Letters to the Editor

Letters, Emails & Voicemail

Kudos on March issue! I am a few days late reaching out, but all of us at HMI wanted to just give a huge, resounding round of applause to all of you who made the latest issue (March 2022) of TCI Magazine happen. We stood in the office and went page by page and were […]

Letters, Emails & Voicemail for March 2022

Safety violation on cover? I have yet to read the January 2022 TCI Magazine, but I noticed on the front cover an arborist violating ANSI Z133 6.3.9: “A chain saw shall not be used above shoulder height…” Thought it would be important for you to know. John Wayne Farber, CTSP, BCMAdirector of operationsHoppe Tree Service, […]

Rope Runner Pro Notice to Inspect

Regarding the follow-up article you printed in TCI Magazine (December 2021, page 75) and posted on the magazine website concerning the Notch Rope Runner Pro, in which you refer to a recall of the product, I would like to clarify there has never been a recall. Notch issued a notice to inspect, which is much […]

Kudos for Shigo column

The following note was sent to Steve Pregler regarding his From the Field piece, “Celebrating Dr. Alex Shigo,” in the October 2021 issue of TCI Magazine. My TCI Magazine arrived today, and I saw your tribute to my dad. It literally brought tears to my eyes and warmth to my heart to read of his […]

No Lone Chipper Operators

I just finished reading the August 2021 issue of TCI Magazine. This, of course, included the From the Field article, “Charity (Tree Work) Begins at Home: An Uplifting Experience,” by Donald Blair, concerning the windstorm damage to his truck. He stated that the tree service he contacted sent out one employee with a chipper to […]

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