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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Eight twenty three thirteen ten WIBA and ask the Experts,
brought you by hams Arborcare online Haamsarborcare dot com. That's
h A. M. M as Arborcare dot com. Great website
resource to learn more about hams Arborcare. Their telephone number
eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
(00:32):
And joining us this morning from hams Arborcare is Mester
arborist Kevin Ham. Kevin, how you doing this morning?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Doing great? Sean? This is a beautiful day.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
I you and I spoke a little bit before we
came on the air, and uh, you mentioned your scenery
and what you're experiencing right now. I'm quite jealous, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah, yeah, it's a nice work environment.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Monday I did a giant removal on Monday. Uh the
lift was incapacitated, so you know, the lift had access,
but it wasn't behaving. Yeah, and uh I was. I
climbed and it was hot, it was humid, you know,
cramp recovery at noon, it was it was crazy. But
(01:19):
now this is beautiful weather.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Sitting on the stump out at the shop, just taking.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
It looking at all my work there I accomplished with
the firewood pile.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Yeah, I want to ask you about that. And you've
recently posted a video up on your Instagram, and I
hope folks are following Kevin and the team at Ham's Arborcare.
They've got an Instagram. They've also got a YouTube just
Kevin Ham Game of Trees and gameoftrees dot com as well.
You can find that stuff and a couple of things.
One that is I am. I am impressed by the pile.
I was also surprised when I heard you mentioned you
(01:52):
were using an electric chainsaw, a battery power chainsaw, and
I think, well, that's we've got Have we gotten that
far now where you can actually reliably use for the
right application a battery powered tool.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Yeah. The the double battery Milwaukee is I mean for
cutting firewood. It's it's a heavy saw with two batteries on,
you know, to twelve vamp hour batteries. Uh. And but
it you know, you can cut you know, as much
as a tank of fuel, you know with those batteries.
And you know, if you're if you're a homeowner and
(02:28):
you're buying Milwaukee tools, Uh, the big batteries it is
very important for you to run them all the way
down and and drain them out and then charge them
all the way up and and so for a homeowner application,
having having this type of saw around where you can
always go out and cut a little firewood to finish
(02:49):
off the battery, you know. And that's what I've done
since you know, January we had this huge, ugly old pile.
You know, you just want to Yeah, we got to
get after that pile. One day, you know, finally I said,
you know what, you know, today is good as day
as any. So a little bit in the morning, you know,
a couple batteries in the morning, a couple of batteries
at night, swinging the axe a little in the morning,
(03:11):
swinging the axe a little at night. And I put
an axe to all that that would that the hydraulics
did not light up for any of them, oh that all.
So we put fiskers to work, that is for sure.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
And we talked too about Kevin, great time of year
to be getting that that firewood ready, given time to
what do they call that season, get nice and dry
and ready for the upcoming year. One of the great
things you guys carry boilers as well at hams arborcare
and Game of Trees. Uh, it's not particularly picky about
the type of wood in the condition of the wood
that you're tossing in. There does a really good job
(03:49):
of efficiently burning all sorts of wood, don't they.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Yes, yeah, the resinous would, the wet wood. You know,
if you're a little behind, we're gonna be right right
on top of it this year. But we burned a
lot of green wood last year just to show it.
You know, I would cut down a maple, I'd split
it up, throw it in the Boiler's just pure green.
And you know, within a cycle or two of the
(04:16):
heating cycles, you know, your water warms up and cools
now and your fan comes on, goes off. It just
dries that wood out right away and then she's burning
nice big charcoal all that. So it really does a
good job. You don't have to worry about kreosoat build
up or chimney fires or anything that's outside. And you
(04:37):
got a short stack and it really really works well,
very efficient and I have a remarkably small pile of
ash from all of last year. Oh, so it really burns.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Up all of the product that is, and it's great
to hear as we think about this time of year,
it's a good time to be thinking about talking boilers
and heat with Kevin and the team at hams Arborcarey
mentioned also we start a conversation talking about what a
beautiful day it is and some great weather we've got,
and I know it's a good day to get out
and do some spring and you're going to be doing
just that today, aren't you, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yeah. Our third our third round, so we're going to
be uh done. I think we got a couple that
came in late that we'll have a little bit to
finish up later, but this will get the bulk of
them done. And that's kind of the big, you know,
the first really big logistic in the spring because you
need a day like this, you know, calm, you can't
(05:33):
have wind, you need you know, you can't have rain.
And it was it was tricky at the beginning of
this season. We had a couple, you know, we were
dodging the rain there, just barely getting them in. This
This week is going to treat us nice.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
I think should be a good week for that. And
then after Sprang we move on to Yees.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
And then right after that or with that our our
oak wilt injections and Dutch Elm disease that we're doing.
