Buckingham Ergolite?

I tried this on in a shop and it seemed quite nice.
I've been in a Tree Motion for 5yrs and feel like a change. (Or maybe another TM).

I just wondered if many people climb in the Buckingham and what your opinions are.
Also where do you attach the chainsaw?
Thanks.
 
i use a ergo and really like it. the major difference between it and some of the other top saddles that you will notice while climbing is it is a little bulkier. this was fine for me when i got it because my old saddle was also kinda big.
when adjusted right its a great saddle. i hang my saddle on a caritool on my right side. i put the caritool far enough back tho where it would be hard to confuse it for a d ring for my lanyard. the weight of the saw doesnt bother me where its clipped, although i dont climb with a big saw for very long periods of time.
 
I just upgraded to an ergolite empire (it has the rigging plates in front rather than clevi) last fall when a buddy of mine had one available. There is a huge difference over the butterfly I was climbing on. Much more comfortable and versitile. I had always clipped my saw into a pear shaped bent gate that was attached behind the D ring, until I got the ergo. now I use the brass snap already attached to the saddle. I find I am getting hung up on small brush much less now that the pear if off my right side. And it puts the saw a little farther around my to my back, keeping it out of my way a littel better.
All that said, I have never climbed on a TM so I couldnt compair.
 
It is a pretty nice saddle, but i find the leg straps to be a bit pinchy. I attach my saw lanyard to the rear suspender loop, holds well
 
It is a pretty nice saddle, but i find the leg straps to be a bit pinchy. I attach my saw lanyard to the rear suspender loop, holds well

That's it, I meant where do you attach the chainsaw lanyard.
I like a snap gate Biner on each hip to clip the saw up to and the lanyard ring on the back of the Tree Motion is important to me.
 
The Buckingham saddles almost always have good ways to attach the saw. I don't remember if the ErgoLite has the brass snaphooks on both sides, but my Deluxe Master does. On this one, it has the snaphook, a small D ring and a large steel ring (1-1/2") all on the same webbing loop attachment. I cut the large rings off, and the snaphook on the left side off. Although I'm ambidexterous, the saws are all pretty much designed for right-handers, so I usually hang the saw on the right side. I have a small Petzl Caritool on the left side, and a large Caritool on the right. The large one will accept the handle of the bigger saws, and hold the weight. I use suspenders on the saddles. On the rear of the saddle, there is a webbing loop above the main structural webbing/belt and a small D ring below it. On this saddle, I clip my saw lanyard onto the small D ring. It will hold the weight of the saw, and keep it positioned behind you when you let the saw hang below you from the lanyard. Make sure the lanyard is long enough that the powerhead is just below your feet, the saws chain will tear you up if it hits you when dropped, running or not.

Pics of the Buckingham...

DLX-MSTR-leftside.webp DLX-MSTR-rear.webp DLX-MSTR-rightside.webp

The following pics are of another saddle with homebrew mods for treework. On this one, I used a Kong Paddle on the right side to clip the saw into and you can see how I attach the saw lanyard/bungee to the rear belay loop. This technique will work on the Buckingham saddles, because nearly all of them have a loop on the back, in the center. It works fine whether the loop is above or below the main structural webbing belt, and will hold the weight of the bigger saws. Again, I use suspenders with this very lightweight harness to hold the weight of the saw. This one I use when I'm just setting anchors, pruning, or doing tower work on smaller towers. If this thing can hold the weight of a saw (with suspenders, anyway) then the ErgoLite most certainly will.

PTZL-CALADRIS-rear.webp PTZL-CALADRIS-rightside.webp

Hope this helps with your question about attaching the saw to the harness.
 
there are at least 2 slots on each side that fit a paddle biner. One is right behind the D, I use the one that is about 1-2 inches back from that. No brass snaps either.
 

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