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Rick Howland

  • September 1, 2021

    The “ABC”S of Moving Large Trees

    By Rick Howland

    A 105-inch-diameter tree spade holds a tree being moved. Inset: The same tree spade being moved to a job. Photo courtesy of Environmental Design, Inc. If you’re thinking of getting into the business of moving large trees, there are three [...]

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  • April 1, 2021

    Best Practices For Compact Loaders & Mini Skid Steers

    By Rick Howland

    Morbark’s Boxer 700HDX compact loader. When traveling with a load, always keep the load low to the ground to maintain machine balance and unimpeded vision of forward travel, says Morbark’s Jason Showers. Photo courtesy of Morbark. They do the work [...]

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  • March 1, 2021

    Lace ’Em Up! The Ins and Outs of Arborist Footwear

    By Rick Howland

    Haix Protector Ultra Signal Red boots are red by design. Haix boots have colors such as lime green and signal red so you can see exactly where your foot is in relation to a chain saw. Photo courtesy of Haix. [...]

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  • February 1, 2021

    Backpack Blowers: Tree Care’s Latest Indispensable Tools

    By Rick Howland

    The advent and growing popularity of backpack blowers doesn’t mean it’s time to retire the rake – but almost. Echo’s new PB-9010 backpack blower, shown above, produces 1,110 cfm of air volume at 220 mph at the nozzle, and is [...]

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  • January 1, 2021

    Beware the Dangers from AM Radio and 5G Transmission Sites

    By Rick Howland

    A Lucas Tree Expert Company aerial-lift operator works near a small-cell-site round, omni-directional antenna atop the pole at far right. Photo courtesy of Lucas Tree. As if tree care isn’t dangerous enough, there’s an increasing safety threat that hasn’t yet [...]

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