Smart Winch/GRCS comparison

[SoftBankHawks]

If I sound biased it's because I am !

 

[GregManning]

Very informative.

 

[Leroy]

Very cool. Thanks for the video. Who makes the smart winch?

 

[TreeCo]

Well that was interesting.......and Smart.

The obvious question: How much?

I noticed that ice packs were mentioned for use in the GRCS bollard. It's interesting to note that the Smart Winch is an all aluminum frame and the bollard aluminum also and welded to the frame. That ought to be good for efficient heat transfer. Noted too is the Smart winch bollard is not a closed tube where the GRCS is a closed tube. The closed tube ought to be stronger, all things being equal.

Love the total aluminum build on the Smart Winch!

 

[MikePowers321]

Yeah, where can you get one of these...and how much? Next year I'll be getting a good lowering device so I am highly interested.

 

[SoftBankHawks]

Well that was interesting.......and Smart.

The obvious question: How much?

I noticed that ice packs were mentioned for use in the GRCS bollard. It's interesting to note that the Smart Winch is an all aluminum frame and the bollard aluminum also and welded to the frame. That ought to be good for efficient heat transfer. Noted too is the Smart winch bollard is not a closed tube where the GRCS is a closed tube. The closed tube ought to be stronger, all things being equal.

Love the total aluminum build on the Smart Winch!

The SW is steel. I'll look up the exact mix for you.

 

[SoftBankHawks]

Very cool. Thanks for the video. Who makes the smart winch?

Steven Ibelings is the designer, Freeworker from Germany stock it.
The SW is stainless steel with a glass blasted matt finish.

 

[monkeylove]

http://ths.com.au/equipment/lowering-devices-arborist/smart-rigging-winch

I found it here but I hope the price is wrong or there is a currency conversion because at over 5000 I doubt it will sell.

 

[ROYCE]

The cost of this unit is 3440 or so dollars. That does not include shipping it over to the us. I will wait until it becomes available in the US.

 

[ROYCE]

http://ths.com.au/equipment/lowering-devices-arborist/smart-rigging-winch

I found it here but I hope the price is wrong or there is a currency conversion because at over 5000 I doubt it will sell.

That's Australian Mate, everything over there is MUCH more expensive.

 

[monkeylove]

Thanks Royce.

 

[Treetopflyer]

Even at 3k .. I'm very inspired by Rc 3001 it has proved it self very well to me for little over 1k .. Very robust and effective for winching as well .. Pick it apart . I have an awsswer to the ??.. Smart winch does look interesting ..thanks for the video sbh.

 

[TreeCo]

Steven Ibelings is the designer, Freeworker from Germany stock it.
The SW is stainless steel with a glass blasted matt finish.

Thanks. The finish makes it look like Aluminum.
Stainless is better I believe.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Let's all just take a minute and thank Greg Good for both of these devices. Without his ingenuity we may never have seen attempts at improvement. It's all good LOL!

Tom

 

[ROYCE]

True Dat, It's all good!!

 

[RopeShield]

With the gcrs the bollard I place below the winch and one could add another strap. So it is not necessary to remove and replace the winch. From my experience with loads und er a 1000#. The goods can be collapsed and loadedin med size tool box for storing and transporting easily.
Smart winch looks to be a better tool
This looks interesting
http://www.arbortecforestwear.com/rigging-winch-thld4.html

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

We lower everything on the winch since we purchased it in 2012. I don't notice any significant wear. It can lift pieces with no slip the same way it has since day one.

 

[Alfedor]

It's an interesting tool but I think I would still take a GRCS, like tr33climb3r said, I have not had any issue with wear on the winch on our two GRCS's and we lower 99.9% of our rigging right off the winch.

I think the strap setup would be annoying as well but that is just my two cents...........

 

[monkeylove]

We lower everything on the winch since we purchased it in 2012. I don't notice any significant wear. It can lift pieces with no slip the same way it has since day one.

That was actually one of my questions I was about to ask. Does anyone really have an issue with the winch wearing out?

 

[monkeylove]

The one RopeShield linked looks interesting but is about the same come as the GRCS.