab
YELLOW Snapper
SILVER, PINK, and RED Salmon…
Not to mention Monk Fish, Dog Fish, Jonah Crab, Skate,
Started around the ledges going for lobster. Did a few other fill-ins on other boats that tied up at the same pier. Got a site on a highliner with gear out on George’s Banks by the Hague Line. Did that for a while. Built a boat with my Father and Brother in New Bedford, then steamed it down to fish in the Florida Straits. Years later, I went up to Alaska to work with my Brother in one of his endeavors that he continues in Summers to this day.
Within the parameters above is a pile of salty stories, heaps of danger, triumphs, failures, heartache, joy, and buckets of blood, sweat and tears.
A good number of the gents I ever worked with were out on the ocean to hide from land. The ones nobody can hide from are those that have to work with each other for days on end. In those situations, you have to make ways to accomplish the goals of the greater group when there are none on the shelf. You have to fix things when there are no parts or tools. You have to rely on each other to get through the journey and work at hand. It’s an excellent learning environment that can potentially build a great deal of character and resilience.
I wouldn’t trade those times for anything.
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Matias
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- Butte County
Solid gold man! I'll check that thread too, but I can visualize a lot of that already taking care of A LOT!
