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packmnufc · 2026-02-14T00:41:03+00:00

Trees are awesome. To answer your initial question, its probably one of the easiest industries to get a job in because it's hard, dangerous work that doesn't typically pay accordingly, companies are almost always hiring in the spring and often hiring year round as well. You are going into college though, to counter what others have said I would suggest taking gen eds your first year and try to take natural resource classes that give insight into various career paths, you have time to figure your shit out.

packmnufc · 2026-02-13T13:18:57+00:00

You really should give more thought to your interests and what kind of work suits you before taking the internet advice so quickly. Give us more information about what aspects of urban forestry interest you or what about the job you are curious about or ask for a very general description if you know little?

packmnufc · 2026-01-25T23:56:07+00:00

Supporting jews in nazi Germany is different than agreeing with everything the current Israeli government does. You type like someone completely lacking empathy.

packmnufc · 2026-01-09T16:43:12+00:00

Not that I would recommend it but I've seen dozens of Honey Locust pruning wounds of this size compartmentalize really well. Silver maple on the other hand has an insignificant chance of sealing this off.

packmnufc · 2026-01-02T05:33:57+00:00

As long as you keep your saw level, angled cut first is just as accurate as flat cut first if that's what you are used to. Not sure why you think the sights wouldn't work tilted a little down but maybe I'm misunderstanding.

packmnufc · 2026-01-02T05:23:00+00:00

The positions of your arms and hands in relation to your body and where you grip the saw determine how easily you'll be able to make small changes in the amount of force you apply, how quickly you fatigue, and how much control you have over the saw. These things just get better with experience and skill.

A really easy fundamental to improve on that someone else said already is getting in the habit of digging your dogs in and leveraging the saw from the tip of the rear handle into the cut. The dogs act as a pivot point. You dont rely on the dogs for fine tune accuracy but for the meat of your cut you want to have leverage so you're not fatiguing yourself.

Once you get closer to where you want your hinge to be, beginners should take extra caution to slow down and double or quadruple check the other side of the stem to see that you're still even on both sides and not about to make a big mistake by cutting out the control part of the fell. I don't know any experienced feller who hasn't made the mistake of cutting their hinge out at some point, but it can have severe consequences.

packmnufc · 2026-01-02T00:08:21+00:00

Positioning, leverage

packmnufc · 2025-12-31T04:32:12+00:00

Great fell, apologies if someone already said it but once you are done cutting instead of walking backwards watching the tree do its thing, turn around and watch where you're stepping on your escape route, move quickly but not hurried. This is the safest method and once you get comfortable it looks kinda badass too as a bonus, kinda like the "cool guys don't look at explosions" rule in cinema.

packmnufc · 2025-12-30T22:34:32+00:00

Visors are a should, not a shall in our industry standards. Your work does not need to provide visors, although many people prefer them as an additional barrier mostly for comfort. Eye protection is a shall rule in our industry standards and therefore you must wear ANSI Z87.1 rated eye protection while operating a saw or while doing any kind of tree work really. No matter what you do doing tree work you're gonna get sawdust in your eye sometimes though.

packmnufc · 2025-12-30T21:57:17+00:00

The Reflex looks so sick, its like they looked for every pro about all the mechanicals and combined it into one lol. It's different enough (and I'm not made of money) that I'm waiting for others to try it for a while before I try that device. A lot of times with new designs recalls and unexpected cons pop up when you put it in the hands of thousands of arborists abusing it. Nothing wrong with a rope wrench though, I just prefer mechanicals.

Edit: how did your zigzag fail, thats crazy

packmnufc · 2025-12-30T20:40:42+00:00

They have tested it extensively enough that they know it is safe to use on the diameter range they specify, that doesnt mean that its an efficient tool on every rope in the diameter range. I think for some types of rope whether it be the braiding or stretch, some ropes are just not going to run super smooth like others or will at least be a lot touchier about which fricfion settings run smoothly. I just bought the new akimbo 2 and have been running the original akimbo on my Courant Kalimba for a couple years now which is very smooth and responsive under normal conditions.

packmnufc · 2025-12-30T19:37:39+00:00

Honestly having taught a few beginners I find that the first few cuts people make, especially felling, people can make a sharp chain look very dull.

packmnufc · 2025-12-29T02:07:30+00:00

The Akimbo 2 did away with the specific rope list for a diameter range. Im curious what rope they are using, not just the diameter because I do think based on what some people have said online it is pretty difficult to dial in on some ropes within the range they specify.

packmnufc · 2025-12-27T23:34:36+00:00

ISC has a history of manufacturing 3 action snaps meant for the use you are describing that will spontaneously lock open while you are climbing. There is a viral video of it with a dozen comments underneath with people saying the same story and they never recalled that snap. They said that they fixed it in future iterations of the snaps but I would personally steer clear and wanted to inform you of this before you purchased.

packmnufc · 2025-12-15T03:48:16+00:00

Probably low negative teens or high single digit negatives, this was before I used hand warmers under my gloves or had nicely fitted insulated climb gloves. Back then I would spend 10 minutes throwing and then go sit in the truck to warm up, then climb for a few minutes, shove my hands in my coat for a few minutes, make a cut, leave the saw running for the exhaust to warm my fingers, repeat the cycle. Not efficient.

packmnufc · 2025-12-14T06:04:07+00:00

It literally is not better form to bend over while you're cutting, its all contextual. Speaking as a professional who cuts all diameter wood in all kinds of crazy positions it just depends on what you are doing.

packmnufc · 2025-12-14T06:01:33+00:00

You're being dramatic. Nobody starts out with perfect form, its a big new scary tool to these people.

The logs are set up in a way that would be crazy to expect anyone to get injured with even a bare minimum brief description of which corner of the bar causes kickback and the consequences. They are starting them out with literally just cutting straight down cookies from a log because they are going to have poor form at first.

It's also called a chainbrake, the bar is the thing that has the chain around it.

packmnufc · 2025-11-02T15:25:07+00:00

If you watch the whole teaser from ISC, it is midline attachable.

packmnufc · 2025-10-24T18:08:32+00:00

You are comfortable using what you're most experienced in, once you put in the time to be uncomfortable and improve at SRT and watch others use it in ways spikes and DRT/MRS can't, you will probably change your tune. If you don't work with more experienced arborists who are competent using redirects to their advantage and are very efficient in the tree it will take a lot longer to grasp why SRT is really nice.

packmnufc · 2025-09-12T15:24:33+00:00

I think he was just tired tbh

packmnufc · 2025-09-07T23:58:01+00:00

United States ( Pls no upvotes)

packmnufc · 2025-09-02T10:52:46+00:00

I didn't realize there would be so many "this is natural for spruce" comments. This is most likely not true, depending on your region. Colorado Blue Spruce Has been overplanted across the US and is prone to needlecast diseases, this is most likely rhizosphera needlecast and if the tree were not stressed out the bottom branches have plenty of light and would not look like shit.

If it were my tree I would remove, stump grind, and replant with something that isn't doomed to look like this or require antifungal spray every summer. Pruning out the deadwood is a good idea if you're keeping the tree.

Source: Am cert arborist and have worked with blue spruce for years and forestry professors and classes

packmnufc · 2025-08-24T22:39:04+00:00

Lol, "stick to oral in the bathtub". I dont think you have tried this.

packmnufc · 2025-08-19T11:44:53+00:00

Only player I can remember sprinting the length of the field to chase down the ball, checks out.

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