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  1. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    Thanks for the info guys...but i'm failing to understand how the "secret handshake"method makes it any easier and albeit possibly unsafe for the climber than using the method i already use with easy to use cables, when we do double choke.
  2. craneguy1

    M15r gas

    Are you planning an upgrade on a truck soon? Do you realize that without chip space, you will just fill the truck faster than you already do? If your looking at a new truck soon, go with a 17 or 18"...its gonna run circles around any 15.
  3. craneguy1

    This is the Akimbo

    Like children on christmas eve night...this is great!
  4. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    Still curious.
  5. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    What's "secret handshaking"?
  6. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    Can you tell which are the hokey setup and which are the pass throughs?
  7. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    Nabbed some pics this afternoon...
  8. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    About 15 years ago i met with a master rigger at a large local supply house to discuss a wire cable setup that was like the ones used from our crane rental companies...which i also have. What i ended up with and use regularly are cables that have the same shaped thimble on each end. Each will...
  9. craneguy1

    Crane slings

    I would agree with steve... hard to have only one option...cable crane here, and i use cables for wood picks, unless a nylon eye and eye is easier for the climber and also won't slip off... in terms of cables, i literally have one for everyday of the week; including sunday on the truck at all...
  10. craneguy1

    Tapered Hinge: Diar(y)rhea of a thread gone wrong and left un-moderated

    Wasn't there someone on here about a year ago that mentioned a tapered hinge was proven not to work any better than a properly executed open-faced? I have had awesome luck with a tapered both in and out of the tree when needed...arbormaster level 1 certified circa 2000...
  11. craneguy1

    Study of chipper deaths

    I never saw the whole article either...fwiw...stupid though.
  12. craneguy1

    Study of chipper deaths

    Noting that a single life lost is 1 too many...but 113 in 24 years and now the world has to change? Aren't there a few more pressing issues in industrial applications that hurt or kill more than that on a yearly basis that maybe should take precendent? Here's an easy solution; nobody makes a...
  13. craneguy1

    Trees For Bees

    Our company lawyer has kept bees fro years...he said ash gave the honey a great flavor...not so sure how that would work out though...
  14. craneguy1

    This is the Akimbo

    I just tried at wesspur and "not valid or expired". Damnit...maybe died when expo did?
  15. craneguy1

    Sena comm systems

    I just start my 3rd warranty claim in 3 months...its not too bad! Lol...first set lasted about 4 years...2nd set 3 months, bought set 3 when a unit from 2nd fried. Knew it wouldnt be fast turn around...took about a month and half. Then a new one fried, yesterday the other unit from batch 2...
  16. craneguy1

    Bandit 1590 input please?

    Why would they go through all that fab work, and not just use larger displacement hydraulic motors?
  17. craneguy1

    Any Canadians working (legally) in the States?

    What boy band were you in Gorman? My second or so cousin is the bass player in one republic...
  18. craneguy1

    Bandit 1590 input please?

    That's interesting...never seen or heard of that...
  19. craneguy1

    Chipping vs Grappling

    Yeah, i counted more than 5 points...just saying.
  20. craneguy1

    How much more does a crotch weigh??

    It's just experience. Plain and simple. It comes over time. Im used to looking from the ground, and when i get hoisted up, I tend to over estimate.

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