GRCS Worth it with mini.

[NWPEZ]

As title says, I own a sk800 and we use it for everything. From dragging to feeding to lifting. With a block at the base and if needed a mid stem redirect I can lift anything I’m comfortable with as long as we have the runway. Theres a newer local tree biz going out of business that is offering a grcs for $2300 or $2500 with the hog. I’ve used grcs’s and know how slick they can be but also know the setup involved. Wondering for those that have both,how often do you bust out the grcs with your mini on site? Worried I won’t use it enough to warrant it but at same time I know there are definitely times and places it would be epic!

Side note, I do a fair amount of large conifer removals with one to two guys max on the ground. Thanks for any thoughts or insite.

 

[Serf Life]

We have sk800 and grcs. Not busted out often but has been game changer many times, well worth it and pays for itself rapidly. With mini: pick and lower with grcs then grab and drag with mini while lowering to float out whole piece etc etc

 

[Chris Schultz]

That’s a pretty fair deal on a piece of equipment I personally think is invaluable. I’d get it, if it ends up collecting dust, I see no reason you couldn’t break even selling it on treebay.

 

[evo]

I run a mini, with a 4k hydro winch, and GRCS. The GRCS is used but doesn’t come out to play.

Think long haul, it will come out to play. Perhaps infrequently but even if used once a year it will pay itself off. Double it up with a battery operated drill. Occasionally I will use both mini winch and GRCS.

 

[flushcut]

2500 for the GRCS and drill is a very good price. I have a mini and GRCS, the mini is a daily driver and the GRCS sits most of the time but when it’s needed it is the most valuable tool to ever have existed.

 

[NWPEZ]

Appreciate the thoughts so far and agree. I know there’s a time and a place, especially freeing up the mini to pull big picks out tip tied with the grcs. Wasn’t sure If price point was super epic or not. I know everything is 25-30 percent more expensive in the last few years. Work hasn’t been extremely busy this year as well so doesn’t make me overly amped to spend the coin. Haa

 

[Mick Dempsey!]

It’s a good price.
I wanted one, even ended up buying a Hobbs in the UK that my nephew purloined for his own biz before I could get it shipped over!

Won’t bother now as I’m too close to the end to get something I may never use.