Thread: Hartford expo

Just returned from the TCI Expo in Hartford. Took the EHAP course yesterday and went to the trade show today had a blast and also got 6 ceu"s!

I took the CSTP training & test, won't know the results for about two weeks.

I'm gonna head over tomorrow.

had to work today after i chased parts all morning.plan on going the friday.can't wait.

I would have liked to go, but cannot spend that type of money to travel now that I have a better half.

I'm headed their tomorrow.

just got in Today from Indiana. Found round trip tickets to Hartford for $138. Going to show this morning and to a few seminars later today.

Any good restaurants in the area?

there is a great spanish place on Wethersfeild ave called Costa del sol.860-296-1714 901 Wethersfeild Ave Hartford

Saybrook Fish House is in Rocky Hill.fantastic seafood and service.very reasonable!

Michael Jordans Steak House at the Mohegan Sun Casino.

Carbone's-italian in Hartford

Mill on the River in South Windsor.

Close to you U.S.S. Chowderpot is close to you.just south on 91 look for the Brainard Rd exit.

my cell is 860-916-3290 if you need any more info or get lost. steve

well jps we hope to see you next year when expo is in milwaukee. i hope wifey lets you drive downtown.

Lots happening on the floor and the talks are interesting. I was surprised to see standing room only for my 7:30 talk today; lots of arborists with a passion for restoring trees; pretty cool.

Just went to a seminar on tree risk assessment and all I heard was definitions on risk. I thought it would give me some insight on tree risk assessment but it really came down to "it is your opinion" or "level of expertise". So basically I will stick with what I know and my experience in dealing with "risky trees".

what is everyones take on the stump grinders? any favorites?

I went today and walked around, had some fun. The thing I couldn't get over was that Big Beaver thing in the corner, not the one that they had walking around.

i saw that machine and for the price tag I really don't see it taking the industry by storm. like any piece of equipment it has a place but from a standpoint of logistics it will really only add costs to the job without a equal return in efficiency. In the video they had in which they took two trees down i feel we could have done the faster with bucket truck or climber. Plus, when you are holding 20 feet of the top of the pine tree, what if the top snaps out of it.

Don't get me wrong it is a cool piece of equipment but i just don't see it working out so well. From a cost standpoint, you would have as much in that machine as you would a bucket truck, chipper, chip truck, bob cat. You would still need a chip truck and chipper on site so now your equipment cost have just went up more than before. What about the weight of the machine and how do you get it from site to site....semi truck?

Originally Posted by teamtree

i saw that machine and for the price tag I really don't see it taking the industry by storm. like any piece of equipment it has a place but from a standpoint of logistics it will really only add costs to the job without a equal return in efficiency. In the video they had in which they took two trees down i feel we could have done the faster with bucket truck or climber. Plus, when you are holding 20 feet of the top of the pine tree, what if the top snaps out of it.

Don't get me wrong it is a cool piece of equipment but i just don't see it working out so well. From a cost standpoint, you would have as much in that machine as you would a bucket truck, chipper, chip truck, bob cat. You would still need a chip truck and chipper on site so now your equipment cost have just went up more than before. What about the weight of the machine and how do you get it from site to site....semi truck?

I saw that too. For 300K you could get a nice new 38-42 ton boom truck or crane.

Yeah, the tree risk seminar was a let down, all I learned is what "POETS" day meant.

Selling yourself wasn't too helpful either.

The biggest news I've seen so far from the trade floor is that Green Teeth have redisigned their product.

As for food I've gone too VIVO 3 x's (over priced, but good), since I'm staying here at the Marriott with my family, but earier in the week I was at The Holiday Inn Express and Black Eyed Sally next door was that was good eating!


If you see a shaved headed guy with a wife and 2 little boys roaming around, that's me, stop by and say Hi.

BTW:
Stop by Sierra Moreno Mercantile Company's booth and say hi the Don Blair (author of Arborist Equipment - book/guide) ask him about the cool poster he has of old tree gear.