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Old climbing arborist told me to leave my spikes at home...
He said if I'm pruning trees for a living, spikes ruin the bark every time. I thought he was being dramatic until I saw the damage on a maple I worked 6 months ago - has anyone else switched to footlocking just to avoid the scars?
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keith26420d ago
Man yeah I've been there. Footlocking takes some getting used to but once you get the rhythm down it's way cleaner on the tree. I keep my spikes for removals only now, straight up.
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oliviahenderson20d ago
Hearing you loud and clear on that. I remember wrecking a nice oak once with spikes when I could have just footlocked and spared the bark. It made me feel pretty bad honestly. Now I only pull them out for hazard removals or when the tree is already toast.
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