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Product Features

  • June 1, 2021

    Battery-Powered Chain-Saw Considerations

    By Richard Jones, BCMA

    Kyle McCabe of Northern Arboriculture, an 11-year TCIA member company based in Merrimack, New Hampshire, uses a cordless electric Husqvarna T536 LiXP chain saw to prune an ash tree, Fraxinus sp. TCIA staff photo by Richard May. More and more, [...]

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  • June 1, 2021

    You Bet Your Boots These Are Sturdy: HAIX Protector Ultra Cut-Resistant Work Boot

    By Travis Vickerson, CTSP, QCL

    The very first impression you get when you pick up the HAIX Protector Ultra work boots is how incredibly solid they feel. It is immediately apparent that they are high quality and rugged. After wearing them in all conditions for [...]

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  • May 1, 2021

    Innovations in Mechanical Row Equipment

    By Don Staruk

    There are a number of methods used to clear and maintain utility rights of way, or ROWs, but they all fall into two categories – mechanical, including things like brush mowers, saw trimmers and aerial lifts, or chemical, including materials [...]

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  • May 1, 2021

    Throwing Away Your Shot: The Basics of the Big Shot

    By Tchukki Andersen, BCMA, CTSP

    A trigger release takes the sting out of repeated Big Shot setups. TCIA staff photo. If you are young, scrappy and hungry, don’t like throwin’ away your shot (with a nod to Hamilton) and just want to place your climbing [...]

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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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