Hi.
I am in the market for a set of climbers. I have a slew of dead elm trees that I need to remove. I obviously like to simply drop them from the ground but there are a number of them where this is not feasible. These elms are hard as hell since they have been dead for at least 1 to 2 years. The bark sloughs off in large sheets by simply pulling at it. They remind me of telephone poles with branches at the top.
I have looked at some climbers on line. It has not helped much. This is kind of like asking the AS classic question "What chainsaw should I buy?" Buckingham or Klein? Tree climbers or pole? Fixed gaff or replaceable? Straight leg iron or curved? The local Buckingham dealer has only fixed gaff and titanium climbers in stock and said he only sell the straight irons. A customer service rep at Buckingham told me their most popular model has the curved iron. So anyway I am looking for some input from you Pros. BTW, these will not be used on living trees. I am doing TSI and am looking to limit damage to the surrounding timber. Why is it that when they do finally fall over on their own that they always land on the good trees?
Thanks for your feedback.
I am in the market for a set of climbers. I have a slew of dead elm trees that I need to remove. I obviously like to simply drop them from the ground but there are a number of them where this is not feasible. These elms are hard as hell since they have been dead for at least 1 to 2 years. The bark sloughs off in large sheets by simply pulling at it. They remind me of telephone poles with branches at the top.
I have looked at some climbers on line. It has not helped much. This is kind of like asking the AS classic question "What chainsaw should I buy?" Buckingham or Klein? Tree climbers or pole? Fixed gaff or replaceable? Straight leg iron or curved? The local Buckingham dealer has only fixed gaff and titanium climbers in stock and said he only sell the straight irons. A customer service rep at Buckingham told me their most popular model has the curved iron. So anyway I am looking for some input from you Pros. BTW, these will not be used on living trees. I am doing TSI and am looking to limit damage to the surrounding timber. Why is it that when they do finally fall over on their own that they always land on the good trees?
Thanks for your feedback.