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I hope you are all set for a great week of Family, Friends and Turkeys! <BR>
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Laura and I wish all of you the best during this Thanksgiving Time. We are so thankful for all of you and for the <I>Magnormous Abundance</I> God allows us to partake of in our training endeavors.<BR>
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The article this week is regarding a few thoughts on the use of wedges and rope in your tree work. It can also be found on my Blog at www.ForestApps.blogspot.com pass it along to friends and workers.<BR>
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I am pleased to announce a new endorsement relationship for 2011 with Elvex Corporation and its safety products. If you are not familiar, check them out at www.Elvex.com They have been producing PPE for Chainsaw Operators for many years and other safety items in several work industries. ForestApps will be assisting them with product marketing, dealer and distributor PPE education and most of all having a great time using their products and working with their great Elvex Team! I have been using Elvex products for about a year now and I am impressed with the design and quality. They will impress you too!<BR>
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The upcoming week is a great time to look over items in our eStore for your holiday gift giving. Let me recommend or in stock items-- my <B><I>Cross-Sight </I></B>Height Gauge, The <B>ForestApps eBook</B>, Jeff Jepson’s <B><I>To Fell a Tree</I></B>, Original PFERD <B><I>ChainSharp</I></B> Tool’s and <B>Elvex PPE</B>. Just click the <B>eStore</B> link for our website – www.ForestApps.com <BR>
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Next week Rob Lagerstrom and I will be working to produce a new group of product awareness and use videos for Elvex here at my shop in GA. These videos, on several facets of PPE, will be available on the internet and DVD for your training use and viewing pleasure. If you would like to put your name on the list for these when they are completed, send me an email with <B>Elvex Videos </B>in the subject line and we will keep you personally updated as to when they are ready. The videos will be free to the first requesting... <a href="info@ForestApps.com">info@ForestApps.com</a> <BR>
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And Thursday – Gobble Up!<BR>
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<I>Tim Ard<BR>
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I have used wedges in directional felling of trees almost exclusively since my learning years with Soren Eriksson. He taught me to calculate how many wedges and what they can do; wedges assisting in lifting and supporting trees during the felling process.<BR>
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When beginning to train with a lot of tree care and storm related workshops, I began to learn from the Arborist's the value of ropes and rigging. How to calculate what is necessary to understand the limitations and the right knot or attachment accessory to make the rope assist successful. <BR>
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A Participant in a class recently explained it and defined my stand completely on Wedges and Rope work with trees... Don Roppolo said, "I always use a wedge when rope is used in felling a tree, but I don't always use a rope when I use a wedge." <BR>
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Both the wedge and the rope do basically the same thing- they assist to lift or support a tree to a desired felling plan.<BR>
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The wedge in felling can afford the chainsaw operator the ability to finish, or set up the felling cuts without the tree binding the saw. This eliminates the need to have someone or something pulling on a rope, while the sawyer is cutting, to keep the tree from binding the saw. The rope is a great tool if there is resistance in the top of the tree and to reduce the hammering of the wedge work.<BR>
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I hope you realize the wedge or the rope will not steer a tree to a targeted lay. The notch and hinge is the control and steering in the plan.<BR>
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How to place the wedge? How many wedges? How far to pull and just how much rope do you need? <BR>
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It all starts to come together as you complete the plan...<BR>
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For answers and or more information visit www.ForestApps.com <BR>
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Good Sawing!<BR>
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