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I'm wondering how you guys calculate effort on removals. I realize there's a lot of ifs, ands, and buts, but what do you generally consider most expedient? The options are bomb pieces out with lots of ground cleanup, or rig out to gently lower, hopefully keeping things mostly intact.

Got home from work, and decided to fool with the poulanpro. Got it apart, and the oiler gear was stripped. Not a big surprise. Everything was pretty well tacked up. Scavenged an oiler off a poulan carcass, got everything working smoothly with wd40, installed it, fired up the saw, and no oil...

The willow cutting I'm doing on the farm is partly cause the boss is afraid the tree roots will punch through the pond liner. There's a decently sized willow that would look good if it stayed. My contention is tree roots won't get through the plastic, and the tree should stay. I don't know how...

I'm getting close to replacing the spur on my CS400. It's past due, but I want to use up the natty chain I have on it, and start everything brand new. I bought a set of bearings with the spur. My intention was changing them when I changed the spur, but I'm wondering if that's necessary. Should I...

I'm wondering what professionals think of Fiskars. I've been fairly impressed with the tools of theirs I've used. When I helped Mike with some dogwoods, he brought Fiskars loppers. I look at them, and think "Oh, loppers. Probably be easier just to break them by hand", but they worked really...

I was greasing my Filson vest, and getting irritated how they've become an overpriced "lifestyle" company for people who want to look like they do real work without putting the work in. They've always been expensive, but I could justify it by the fact they were Americans doing the work. Most of...

I'm sitting here playing with my new accessory cord, and screwing around with hitches. My blue/white cord will not work with a tautline at all. I can snug it up and get it to work once, but as soon as I slide it, it loosens and won't grab. It works in the black cord. The blue/white is a little...

Anyone here use small diameter line for light rigging? I've been thinking about getting some ⅜" StableBraid for sending down small branches. Fairly strong, lightweight, and easy to tie. Is it worth getting a couple hundred feet of it?

I used to get pallets from Jacks Small Engine, but they seem to have become unavailable. What would be a good wood to look for that's uninteresting as firewood or good saw logs? I can make pallets out of anything, and barring other suggestions, I'll just use whatever softwood turns up, or maybe...

I'm gonna use this thread as a dumping ground for questions. There's probably gonna be a lot of them, especially pertaining to the hydraulic system. I have zero experience in that regard. I picked up the chipper today. Everything looks pretty good. It looks like it was well cared for. Grease...

When/why/how is a good time to use a magic cut? I suggested Mike try it today on a no consequence chunking down of a willow stem. I gave him instructions that were cobbled together from fragmentary data I've collected, and may or may not have been correct. This is what I said.... Make a...

I thought a thread for less common commercially prepared food might be interesting. Maybe even common food; whatever. Stuff you think other people should be aware of. Here's two submissions... Pecan Nation pecans. I got some from BigLots, and they're delicious. I'll probably eventually end up...

Anyone have any clever setups for moving material by hand? I'd like to find something better than a tarp, and cheaper than a mini. The two things I've looked at most seriously are the JetSled and ArborTrolley. The JetSled is attractively priced, and easy to deal with, while the ArborTrolley...

I'm putting together a ghetto fiddle block set with double sheave micropulleys, MBS7k#. I was thinking of using 16strand in the system, and then the thought of using promaster came to me. It's a weaker line, but I can splice that eliminating knots, and it's not like this would be used for...

This thread's for non essential, maybe not obvious gear you think is pretty cool to have in your bag. My submission is the FTC Meteor throwbag. This is the one I have... https://www.wesspur.com/THR248-arborist-throw-weight I got that cause it's close to my preferred weight for throwing, but I...

Kind of spendy @ $130, but it looks like a good design. I like that it's shallow. Regular cubes have a lot of wasted space in the Y axis.

I've been trying to find details of how these systems(mainly Stihl) work, and can't really find anything. All I'm getting are fluffy marketing type descriptions. Are there any technical papers around that describe how it works, what the sensors look like, how it goes together...?

I've been considering a ⅜"lp nk B&C for my 2511 as a compromise between ¼" and ⅜"lp. The MS170 I got uses that chain, so I already have to deal with it at this point unless I go to a shorter ⅜"lp bar. Is the difference between them noticeable, or is it splitting hairs? The 170 handles the 16"...

I wasn't sure whether to put this in the "articles" thread or here. Decided on here cause it's pretty on topic. I was looking up uses for a double sheave micropulley, and ran across this. It's fairly interesting, though probably old news for most. CMC is primarily a rescue and height access...

I messed up a couple of my large pulleys yesterday. Not sure exactly what happened, but I think they clashed in a MA system when I wasn't paying attention. Bent the cheekplates a little, and gouged the sheaves leaving rough edges. On careful inspection, I think they'll be fine. I'll smooth out...