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    July 1, 2023

    Climbing and Rigging Critical-Risk Ash Trees

    By Chris Girard, CTSP

    Trees killed by emerald ash borer (EAB) can be dangerous to climb and rig. In this article, we’ll look at felling, climbing and rigging critical-risk trees killed by EAB. A quick EAB refresher Emerald ash borer was first discovered in [...]

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  • July 1, 2022

    Transporting Wood Using Cross-Referenced Rigging Techniques

    By Chris Girard, CTSP

    Photo 1a: English reeve (above) and Norwegian reeve (Photo 1b, bottom left) systems are similar, but with subtle differences, as described withinthe article. All photos courtesy of the author. Sometimes you arrive at a potential job site where you know [...]

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  • June 1, 2022

    My SRT/SRS (R)Evolution!

    By Chris Girard, CTSP

    Wow! Authoring an article about single rope technique (SRT) – where to begin? I guess the first thing would be to explain the reason behind the title, then describe some of the many fabulous developments I have had the privilege [...]

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  • March 3, 2021

    Product Review Video – ECHO CS-7310P chainsaw by Chris Girard

    By Chris Girard, CTSP

    Watch Chris Girard, CTSP give a product review for ECHO's CS-7310P chainsaw. Click here to read the TCI Magazine March 2021 article. "The ECHO CS-7310P – for the price, you can’t beat it. It could be [...]

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  • December 1, 2020

    Arborist Skills: Bend-and-Swing Rigging (Video)

    By Chris Girard, CTSP

    Watch Chris Girard remove two bent birch trees (leaders) that were overhanging a beach. We couldn’t just drop them into the lake, because we had no way to fish them out of the water. They would be partially [...]

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