Recent content by treesplease

I am a stihl certified tech and the reason they don't want to warranty it is because stihl is picky about paying the dealers for fuel related issues. If the dealer warranties it and the manufacturer doesn't the dealer has to eat the costs. From your description a gasket and diaphragm set along...

I purchased a ms441 a while back and it was recently ran over by an employee with one of our duallys... somehow the saw only sustained minimal damage, but I am in need of parts. Just wondering if anyone had a blown up or junk 441 laying around they would be willing to part with

I will also mention than I am very active in the labor of our day to day. A lot of days during the growing season I walk up to 19 miles behind a mower according to a pedometer. I am far from a couch potato. I work very hard... something about guerillas being meant to stay on the ground come to...

I am pretty determined. It was something I enjoyed in the past and I am sure it would be the same now. I am trying to make sure I haven't lost my mind or got lost on an ego trip to think someone my size can be a climber. Not a production climber necessarily but someone that can safely get the...

I have already acknowledged needing safety training and help with proper rigging technique. I am in no way trying to discredit what you guys do or claim to be more knowledgeable than I am

We actually don't focus on tree work at all... Being that I am in the industry I get asked about removal jobs pretty frequently. A few years ago I got insured and bid on the jobs when they come around. I don't advertise or push for the work. As far as pruning goes if I cannot do it with a pole...

I am based in Atlanta, GA. Tree climbers international told me I would "stroke out".

I appreciate all of the feedback. Reading all of your posts basically reiterated what I was already thinking. I am also a deer hunter and use lock on tree stands from time to time and when installing one I find it quite taxing. We use screw in steps and usually when installing them by the...

Hello all, New here to Treestuff and looking forward to everyone's insight here on the forum.. A little about me and then to my question... I am 30 years old and own a landscaping company. I do a fair amount of tree work and have had a lot of bad experience keeping an experienced climber on...