One of the unexpected parts of my job as an apprentice arborist — and one my inner four-year-old is stoked about — is the amount of time spent in and around big, diesel-powered trucks. Hauling live trees, logs and wood chips isn’t easy work for a motor, nor is towing a 4-ton wood chipper, so we have some horsepower around the equipment yard. Two things I’ve learned about these trucks have stuck with me, in part because of their funny names, but also because of their ingenuity.