Ode To oldirty

[MikePoor]

Thanks.

 

[Winch]

http://www.awdirect.com/joker-sling-hook-purple-ash1/recovery-straps/

I believe these are just about the same thing without the little catch to keep the sling in place - we've been using one of the green ones for years and never needed the catch.

Tougher than nails!

 

[allmark]

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http://www.awdirect.com/joker-sling-hook-purple-ash1/recovery-straps/

I believe these are just about the same thing without the little catch to keep the sling in place - we've been using one of the green ones for years and never needed the catch.

Tougher than nails!

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Those are what I have and they work great. I use the yellow though.

 

[chris_girard]

Do you guys use them as a single choker, or do you prefer to have some sort of backup?

 

[allmark]

I will use it single unless there is a need for multiple attatchment points.

 

[classictruckman]

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How about some video. It is just so easy to provide and worth so much more than pictures.



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I'm currently working on it, its a helmet cam video I took last year of a white pine that we were in a hurry to get down before a thunder storm rolled in to blow it down on the sauna below.

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Here's some video of that slinging technique of combining 2 slings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oIb1hMP0Ck

 

[treevet]

Very nice Ctm. Is that a 361 w/16 incher on it.?

Is there vid of remainder?

Thanks for posting.

 

[classictruckman]

MS260 16"bar

yes there is a part 2, but the upload failed so I'll try tomorrow.

 

[Reg]

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How about some video. It is just so easy to provide and worth so much more than pictures.



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I'm currently working on it, its a helmet cam video I took last year of a white pine that we were in a hurry to get down before a thunder storm rolled in to blow it down on the sauna below.

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Here's some video of that slinging technique of combining 2 slings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oIb1hMP0Ck

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That technique is as old as the arc James....I had to look twice in case I'd missed something.

Had that pine been hit by lightening previously?

Where's your Kboom video?

 

[treevet]

Never seen ANYTHING I haven't done before on your vids either Reg :-]

 

[Reg]

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Never seen ANYTHING I haven't done before on your vids either Reg :-]

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I'll take that as a complement Dave, thanks!

 

[treevet]

You're welcome RC

 

[surfarmer1]

CTM, not even a tank of fuel on that one..

you said that was last year...post one of the new articulating crane in action if you get can..

 

[MikePoor]

Nice Classic the only movement was the weight of extra branches on one side......smooth

 

[MikePoor]

The bark in vid was so light For a sec I thought it was Pinus albicaulis (then remembered You're not in the Rockies)

 

[classictruckman]

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That technique is as old as the arc James....I had to look twice in case I'd missed something.

Had that pine been hit by lightening previously?


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yeah I didn't say it was new, just when I was talking about it at the crane seminar in Boston last year nobody knew what I was talking about.

Yes it had been hit a few years before.

 

[classictruckman]

Youtube likes me tonight, here's part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcL9Dvvxdgo

 

[classictruckman]

Your all going to comment on the last pick that the notches are too close to the top, and you're right, I intended for them to be lower, but I was in a hurry and comfortable where they were.

 

[Blakesmaster]

CTM, I was at that crane course and did know what you were talking about but didn't find the choke that noteworthy. I "invented" it on my second crane job ever when the chokers I was using at the butt were a smidge too short. This is the only situation I can come up with where it would be useful but I could be missing something as I'm fairly new to crane work. My main turn off on this choke is that your not getting the benefits of ( more )balance or strength, which IMO, is the only reason to ever use two chokers. Like I said, I'm new to crane work so if you ( or anyone else ) could offer more insight I'm all ears but I can only see it coming into play when your chokers aren't individually long enough to circle the butt and reach the hook.

 

[oldirty]

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Your all going to comment on the last pick that the notches are too close to the top, and you're right, I intended for them to be lower, but I was in a hurry and comfortable where they were.

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not knock'n ya but why the colossal waste of time on that pick? all that carving for what? 1 hook cinches up just fine on small verticals like that pine.