whadja do today?

[mattfr12]

Simple Will don't do dumb **** Anyway I'm knotless unless shockload is a concern. Or the load is too close to limits or in other word the 3/4 bull rope comes into play. Ok i go grind stumpys now and then wraptor one come home get on my deer stand

i was knotless all day today i love it. like you said i tie knots when im using a rope bigger than a 1/2 because the WLL of the loop runners is about the same as a half inch stable braid. takes ground guys forever to undo running bowline. ive never tried it on wood yet just limbs. when i have a high pulley and am just swinging stuff.

 

[mattfr12]

So for this Knotless rigging....do you leave the biner tied onto the work rope all the time? If you take it on and off is a bowline thats girth hitched to the biner the best way to go? I am wondering how tight that knot will end up being.I am not worried about a bowline but Can u get a double or triple fishermans knot untied after loading it up like that? The thing (one of em) I worry about is that at some point that biner is gonna get stuck in a crotch, or even stuck on a stub, or some dumb **** that a bare end wonuldnt have snagged. I am big on muti crotching and often switch ends of the rope will working a tree so I gotta wonder.

if im not lowering down real heavy stuff with them i usually just tie a bunt thiers pictures of it on sherrills website you can even back it up with a half hitch ive never had a hard time un doing it.

 

[TreeAce]

I may be missing something here, or perhaps it's my inexperience lol. I use a steel biner tied on with a bowline 99 percent of the time. I have dismantled some big oaks with that setup. I have NEVER had a break or an issue while doing so. It's way faster to throw a cpl wraps on a limb, and click in rather than tying new knots every time. I see absolutely nothing wrong with using this set up all day, all week long.

When you say "a couple wraps" you are simply referring to a half hitch or two before clipping biner?

 

[ducaticorse]

When you say "a couple wraps" you are simply referring to a half hitch or two before clipping biner?

Yup.

 

[ducaticorse]

Dropped of the F600 today. So far it needs a drag link and king pins.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Did a few dinky jobs this am. Changed one ton's rear brakes and just finished adjusting my Geckos. Despite wanting to laugh at the chicken legged old ####er the upper straps on these are in fact WAY too long. Don't know if it's a change in design as I never noticed that on the previous pair I used. Either they are expecting everyone to climb in those tall boots or they're made for 5 foot tall 200 pound dudes.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Now I'm a bit irritated. For reference.

The pair of Gecko's that sold me on them.

The pair I got today.

As you can see the overlap is FAR too long. Not only do I have a massive strap blowing in the wind behind my calf I only have three-four inches of useable velcro which is a HUGE safety concern. You can see in this last pic I stuffed a key in where the positive and negative portions of the velcro start to overlap. Not enough for piece of mind imo. Sherrill will be getting a call asap.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Honest mistake, I bet. Do you have a dealer nearby or do you order from the catalog?
Lucky for us is that the Vermeer (Sherrill) dealer is 15 miles away. Nicer to go in and pick out what you want and even if it has to be ordered, you can check it out while there.
Jeff

 

[tree MDS]

Everything is so nice and shiney Chris! Lookin' good! Hope you and vet get this resolved ASAP. Seems like a major PITA! lol.. that's not to say I don't find it entertaining though! :biggrin:

 

[Blakesmaster]

Honest mistake, I bet. Do you have a dealer nearby or do you order from the catalog?
Lucky for us is that the Vermeer (Sherrill) dealer is 15 miles away. Nicer to go in and pick out what you want and even if it has to be ordered, you can check it out while there.
Jeff

Yeah, I got Buckingham around the corner but no dealer of all tree gear anywhere close. Would be nice... I kinda doubt it's an honest mistake between Treevet's recent posting of similar issues and Sherrill's recent firesale of them. They made a bad batch and were trying to toss them off to unknowing consumers is my thought. We'll see in the morning what they're willing to do to fix the issue. I'll be donning the old reliable Buck's tomorrow regardless.

