Rigging & removals
Leaner over a greenhouse: how would you rig it?
J. Petrov, crew lead, Hamilton, Ontario
42 replies · Oct 4
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Climbing gear
Moving rope or stationary rope for a brand-new climber?
L. Byrne, climber, Galway, Ireland
64 replies · Oct 3
Storm work
Storm season checklist, share yours
C. Ruiz, climber, Mobile, Alabama
17 replies · Oct 3
Groundies
First month on the ground: what I wish I'd known
P. Singh, groundie, Surrey, British Columbia
23 replies · Oct 2
Running a tree company
Quoting stump grinding: per inch or per job?
D. Kessler, owner, Boise, Idaho
36 replies · Oct 2
Plant health care
How do you talk to a client who just wants the tree gone?
R. Adeyemi, plant health care tech, Toronto, Ontario
19 replies · Oct 2
En español
¿Cómo organizan los turnos en temporada alta?
H. Salazar, jefe de cuadrilla, San Antonio, Texas
27 replies · Oct 1
Rigging & removals
Crane day on October 8: how do you brief the ground crew?
T. Hollis, crew lead, Bristol, UK
31 replies · Sep 30
Storm work
Travelling for storm work: how do you split lodging and pay?
W. Boucher, climber, Moncton, New Brunswick
14 replies · Sep 29
Climbing gear
What does your gear shed look like after a wet season?
E. Lindqvist, climber, Duluth, Minnesota
22 replies · Sep 28
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Street trees over a live road: three days of pruning
How a crew set the lines over the road and kept the sidewalk open.
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Rigging & removals
Rigging plans, hard removals, crane days and what went wrong or right on the job.
Storm work
Cleanup after a blow, traveling crews, lodging and pay on storm jobs.
Climbing gear
What you climb on, what you carry and what you would buy again.
Running a tree company
Pricing, hiring, insurance headaches and keeping a crew busy through winter.
Groundies
Life on the ground crew, first months in the trade and moving up to climbing.
Plant health care
Treatments, diagnosing a sick tree and talking to clients about both.
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Coming up
Oct 18 Tree crews meetup, Denver
Nov 2 Aerial rescue practice, Hamilton, Ontario
Nov 15 Club climbing comp, Asheville
Nov 21 Open evening for new ground crew, Spokane, Washington
Dec 6 Winter gear swap, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sample pinned postR. Tanaka, climber, Tacoma, Washington: Two top-handle saws and a rope bag were taken from my truck on September 27. If someone offers them to you, message me.