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Also depends on the saw size. Backchaining with your climb saw is a different animal than with a larger power head. I mean, hell, who doesn't like a little push back now and again?

I'd sure like to see Japan some day.

Thanks. And I backchain up a tree too, not very often mind you because it is not exactly ergonomic. I hear where reg is coming from. You goin to the BCTCC, reg?

There are no more lil piles on my work sites. That's the first wrinkle I smooth out in people I work with. That article remains, however, the codex for the effective ground tech.

Ok, been a while, guys and gals. But, after spending all night with 2 upchucking little boys and a few loads of laundry, I climbed about a third of small row of lombardy poplars we had to prune and said, see ya later. So, I went home and did some admin, met a few clients and found myself with...

Well, I suppose hate was probably a strong word. I can 'zen' while doing just about anything, except watching people make mini piles. I haven't quite achieved the dimension shift, but probably because I have too much ego.

I have two full time employees and three is definitely the magic number on larger jobs. One of the guys, who happens to be my brother, climbs pretty well, and while he has some areas in which he need to improve, and I always do the technical and advanced climbing, I can trust him to do a high...

I'm way late on this thread, but this is awesome, Jamie! What a great product, it looks like just the thing I'm wanting for an SRT upgrade. You rock, man!

Damn I've been missing out! I'll try and sit down this week and get some pics up!

Dang! It's been a while since I've logged in, too long! I've been plugging away business wise, I now have two full time guys, one of whom is my brother. It'll be 5 years in business in November, time just flies! I've got three little munchkins now, Tay (8), Ryker (5), and Nash (3), all of whom...

A couple from a crane removal, and then some from a dead pine flop. In a bit of a cold snap at the moment, so things are moving work wise, but its slow. And I'm A-ok with that!!

We recently finished a contract to remove some beetle killed ponderosa pine trees at a resort in the South Okanagan. I subbed out a local with a wood mizer (55 bucks an hour!!) to process the logs we cut, as the client was interested in some 1x6"x6' fence boards. After the sawyer was done with...

Thanks for posting that, Gerry. An eye opener for sure. I am ashamed of the state of affairs in my country. Our government has slowly been sliding towards fascism, under the guise of stimulating the economy and providing security from global markets and the great boogeyman go to guy the...

Well, thanks! I lost the bet :(

My friend and I are having a mild bet. The query is whether the helmet David Driver wears in the video 'INTRO X-RIGGING RINGS video part ONE' is a Kask or a pfanner. Please help me out!!

I might have to give TS a go. I have been pretty loyal to wesspur for the past couple of years, but on a recent transaction I ended up getting midly shafted on the duty. Though I think it was more an issue of the pfanner pants being manufactured outside the US that was the problem. I had ordered...

I'm lucky as most of my clients are private. This means I'm waiting on 2 cheques for the end of year, one of which has already been mailed and the other I'm going to pick up presently. I've done 2 rather large jobs for a GO this year for which my wait time was significant. Most people settle up...

Pics?

My 562 is a great tool, I've put lots of hours on it this year. 24" bar on mine, looking to pick up a 28" reduced weight and I'm sure it will pull it nicely. Hard maples or oaks over 30" you might want to pull out something a little snottier.

Speaking of vigilance, the other day we were tipping a fat fir spar into a bit of a tight lay. The stump was on the top of a 10 ft slope that led to a neighbours fence and a telephone pole, so we took the step of getting the rigging ready to hold the spar to the stump. Then we made a round of...