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Product Features

  • grapple saw cutting a tree
    February 1, 2020

    If You Build It, Will They Come? Keeping Your Grapple Saw Busy

    By Steve Connally, CTSP

    Many companies that have a grapple-saw crane have developed sales and marketing strategies based upon the use of their equipment and how it sets them apart from competitors in their market. Others have reduced crew size by bringing mechanized tree [...]

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  • man on bucket lift
    February 1, 2020

    WARNING: Aerial-Lift Attachment Systems in Use!

    By Rick Howland

    The Positive Attachment Lanyard (PAL) system from Terex is designed to “influence the right behaviors,” says Terex’s Joe Caywood. “We determined early on that we do not want an interlock or lock-out system. We needed to keep it simple, like [...]

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  • October 1, 2019

    PPE: The Pros & Cons of Chain Saw Chaps vs. Pants

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Arbortec BreatheFlex Pro chain saw protective pants. Which are better, chaps or pants, when operating a chain saw? Feedback from manufacturers suggest it is a matter of preference, and there are pros and cons for each. Photo courtesy of Sherrilltree. [...]

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