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Hi all, I was interested to see what size Splicing Wands (for those that use them) you find are the most practical for your splicing needs. Does anyone here use the extra-long Arborist Splicing Wand?

Give the same detailed tree list and specifications, but only include a total price. Or, if they want an itemized cost, make everything add up to $1900.00 but raise the birch from $100 to $300, and move the money from the other two items. This might keep them from cherry picking the cheaper...

A few posts back Pete talked about the length of time it takes to really train someone. I think he took what I was clumsily trying to say and put it much more eloquently. It sounds like you are trying to basically build a company up, and unfortunately that can be a slow and painful process...

One thing that is tough for operations like your's is that you are really the only experienced guy there, and it sounds like you do most if not all of the climbing. There is never another experienced person on the ground to help coach and reinforce. Lowering and rigging on the ground is almost...

Sean, you sound like an experienced tree guy who put his time in learning the art and science and probably one that has a lot of natural ability as well. I feel that I fall into that category myself. Unfortunately the trade off is it can make you a below average teacher. You shouldn't take...

Pittsburgh is awesome for LP but I live in Morgantown WV. Just south. I commuted up to Pittsburgh for 4 years and a utility forester position came open with the utility down here so I took it. I only do commercial arboriculture on weekends at best these days. I want to get back into it full time...

interesting. Says on the client list "The Care of Trees". I worked for them in Virginia but that was pre Davey buyout. We used the old style fasteners then. I'd like to give those a try. Too bad I don't install any LP these days.

Ok makes sense. I'd like to see that fastener you mentioned. I agree, the standard fare is too prone to bending and breaking.

We are getting married at the Pier House resort, which is where we stayed the first time we came down there. Sunset wedding on the beach. I would love to pursue that opportunity, but my fiance has a job in a very specific field. She is a professor of equine science at a university here and I...

To clarify my above post, I meant that Independent Protection Co. gave you the option of ordering parts based on the 2002 ANSI spec or the older LPI/NFPA spec. might be why they over spec some orders.

Pretty straightforward, I think I learned to do it by watching videos. Only installed a few however so no expert by any means. That is a huge English oak. The ones around here, at least what we call English oaks, are just little columnar things.

Anyone bitchin' about it? Always amazes me that people buy property and don't understand the existing easements. Many transmission line ROW's are not cleared to full width and people always act like it's such an invasion when they finally are, sometimes a hundred years after the fact...

Guy, They used to give the option to use the 2002 specs or the older one. Not sure why anyone would use the older spec. I renovated a bunch of lightning protection at Kentuck Knob, a Frank Lloyd Wright house outside of Pittsburgh several years ago that another company had installed several...

What kind of ROW is that?

I think I ate at Sunset Grille the last time i was down there in March. I saw a guy on one of those water jet packs. I am getting married in Key West in December and I cant tell if we are more excited about getting married, or going to Key West. We try to get to the Keys once a year. I saw...

Glad that helps, I don't get to do these much anymore but I really enjoyed it when I was. I worked in the Washington DC area as well as the Pittsburgh PA area which both experience a lot of lightning strikes per year. I would imagine Florida would be a good place to sell the service as well.

I used to install a ton. This company is a great way to order parts: http://www.ipclp.com/index.html . If you give the height and diameter, they can help spec out the size and quantity of components. If you don't install many, you don't want to end up with a bunch of extra fasteners and...

Guy, did you happen to tour PFP factory with Stephen Miller? He was on the A300 committee at that time and I think he mentioned touring that facility.

I remember that article. Are you the same person that invented that brace rod jig in TCI Magazine a few years back?

Yep, I've tied the drill off, even used a second climber to help move me around while I drill. I will admit to mis-aligning the drill and drilling offset and having to plug the hole with a stub on occasion. Cabling and bracing is becoming a lost art for sure, not many people left who can hand...