So those are all kind of end of May, beginning
of June. Full leaf is out and the leaves were
a little slow to develop this year just with our
(06:16):
I'm looking at some walnut trees here by the shop
that are, you know, not full leaf at all. So
we're a little little behind just because of the cool
weather that we've had. But yeah, we'll be on all
of those injections where you need the transpiration process to
actually get it in the tree.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Now.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yeah, the transporation is, you know, the sun hits the leaves,
the leaves open up the tomata and then the turger
pressure builds in the tree and pulls the moisture from
the ground to the sky. And that process of that
that pressure movies through the tree helps pull our product
(07:04):
into the tree.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
It's pretty amazing stuff. And as we talk with Kevin
ham of Hams Barborcare, it's a great day. If you
haven't had your trees inspected recently, maybe you've noticed something
with the storms and other things that either doesn't look
right or you're wondering about. You definitely want to have
them checked out. Also great timmy year. As we talk
about about beautiful days and of course we've got hot
days ahead as well, it's a good time to start
(07:25):
thinking about tree plantings and other things. Of course, learn
about legacy trees and other things that offered at Hams
Arborcare all online Hamsarborcare dot com. That's Hams Hammsarborcare dot com.
Great day to pick up phone, give the call at
Hams Barborcare their telephone number eight six six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
nine six five three nine six. Before we wrap this week, Kevin,
(07:46):
just real quick, I mentioned of course you've got a
YouTube channel Instagram as well. That's also a great great
place for folks to follow you learn more about arborcarey.
I know you have a lot of fun with it.
And for folks that haven't taken the time to subscribe,
it's all. It's always a great view, isn't it. You
put a lot of work into putting together those great videos,
don't you.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Yeah. Yeah, And we're now going to on YouTube multiple cameras. Yes,
a little more elaborate editing, but I think it's going
to improve the experience just getting the perspective. In fact,
this last Sunday was the first release of a multiple
camera video, so you guys can go there and watch
(08:25):
the most recent video. And it was a big storm
from this last storm, a baroque tree that split in
half and was hanging in a hackberry tree and we
rigged her down with two GRCs tools at the base
and it was pretty elaborate. And when you get that
pan out view of the whole situation, you can kind
(08:46):
of see the perspective of what we're actually dealing with
rather than just the camera view on my helmet.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
It's very very cool stuff. Make sure if you haven't
subscribed yet, head on over to YouTube type in Game
of Trees. Of course, you can learn more about hams
Arborcare online Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h A M. M.
Sarborcare dot com. Telphon number eight sixty six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
nine six five three nine six. Kevin, it's always great
chatting with you. We'll do it all again real soon
(09:13):
and enjoy this most perfect, beautiful of days.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Thank you, Sean.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Take care news comes your way next here on thirteen ten,
wu ib A
Eight twenty three thirteen ten WIBA and ask the Experts,
brought you by hams Arborcare online Haamsarborcare dot com. That's
h A. M. M as Arborcare dot com. Great website
resource to learn more about hams Arborcare. Their telephone number
eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
That's eight six six five nine six five three nine six.
(00:32):
And joining us this morning from hams Arborcare is Mester
arborist Kevin Ham. Kevin, how you doing this morning?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Doing great? Sean? This is a beautiful day.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
I you and I spoke a little bit before we
came on the air, and uh, you mentioned your scenery
and what you're experiencing right now. I'm quite jealous, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah, yeah, it's a nice work environment.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Monday I did a giant removal on Monday. Uh the
lift was incapacitated, so you know, the lift had access,
but it wasn't behaving. Yeah, and uh I was. I
climbed and it was hot, it was humid, you know,
cramp recovery at noon, it was it was crazy. But
(01:19):
now this is beautiful weather.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
Sitting on the stump out at the shop, just taking.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
It looking at all my work there I accomplished with
the firewood pile.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Yeah, I want to ask you about that. And you've
recently posted a video up on your Instagram, and I
hope folks are following Kevin and the team at Ham's Arborcare.
They've got an Instagram. They've also got a YouTube just
Kevin Ham Game of Trees and gameoftrees dot com as well.
You can find that stuff and a couple of things.
One that is I am. I am impressed by the pile.
I was also surprised when I heard you mentioned you
(01:52):
were using an electric chainsaw, a battery power chainsaw, and
I think, well, that's we've got Have we gotten that
far now where you can actually reliably use for the
right application a battery powered tool.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Yeah. The the double battery Milwaukee is I mean for
cutting firewood. It's it's a heavy saw with two batteries on,
you know, to twelve vamp hour batteries. Uh. And but
it you know, you can cut you know, as much
as a tank of fuel, you know with those batteries.
And you know, if you're if you're a homeowner and
(02:28):
you're buying Milwaukee tools, Uh, the big batteries it is
very important for you to run them all the way
down and and drain them out and then charge them
all the way up and and so for a homeowner application,
having having this type of saw around where you can
always go out and cut a little firewood to finish
(02:49):
off the battery, you know. And that's what I've done
since you know, January we had this huge, ugly old pile.
You know, you just want to Yeah, we got to
get after that pile. One day, you know, finally I said,
you know what, you know, today is good as day
as any. So a little bit in the morning, you know,
a couple batteries in the morning, a couple of batteries
at night, swinging the axe a little in the morning,
(03:11):
swinging the axe a little at night. And I put
an axe to all that that would that the hydraulics
did not light up for any of them, oh that all.
