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Pruned up a yard for a customer and filled my new F-550 with chips. Thought I'd share and help out Bryan at CHIPDROP.IN Joel

Today we held our annual North Dakota Urban and Community Forestry Association's field demonstration and service workshop. City foresters from all over North Dakota made the trip to Cando for a pruning class and service day. We spent three hours in the classroom learning how to properly...

Jim, When I bought my chipper the radiator looked like that. The guy before me was turning around in a city park and struck a tree with the chipper he was towing behind him. I love the irony in stories like that. If trees could talk. That would be a fun one to listen in on. Joel

Squisher, I'm a Ford fan too, but not because of loyalty to the name or brand. Ford just offers so many more options than the other guys. GM.....you get what they've got. Dodge....great Cummins engine.....few other options available. Forget Chevy. Commercial Truck Trader is a great...

MB, Holmen, Ford offers 0% financing twice per year. This truck is a brand new 2016 model. It will soon be a carry over into 2017. The new model 2017 prices will be increasing by about 5%. This truck is pretty much just what I've been wanting. 2016 Ford F-550 4x4 with the 6.7 diesel...

MB, With the prices they're asking for new vehicles these days (maybe I'm showing my age here), it's hard to justify giving the bankers so much money in interest payments. I figure I saved some coin on the 0% interest loan. A truck that's only a couple of years old will still cost somewhere...

MB, It's damned tough to find a dump truck in good used condition. These things generally take a real beating. Hired help isn't very kind to property that belongs to someone else. I've tried the used truck thingy. My old dump is still running, but it's 17 years old. Time to really spend...

I bit the bullet and coughed up some change. Here's the new addition to the fleet. There's a sold sign hanging on it. Just need to go pick it up. http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/listing/2016-Ford-F550-116417324 Joel

I had been asked to present a tree climbing class to the employees of the Minot Park District, in Minot North Dakota. The class was held on private property in Minot. We had five participants in attendance. The class started with a safety discussion involving tree inspection, root zone...

Firefighterzero, I love my 25-06 for prairie dogs. I use the Hornady 75 grain hollow point and IMR 4064 powder. I've never tested it myself, but the book says 3700 fps. Nothing like a prairie dog that suddenly turns into a giant red mist. I've love to spend a day with you at the dog...

I grew up just 12 miles from Minot Air Force Base. The B-52 was more common in the air over us, than geese. Years later I met a guy in St. Louis Missouri who served aboard B52s. When I told him that I grew up in Glenburn, ND, his face lit up. Quote...."Oh man......I practiced bombing...

Gary, You are correct. It was too dangerous to attempt to cut the top free. I just folded it in two and strapped the whole thing together, then felled it as I would any ordinary tree. I placed my T-Rex rigging sling at the top, then put a running bowline on the broken stem to support it...

No ropes cut. I have a good grandson who keeps an eye on things like that for me. Thanks for your help today, Kaden Campbell.

I promised that I would try to do a better job of taking pictures of my work. Thanks to my kind wife, Joyce, for taking these photos today. Strong wind storm last night. Green Ash tree at the funeral home in Cando, ND snapped in two and fell onto the garage. I was called in to remedy the...

Thanks Holmen. I've got a few used 32" chains in my stash box. I'll pull one out and get it sharpened up. Now I'm both curious and anxious to give that a shot. The 562XP is my favorite saw, and I want to personally thank you for taking the time to help me make that purchase. Your advice...

Mistahbenn, I own several cameras, a Go-pro, and a few computers......but I never take the time to film any of my work. The photos from this job were sent to me from my co-worker's wife, who was kind enough to take a few pictures of us after we finished up the job......otherwise I wouldn't...

Woodworkingboy, I know Husky makes the bigger 3120XP, but I honestly don't know what I would need it for. The 395XP is impossible to properly describe. It's not TOO heavy, but it has all the power I could ask for. What an amazing cutting machine. We used the Husky 562XP while aloft...

Gary, The 395XP with the 42" bar was just able to make it halfway through the stump. I took the stump down to as low as the root flare would allow me to go, which ended up being about a foot above ground level. Cutting the stump down took me about 20 minutes and three tanks of fuel in the...

Brendonv, All of the wood went to the city landfill. Many people were interested in it, but nobody had the equipment necessary to handle it. The local tree guy in Neche, Tim Stegman, owns an older digger truck used by utility companies. It is equipped with a 14,000 lb crane. He's...

Big cottonwood job in Neche, North Dakota. From the top of this tree, I could see 15 miles into Canada. We were 1 mile south of the Canadian line, just a bit southwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba. This Cottonwood tree had been surveyed by 6 different tree companies, all of which turned down the...