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Old 24th February 2008, 01:26 AM   #1
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Been since 1982 now and it has been great for us here especialy me.Did the usuall spikes and a buckstrap for a few years until I discovered rope.Thank god for rope.How many years did that add to our lives?
any way this is my first time back and I hope to be in here more.I am still doing it and my guys love haveing me out on the (hard) trees) if not to see the dinasaur in the tree.ha!

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Old 24th February 2008, 01:44 AM   #2
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Been since 1982 now and it has been great for us here especialy me.Did the usuall spikes and a buckstrap for a few years until I discovered rope.Thank god for rope.How many years did that add to our lives?
any way this is my first time back and I hope to be in here more.I am still doing it and my guys love haveing me out on the (hard) trees) if not to see the dinasaur in the tree.ha!
If you think you re a dinosaur, you ll find company on this forum. I started in 1969, then couple of years in USMC, then non stop to now. Still climb any time, but in 1992 I added a couple of buckets, 55 and 75 to my business. I stay fit by weights and running/racquetball most days of week and haven t gotten fat or bad injuries. Buckets on takedowns have made my 2 man operation very profitable and climbing for td s and pruning enjoyable.
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Old 24th February 2008, 02:08 AM   #3
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Zero, I trim trees with my feet on the ground.
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Old 24th February 2008, 02:26 AM   #4
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almost 5 years 2 just on spurs 3 with a rope. I have rock climbed for 13 years.
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Old 24th February 2008, 02:52 AM   #5
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I've been climbing for nine years. I am a late bloomer, that didn't realize the career potential in the tree care industry. I have to say I have never pruned a tree with gaffs on. Our catch-up phase of hazard tree removals is mostly done, so now we are on a tree preservation mode. I like to be efficient so I will use the bucket when I can, but about a third of the trees we work are climbers.

Climbing is a enjoyable art, that is also a great way to keep in shape. It also shows the client that not all the stuff we do involves the internal combustion engine. I love the fight with gravity, but even better yet is the feel of the dynamics of the tree as it sways and twists in the breeze. Compaired to flyin' the bucket, there is a peace in climbing. Then ya get snappped back to reality and earn your pay.
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Old 24th February 2008, 04:27 AM   #6
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well I gues I am just getting started then..keep a good tiein guys!!
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I don't do trees full time yet but started last summer.
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Old 24th February 2008, 09:21 AM   #8
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speedlinein is my finest moment here in the ponderosas!
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Old 24th February 2008, 09:23 AM   #9
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ponderosa speedline is video for students here in local mountains.
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Old 24th February 2008, 01:07 PM   #10
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Just started climbing about 6 months ago, I've been doing tree work from a bucket for a lot longer than that though.
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Old 24th February 2008, 02:20 PM   #11
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climbed and removed my first tree when i was 16. was fascinated by chainsaws. my old man was always cutting wood and it was kinda like a right of passage for me....for him i was 14 yr old cheap labor. climbing was way better than the wood splitter and the wheel barrow
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climbed and removed my first tree when i was 16. was fascinated by chainsaws. my old man was always cutting wood and it was kinda like a right of passage for me....for him i was 14 yr old cheap labor. climbing was way better than the wood splitter and the wheel barrow
How long ago, or when did you start, Bigshea?
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Old 24th February 2008, 02:36 PM   #13
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im thiry one now. did private work climbing and trimming smaller trees in high school......got into the utility gig when i was 20{my cousin got me on} doing mainly off road tap climbing and larger removals....started my own side deal shortly after doing private work on my days off. hired my younger brother onto my climbing crew when he was 20 and we re both still doing it.
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Old 24th February 2008, 03:24 PM   #14
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i just started climbing this past week. i've been interested in tree work for just about a year now though and i'm hoping to get my first job working in the biz this summer.
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i just started climbing this past week. i've been interested in tree work for just about a year now though and i'm hoping to get my first job working in the biz this summer.
If you haven t already, get some reference material, either videos (ISA, etc.), or Jepson's climbing manual. Practice every day, even 8 hours if the time is available, just like an athlete or musician, etc. would. You've got about 2 and a half months until things get crazy. If you can hire on as an apprentice climber you won't end up with a rake in your hand all day. You also need to know some basics about tree biology so you don t injure any trees in the process. A lot will have to do with your attitude, potential and maybe with how much you practice in this period.

Just trying to be helpful.
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Old 24th February 2008, 03:46 PM   #16
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yeah cuz rakes suck
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yeah cuz rakes suck
Unless you got to put one over the boss'es head.
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Old 24th February 2008, 04:47 PM   #18
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5 years climbing trees, 12 years rock climbing instructor / rescue.

Robdog, you mentioned having been in the game since 1982...
that's a year before I was a lusty gleam in my parents eyes. Maybe if TW is around for another 20 or 30 years then I can get on someday and be like "I've been doing this for 35 years!"

But until then, I gotta stick with my low numbers

Can you guys imagine how cranky and crotchety Ekka will be in 20 years?
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Been in the business longer, but started climbing full-time in 89.
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5 years climbing trees, 12 years rock climbing instructor / rescue.

Robdog, you mentioned having been in the game since 1982...
that's a year before I was a lusty gleam in my parents eyes. Maybe if TW is around for another 20 or 30 years then I can get on someday and be like "I've been doing this for 35 years!"

But until then, I gotta stick with my low numbers

Can you guys imagine how cranky and crotchety Ekka will be in 20 years?
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20 years this month where does the time go. got to say i aint as quick as i used to be but have shown up more than 1 young pup. sometimes there is no substitute for experience.
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20 years this month where does the time go. got to say i aint as quick as i used to be but have shown up more than 1 young pup. sometimes there is no substitute for experience.
Pomme, 20 years exp puts you at the top of the food chain.

Keep the shiny side up on that hot rod in the avatar and you ll get 20 more (40, 60, ?)
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If you haven t already, get some reference material, either videos (ISA, etc.), or Jepson's climbing manual. Practice every day, even 8 hours if the time is available, just like an athlete or musician, etc. would. You've got about 2 and a half months until things get crazy. If you can hire on as an apprentice climber you won't end up with a rake in your hand all day. You also need to know some basics about tree biology so you don t injure any trees in the process. A lot will have to do with your attitude, potential and maybe with how much you practice in this period.

Just trying to be helpful.
i'm actually studying arboriculture right now and working on investing in some climbing gear so i can get practicing. i really don't mind handling a rake. i'd rather start at the bottom so when i'm at the top i feel like i deserve it.
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Old 25th February 2008, 06:07 AM   #24
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Get the fundamentals of general trree work and the tree climbers companion both are really great books,also the isa official study is good too.
You can get the first 2 here,A Tree Story: books and videos by Gerald F Beranek.
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Where abouts in the midwest are you mate?
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