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Have any of yall ever built a chest roller? I would like to try one for srt. I watched a guy climb with one on you tube, and I think it would help me.

Where do yall buy parts for your 200? The dealer is smoking crack with their prices. Need a new et of rings and a carb. Thanks.

I guess I have too much time sitting around lately, I have decided that I want a good axe. I don't mean a high dollar home depot special, I. Mean a very sharp, well made, sure enough axe. I have my great grandpa's old axe, I don't remember the make, but it was made around 1900. I would like a...

What saddle do you use, and why? I am having yet some more back problems, and I would like to get a lighter saddle. I currently have a cougar, which is a nice saddle but very heavy. The Sequoia is lighter, as is the glide. I climb both srt and drt so that would be a consideration. I want gear...

Ok boys and girls, I am going to try and learn how to splice some Poison Ivy. I need a tight eye splice, and no I have never done it before. So I am open to any and all insight and direction. First off, What fids ect do yall like. I dont want to break the bank, but if I can figure this out...

Alright folks, I climbed srt on a job for the first time today. Used to wrench, and love it! But on two different ascents the heal strap on my pantin or how ever you spell it came off. When I say off I mean it slipped out of the little slots that it runs thru to secure it. By the way this sucks...

So I have been working this huge job,( 4 weeks worth 8hrs a day 6days a week). I finally pulled the trigger a bought a BMG grapple and broom. This thing is amazing !!! I have never moved wood so fast in my life! And the broom cuts my clean up time to nothing! I used the grapple to move the cut...

Where do yall buy tires for your mini. Mine are solid rubber filled, but I finally shed the tread off of one so I guess it's time to buy a couple.

So I have been kicking around the ideal of mounting my grapple on a dump trailer. Right now it is on a my forwarding trailer, but that isn't road legal so I thought about the dump trailer. I have a 20 ft flat bed that I could put it on, but the dump seems far more useful. Are they worth the...

Do yall sharpen your own chipper blades? Im running a 12" C/D, and have a great guy that sharpens my stuff. I was wondering about touching them up on bigger jobs to save the time of changing them out. Where do yall buy your blades? Any good deals out there? If you do touch em up what do you use...

Just wondering what yall get to chip brush? I had a guy from another company call and want me to do about a days worth of chipping for him. I have never bid just to chip brush, so was wondering what yall have done. I am running a 12" C/D, not sure of the fuel burn cause I just fill it when it...

What are some of the better books about tree health and disease that you have read?

What is your best chipper? Why? I really want to sell the chuck and duck and move to a safer chipper. Im tired of getting wacked every time I use it. I found a bandit 200xp but dont know much about them. What size do yall use. My c/d is a 12" but I think I want to go down in size. Thanks.

Iam wanting to try footlocking and was wondering how long of a prussic to use. Is it just preference? Or is there a super secret mathmatical equation that gives you the optimal number of inches that it should be? Iam 5'10 but its all torso thanks to my Mom's family. From the waist down I look...

Just wondering what your favorite climbing and or general tree work pants are. I m looking to buy some new ones and wonder what the general thoughts were and why. Something cooler sure would be nice, maybe shorts with chainsaw protection8) .

I received a call from so folks that have about 200 acres that got hit with Oak Wilt pretty hard. They want to take out all the dead trees, but are scared that the wilt is going to get spread further. When the wilt was originally found they trenched and treated the trees with Alamo, and then...

Hey guys I have a GRCS that I have used a few times and love but really dont need. Im asking 1900.00. It has the aluminum bollard and the drill chuck for a hole hog as well. Send me a message, or give me a call (817)995-1366 Jeff. Leave a message if I don't answer, I will call you back...

I have been cutting oak for the last 2 days for firewood. I have cut oak as long as I can remember, cause it is the tree we have the most of down here. I have been using my normal stihl round tooth chain( dont remember the number) but it is not the sissy low kick back chain. For some reason...

I went and looked at a "trimming" job today on a silver maple. I got out and had to check and make sure I was at the right address, cause the maple in the yard was all dead except for about 1000 suckers all over it. The home owner told me that an "arborist" had just stopped by last week and...

What is a powerhouse pro 2005 model with a 24hp honda and 300 hrs on it worth? The prices seem to be al over the place. Found one think it may be a good deal but dont know. Thanks