I am a fan of Samson Ropes.
I have historically climbed ddrt on hitchhiker pulley/VT, and also SRT w/ hitchhiker/VT +ropewrench. I just started climbing with a roperunner pro.
I've run Samson Voyager in the past on ddrt, with 10mm ocean hitch cord. I loved it. I would consider getting it...
I have two ms362c . They are great saws. best power to weight ratio. I run them with a 20" bar and a 24" bar. No problem in the tree. I see no point for a smaller medium saw between the 200t/201t and 362.
Is your 300 minimum for just the chipper? You have a per man charge on top of that?
I usually have a 2hr minimum charge, and I charge to have the chipper onsite, even if it only does 15 min of work. Which 15min chipping : 1hr 45min cutting is about the ratio.
i use old climb lines for rigging. 1/2 , 11.8m for small take down's and tag lines.
any heavy wood or anything important i use dedicated 5/8 rigging lines tho
Serf Life is correct. Cleaning up someone elses mess is the pits. especially old messes.
As far as charging out, at first i went with a similar price to the rental shop. Having rented from Nor-Val before I got my chipper, I know that after fueling up, it cost me $400/day.
So at first I was...
I've seen a few versions/ideas. Not a fan of the zip ties set up, forget who posted that.
I'm looking into getting the monkey beaver harness, and I'd like to copy what August Hunicke has. Anyone have good results with a certain a rope grab? Petzal's Micrograb looks like a good option...
I figured if I added a medium or large ring on a prussic to a dead eye beast, it could function like a friction saver does for a climb line and be retrievable remotely