those eliet and other tiny chippers are specialized chippers and definitely have their place but are a different animal than a 8“ tracked unit.
i have an old 8“ jensen on a turntable trailer and if had the right jobs i would add a tiny chipper but never replace.
treebing has one on youtube i think. other than that, i don‘t know. sometimes with light pieces it can be difficult to let the work down and the locking sheave version probably doesn’t help. and it needs the room to engage, seems like that is a benefit of the downrigger.
other than that the...
also regular harken winches have internal plastic parts (i learned that the unpleasent way) greg good orders his all aluminium/metal excluding the bearing.
it‘s tiny, a harken 40 or similar is already small and they use a 20. in my eyes this is 5:1/portawrap territory. often times the 46 of the grcs is underpowered and a doublewhip is necessary …
maybe my understanding isn’t correct but since the electric motor is only spinning when triggered and the clutch is engaged, this needle-bearing won‘t see much motion. unlike a petrol engine which is spinning when idle (clutch not engaged)
interesting. my first pair of vivos are pretty shredded except the sole, the sole would outlast another set of upper parts.
also they (vivo) say that you can replace the laces and insole as the only way to fix them atm. laces are in perfect condition.
but anyway they are the most comfortable...