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Only got one storm call from Hurricane Irene and that was from a property manager calling to tell me he didn't have any!

Hey, keep an eye out for injury on pine and spruce. It appears that DuPont's new herbicide, imprelis may be responsible for serious injury to pine and spruce. If you've used it in lawn applications, you'd better check up! There are some pictures here. Heads Up! Spruce and Pine Injury...

Talstar is not overly dangerous when applied according to label directions. Trying to climb the tree and spray at the same time puts you in a position of heavy exposure, since you cannot avoid spray drift and runoff. If you utilize the imidicloprid, the talstar will not be needed. If the...

If you're dealing with leafminer, A soil applied systemic insecticide is guaranteed to cost less than the Dr. bills associated with poisoning and falling out of the tree. You can buy imidicloprid (bayer advanced) at your local hardware store, or big box home center. Then drench the soil...

When I worked as a ground man, if the climbers #### was in the way of my brush, I'd move it to a safe area. It makes a lot of sense to have an established tool zone clear of the mayhem where everything goes when it's not in use. Saves on tools being left on the job, saves on damage to gear...

Looks like a pretty old altec unit. Could have been abused just a little. Hope the company has the inspection records, or they are gonna be in hot water.

it depends. If the tree is directly on top of the line, it is often considered property in common, requiring consensus from both owners. If it's on one side or the other, most often the offended party can prune limbs back to their property line. I am not a lawyer, but this is my...

Armchair quarterbacking at it's best.

Like any long pole saw it gets a little flex-o-bendo when used fully extended. The blade is just flat out badass, if you can make the stroke it will cut. However, just keep it in mind that it's metal and should not be used near any electrical conductors.

This seems like a good time to remind all of the standard: Glad to hear the guy's OK.

In some ways I think lion tailing is worse than topping. The effects of topping are easy to see, liontailing side effects are more difficult to asess unless you're in the tree. I would say close to 85% of the "summer limb drop" calls I go on are liontailed limbs that have failed due to decay...

In some of the trees that I manage, cable and climbing tree inspections are a paid service. The check from the ground is a courtesy service that I provide for my clients. Since I'm not trying to compete with the low ball guys in my neck of the wood, people can reasonably expect that kind of...

Speaking of "paying the dues" I happened upon a guy I worked with when I first started out the other day. Told his ground crew "Boy it sure is a pleasure to watch him work and not have to drag all his brush, do the lowering and all that" He had a nice chipper w/a winch and three guys on the...

You can be taken to court for just about anything. Wether it goes anywhere is another question. However, if you can document that the work was performed to established industry standards, I would think you would be able to defend yourself quite handily. There is the school of thought that...

I have to second Treeseer on this one. As arborists we are justifiably gunshy about taking resposibilty for certain risks. However, if you provide a client with enough information to make an informed descision, and have an appropriately worded contract with work done according to industry...

I've found if you say it will be around (X) price they take it to mean exactly that, and will react unfavorably if it deviates above that number. If am giving people a verbal ball park proposal I usually give a range, say in your case "somewhere between 5 and 6 thousand" Then they don't...

Even so, it will be really easy to overload that 33k GVW truck, and those fines are pricey! I think the smaller truck has a lot of advantages, but I would factor the cost of adding a drop tag axle in your purchase. You won't regret it.

Sounds like a good seminar You need to attend if your communication skills fit the following criteria Types of communication Verbal: "#### you you ####in' ####!" Non Verbal: Overcoming ADD and language barriers "Ok, sir now we are going to prune that pin oak in the front yard to...

I really like how he head blocks that chunk to keep it from shock loading his rigging. That's some ingenuity right there.:msp_rolleyes: What an assclown.

I guess you have to consider the segment of the industry. If you look at line clearance, there is serious dominance by just a few companies. The residential/commercial market is gigantic. Even with big companies that may seem like they are getting all the work, if you look at the numbers of...