That's a good deal, I got mine at a similar price, 25% off from TreeStuff.
Cordless Drill for GRCS (?)
- Thread starter Chris Schultz
- Start date
Chris Schultz
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Minturn
Bartlett had it.
macrocarpa
Branched out member
- Location
- Midwest
Anyone have experience with this Makita? Im looking into it for bracing.
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-XAD03...ocphy=9014893&hvtargid=pla-572274713697&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Makita-XAD03...ocphy=9014893&hvtargid=pla-572274713697&psc=1
Attachments
No I have Milwaukee stuff now, I started with Makita but it was kind of a bad Era for their battery's and they kept crapping out on me, I think they fixed the issue though.
treegongfu
Branched out member
How do you know if you are exceeding the wll of the GrcS if you are using the milwaukee or the two hand handle?
From what I read in the grcs manual it's more about exceeding the wll of the rope, do log weight calculations if you think you're getting close if you're negative rigging keeping weight and safe working loads for your equipment should always be on your mind anyways it's not like you can feel how much weight is going onto your gear before you drop the piece.
would be interesting to measure that with a loadcell.
with the regular handle i was able to pull 1,4t and while doing that snap a piece of light/ medium used tachyon.
evo
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- My Island, WA
I have given this some thought myself. First the handle is designed as a fuse from what I've been told, One hand or Two hands from the same body only. The length of the drill is not any longer than the hand crank (hand placement at least, battery sticks out a little further).
So simply one can hand crank or one can drill and apply the same amount of torque. I just use the drill without the secondary handle, when it feels that I am having to hold the drill in place as it's working I call it quits there and fine tune with the handcrank. I can almost always get a little more rotation by hand, but not much.
So simply one can hand crank or one can drill and apply the same amount of torque. I just use the drill without the secondary handle, when it feels that I am having to hold the drill in place as it's working I call it quits there and fine tune with the handcrank. I can almost always get a little more rotation by hand, but not much.
treegongfu
Branched out member
I asked because, if I recall correctly, Greg Good seemed to say only one person should crank and they shldnt add an extension to generate more force.
Made me wonder.
He was interviewed by guiltyoftreeson.
Made me wonder.
He was interviewed by guiltyoftreeson.
Chris Schultz
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Minturn
That is very correct. One person only on the crank, no cheater bars either.
evo
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- My Island, WA
If you ever take a GRCS apart, you will see what the limits are... It's dumbfounding they are as strong as they are.
- Location
- Waterbury, CT
Recently received a Harken 44 for an unbelievable price. After a lot of searching I came up on this adapter also on Amazon, $15 and also can accommodate 2 different wrench sizes, that may come in handy. I'm thinking maybe a socket/ratchet may go on one as a nice handle.
- Location
- Waterbury, CT
- Location
- Waterbury, CT
New video by David Taylor
photos.app.goo.gl
Excuse the splattered brown spray paint on my harken. There was an incident involving me trying to use the spray can as a hammer in my new apartment. I had to paint some walls before my girl got home
Merle Nelson
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- SF Bay Area, CA
Thanks for the tip on that drive attachment. I bought one in case my primary goes missing.
Yesterday lifting some heavy limbs over power lines I maxed out my batt Hole Hawg's abilities. Had to go to double handed winch handle to get more lift. (5/8 line that was dragging in two or three places as it entered blocks.)
Yesterday lifting some heavy limbs over power lines I maxed out my batt Hole Hawg's abilities. Had to go to double handed winch handle to get more lift. (5/8 line that was dragging in two or three places as it entered blocks.)
Merle Nelson
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- SF Bay Area, CA
Battery lift much preferred to manual lift.
- Location
- Waterbury, CT
What's the smallest rope you guys have used in the Harken? I only have 11.7 climb line on hand to test and it doesnt seem to self-tail very well with it. It obviously looks a bit small tho.
Naturarbo
Participating member
- Location
- South Portugal
that will depend on what harken you have.mine works with 14mm rope.rescue harken works with 12mm
- Location
- Waterbury, CT
I've got the model from the original grcs, Harken 44 two speed self-tailing
Naturarbo
Participating member
- Location
- South Portugal
The original GRCS is Harken 46 and operates with 5/8inch or 16mmm rope.
But I don't know all the grcs's and don't own 1
I have a smartwinch, a bit more compact
But I don't know all the grcs's and don't own 1
I have a smartwinch, a bit more compact
