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I was looking around at the big shot and came across a line launcher on ebay called a treezzooka and was wondering if any one had any info on this thing. it looks like it might be better
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There's a thread here a year or so back on the treezzooka.
It's also called the spud gun.
Go for the Big Shot.
I experimented with a big sling shot called Hyper Dog. Made for shooting tennis balls. Good for the low shots <50'.
The Big Shot is worth it. And you may already have the poles. I use a 3'+ 6' combination.
 
I haven't seen it, but there is an air powered gun that, according to a friend that has used it, works quite well and shoots higher than a BS.

It uses a bicycle pump to get the pressure and apparently doesn't take an unreasonable amount of strokes to get the needed pressure.

The biggest shortcoming of the BS is the latex power tubing - it gets really weak in cold temps.
 
Ron,

do you have a link to that gun?

There are plenty of tire pumps that would fill up a spud gun with enough air volume/pressure for what we need. The giant air chambers aren't needed.
 
I think that treepedo is $100 or so. But if it works as claimed it could be a real time saver well the whole crew is standing around watching. It's hardly made in Canada even.
 
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Ron,

do you have a link to that gun?

There are plenty of tire pumps that would fill up a spud gun with enough air volume/pressure for what we need. The giant air chambers aren't needed.

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Tom,
I don't have a link, let me see if I can get one. It's my understanding that at a gathering indoors, as this thing was being demo'd, it was unintentionally fired and the throwbag went cleanly through a bathroom door (thank goodness it didn't hit anyone). A buddy of mine was at the event and saw it first hand.
 
cant go wrong with the big shot, its awesome, and fun. but the treepedo looks good. like you said boreality,if its all thats its cracked up to be, it could be a handy tool. anyone have a treepedo that wants to talk about it?
 
The big shot is a great tool: it's easy to use and quick to bust out and put away. Ron is right about the tubing though, leave it in the cold and that stuff turns brittle and cruddy. Long as you store it inside you should be fine, long as you don't live someplace like super cold like vermont.

I don't know about the treepedo: it's obscenely expensive and I can see in very easily going through a client's window or hitting somebody in the head. That being said I've never taken it with me to a job, just checked out my buddy's.
 
I tried the big shot on a cold day. I figured I could accuratly throw twice as high. I should of tried it in summer. I was also using a 12oz. bag, I think they prefer an 8oz.

Any improvements with line placement would be welcome. Perhaps a 60ft. telescopic hook pole maybe carbon fiber (not near powerlines) or the air rifle, archery, or treepedo with a brake system that you'd estimate how much line to the target then some kind of decelerator smoothly stops the projectile.
 
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I haven't seen it, but there is an air powered gun that, according to a friend that has used it, works quite well and shoots higher than a BS.

It uses a bicycle pump to get the pressure and apparently doesn't take an unreasonable amount of strokes to get the needed pressure.

The biggest shortcoming of the BS is the latex power tubing - it gets really weak in cold temps.

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BS works fine in minus 5 degrees fahrenheit. I have been using it for about 8 years in Southern Ontario shooting on average 60 feet with out any failure of tubing. If i pull it any harder than that will it snap at me?
 
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The Treepedo needs work. You can throw it a mile but if it swings into a branch it spins around like, half a dozen times. Very annoying.

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The Throw bag will do the same if you don't allow the weight to drop below the limb far enough so it doesn't spin around the limb. The big difference is the Treepedos nose is radiused to minimize the friction and pressure point for easy retrieval/movement. I show this quite clearly in the video. Throw weights have a greater area of contact. The ring, the webbing and the bag opposed to a small point of near frictionless anodized aluminum
 
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The big shot is a great tool: it's easy to use and quick to bust out and put away. Ron is right about the tubing though, leave it in the cold and that stuff turns brittle and cruddy. Long as you store it inside you should be fine, long as you don't live someplace like super cold like vermont.

I don't know about the treepedo: it's obscenely expensive and I can see in very easily going through a client's window or hitting somebody in the head. That being said I've never taken it with me to a job, just checked out my buddy's.

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How far do you pull on the BS in the cold to experience tube failure?
I would like to argue Treepedo obscenely expensive and safety. Replaces a lifetime of throwbags=$100's, lifetime tool + lifetime guarantee = priceless, makes rope placement easy and snag/jam free = priceless, less environmental waste( materials, ring,bag,wbbing,and wear on lines. unimaginable Lead contamination, exciting and new experience = cool new tool arborist designed and adaptable = priceless.
Safety issues have been addressed with two option. Soft Foam is actually safer than throw bags or vinyl and rubber. Web updates comming soon.
 
I found up to 70' carbon fiber commercial quality poles. They weigh only 15lbs. and are made for window washers. The problem is they cost over $4000. I'm gonna order a treepedo.
 
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