Search results

  1. Hoowasat

    Boots for hire!!!

    Inexpensive Carolina logger boots when spiking. Mine have steel toes in addition to the steel shanks. They're holding up well and I was quite comfortable in them during my longest single time aloft ... 6 hours in a tree before touching back down. They are a bit heavy, but comfort is king...
  2. Hoowasat

    How do you use a Polesaw?

    Manual pole saw & pruner like THIS ONE is all I use. That logrite model looks like it's limited on how thick of a branch it can cut through. With extra poles, I have made and used mine as long as 24' high ... add my reach and we're talking about 28' above the ground.
  3. Hoowasat

    Passed My CTSP

    Nice!
  4. Hoowasat

    It's Gotta Go !

    Did you have to provide advance notice to the constable about your traffic plan impeding flow on the main road?
  5. Hoowasat

    Ideas

    Then I wish him success. Innovators are good. I know because I have seen $$$ benefit from a (non-arborist) device I developed a few years ago.
  6. Hoowasat

    Ideas

    You guys aren't capitalists, are you? The only reason an entity will venture into a risk (new item R&D) is if there's a potential to get a return on investment. Granted, a small or one-man operation may undertake such risks, but they typically have little or nothing to lose. I've witnessed...
  7. Hoowasat

    Looking for some 1/2 rigging line and "beat em up" pull line

    I just realized the OP is from Robbinsville, NC. I've stayed at the 2-Wheel Inn there ... where each room comes with a "garage" just big enough to squeeze in two bikes. A photo of me made it to Killboy's weekly highlights with the caption, "Bet this puckered a few!" (My motorcycle looks like a...
  8. Hoowasat

    Looking for some 1/2 rigging line and "beat em up" pull line

    Earlier this week, there was an eBay listing for 1/2" 6000# strength "Tubbs" rope in 150' lengths selling at $19.95 each with free shipping. I think the seller mis-priced his ad because the sale has since been closed, and similar rope is selling at $69.95 from other sellers. I received an...
  9. Hoowasat

    Pruner/Lopper storage

    I never take one aloft while climbing ... too bulky ... use my chainsaw or Silky. On a rare occasion, I have pulled a pole saw (non-motorized) up to where I'm working. If you can get close enough to use loppers, you should be able to whack it off with a hand saw.
  10. Hoowasat

    Eagle Conservation Project

    Saw a bald eagle today while dropping a tree in Hampton, VA.
  11. Hoowasat

    Eagle Conservation Project

    Just take some fresh fish with you ... http://1funny.com/fisherman-bald-eagle-feeding/
  12. Hoowasat

    My take on the DOT requirements after today.

    Seems extreme when you consider the 30,000# motor homes (with air brakes) towing a few thousand more pounds which travel across the country and into Canada and Mexico ... most driven by operators having nothing more than a basic driver's license with no endorsements, and no DOT numbers. I used...
  13. Hoowasat

    Virginia Treestuff Gear Party

    I'll bring my Wraptor for those who haven't had the benefit of seeing one in person.
  14. Hoowasat

    Virginia Treestuff Gear Party

    I'll note the date on my calendar, Steve. EDIT TO ADD: Can we bring stuff for an informal yard sale among participants?
  15. Hoowasat

    ronin powered ascender

    Agreed that it would be a disaster, but I tend to think most of the Joe Shmoes would not make this large of an investment if they're buying rope from the big box stores.. I also will go out on a limb (pun intended) and agree with your groundies that you're on old guy climbing trees. :D
  16. Hoowasat

    ronin powered ascender

    I still climb in a conventional manner at times ... either MRS or SRS ... but I'll use my Wraptor when I can. At 58 y.o., saving energy until I get up to the work site is greatly appreciated. I don't use the Wraptor when using two climbing lines suspended between two TIPs. And yes, I fall...
  17. Hoowasat

    ronin powered ascender

    Instruction manual says, "Insert approved Ronin Static Line Rope in 9mm or 10mm diameter through the rope inlet feed hole." The Ronin rope is 10mm, so it would seem a climbing-approved 9mm or 10mm static rope could be used. All my climbing ropes are 13mm, but this is not a deal breaker to me...
  18. Hoowasat

    ronin powered ascender

    Selected "Don'ts" from the Ronin Lift instructions:  Do not expose the device to high temperatures or high humidity. [That pretty much eliminates use in the southeast USA.]  Do not submerge Ronin Lift in water. Ronin Lift is not waterproof. [How about water resistant? Many...
  19. Hoowasat

    Industrial coatings on chipper knives

    How about kryo-treating? Numerous manufacturing facilities get extended life between sharpenings of drill bits and milling tools, plus kryo-treating is all the way through versus heat treat and quench which affects only about 0.010"to 0.015" of the outer surface. I recall reading an article...
  20. Hoowasat

    Tree-RATs

    I also tend to think August said it best when he coined the phrase, "Monkey Beaver."

New threads New posts

Back
Top Bottom