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  1. Keeth

    Various stuff in need of repair-best offer gets it all!

    Don't know what happened to my post, but I'll start it at $100 plus shipping.
  2. Keeth

    Show us your harness

    No school like the old school!! I usually add whatever else depending on the job. Wrench or Uni usually accompany for SRT work. Lockjack is always there on crane days. Other webbing, 'biners, and rigging gear as needed...
  3. Keeth

    Show us your harness

    I'm surprised by all the caritools and slotted 'biners for gear storage. It's also cool to see all the the SRT accessories and types of lanyards. At the risk of derailing this cool thread, I wonder how many folks climb on homemade lanyards...
  4. Keeth

    Crane Rules...

    Will they accept the ANSI standards? I worked for a group that had an employee who was a former OSHA man. He was constantly trying to impose compliance rules on us until I pulled out the Standards and explained how our rules were industry generated. We finally came to terms, but it would not...
  5. Keeth

    Helping out senior citizens who NEED it.

    I feel strongly that we should take care of them if there are no other options available. Usually getting that information is difficult, but it's been my experience that those who are sincerely needy will always offer to pay something. That's a clear sign of genuine gratitude and need. I am...
  6. Keeth

    BEST CLIMBING SPURS FOR BIG GUY

    I am in the 260 range before gear and have tried several pad-spur combinations. For Buckingham spurs I like these pads: http://www.sherrilltree.com/Felt-backed-Leather-Pads-w-steel-insert#.Vc0fmj8pDFo After trying the Stein X2 climbers, I liked the pads so much that I put them on my Bashlins...
  7. Keeth

    Log fatality

    One of the local tree companies here had a fatality yesterday. The worker was unstrapping a load of logs and one fell on him when he loosed the last strap. Be careful out there!
  8. Keeth

    Throwline break-in

    Tom, I also will hang some types to remove twists, especially zing-it. Richard, that's funny right there!! It's right up there with using an old worn out line that needs to be thrown a away, but for some reason I keep using it.
  9. Keeth

    Throwline break-in

    How do you normally tame your new throwline? I stretch mine out for an hour or so...
  10. Keeth

    16 strand recomendations

    For a 16-strand rope, XTC is hard to beat. While the Sampson Arbormaster series is stronger, I still prefer Yale products. Price, durability, roundness, knotability, etc. make what you have hard to beat. The responses above are also good advice. Switching to a hitch climber system can help...
  11. Keeth

    Dead limb break off

    Were you in the tree? Glad to see you too will be okay.
  12. Keeth

    Dead limb break off

    My son was lowering a 7" diameter, 35 ft Poplar limb and an 8 ft, 4" dead limb broke off and hit him. It was a textbook lowering, as smooth as silk. He was already 20 ft away from the porty, 90° away from the swing path, and the limb was pretty much at rest. He looked down to see where to step...
  13. Keeth

    Woodsman Brush Chipper

    The versatility of having two chippers will surprise you. After running a 15 for a while you will more likely be thinking 1890 instead of 1590. Of course your business will dictate the step up or down. A friend of mine only does IPM and consulting with an occasional pruning. His only chipper is...
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