Compact loaders and skid steers have become common on job sites. This alert is a reminder to provide training to workers and operators on the safe use and maintenance of this equipment. Photo courtesy of Girard Tree Service, Gilmanton, New [...]

Bucket operator hurt in crash A lift operator trimming trees from a bucket truck July 6, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota, was severely injured when a semi-truck collided with the elbow of the lift’s boom, causing the operator to fall to [...]

Check out this manual root excavation using hand tools by Clem Desjardins of Stanley Tree Service. Clem demonstrates the proper way to expose the root zone without damage to the tree.   Watch now, or go to [...]

Tree worker hurt in struck-by A worker on the ground was injured May 1, 2022, in Norton, Massachusetts, when he was struck by a piece of a tree being felled. The 19-year-old man was standing by the tree as it [...]

Watch Jake Carufel demonstrate throw-line tips during TCI EXPO ’21 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Being organized and systematic in your approach to using a throw line will keep tangles, and your frustration, to a minimum. You want a system that makes it quick [...]