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A typical day

7am at the yard: load saws, ropes and fuel, check the chipper. First job by 8. A residential removal: the climber goes up, sets a rope, takes the tree down piece by piece while the ground crew lowers limbs on rigging lines and feeds the chipper. Lunch on the tailgate. A pruning job in the afternoon, rain or shine. Clean the site, sharpen chains, home by 5.