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So you secured the partial uproot using two tractor winches, is that what I’m seeing here? If so, very simple and very safe common sense approach! I like it.

I’ve used my tractor winch a lot like that over the years.
Something like that! Just one tractor though. We use our pto winch nearly every day. I'm surprised I don't see more of them in residential tree care.

The spar from that tree had way more dry rot than expected. The hinge did not hold and it ended up dodging hard to the right and hung up in another pine. I took a video but can't seem to post it. Wouldn't want to embarass myself!!!
 
Something like that! Just one tractor though. We use our pto winch nearly every day. I'm surprised I don't see more of them in residential tree care.

The spar from that tree had way more dry rot than expected. The hinge did not hold and it ended up dodging hard to the right and hung up in another pine. I took a video but can't seem to post it. Wouldn't want to embarass myself!!!
That's awsome. Keep up the clever work.

We had a storm damaged cherry that was partially uprooted, snagged in a neighboring tree a few years back. We secured it with a line and went to work. As we took off weight from the tree it started standing back up straight until all the tension was of the guy lines and supporting its own weight. This was before we implemented the lift and I was climbing 5 days a week.

When in doubt, set a line.

My buddy has one of those winches on his tractor. He uses it all the time.

Merry Christmas, looks like you had fun at the company pizza party. Keep your guys happy!
 
That's awsome. Keep up the clever work.

We had a storm damaged cherry that was partially uprooted, snagged in a neighboring tree a few years back. We secured it with a line and went to work. As we took off weight from the tree it started standing back up straight until all the tension was of the guy lines and supporting its own weight. This was before we implemented the lift and I was climbing 5 days a week.

When in doubt, set a line.

My buddy has one of those winches on his tractor. He uses it all the time.

Merry Christmas, looks like you had fun at the company pizza party. Keep your guys happy!

We had a partially uprooted cherry leaning in another tree at one of the camps I work at a couple years ago. I was able to use the grcs and pulleys into a neighboring tree, and the tractor winch to walk it back enough to unload the pressure points in the other tree so we could remove it with the lift. All while camp was in full season and there were little kids traipsing in and out of the cabins underneath. I’m quite certain the whole thing wasn’t osha approved, but we got her done lol.
 
Removed a bunch of trees along a 4 mile or so stretch of a township road. Nice little government job to keep us busy a few days. Most of January is wide open now. Waiting/praying on several large contracts I've bid on. This was the last big job of the year.

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Looks fun.

Question: are you able to connect that many users to the headsets simultaneously (and efficiently) , and if so, what system are you using?
 
Personally, I believe that treating someone with respect is not necessarily the same thing as having respect for them. I strive to treat all of my coworkers and my students with respect, that does not mean that I actually have respect for all of them.

While that may be true, you haven't quite got the life-choice correct if you are just hiding your opinions. My original post was intended to say that everyone should both be treated with respect and genuinely have it as well. Until they lose your respect.

Now if you take one look at a person and see reasons for them to lose your respect, that's ok. What we show to the world does indeed change their opinion of us, and should be included as a factor that influences how other folks think of us. Life is like a job application: first impressions do matter.

I'm also a firm believer that it is wiser to keep my low opinions of other folks to myself. It's not usually beneficial to me to go around pokin' at folks for no good reason, and showing respect of others is definitely part of projecting to the world who I am.

Zin doesn't seem to think that is important, either.
 
So you secured the partial uproot using two tractor winches, is that what I’m seeing here? If so, very simple and very safe common sense approach! I like it.

I’ve used my tractor winch a lot like that over the years.

Is there anyting else but a winch on those tractor attachments? Seems like a lot of investment for a limited function. Now if there's a grapple hiding out of the camera view, it makes a dandy attachment.
 
We had a partially uprooted cherry leaning in another tree at one of the camps I work at a couple years ago. I was able to use the grcs and pulleys into a neighboring tree, and the tractor winch to walk it back enough to unload the pressure points in the other tree so we could remove it with the lift. All while camp was in full season and there were little kids traipsing in and out of the cabins underneath. I’m quite certain the whole thing wasn’t osha approved, but we got her done lol.

Sounds like a fun one. I had considered bringing our grcs to that pine but it's so stinking heavy to lug around! You make great use of yours.

We use sena. We can consistently get 3 linked up. Once in a blue moon we get 4 but someone always accidentally bumps out after 5 mins and ruins it... I would consider an easier to use system but we've got so much invested in it right now.
 
Is there anyting else but a winch on those tractor attachments? Seems like a lot of investment for a limited function. Now if there's a grapple hiding out of the camera view, it makes a dandy attachment.
Yeah there is a grapple on the front also. The winch serves as a good counter weight when not being used. I love having 2 functions for one machine. It gets used A LOT more than our mini skid.

Those winches run 3.5-5k for a smaller one. It has been well worth it. We've pulled over many leaners that would otherwise have been a challenge to climb or bucket.

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Sounds like a fun one. I had considered bringing our grcs to that pine but it's so stinking heavy to lug around! You make great use of yours.

We use sena. We can consistently get 3 linked up. Once in a blue moon we get 4 but someone always accidentally bumps out after 5 mins and ruins it... I would consider an easier to use system but we've got so much invested in it right now.
any of the easier to use systems cost at least twice as much.
 

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