Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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A little Saturday backyard milling session-
I got a neighbor who is a good friend and one of the most capable men I have ever meet. Dude is good at everything. He was putting in a big leach field in some super gnarly terrain when a very deep trench gave way and he lost his excavator over sideways. Because of the terrain, getting anything big enough and close enough was a no-go...I ended up rigging up 3 trees and with his bobcat, a Ram 5500, 2 Hobbs devices, a few redirects, purchases, and some patience we managed pick that fucker up and got it out of the trench... He was so thankful for my help that he bought me a new Husky 540i XP... I slapped one of August's Panther bar/sprocket/micro chain combo on her and she is seriously kicking ass.
I got a neighbor who is a good friend and one of the most capable men I have ever meet. Dude is good at everything. He was putting in a big leach field in some super gnarly terrain when a very deep trench gave way and he lost his excavator over sideways. Because of the terrain, getting anything big enough and close enough was a no-go...I ended up rigging up 3 trees and with his bobcat, a Ram 5500, 2 Hobbs devices, a few redirects, purchases, and some patience we managed pick that fucker up and got it out of the trench... He was so thankful for my help that he bought me a new Husky 540i XP... I slapped one of August's Panther bar/sprocket/micro chain combo on her and she is seriously kicking ass.
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Sounds like quite the project, cool you were able to pull it off.
I recently put one of the Panther bars on my 2511 and it's a nice upgrade for sure. That 540i is certainly on my shopping list, I'd be curious to hear some of your impressions of the saw once you've got some hours on it.
will do, after I get a few removals under its belt..
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Rico, you work in a beautiful place. I can almost smell the fresh cut lumber from here. Cheers to your new side arm.
Today I dropped my biggest tree of my career so far. Silver maple at a lot clear I was working on in London Ontario. With a DBH of about 60inches my 28 inch bar on the 661 just barely did the trick.
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Took the bike to the mechanic.
RyTheTreeGuy
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Trying out some new spurs tomorrow, Aluminum Geckos. I've been using steel Buckinghams with Big-Buck pads for YEARS and while they are super comfortable (for me at least) and durable, they are heavy as hell. The Velcro on both the upper and lowers is getting pretty warn, and just replacing the upper pads/velcro and lowers was going to be $250 while being the same weight. I considered the Buckingham Titanium's and the price didn't bother me at all, but they were out of stock, the total weight (hooks/pads/straps) wasn't listed and I didn't like the look of the upper pads as much.
I did some fitting at the shop this evening and while the straps will need some break-in to get comfortable, they are SO MUCH lighter than my steel Bucks w/ BB pads it feels like they aren't even on my feet. Three big fir removals tomorrow, I'll report back then.
I did some fitting at the shop this evening and while the straps will need some break-in to get comfortable, they are SO MUCH lighter than my steel Bucks w/ BB pads it feels like they aren't even on my feet. Three big fir removals tomorrow, I'll report back then.
While I doubt anyone has been waiting on the edge of their seat for an update, here it is. Maybe I should do a 'full review' at some point, but since today was the first go-round, I'll just make a few points based on a fir removal this morning.
As someone who spends a LOT of time on spurs, I can already say having something as light as these is are on your feet is 100% worth it and I wish I'd started down this path a long time ago, doesn't matter what it costs. At almost 2 pounds lighter than what I've been using forever, they are almost un-noticeable. In backpacking/hiking I've heard the phrase 'a pound off your feet is like 5 off your back' and it's probably true, should have taken it to heart sooner.
As with any new thing, the straps and pads will take some break-in to get comfortable. They felt like stiff new gear, but I could tell it will improve with usage. I literally took them out of the box and played with the straps at my shop standing on a slab, and turns out I only looked closely at one of the spurs. The two were actually set from the factory at different lengths, and 2 minutes into the tree one was digging into my shin while the other was quite comfortable. I figured it out once the tree was done and finally looked closer at them (which I should have done at the shop last night...) and spent the rest of the day on my well-worn and super comfy steel Bucks. I thought I'd like the 'quick buckles' on the lowers, but... it's not as easy to use as I expected. Maybe I need to make them just a little looser to clip/unclip without having to mess with the velcro. The upper straps are strange, because as you can see in my original post it leaves all that exposed velcro that just catches dust/chips which seems silly to me.
Anyways, fir removal, core rot, came out due upcoming garage construction. I'll fix the lengths and keep testing them out. I think they will be good once I iron out the details.
As someone who spends a LOT of time on spurs, I can already say having something as light as these is are on your feet is 100% worth it and I wish I'd started down this path a long time ago, doesn't matter what it costs. At almost 2 pounds lighter than what I've been using forever, they are almost un-noticeable. In backpacking/hiking I've heard the phrase 'a pound off your feet is like 5 off your back' and it's probably true, should have taken it to heart sooner.
As with any new thing, the straps and pads will take some break-in to get comfortable. They felt like stiff new gear, but I could tell it will improve with usage. I literally took them out of the box and played with the straps at my shop standing on a slab, and turns out I only looked closely at one of the spurs. The two were actually set from the factory at different lengths, and 2 minutes into the tree one was digging into my shin while the other was quite comfortable. I figured it out once the tree was done and finally looked closer at them (which I should have done at the shop last night...) and spent the rest of the day on my well-worn and super comfy steel Bucks. I thought I'd like the 'quick buckles' on the lowers, but... it's not as easy to use as I expected. Maybe I need to make them just a little looser to clip/unclip without having to mess with the velcro. The upper straps are strange, because as you can see in my original post it leaves all that exposed velcro that just catches dust/chips which seems silly to me.
Anyways, fir removal, core rot, came out due upcoming garage construction. I'll fix the lengths and keep testing them out. I think they will be good once I iron out the details.
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Winchman
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Can you get an extra piece of Velcro to cover the unused part of the strap? Just leave it pressed firmly in place so unused part won't get full of debris.
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Note to Tom Dunlap:
This is what I see when the photos don't show up.
I've found that just reloading the page usually cures the problem, do it's no big deal.
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