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Side one: Arborist. Hanging a rope only takes skill and a throw ball. I'm not working with forest trees, I have huge canopies with hard to judge weight that loggers just don't see. I'm also working around roads, houses, power lines, and I'm not taking the risk. Plus I have plenty of people to...

So instead of a friction saver does anyone know of a friction creator that I can hang on a crane cable? I rent a crane a lot and time is money, but I'm on my 4rd zigzag in 2 years. I've played with using a nub as a friction point and having the zigzag wide open whilst lowering myself with the...

You've risked your life to save a worthless kids picnic table that could have been moved but the ground human was busy chipping brush. You have put $18,000 worth of your personal gear in the back of your $700 truck to do a side job. On a Sunday. You have fought a spouse over sawdust in the...

On an impulse I bought a saw today. I wanted a little bit longer bar on my 372XP, but the only husky dealer is across town and there was a stihl dealer right up the street from where we are working today, so I ended up grabbing a 461 with a 28 inch bar. A proper set of falling dogs and an ultra...

So not going to talk about the legality of using the pole, in my experience forgiveness is much easier to get than permission. My question is how hard can I crank down on this thing without tearing it up? There is a down guy exactly opposite of where my skyline will pull from. It looks like a...

The astute observer will notice that I am wearing the same hard hat I broke a week ago on a Crane pick, but I had my reasons, and I am facing the notch with the top of the bar because i had a bad back day, and while it isn't the best way to do that it hurts my back the least. However I think...

I have a brand new 372xp, I am using a 24" husky bar and chain. For some reason it isn't oiling? If I take the bar and chain off and let it idle all kinds of bar oil comes out of the pump, the oiler hole in the bar isn't clogged, and the drive links on the chain are in good shape. As of now I...

Wasn't sure where exactly to post this but thought the climbing forum would work as I can't imagine that there aren't other climbers in the same boat right now. Over the last few years I have been a big ole' tree slut working for anyone who would pay while also doing my own work on the side...

The saw was sharp when I started, not so much at the end between the dirt and old cow fence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BK7-CfkUSA <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9BK7-CfkUSA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I went to Iraq as an infantryman(Non gender based Infantry Human as its called these days) in 2006. I came home in 2008. That being said I was privileged by my nation to take part in what would become know as "The Surge". It. friggin'. Sucked. I hung out and partied with our local and beloved...

In my world a Groundsman is a skilled trade. He: Can tie a Bowline, a running bowline, a bowline with a yosemite finish, a water bowline, a double bowline, a bowline on a bight, a spanish bowline, a cow hitch, a timber hitch, a clove hitch midline and the working end, a farmers knot, and an...

Boy am I excited. When I went to look at it a bird came in and took out a 3" piece with its body weight. Pretty much void of sticks. A little vine on the bottom to top it all off. No where to set up a sky line so I'm going to put a crane on it. Pretty good bit of room to drop stuff. I don't...

Anybody doing this this year? I just signed up for Dayton Ohio. Did anyone do it last year? Looks like it might be a good time. http://www.salutingbranches.org

What have you got? No shit, there I was, up to my knees in saw dust and mix fuel oil caps... I had just walked from the job tree in the backyard and up to the trucks to grab a throw line and a big shot. As I walked back with the big shot the neighbor lady(sweet old lady) asked what the big...

Food is fuel this time of year. If your sitting in a truck driving down the road and it needs fuel and you don't stop and get a few gallons the truck will die out and leave you stranded on the side of the road. Same goes for your body. I typically start with 6 scrambled eggs, two pieces of...

Not long ago August Hunicke posted a video concerning putting ropes into a chipper. I played the video on my phone at a tailgate safety brief after a related near miss. It was great. It had an effect. I am cursed with a low turn over. My newest guy has worked with me for about three years...