Home made lowering device

[PUClimber]

I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to build their own apparatus for lowering limbs. If so i was wondering if anyone had any pictures to share.

 

[thattreeguy]

i was going to make a lowering bollard that mounts into the receiver hitch of any truck for lowering, but a friend who manufactures root barriers discussed the liabilities with me and i never bothered. it was pretty much a copy of the standard lowering bollard buying one allows you to stick it to a company if there is a defect that causes it to fail. i used one like i am describing at a tree srvc in evansville indiana once..it sure was handy...goodluck and stay safe.

 

[Colin]

Here's a DIY porty.

 

[Colin]

And another...

 

[semprebene]

hi guys
here in Italy as Mark well know is the place where everybody try to built everythings by himself!!!
the main reason could be that in Italy the arborist supply are very exepensive..but I'm not aggree with this line of managment..
I 'm in tree care from 13 years and I've seen many accidents caused by handmade tools...especially lowering device or a kind of...
in my opinion the best way is use approved tools also because in Italy the insurance don't pay you if you use handmade tools...
next time I try to show you some example with some photos of handmade lowering device...

 

[Smallwood]

I made a porty; old anchor style. Wasn't preety but it worked well. Since I've retired all of my work is charity work and the ground crew is almost always inexperienced. It was too hard to teach new guys about the wraps on the porty and handling the slack and they always seemed to be looking at the porty instead of looking up. I went to a Hobbs and it really works well for my purposes. Everyone is well out of the drop zone they have their eyes on me or the piece being lowered. I'll never understand why " let it run" seems to be the hardest thing to teach.
Phil

 

[PUClimber]

Besides the porty has anyone tried to build one similar to the Hobbs or GRCS? I'll try to get a picture posted here in a day or so of the one that I put together.

 

[Norm_Hall]

I made 1 that didn't tip like the port-a-wrap. It required a sling and ratcheting nylon strap to hold in place. I'm at our California offices this week. I can take a pic when I get home and post it if people are interested.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Please take a picture Norm. It's always interesting to see innovative ideas.

 

[Kevin]

I use a cinch strap on my port-a-wrap to keep it from tipping.

 

[frans]

Hows this?

 

[tnttree]

A FRANRCS ?

 

[frans]

At home we jst call him Jr.! But you Dave, can call him Sir!

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Wow, Sir that is really slick!

There are some neat ideas for all kinds of things at Storricks ; but none that sweet!

But ya might click any board at Storrick's Candy shop, and then any individual item; should keep someone with an addiction for sweets busy for awhile!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

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At home we jst call him Jr.! But you Dave, can call him Sir!

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When I see 'GRCS' my mind pronounces 'Gurks' So now when I see Junior or Sir, my mind will pronounce 'Furks'

 

[Cody]

This is my home made lowering device that is based on the principals of the porty. As you see it can only be used where vehicle access is possible.
The lowering rope can run straight from the tree to the device or re-directed at the base of the tree if lifting may be required.
I have given it a thorough work out and think that the back of the ute would be off the ground before it would bend.
I have a better design that is yet to be made, maybe on my next day off, I wish.

 

[vinnie_p]

hey frans whats the ratio on your spool

 

[semprebene]

yes it's the same for me...I use lowering device nearly everydays...and sometimes with others istructors of the Scuola Agraria Parco di Monza we manage course on the use of lowering device and the hardest thing is force the ground man to lay the piece of wood run ...and trust on the sistem...

 

[Axman]

Before eyslings, Porta-Wrap's and GRCS's hit the arbor scene, the lowering device that was popular was just a plain old Bollard friction brake. I couldn't afford the manufactured version so I patterned a homemade one with scraps of iron around I had around. I never did locate a racheting strap I felt comfortable with and ended up using 3/8th's high test chain with a load binder on the back side to fasten it to a tree, using a cheater pipe to secure it down tight. Rude and crude but it worked at the time, and it has taken some heavy hits when I did use it, now it just gathers dust and rust sitting in the shop. I look at it now and think to myself, now why did I do it that way when I could of done it a different way, hindsight I guess and at the time I didn't have as many tools to work with like I do now.

 

[RemovalWizzard]

here is mine