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  1. TreeGuyHR

    Ok...can we talk about property damage on jobs?

    I probably have the most obsession about avoiding damage in my area. I can count the incidents on one hand worth noting from the last 6 years: window, metal roof, wooden fence, bench, ruts. I cut and tossed an over-grown cherry tree next to a summer home; last limb flipped over and bounced...
  2. TreeGuyHR

    Crane Safety Climber School

    Know of any classes on the west coast, CraneMan? I have managed several fro my company, but have yet to rig logs with a crane. Maybe I can get a pic in here... https://plus.google.com/photos/117894147620830215172/albums/5968971552032316001?authkey=CPOvh9H0tqGrkgE this is a link to some photos...
  3. TreeGuyHR

    How rescueable are we?

    I almost snorted coffee out my nose reading this. On a big job one time, I and my expert climber were in the same tree (a large big -eaf maple with around 2 tons of ivy in it) At one point my three guys on the ground all disappeared. Had to climb down and move brush off of our ropes. It seems it...
  4. TreeGuyHR

    Crane climbing

    I have yet to work with a crane, but I have done around 5 crane removals so far with my climber (I climb too). I'll have to post some pics. Did a multiple big pine removal last fall where we took log-truck sized logs with a 70 ton telescoping crane (120 ft. hook ht). The HO wanted long logs so...
  5. TreeGuyHR

    What would you do in my shoes?

    I have a hard time understanding the situation. The tree work side of my company is part time (I do consulting too), so I pay guys at the top end per hr. to keep them interested. $12.50 to start on the ground. You really need to look around for another job. I would pay a climber that is...
  6. TreeGuyHR

    Blocking, chunking, undermining the COG

    I learned using break cuts from a climber with more years climbing that I hired part time. He cuts most of the way through on the back side, then cuts just a tad on top of the first cut until the chunk drops down and closes the deeper kerf on the far side. If the chunks are heavy, you just rock...
  7. TreeGuyHR

    CLIMBING PADS AND SPURS- caddy pads vs buckingham big buck super wraps

    Happy with my xtra-large leather pads on my Buckinghams. However, I sometimes wrap ace bandages on my shins for extra padding. I used to get nasty blisters from the small leather pads. Now that the large ones are broken in, they don't tend to migrate. New pair of mid calf top grain Danner boots...
  8. TreeGuyHR

    Arborjet EAB pesticide application

    I bought the Arborjet system last fall, and have mainly used it for bark beetle control in ponderosa pine (before attack, in a few cases after attack). This spring and summer I'll see results from the 50 or so trees I have injected, as the Ips bark beetle outbreak will continue this year. Due...
  9. TreeGuyHR

    How rescueable are we?

    I have my climber trainee and his gear on most jobs, the idea being that he would rescue me or vice-versa. Of course, we really should practice... If the climber is using SRT, a basic idea is to have two anchors at the base, one with a prusik and pulley attached to the line; that way the other...
  10. TreeGuyHR

    Electric Line Mishap?????

    I'd have to look it up, but there are standards for how close a climber (or rigging) can get to a line depending on if he is certified or not; certification means he can get closer, I assume because of training, special gear, and knowing when to have the lines covered or shut off. I don't...
  11. TreeGuyHR

    Pole saw injuries?

    I have quite the collection of used blades as well. At around $30 each, the large hooked ARS blades are hard to toss when dull. I find that they are stiffer than other brands and less prone to bend but more prone to break. It is also worthwhile to clean and oil them when they get pitchy. And...
  12. TreeGuyHR

    Pole saw injuries?

    Tell me about it. I had a job 5 years ago involving around 50 medium sized oaks. First stage was thinning the weak ones and dead-wooding the rest I ended up getting severe tendonitis in BOTH elbows at the same time. Ouch. While climbing, I yanked on my pole saw lanyard when the saw hung up...
  13. TreeGuyHR

    Another Fatality

    Makes me wonder "Why me?" Why have I gotten so many second chances (and made it to 53 in my case), but not this guy?
  14. TreeGuyHR

    STAYING ALIVE

    Recently took down a beetle-killed 100 ft, 30 in. ponderosa pine. The first day of the job I was pruning a larger pine nearby, and sent my other climber up the tree (still learning, but he thought he could do the take down). He bailed at 30 ft. and came down because it was "punky". Based on his...
  15. TreeGuyHR

    First Rigging Job

    Another consideration is the fact that the EAB is a WOOD BORER, that weakens the wood directly and also encourages wood decay fungi. Limbs or trunks even 4 or 5 in. thick may be weak and break off if loaded by rigging or your own weight. The safest approach for you would be to tie in your...
  16. TreeGuyHR

    To spike or not to spike?

    I use spikes when I top trees -- before y'all pile on, I'll explain. There is a California Five-spined Ips bark beetle outbreak going on in my area. This beetle starts in the top, sometimes just in a few limbs, half the live crown, or the who;e tree, except that lower trunk over 18 in. diameter...
  17. TreeGuyHR

    Oak tree disease

    The disease needs to be identified before a treatment can be selected. Post some recent pics of the browning leaves and the twigs. Some fungal diseases can be treated with foliar sprays as well as trunk injections.
  18. TreeGuyHR

    Old growth stumps

    Another piece of evidence is the fact that it had a traditional face, and not a Humboldt -- hard to chop upwards with an ax! Also, you might be able to check in the land records and get an idea of when the land was first logged; I doubt that this cedar would have been skipped over, unless it was...
  19. TreeGuyHR

    Trade show booths

    Lay out some snacks and coffee. That always sucks me in!:msp_tongue:
  20. TreeGuyHR

    Oak Tree (Large) split... Is it worth saving?

    "Wound sealer" has been mainly phased out, but not quite. The old "branch sealer" i remember from the 70's was basically creosote -- and if you got some on the cambium, it would die back further from the wound. It was probably phased out for several reasons: plant and animal toxicity, and lack...
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