 

[tree MDS]

Oh man, that Ganked lookin' smiley is growing on me!

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

Blakes, keep us posted on this!!!
man that velcro wrap is way to long, even for fat calf's

I've been wanting gecko's for a while now,
I have the skinny chicken legs as well...lol

 

[mattfr12]

Now I'm a bit irritated. For reference.

The pair of Gecko's that sold me on them.

The pair I got today.

As you can see the overlap is FAR too long. Not only do I have a massive strap blowing in the wind behind my calf I only have three-four inches of useable velcro which is a HUGE safety concern. You can see in this last pic I stuffed a key in where the positive and negative portions of the velcro start to overlap. Not enough for piece of mind imo. Sherrill will be getting a call asap.

ya somethings not right thier mine are nothing like that.

i bought the carbon fiber ones and thier where different sizes did you maybe order the wrong size.

the pair you got are for someone with some kankals.

 

[Blakesmaster]

ya somethings not right thier mine are nothing like that.

i bought the carbon fiber ones and thier where different sizes did you maybe order the wrong size.

the pair you got are for someone with some kankals.

The cf Geckos are sized but the regular one's are supposed to be one size fits all and can be adjusted up and down. I can't even fathom the size calf I would need to even get to the midpoint of adjustability on these though. Someone effed up big time.

 

[mr. holden wood]

Now I'm a bit irritated. For reference.

The pair of Gecko's that sold me on them.

The pair I got today.

As you can see the overlap is FAR too long. Not only do I have a massive strap blowing in the wind behind my calf I only have three-four inches of useable velcro which is a HUGE safety concern. You can see in this last pic I stuffed a key in where the positive and negative portions of the velcro start to overlap. Not enough for piece of mind imo. Sherrill will be getting a call asap.

I have the red gecks and they fit great, some helpful advice for ya,less bucket work more climbing,hit they gym and get some calfs and if all that dosen't work try scissors

 

[Bowhunter01]

Leaving early tomorrow am for Colorado, going elk & mule deer hunting. Taking along a cool tree id book for the Rockies too. Hope I get to lay the smack down on something with my .300 RUM.

 

[treeman82]

Looked at 1 job this morning, cluster of big oak trees in a backyard... kind of far from home though. Got 2 tires for my truck... only took them 2 hrs to get that done Dropped chipper at a lot clearing job that we are gonna start tomorrow, went with my buddy who dropped his backhoe... hopefully get it done without too much trouble, plenty of rain falling, and the builder has already been ripping up the ground to make things that much more fun. Oh well, I'll just educate him on my philosophy of either fall in or die.

 

[treemandan]

Traded an old kawasaki F7 ( it could be nice with work and money) for this 1920 era Crescent Firearms 16 gauge side by side.

Did a little work on the new tire for the swing

A new 4.5 ton pulley to replace the one that went mia and made a new eye sling for it.

Could have easily made a Whoppie but I ain't that kinda guy.

Gonna need it for this job takin down some poplar there, the one on the right is getting a crown reduction.

 

[TreeAce]

Leaving early tomorrow am for Colorado, going elk & mule deer hunting. Taking along a cool tree id book for the Rockies too. Hope I get to lay the smack down on something with my .300 RUM.

You mean .300 REM not RUM right? Just wondering. Have a fun and safe trip! I am alittle jealous....
Post some pictures when you can.

Oh, I got it..Remington ULTRA Mag.....sweet

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Yesterday we did a willow that grew up in a maple/beach stand over the past 100 or so years. It was around 90 ft to the top and most of the limbs were 40-50 ft long. I had primaries on one side and maple understory on two others. Tween jumping and rigging I worked the top down 30 ft and was left with 60 ft of spar, 34 in in dia with nearly no taper. That sure shook the neighborhood when it went down. The HO came out "oh that was soooooo coool !!!!!"

I tried taking picts with my phone, but the scale just made it look like a picture in the woods Shoulda carried it up top...