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Hello everyone. I’m new to tree climbing and am looking for a good pair of boots for climbing spikes. I’ve got wide feet-2E, and I’m a larger guy at about 255lbs. I’m looking for some advice about what brands or styles to check out. I’ve noticed that barely any arborist boots come in any wide...

Just scored my fisrt big (for me) tree job. 10 trees to be removed All are within 50 to 75 feet of the main structure (house + patio) I numbered the trees on the pictures for reference (missing tree # 10) Equipment I plan on bringing to job site: -Chainsaws: 372xp (28 inch bar), Ms400c...

Hi, New to climbing here so any advice is welcomed I have a question regarding long straight trees where throwing a throwing line is not an option (like a very tall Doug Fir treee or similar). How do you tie in twice ? I have a wire flipline and a lifeline with a splice at the end. What...

Hi, New to climbing here so any advice is welcomed I have a question regarding long straight trees where throwing a throwing line is not an option (like a very tall Doug Fir treee or similar). How do you tie in twice ? I have a wire flipline and a lifeline with a splice at the end. What...

don't tell the climbers how cool they look it'll go to their heads ;)

I am wondering what second security system I can add and climb with Here is my question: I am planning on climbing with spikes. I have a harness (like the one shown below) and a steel wire flipline. What can I add to my system so I can add another safety net? I have at my disposal a couple...

Just wondering what kind of programs you guys might use, any labour costs and risk assessment kind of things. Or do you have anything in particular that you might think would help the industry!

I am curious if there are any contract climbers on here that may have some wisdom they could spare as I am just starting out in the contract realm of tree care. Big questions would be reasonable day rates, and if anyone has had any luck with traveling for work.

Hey all! I am looking to get into climbing, I used to many years ago while working for a less than safe small redneck organization in my off season but would prefer to keep my arms intact…For the passed 10 years i have worked as a hotshot and a heli-rappeller with the US Forest service but I am...

Broken in, awesome shape. Size Large, just lost some weight and need to size down. $300 CDN obo, will ship

All, I am a fairly experienced spur climber (not a professional by any means) that currently does removals on my property and for family and friends. However I am interested in doing some MRS and SRS climbing moving forward, for fun and for some future pruning. My question is can I use my...

here is some video of me climbing, trying out a new saddle (reason for me being a little nervous) constructive criticism is ok, dont be like some of the people on that other forum tho please, ive dealt with them enough today

Smooooth :D Blue Moon hank is now basically my go-to, light-duty bullrope :P

'solo rigging' some (crispy!) Royal Poinciana :D

This saw has less then two hours of use. I had my dealer scan it last week to verify the usage and make sure it had the latest firmware. (See picture) I bought it at a time when I thought I needed a saw that could be operated with one hand (due to a shoulder injury). It turns out this light...

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Hello. I have both Stihl 150 and Husqvarna 540 top handle saws. Both are ported and runs really well. But for larger trees I often use a ported 550 when climbing. The cutting power of the 550 is really so much greater than the 540. However, the absence of top handle on the 550 makes it...

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I'm in the process of reclaiming a few acres of a wild woodland of mature oaks. I think it would be beneficial to prune dead limbs of the oaks. There are alot of oaks and alot of dead limbs. My pruning tactics to date have involved employing the tallest pole saws I could find on the parts of...

looking for good condition spikes, tree gaffs preferred with good pads other than "T or L" pads unless the price is right. I'm 5'7" also so nothing to tall