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I wouldn't be in a hurry to buy duplicates unless you have seen a specific need for them. I would run with what you have and make some money. If you're on here enough seeing other gear and reading about its uses, you'll start to see where they would make your day easier. That's usually how I...

Sounds like a full setup to me Jose. There will always be another piece you'll want to add or whatever, but you seem to have the basics covered. I am assuming you already have all the climbing gear and a few extra bits for positioning yourself. Now you have rigging lines, port-a-wrap with...

Sawdust Samurai, I like it. I'm gonna agree with Rich- if your going solo, 1/2 inch rope is plenty. I wouldn't really want to rig anything larger than that working solo. I'm sure some members here have the experience to solo rig larger stuff than that, but I feel that takes a LARGE amount of...

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I've never used a pro hoe, but I saw one once - looked like quite a useful tool. My machete also lives next to my driver's seat, in my family truck though, not the work truck. Its super useful on camping trips and that's the camping vehicle.

When my climbing saw throws a chain it tends to nick up the drive teeth which sounds like what happened to you. I find I can usually save the chain by finding the buggered up drive teeth and filing them smooth again. My other saws usually don't have that issue due to the style of drive...

^ +1 Rig-n-ring and a port-a-wrap is cost effective and easy to use. I bought the port-a-wrap rigging kit with the block and slings, just to have more options and because by the time I bought it my business had grown enough to afford it. I would have been fine with just the porty and rigging...

I took my former neighbor (who was a former tree climber) rock climbing and I was absolutely AMAZED at what he could do, but he could not tie a figure 8 knot. Rock climbing will absolutely help your tree climbing. Being well versed in varied disciplines will help you be more comfortable in...

That looks like WAY more than $75 worth of labor in digging cutting and chain replacement. Looks like you found yourself a decent saw though, what model is that?

$5 per inch diameter I assume? That would give me a good reference point, thanks Sawman. Sean, I do have to do some cleanup, but they are not super nutso about the yard looking perfect. I'll probably end up planting grass there later after the grindings have a chance to decompose, but that'll...

Thanks, Sean, I'll have to re-evaluate them a bit.

I thought it seemed kinda low, especially for a blind number to cover any stump. I'm looking at putting together a proposal for one of my clients and was thinking a really good rate would be 75 per stump since I'd probably be doing about 10 of them (package rate), about 18" to 24" in diameter...

Since I do this part time I wait till I have a handful of stumps, then rent a grinder for the weekend. The first 3 or 4 stumps pay for the rental, then its easy money after that.

That's what I'm using with my runner, treestuff's replica of the old pantin, and a SAKA.

It is a good backup for when something goes wrong. The latest tools and equip make you faster, more efficient, and safer - all good things. The day that you forget, lost, or broke piece of gear that you rely on, its nice to be able to use old school techniques and keep working safely, rather...

I'm with ya, I'm also extremely lucky that I was able to start this off small scale, part time, almost more of hobby, so my gear pile was able to grow extremely fast. So I learned the basics, then jumped right to the new shiny stuff. Old school is so fundamental and so important because it is...

I look at it a tad different. I've had "work smarter, not harder" pounded into my head for years, and I invest in the tools to make that happen. I also spend hours and hours on here learning how they work and what to get and how to use it, instead of playing video games like the me from 6...

Quite a long video, I got about halfway through it. Clearly he put a ton of thought and development into that system, I guess I'd have to watch his previous video to really get the point of it.

I had not thought of a friction hitch, that would probably work really well. I was thinking about an adjustable tether like I saw on youtube (Richard Mumford I think) but then I got a rope runner for the smoother let out while limb walking

If I's seeing that setup correctly, I recommend some adjustment. I made this sling for mine, it has a loop at the top to girth hitch to the unicender (about 5" from tip to the knot) am alpine butterfly to attach a carabiner to shorten your lead, and about 18" to the end of the lower loop to...