New helmets with Sena

[Stephen Moore]

We used our new helmets with the Sena comms system all week, man that's slick! I can send a guy down the block to the truck and be up a tree and tell him in a normal voice to grab a rescue 8. They do last all day and the only issue we had was a unit not turning on. It was quickly resolved by inserting a paper clip in the reset hole for 5 seconds. So far nothing but good shit to say about this system.. the safety implications are also huge. A great investment and highly recommended in your crews kit.

 

[southsoundtree]

They pay for themselves quickly, with increase productivity, and increased safety.
Buy a headset for the crane op, if you use one. Easily saved 45 minutes on that all day crane job, which paid for the CO's headset on the first day.

 

[Stephen Moore]

We very rarely use cranes here, mostly because the closest one is 11/2 hours away! But only a handful of trees are left dead long enough to require one. But we have and yes that’s a great idea. I just wanted to try them out and see what my impression was. So far... totally a believer.

 

[CjM]

We’ve had ours about two months now, game changer on par with using a chipper with a winch for the first time. We’ve had 5 folks paired together successfully, across a lage propery with three of us up in the air. I love using my golf voice while running a saw or the chipper. And the fu-beep! as your coworkers accidentally bump out is just like tv censorship.

 

[Stephen Moore]

We’ve had ours about two months now, game changer on par with using a chipper with a winch for the first time. We’ve had 5 folks paired together successfully, across a lage propery with three of us up in the air. I love using my golf voice while running a saw or the chipper. And the fu-beep! as your coworkers accidentally bump out is just like tv censorship.

Are you using Sena? I thought they could only pair with 4 at maximum?

 

[CjM]

We are, the smh-10s. That's what I thought, but we did 5 one day. Took like 10 minutes to get it paired correctly, and another 10 minutes at one point when someone bumped out. We regularly do 4 with no problems though.

 

[Rainwater]

I have trouble transitioning to not having them on, I’ll low talk to someone in a different room when I get home and expect them to here me.

 

[CjM]

I have trouble transitioning to not having them on, I’ll low talk to someone in a different room when I get home and expect them to here me.

Ha same! I also get the phantom mic

 

[Stephen Moore]

Its a weird sensation being able to communicate in a normal voice when traffic is driving by and you are 120 feet up a tree..