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Anybody have one of thoes little helper carts that they wanna sell me? I'm always looking for one but never see them used. I guess people hold on to them. Well worth it IMO.

Probably a little late to ask but is anyone else going to the volunteer day at green lane state park in PA? Ill be heading down in the morning with the rig. Bunch of people are supposed to show up. Possibly get paired up with other guys. It'll be cool to meet some other local guys and see how...

What's the deal with working near wires? I know to stay 10' from the primary's but what about house drops? I got a customer that's realy concerned about her wire being under the tree being removed and another guy told her that he can't work near it. I sent her proof of insurance but it doesn't...

I think I might buy a stump grinder this year. I've used some big ones in the past working for other guys but since I started my own biz I've been renting. The best thing I can rent around here ( without paying a fortune) is a 25 horse Carlton. It gets the job done but man is it painfully slow...

this forum is great. I've already met of few of you guys at conventions and I just met Woodslinger today. He saw my pics of the treehouse and offered up his Alaskan sawmill for me to use. And although I've decided to steal this from Woodslinger, I did want to thank him, so thanks. Oh and sorry...

Road tripping in the north east. Up in Maine now at boothbay harbor but heading to Acadia national park sometime tomorrow. Passed this cool ropes course on the way and my daughter and I just had to do it. Here is one pic from my phone but the rest are on her camera so I can't post them till I...

So I've been apart of putting lighting protection in a redwood tree. That was easy because it was single leader and ground around it was soft for digging. And I climbed a big oak with protection already in it and got to check it out a little. Now I might have the opportunity to install...

So my chipper won't shut off(bandit 250)I changed the ignition but that didn't help. I can ge it to shut off sometimes by holding the tattletale button and jiggling the key. But the battery still is draining. Any suggestions? Also does anyone know where I can find the wiring diagram for the...

Anyone going to Hartford next week?

My brother had a kick ass Halloween costume this year. He went as a tree guy from the future. He made a exoskeleton with chainsaw on one arm and grapple/rocket launcher on the other. Rockets actually shot via co2 canisters. Rockets are for stump removal I guess. He wore my company shirt too...

I was at my sister in laws work the other week getting this things before they demo'ed the building and got a bunch of heavy duty waterproof instrument cases with extendable handles and wheels. I started keeping gear in them. Got one for rigging, climbing, ropes, etc. just pull them out of the...

who uses the portable capstan winch and what are your thoughts on it. can it do the work a regular chipper winch can do? I like that it can have as long of a winch line as you got rope for, I like that its portable. it seems powerfull enough. any down sides I'm not seeing?

So I was up late ordering gear and also drinking. What a great and expensive combo. New rope(vortex) which is my favorite line so far. Got the ends spliced which I never had before. I will do that again, it's pretty awesome. New rigging line, 1/2" stable braid. A bunch of tenex for splicing...

Time to upgrade to a real chip truck. Something respectable looking. Everyone tells me to get an old asblundt truck. They are great sometimes but typically they are real pieces of crap. There is probably a reason everyone has them. I'm thinking of spending 15-20. Mancab I could take or leave, as...

Watched a guy fall 35 feet today. he ran his bucket out of gas and came down on his climbing line...sorta. looked like he just jumped out without a rope he was moving so fast. must not have dressed his knot correctly. live and learn. (this time)

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Did a job last week in philly removing a Ailanthus tree to make room for a wheelchair ramp. A buddy called me up who is part of a non profit org. called vets for vets and asked me if I would do it. I of course said yes and just yesterday got a few pics of the job. I found out that before they...

just landed a good client down in chestnut hill.(pretty ritzy area if your not familiar) Trimming up some large zelcova's by the pool. the last time I spent that many hours in a tree it was a locust removal over a house and some primary's and I had no ground support for the first half of the...

Shagbark hickory I'd say are one of my favorite and toughest tree's to remove, armor plates that suck to spike into, and when you do they sheer off. branches are bendy and hook like and catch on everything, wood is heavy and holds on for dear life. on the plus side they are usually single stem...

Was notching a large dead oak today, to rotten to climb,(even for me) but it was not water logged at all. in fact it was so dry that my muffler caught the stump on fire. anyone else ever have this happen to them?