Recent content by treesmith

I’ve used several braids, etc with it, but found 1/2” Treemaster to be the best. I’ve tried a couple of other 1/2” 3-strands, but Treemaster is firmer/harder than the others and works the best. I don’t know that the Maasdam is built anywhere near strong enough to make use of the strength of 5/8”...

No shortage of experts…. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DZYzVfMoC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Faulty crimp?

But the more you watch it, the more convinced you are that this is not “their first rodeo”…. I wager sketchy is their MO.

Looks like even if it had worked out as planned, he might be buying a new bucket truck instead of a new skid steer….

I have it on good authority that my middle daughter and I will be attending…

It appears to me that they had a log laid out next to that pile of leaves/debris that would have caught the fork that would have hit first. I’ve dumped some big trees onto pavement before, with plenty of logs/limbs laid out strategically to absorb impact. I’d have put at least two lines in...

Who doesn’t want to make really good money for two days a year?

That’s not a guarantee…..sometimes it don’t.

"No ma'am....you are not allowed to leave the check before my food arrives. Otherwise, you are charging me for sitting here."

Don’t see this every day…. https://www.wsmv.com/2025/11/18/miracle-tree-traps-man-inside-machine-misses-him-by-inches/

I’ve tried flaking. Not for me. 😁

I've snapped 1/2" quite a few times, and 9/16" once (Stable Braid) while pulling. he drama of the rope breaking isn't near as monumental as what happens next with the piece being pulled. I bought a 175' length of 7/8" StableBraid a. while back for a job I had pulling a really big tree. Wound up...

My first Glock was a G22. They may not be the most aesthetic handgun out there, but they are arguably the most reliable. It’s an absolute shame to see them cave in to political pressure.

Iffen you want a Glock, you'd better hurry. California's idiocy has struck again.