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There's a very hard fact based truth at work here guys. This planet cannot sustain/absorb/survive our current means of power generation. If the whole world were to emulate the US or UK's methods it'd toxify this planet in relatively short order. So if we are truly a smart highly evolved people who lead by example worthy of emulating? Then drop this cave man mentality and bloody well get on with the job of smart and logic based leadership already. You say you care about your children's future. Then turn around advocating Fukushima'ing them all. Lumps of coal n acid rain for their Xmas stockings! The Dickens you say? Jomoco
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Well, it goes like this. A freshly wounded/pruned tree puts off pheromones that adult beetles are specially attuned to detect from a fair distance. So pruning in the summer hot season is like ringing a very loud dinner bell for hungry and horny beetles buzzing about. Of course this applies to specific tree species n bugs to varying degrees, some far more than others. But it's generally accepted that pruning during the hot summer months is unprofessional conduct, geared more towards profit than tree health and a happy client. Jomoco
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I've little sympathy for those who prefer to remain clueless of their own history. Wind power still gets lower public subsidies than fossil fuel tax breaks | Environment | The Guardian http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Facts-and-Figures/World-Nuclear-Power-Reactors-and-Uranium-Requirements/ Jomoco
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One of the greatest hypocrisies committed in this industry is pruning during the summer height of beetle infestation season! Telling the client that not pruning their trees during this time, atleast here in CA, despite the loss of monetary profit, is a sure indication that your company puts the health and long term well being of the tree and client foremost on said company's to do list, IMO. To the extent that any company or country puts this truth forth rightly to their clients regardless of monetary loss? Is a sure sign of enlightened professionalism at its best IMO. Kind of the abc's of professional do's and don'ts. Jomoco
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The way some of you act as though you've never heard of natural gas powered peaker plants to compensate for the invariabilities of wind and solar plants? Well it's downright comical in an only this or that black n white mule headed way. Plants and Green Power Comparison | The Energy Collective This is the 21st century guys! Oh, ever see how much govt subsidies get doled out to nuclear power plants? Tunnel vision, blinders? Too much single malt n bad music? What explains such shortsighted nostalgic Dickensian era longings? Jomoco:confused1:
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Seems that the UK has its very own version of the "tea party." They worship money as their god, while scorning scientific progress. No amount of beer could make that band's music palatable! Check out their police dog bites suspect in the neck thread to get the true essence of their circular sicknesses. Jomoco
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Now that's the stuff Mario! I love that contrast! You da man. Jomoco
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Yup, learned that trick decades ago in the deep sands of the desert. Very risky though without a spare and jack at hand. Jomoco
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Not quite the same without the beautiful women for contrast Mario! Jomoco:biggrin:
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Even this historic fig in front of the natural history museum that they paid me dearly to replace the old cabling in's been let go to the point it's lost some fair sized limbs on the northwest side now.
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Just got back from Balboa Park in San Diego and couldn't believe how bad a shape the parks dept had let the trees get into from a safety perspective. It wasn't that long ago that I've climbed this particular euc and had it in good shape. Climbing these eucs with no gaffs and doing them up right's a challenge.
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Seems to me there are tree species that have an inherently high risk of shedding limbs, and species with a much lower risk. Good ole common sense tells me the latter is the appropriate tree species for school settings. Good planning obviates the need for over analyzing and charging the pants off a school district for lame landscaping decisions. Jomoco -
Nice work Jake. What species, Sycamore? Hope she lives mate! Jomoco
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Looks pretty punky Reg. Musta been a relief not to have to block it down eh? Looks like even tree gaffs might kick outta those rotten sections! Nice pics n work mate. Jomoco
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The upper diameter of this pic looks about 3 feet to my eye Guy.
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Interesting read mate. Thanks for the lead to Townsend's article. http://www.birchangerwoodtrust.org/sycamore-paper-ext-version.pdf Jomoco
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A sneaky but effective solution to your problem might just be swapping an ms200t anti vibe for the handle bar, the rubber one, for that junky husqvarna one? Me thinks it would withstand lateral shock loads better. Maybe I'll wait another two years before I replace my 200's with 540's! Jomoco
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Simply take a sample of the suspected infection wood to your nearest plant pathology ag laboratory for confirmation of the presence of the pitch canker fungus. Then present that report to your client if positive? They'll think you're a pro arborist or somethin. Jomoco:001_smile:
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Were it my client? 3 staggered 3/4 inch rods with two and a half inch washers 1/4 inch thick, at the fault/crack. 25 feet above that one 3/4 inch ring/hub and three 7/16ths inch EHS cables anchored by 5/8ths inch through bolts. In my experience drilling 3/4 inch holes 36 inches plus deep is too much for typical two stroke cabling drills. But a 3/4 inch electric drill has enough torque to push one inch drills 6 feet, and break your bloody arms if you let it! So be forewarned. Just add the portable electricity generator cost on the clients bill. IMO that alone with no pruning at all would be the ideal remedy for the long term of both tree and client's wallet. Cost'd be about 1500 hundred bucks or so here in CA, including hardware n stuff. Jomoco
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Nice vid Matt. Looks like an excellent tree to rod n cable to my eye. I know I've successfully rodded and cabled mature trees in far worse shape. Good luck with it mate. Jomoco
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Lockable toolboxes and tailgate along with ignition bypass switch has worked well for me.
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Being an independent subcontractor I get exposure to all sorts mate. Bought the pneumatic splints after a rather bloody incident involving a groundie, an 044, and a nicked femoral artery. Speedline slings make a pretty dang good tourniquet in a pinch! Bloke lived, but it was close, too close. Jomoco
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Good stuff David, very educational. Jomoco
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You can never be too cautious mate. I carry blow up arm and leg splints in my tooltruck's main forestry med kit. Jomoco
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Steve, I just bought new fuel lines for my 365's and 394, which were all identical, black squiggly pig tail lines. Getting the 394 to fire was a pita, but a few drops of mix down the spark plug hole got it to fire up. Good luck with yours mate, they're truly great saws! Jomoco
