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  1. Keeth

    Climbing Gear

    I’m interested in the Bashlins. Let me look at the other posts and I’ll send you a DM.
  2. Keeth

    Wedges or Rope?

    I imagine most loggers (or logger-trained folks) will go for the wedges or even add a jack. That’s not a criticism, just an observation. In the same way, most residential tree workers probably rely on ropes tip over a tree. As you can already see above, there are advantages and disadvantages for...
  3. Keeth

    Wedges or Rope?

    For residential tree work, I will never understand why someone prefers banging a wedge over pulling a rope. I understand the situational application for both approaches, but I hardly ever use a wedge around a house.
  4. Keeth

    Sketchy Locust (hollow)

    Another one this morning…
  5. Keeth

    Sketchy Locust (hollow)

    While it still had fine structure through the tips, it also has numerous defects from the ground up the entire trunk. A good deadwood cleaning 10 years ago would have made a big difference. The owner wanted more light for the backyard and was concerned about it constantly shedding big limbs.
  6. Keeth

    Sketchy Locust (hollow)

    Take a closer look: The only holding wood against the lean was the thin 3/4” strip you see on the lower right portion of the picture. There’s no pull on the rest of that wood where the bark is gone. The big section you see simply broke, offering no control. The crack behind the “holding” wood...
  7. Keeth

    Sketchy Locust (hollow)

    42” dbh This tree had a 4 ft lean toward the road (livewood side.) Knowing the deadwood (no bark and cracked) wouldn’t hold, I offset the lean with a pretensioned 5/8 line tied off to the base of another tree 140’ away. Next I installed a pulley and pulled sideways on the line with a small...
  8. Keeth

    Kask Super Plasma with visor

    1. Buy it. 2. Give it to your climber. 3. Listen to his reluctance in trying something new. 4. Deal with the whining about it not quite feeling as safe… 5. Tell him to adjust it and give it a couple more days. 6. Watch the light bulb come on when he realizes that this is how a real saddle...
  9. Keeth

    Anyone been hit by a throw weight?

    I have heard of bruised and broken ribs from throwball impacts. One guy I know spent a couple of days in the hospital with a ruptured spleen after being hit with a bag. The bag was stuck and he pulled with both hands to one side, leaving his torso exposed. When he lunged, it snapped free, and...
  10. Keeth

    Frustrating things people do on a job......

    “Who left the window down in the chip truck? Now it’s full of dust and chips!” “What’s that?” “Oh, I guess it was me.” Sometimes we are our own worst enemy.
  11. Keeth

    Wanted: 50-60" bar for a Husky 3120

    I’m hoping someone has a used one in good shape. Forester has a cheaper new option, but I’d rather get a quality unit used.
  12. Keeth

    Wanted: 50-60" bar for a Husky 3120

    As the title says... It has a .404 sprocket right now, but I don't mind changing it if needed. No, I don't really NEED it, but I want one for felling and bucking up fat stumps. Thanks for any help or leads!
  13. Keeth

    Why 1/3 notch depth?

    So today I cut an open faced notch that was 70% deep. It was on a small 40 ft tall codom and I felled it against the lean so the brush would be facing up. After felling the ‘front’ stem, we used a Maasdam to offset the lean and eventually pull the second part on over. I thought to myself: “I...
  14. Keeth

    Why 1/3 notch depth?

    It is an older guideline that was abandoned years ago. As several have said, the latest guidelines favor 80% of diameter hinge width and 10% hinge thickness. On a perfect cylinder cross section (i.e. a circle), 80% is only 1/5 of the way in. I remember reading/hearing the move to an 80% hinge...
  15. Keeth

    Vermeer BC1800XL feed wheels not reversing

    The connections inside the green reset buttons get corroded over time and can cause this problem.
  16. Keeth

    Today....

    @Mark Chisholm making it happen at Arborfest!
  17. Keeth

    Rigging research results

    Great use of the boxplot! How large are the individual data sets?
  18. Keeth

    Maasdam Slipping

    Try some Blue Fleck I used to rely on 1/2” Multiline II, but it is not what it once was. I called NER and asked what had changed. One of their engineers said the fibers used to make the ropes are quite different. He guaranteed the rope is as strong as ever. It may be, but it’s nowhere near as...
  19. Keeth

    Bend radius for rigging

    Thank you for the numerous replies. I hoped someone would have a little more insight on the industry/innovation movement away from the 4:1 ratio. At the end of the day it seems the consensus is “live and let live.” There are three discussions occurring at this time. Ropes running 1-over a...
  20. Keeth

    Bend radius for rigging

    Of course bigger is better, but not very practical. I love the Omni 2.6 for its extra girth and kN, but I’m under no illusion that the strength increase with bend radius is not really appreciable over the 2.0. I’m just curious if rope technology is that much better (it’s NOT,) or if the...

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