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What kind of timber is on the lot? Before you go and clear cut, it might be worth it to take a look and see if you have any saw logs, or veneer logs in some of those trees. Dont want to chip away potential money. If there are definatly fell the trees properly and stack the wood of to the...

We have 20 alturna-mats on each bucket truck that sit in a cage on end between the tool boxes and the turret. they are the 4x8' mats with the diamond tread in them. Work great, only downfall is they are heavy, roughly 80lbs a piece. Picking them up and moving them all day long will get tiring.

Heard about it this morning on the radio. Happened in the next county over, across the river from me. Looks like he cut a branch under tension and the tree came over ontop of him. You can never be too safe in this industry. http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20081203/NEWS01/812030307...

I believe CDL Class A requirements is anything combined GCWR is 26,000lb and up correct? The company I work for doesnt have the Chippers registered, are they required to be registered in NYS? We regularly tow our Bandit 1590's by 2008 F-550's which have a GVWR of 19k. Are chippers considered a...

A lot of Black cherry (Prunus Serotina) are dying as a result of Black Knot, a type of disease that creates a bulge on branches, and the eastern tent catapillar can also cause mortal injury to black cherry trees. The most common disease is Cherry Leaf Spot. Black Cherry Trees also thrive in very...

Thanks for the advice guys. Im heavily considering going for this in the spring as I am building up my own personal arsenal of tree equipment. The company I work for now is great, we have the top of the line equipment, but our climbing is limited and its mainly all bucket work, probably only get...

I had a total of 70 weekly maintenance accounts at the height of my business, but when I shut down and went to work for the first tree service, I referred them to other reputable landscaping companies in the area. I guess I could re-contact with my former clients by letters or in person, since I...

The upperclass demographics, and the people who want the proper tree care done for thier trees is what Id mainly be aiming for. I mean removals are a lota fun dont get me wrong, but it seems like everyone and anyone is doing it now. Looking to push the proper arbor-culture way of things to those...

Hey guys, been kickin around some ideas for next year, and one of them would be to go back out on my own into the tree business, but more twards a specialty market, Tree preservation/tree surgeon style work. Thinking about going more twards the fine pruning, proper trimming and tree preservation...

We sometimes will lay down the mats we have for the trucks to go across, in the spot where we are bombing pieces down. They are made out of 1/2 thick plastic, 4'x8' in size. They have a diamond plate style pattern on them to give you grip. Each bucket truck carries 20 of them in a specially...

Hey guys, need some prayers and thoughts for a fellow employee of the company I work for. Lost 2 fingers today in an accident. Was in the lawn care division of the company, I guess somehow his hand slipped into the impeller on the vac system on one of the mowers, when he pulled the tube off to...

The best logging saw? The one that puts the money in your pocket at the end of a day. Personally, I love my Stihl MS 660. Puts a smile on my face everytime I use it. Love the power. Feels perfect in my hands running it.

Yea I agree, those hickorys can give you some nasty bark bites. I used to be a free climber myself, til a mishap with the previous company I worked for. It was free climbing spikless everyday on any conifer type tree. Was in a white pine going up to about 70 feet to repair some storm damage. Was...

When you say safety line im guess you mean your climbing line? If you use a throwball you should definatly be able to set a climbing line in a sturdy crotch even if it is 70 feet up. Use the two handed "box" throw. But if your tying in at 70 feet remember you have to have at least 140 feet of...

Not all firemen abuse thier tools, maybe there are a few instances, but for the most part, we take care of what we have, our tools are our lifeline. After every training session our demo saws, chainsaws, ect all are taken apart, cleaned and maintiained. As being a luitenant in my fire...

At the company I work for we have 2 Bandit 1590 Intimidators, with john deere powerplants on both of them. They are some mean chippers, eat up anything you feed them with ease, havent had one jam yet on us. The drum style chippers seem much more powerful then the disk style I have run with the...

Never knew gander carried stihl...at least the one up here doesnt. They did have a scag mower on dispay for a while, but that was short lived. I have always shyed away from buying from the big box stores, like supporting the little guy power equipment dealer then the big chain stores. I would...

Nah no cold lonley bed for me, found a woman who loves me being a climber, although she does worry a bit about my saftey up there. Heck she even got me a new set of chaps for my birthday and dont mind running to the power equipment dealer with me on a saturday if need be. But of course thats on...

If you are doing this type of work day in and day out, find yourself a reputable dealer that you can build a working relationship with. I wouldnt buy any saw from a box store, or gander mtn for that matter. Its nice working with a dealer in case you need product support, or something is down and...

Why get rid of a saw? Heck Id keep both, keep one for back up! You can never have too many saws. Who's the one sayin one has to go? Id never have anyone tell me to get rid of a saw. No reason for it! If she dont like it then tell her too bad! Or tell her shes gota cut the wood from now on with...