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  1. Phil

    Bad Petzl, Good Bartlett Arborist Supply

    If I get the replacement buckle and fix the harness, you want to buy it? $75 shipped to you. Thing is pretty mint condition. Size 1 I realize you asked about the carabiners but offering the harness up for grabs anyways. I do like the ball locks and rope snaps they have and don't plan on...
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    Bad Petzl, Good Bartlett Arborist Supply

    Abstract - Petzl pissed me off. Bartlett Arborist Supply made it right despite it not being their issue. I purchased the Petzl Newton FAST International fall arrest harness in Sept 2024. Cost $120 at the time...
  3. Phil

    New HitchHikerXF

  4. Phil

    New HitchHikerXF

    That is one high end neck tether! That fancy DMM carabineer is so much over kill! I'm being sarcastic lol. That tether is living life on both sides of the train tracks lol.
  5. Phil

    New HitchHikerXF

    I'm always against elastic things that can bust me in the face if something gives. If it's going over your shoulder, it will recoil on that path if the clip breaks for whatever reason. If you're going over your shoulder, perhaps just use your lanyard.
  6. Phil

    Attaching a snap shackle to a spliced eye

    Why not just use a screw link?
  7. Phil

    IL 2025 TCC and my first time competing

    Always next year!
  8. Phil

    IL 2025 TCC and my first time competing

    Well at the age of 41, and after having volunteered to setup and tree tech at quite a few TCCs, I was a first time competitor this past weekend in Illinois. I studied the rule book, watched videos of past competitors and events, didn't exactly practice any one specific thing, forced myself to...
  9. Phil

    Large, uprooted doug-fir laying into another doug-fir... thoughts?

    Well looky what popped up on my youtube feed randomly. The algorithm is a bit too dialed in to my life. Cool job. Its always nice to work with a competent crew.
  10. Phil

    New device from buckingham

    Both of those lines bounced like a bungee cord for me when doing SRS (not using the device discussed here). Not my favorites for climbing.
  11. Phil

    Chipper winch line protection

    I make pocket slings out of 1/2" tenex tec. 15' of rope gets me a 7' sling with plenty of pockets. Sling goes around log/branch, hook goes to pocket closest to the log. If we are on pavement, sling goes close to end of log/branch and someone can walk along side it with a scoop shovel under the...
  12. Phil

    What standard are tree climbing harnesses required to meet in the US

    While I was perusing the preview version of the proposed new z133 I came across the language regarding tree harness standards. I copied and pasted that text in the attached pic. I was reading another publication that mentioned that tree climbing harnesses must meet the ANSI 359.1 standard...
  13. Phil

    Battery ground saws

    Full life span in the real word of dual battery Milwaukee with two, 12.0 forge: The stock chain is reduced kickback, semi chisel and bore cuts for shit so I didn't bother boring the tree. Normally I would have bored to get a more appropriate hinge thickness. I'm going to be trying some full...
  14. Phil

    Kask face screen carrier breaking

    Anyone else having issues with the arms on the kask face screen carriers breaking quickly? Seems like these aren't lasting very long for us. red line on attached pic shows failure point. We do a lot of ground work and require full face screens. The petzl vertex screens were trash so we...
  15. Phil

    Battery ground saws

    Hope you tip your whale-oil lamp streetlight igniter every Christmas too! I'm just playing here. I won't argue the perils of lithium mining, or coal, or the extraction, refining and pollutant output of the fossil fuels used to run your ported saws either. Battery is another tool that has...
  16. Phil

    Selling some gear

    Tachyon and transformer sling sold
  17. Phil

    Battery ground saws

    I feel that. lots of unknown with this battery stuff and you almost have to pick a brand/platform and just commit. I've tried my very best to spend other people's money in my battery adventure and so far have been lucky enough to rarely have to dip into my own pocket. Doubt I would have taken...
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    Battery ground saws

    The single battery rear handle from Milwaukee is not professional grade by any metric. I wouldn't spend money on it unless I was a very occasional use homeowner. I have the power polesaw and prefer that over the stihl battery polesaws, haven't used the Husqvarna ones. I have the single...
  19. Phil

    Battery ground saws

    Are you saying you have these sizes outfitted to the dual battery Milwaukee? I've heard rumor that the power polesaw will easily run a bigger bar but there are legalities in play that prevent battery power polesaws from being sold with bars longer than 10". I'm not hunting down legal wordings...
  20. Phil

    Battery ground saws

    @Lumberjack are you using the stock bar and chain?

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