So we put fiskers to work, that is for sure.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
And we talked too about Kevin, great time of year
to be getting that that firewood ready, given time to
what do they call that season, get nice and dry
and ready for the upcoming year. One of the great
things you guys carry boilers as well at hams arborcare
and Game of Trees. Uh, it's not particularly picky about
the type of wood in the condition of the wood
that you're tossing in. There does a really good job
(03:49):
of efficiently burning all sorts of wood, don't they.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Yes, yeah, the resinous would, the wet wood. You know,
if you're a little behind, we're gonna be right right
on top of it this year. But we burned a
lot of green wood last year just to show it.
You know, I would cut down a maple, I'd split
it up, throw it in the Boiler's just pure green.
And you know, within a cycle or two of the
(04:16):
heating cycles, you know, your water warms up and cools
now and your fan comes on, goes off. It just
dries that wood out right away and then she's burning
nice big charcoal all that. So it really does a
good job. You don't have to worry about kreosoat build
up or chimney fires or anything that's outside. And you
(04:37):
got a short stack and it really really works well,
very efficient and I have a remarkably small pile of
ash from all of last year. Oh, so it really burns.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Up all of the product that is, and it's great
to hear as we think about this time of year,
it's a good time to be thinking about talking boilers
and heat with Kevin and the team at hams Arborcarey
mentioned also we start a conversation talking about what a
beautiful day it is and some great weather we've got,
and I know it's a good day to get out
and do some spring and you're going to be doing
just that today, aren't you, Kevin.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yeah. Our third our third round, so we're going to
be uh done. I think we got a couple that
came in late that we'll have a little bit to
finish up later, but this will get the bulk of
them done. And that's kind of the big, you know,
the first really big logistic in the spring because you
need a day like this, you know, calm, you can't
(05:33):
have wind, you need you know, you can't have rain.
And it was it was tricky at the beginning of
this season. We had a couple, you know, we were
dodging the rain there, just barely getting them in. This
This week is going to treat us nice.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
I think should be a good week for that. And
then after Sprang we move on to Yees.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
And then right after that or with that our our
oak wilt injections and Dutch Elm disease that we're doing.
So those are all kind of end of May, beginning
of June. Full leaf is out and the leaves were
a little slow to develop this year just with our
(06:16):
I'm looking at some walnut trees here by the shop
that are, you know, not full leaf at all. So
we're a little little behind just because of the cool
weather that we've had. But yeah, we'll be on all
of those injections where you need the transpiration process to
actually get it in the tree.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Now.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Yeah, the transporation is, you know, the sun hits the leaves,
the leaves open up the tomata and then the turger
pressure builds in the tree and pulls the moisture from
the ground to the sky. And that process of that
that pressure movies through the tree helps pull our product
(07:04):
into the tree.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
It's pretty amazing stuff. And as we talk with Kevin
ham of Hams Barborcare, it's a great day. If you
haven't had your trees inspected recently, maybe you've noticed something
with the storms and other things that either doesn't look
right or you're wondering about. You definitely want to have
them checked out. Also great timmy year. As we talk
about about beautiful days and of course we've got hot
days ahead as well, it's a good time to start
(07:25):
thinking about tree plantings and other things. Of course, learn
about legacy trees and other things that offered at Hams
Arborcare all online Hamsarborcare dot com. That's Hams Hammsarborcare dot com.
Great day to pick up phone, give the call at
Hams Barborcare their telephone number eight six six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
nine six five three nine six. Before we wrap this week, Kevin,
(07:46):
just real quick, I mentioned of course you've got a
YouTube channel Instagram as well. That's also a great great
place for folks to follow you learn more about arborcarey.
I know you have a lot of fun with it.
And for folks that haven't taken the time to subscribe,
it's all. It's always a great view, isn't it. You
put a lot of work into putting together those great videos,
don't you.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Yeah. Yeah, And we're now going to on YouTube multiple cameras. Yes,
a little more elaborate editing, but I think it's going
to improve the experience just getting the perspective. In fact,
this last Sunday was the first release of a multiple
camera video, so you guys can go there and watch
(08:25):
the most recent video. And it was a big storm
from this last storm, a baroque tree that split in
half and was hanging in a hackberry tree and we
rigged her down with two GRCs tools at the base
and it was pretty elaborate. And when you get that
pan out view of the whole situation, you can kind
(08:46):
of see the perspective of what we're actually dealing with
rather than just the camera view on my helmet.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
It's very very cool stuff. Make sure if you haven't
subscribed yet, head on over to YouTube type in Game
of Trees. Of course, you can learn more about hams
Arborcare online Hamsarborcare dot com. That's h A M. M.
Sarborcare dot com. Telphon number eight sixty six five nine
six five three nine six. That's eight six six five
nine six five three nine six. Kevin, it's always great
chatting with you. We'll do it all again real soon
(09:13):
and enjoy this most perfect, beautiful of days.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Thank you, Sean.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Take care news comes your way next here on thirteen ten,
wu ib A
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