StihlRockin'
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I grew up old school learning about tree work from people know knew nothing of today's modern methods of tree removal. My boss back in the 80's use to take a small chainsaw and put it in his belt while dressed in jeans and shimmy the tree.(no safety gear, belts, ropes, etc!) However, I'm not that person and have evolved much since then. However, I believe the gear we use is outdated or could use improvement. I have attached some pics of the type of gear that is being used.
The #1 complaint I get is the inside of their shins hurt from the pressure of the spikes. I have solved this by having them use volleyball knee pads with good luck. I'm thinking I will get some Geckos to solve this problem. What do you think of them?
The #2 complaint I see/hear is a sore back. I'm thinking of getting a saddle with the wide-back to help distribute the weight. As the pic shows, we use a common 4 D-ring setup, but not the wide-back offered by Weaver. Your thoughts?
We use 1/2" climbing ropes and a split-tail to a carabiner utilizing the Blake's Hitch. We also have the Petzl Grillon for the safety rope that is mostly used in removals. We also have a steel core flipline that is hardly ever used but on larger diameter trees.
85% of the trees we remove require main-stem climbing only... meaning no limb walking, just climb up, remove limbs as you go, take the top off, then chunk on the way back down.
What do y'all think of the gear we use currently? The gaffs/spikes are on their way out soon to be replaced with most likely Geckos. Am also considering getting Weaver's 4 D-ring saddle with the wide-back.
Thank you for your input and opinions.
StihlRockin'
The #1 complaint I get is the inside of their shins hurt from the pressure of the spikes. I have solved this by having them use volleyball knee pads with good luck. I'm thinking I will get some Geckos to solve this problem. What do you think of them?
The #2 complaint I see/hear is a sore back. I'm thinking of getting a saddle with the wide-back to help distribute the weight. As the pic shows, we use a common 4 D-ring setup, but not the wide-back offered by Weaver. Your thoughts?
We use 1/2" climbing ropes and a split-tail to a carabiner utilizing the Blake's Hitch. We also have the Petzl Grillon for the safety rope that is mostly used in removals. We also have a steel core flipline that is hardly ever used but on larger diameter trees.
85% of the trees we remove require main-stem climbing only... meaning no limb walking, just climb up, remove limbs as you go, take the top off, then chunk on the way back down.
What do y'all think of the gear we use currently? The gaffs/spikes are on their way out soon to be replaced with most likely Geckos. Am also considering getting Weaver's 4 D-ring saddle with the wide-back.
Thank you for your input and opinions.
StihlRockin'
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