Tree To Tree Transfer Hook...

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rawtree

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1st prototype:

Tree To Tree Transfer Hook.webp

Screw you ronnie. You didn't return my email so I made it myself. No one manipulates metal as well as the Germans (though Rock Exotica is my favorite considering all his innovations, variety and the artwork of his metal) and I would have been honored had you developed this.

Next editions:
__ stainless steel
__ 'biner clip at top of hook
__ eliminate the stopper knot though it does minimize bark damage from missed throws; possibly burn end to form a bubble that wont pull back through pipe and then have 3 recessed pins that would be screwed in through the the line in order to secure the rope
__ flared out pipe opening where line exits to minimize wear
__ more angle at bottom end where hook first contacts limb to force hook to the down position as it passes over the limb
__ form hook to force limb into the back end of the hook in stead of the front as this bend does
__ make a jig so as to form more uniform bends
I tell you, this is so sweet because the end is so true and streamlined as it passes over the limb. It just "flows"...
 
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rawtree said:
1st prototype
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Here are some pics of another selfmade Epple Hook:
http://motorsaegen-portal.de/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=39461#p559268
Maybe they are helpful for your project.

Just yesterday I've ordered the Epple for 110 (approx 122 USD). I agree hat this is a lot of money but I think it is worth it. Ingenious is in my eyes the integrated bungee to close the hook if it's stored on the saddle.

By the way there is a version called "Züfle Wurfhaken" available for half of the money. Also it should be easier to copy. I have read somewhere that the Epple is best for deciduous trees and the Züfle for conifers.

Both are part of these videos:
 
Howie65 said:
Here are some pics of another selfmade Epple Hook:
http://motorsaegen-portal.de/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=39461#p559268
Maybe they are helpful for your project.

Just yesterday I've ordered the Epple for 110 (approx 122 USD). I agree hat this is a lot of money but I think it is worth it. Ingenious is in my eyes the integrated bungee to close the hook if it's stored on the saddle.

By the way there is a version called "Züfle Wurfhaken" available for half of the money. Also it should be easier to copy. I have read somewhere that the Epple is best for deciduous trees and the Züfle for conifers.

Both are part of these videos:
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Duh, smack me in the head! ART positioner instead of ropeman cam!!!!!!!! Have had an extra one floating around my bag looking for a new job. Shoot, probably won't work on 8 mil! Nevermind...wait, I've got a smaller cam in a box somewhere...pray for me...
 
The reason that I'm so turned on by these hooks is because 90% of my work is "view pruning" and, typically, I start from the back deck and work my way down slope and from tree to tree to tree. With the rates I charge I feel this is what gives me an edge and, the greatest reason, it makes me feel as though I'm giving them their money's worth! Besides all that, it saves me quite a few humps compared with having to start up at the base of each tree (there is a understory of dense rhododendrons and few places to take a throw ball shot)Whiteside_20150618_131940.webp and I can do more trees per day!
 
rawtree said:
Duh, smack me in the head! ART positioner instead of ropeman cam!!!!!!!! Have had an extra one floating around my bag looking for a new job. Shoot, probably won't work on 8 mil! Nevermind...wait, I've got a smaller cam in a box somewhere...pray for me...
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Nope, 8 mm is too small for the cams and body I have for the positioner. Ropeman is the way...
 
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