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Funny thats the same music I hear when I am climbing
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It does come up very rarely. I do explain such as you have here. Thing is, I've never had a protest about the dark spots and I do let them know this before any work is started. I may have lost a few jobs on just the points you brought up here. Guess I'll never know because no one has ever asked me not to climb with my spikes.
Your spot on about the wounds and such, glad to see someone is paying attention here. My point being, is it "really" worth the effort to not spike a tree and you brought out several good points on that congrats.
Now in the real world I might just go buy a powered rope ascender if it warrants the costs to do so. So far in my experience it hasn't. I've never had a customer that was so concerned about that. If I find in the future it would be cost effective to do so then I will climb that hurtle. I climb for the excitement, the money and just shear point of doing what most can not even comprehend as a good days work. It is also a great workout. I think most people in general think all of us are nuts to want to climb a tree and then start up a chainsaw to run while hanging who knows how high in the air off a rope, with a belt and lanyard. It takes big balls, I think you might agree, and some serous know to do just that as safely as possible. I have a wife and three kids so I'm not try to set the world on fire, get killed and or injured in the process.
I'd like to hear from more arborist, owners and tree pros on just this point, to spike or not to spike?
It does come up very rarely. I do explain such as you have here. Thing is, I've never had a protest about the dark spots and I do let them know this before any work is started. I may have lost a few jobs on just the points you brought up here. Guess I'll never know because no one has ever asked me not to climb with my spikes.
Your spot on about the wounds and such, glad to see someone is paying attention here. My point being, is it "really" worth the effort to not spike a tree and you brought out several good points on that congrats.
Now in the real world I might just go buy a powered rope ascender if it warrants the costs to do so. So far in my experience it hasn't. I've never had a customer that was so concerned about that. If I find in the future it would be cost effective to do so then I will climb that hurtle. I climb for the excitement, the money and just shear point of doing what most can not even comprehend as a good days work. It is also a great workout. I think most people in general think all of us are nuts to want to climb a tree and then start up a chainsaw to run while hanging who knows how high in the air off a rope, with a belt and lanyard. It takes big balls, I think you might agree, and some serous know to do just that as safely as possible. I have a wife and three kids so I'm not try to set the world on fire, get killed and or injured in the process.
I'd like to hear from more arborist, owners and tree pros on just this point, to spike or not to spike?
That questions already been answered repeatedly , I mean NO not in the wind ,not in the rain ,just no if the conditions are that bad than you shouldn't be in a tree any how , But please man be better for yourself its really not that hard to ditch the spurs actually my body doesn't hurt as bad after trimming ...Its kinder on your ankles your knees and all and if you need a Geezer Walker to get up the tree than by all means get one ...And dude I am 250+ and I don't use spikes period and If I can body thrust or lard thrust than anyone can ....
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