UPDATE: Tree trimmer electrocuted, name released - FOX16.com Little Rock, AR
The victim had brushed out a large Elm damaged during the Christmas storm, leaders on both sides of a 7.2kV single phase. As he was descending one of the leads on his climbing line, spikes and with his steel core...
The ISA Southern Chapter TCC is scheduled for March 17-18 at Linn Park in Birmingham, AL. There are 25 slots open for competitors, but are being filled quickly.
If you're interested in competing, or want to volunteer as a Judge or Tech check Southern Chapter ISA Tree Climbing Championship...
Very few headstrikes (according to stats) result in fatality when a hardhat / helmet is in use.
Standard hardhat...$ 20, Quality climbing helmet...$ 110, Your Life...Priceless.
As a dealer with a retail store and a website, I can tell you that, yes my in-store prices are higher than the web price on many, but not all items. The reason is overhead. I'm here 12 hours a day to provide customer service - give the customer what he needs when he needs it. Coffees ready at...
ACCT is the place to go for standards. I do the tree inspections for many courses and zips here in Arkansas.
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Terrible things happen to good people, sorry to hear the news Stump...I'm scared to death of a fire and I hate saw theives.
Keep us informed on your needs. A shop building GTG sounds like a plan...
Smash and Grab
My store got broke into last night (6:15pm), less than 30 minutes after I left. They threw a large rock through the bottom of the front door grabbed 2 saws and took off. If anyone hears of a couple new Jonsereds for sale, let me know will ya. Model 2172 Ser# 10480028 and a...
Great GTG Dan, first one I've been able to make and you set the bar high for the next one. Saws were awesome, food was excellent - especially Saturdays beans - didn't run out of gas til I hit Little Rock, and the company of ASers was a pleasure to meet finally.
Thanks again Dan and all those...
That's what they say - only about 70% of test is covered in the Study Guide. The rest is supposed to be previous training, knowledge and experience. There's a list of other suggesting reading sources - or you could read every thread on ArboristSite and nail it 100% - lots of smart ___ folks on...
Ground up tires are pretty available, but they tend to float away in heavy rains. Mixed with adhesives and poured into tree wells on sidewalk trees works great - no nutritional value but air and water can get to the roots, keeps weeds and trash out and you can walk on it. Even did a 30' foot...
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Check the above, alot of them are tied to TCI. I've wanted to start a rec climbing club here in LR, but yeah the TCI facilitator fees and time is way high for what you get. Still thinking about it...
Actually, the ISA does not have species ID as part of the test anymore. It's more biological questions - diffuse v ring porus, leaf / branching characteristics, site requirements, family - genus - species, etc. Study and good luck.
If you heard the neighbors house got broke into later, would you say anything? Whats done is done, you exposed him for what he is. Now keep your eyes open, doors locked, gun loaded, put the dogs out and hope the cops get him for something else, soon. Lets not get all PC over trash.
Found this today 25 feet up in the crotch of a split Post oak on a golf course in Hot Springs. I estimate over 50 years of growth around the golf ball, we'll know for sure when we get the tree down.