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Preventive trimming
Fred Grace maneuvers the bucket between power lines and tree limbs to position himself for cutting branches while his partner Mike Schmitz stays on the ground to pull down loose limbs with a hook. Shade Tree Service Company out of Fenton, Mo., employs the men and contracts for the work with Alliant Energy. Periodically, trees that are close to power lines must be trimmed so that electrical service is not lost in ...
JULIE JOHNSTON/Ledger photo
Sep. 30, 2018 7:46 pm
Fred Grace maneuvers the bucket between power lines and tree limbs to position himself for cutting branches while his partner Mike Schmitz stays on the ground to pull down loose limbs with a hook. Shade Tree Service Company out of Fenton, Mo., employs the men and contracts for the work with Alliant Energy. Periodically, trees that are close to power lines must be trimmed so that electrical service is not lost in a storm due to broken limbs.
