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27RMT0N said:
Hang on... (no pun intended).

Not knowing much about knuckle boom cranes myself, (and maybe just not noticing it in other peoples photos all this time....) I'm guessing that little jib sticking past the main pick point what the climber ties into? Is that tree-work specific or do lineman and other industries have and take advantage of that system? Seems pretty slick.

I've worked around stick cranes with people tying into the hook, or an attachment point just above the hook years ago, before knuckle booms became common, I imagine this is the same idea just separated from that space?

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It is slick and you eat up some trees quick with a mobile tie in point and good operator. And yes that little stinger is just his tie in point for a climber and that little separation is nice! I think being able to set slings off a crane is tree work specific. I'm unaware of any other industry that allows work off crane?! Anytime a climber is working off the crane during the setup, capacity should be lessened to 50 percent for duration of that operation was my understanding to comply with regulation , industry standards
 
Treetopflyer said:
It is slick and you eat up some trees quick with a mobile tie in point and good operator. And yes that little stinger is just his tie in point for a climber and that little separation is nice! I think being able to set slings off a crane is tree work specific. I'm unaware of any other industry that allows work off crane?! Anytime a climber is working off the crane during the setup, capacity should be lessened to 50 percent for duration of that operation was my understanding to comply with regulation , industry standards
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Yes. It’s another benefit of a k-boom since they are hyper sensitive to tying over the COG. Being tied to a dedicated eye that’s separate from the slings can help from a climber influencing the hook location.
 
Climber says looks good from my house but he's back on the ground taking pictures after sling sets while the lift op sets them free lol. To expand on on tie in point and k booms , my 6 foot manuel extension stinger is good when inside for tie in point but when it's out we swap locations for hook and tie in point and that's not ideal as your already stretched way out for a reason . Anytime working all the way out under 45 degrees is tough for our crane.. So for far reach I like working tandem with lift to go small , keep it boring and go home safe.. its still faster than span whipping from this tree to that tree across the yard one limb at a time and were well rehearsed in that act too
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96coal449 said:
tell me about them slings......
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I'm not a huge fan these slings They're okay for wood picks, bout as far as i go with them. I could whip a cow hitch faster and with better set than fiddling around with these personally. Not sure who made them up for Rick. They were beefy, I know that. I run the wespur quantums 5/8 & 9/16 and 1/2 all gear proforce slings for smaller stuff. They all knot very easy and resist snags well. I'll find out more about those in pic if your interested, Craig
 
Treetopflyer said:
Climber says looks good from my house but he's back on the ground taking pictures after sling sets while the lift op sets them free lol. To expand on on tie in point and k booms , my 6 foot manuel extension stinger is good when inside for tie in point but when it's out we swap locations for hook and tie in point and that's not ideal as your already stretched way out for a reason . Anytime working all the way out under 45 degrees is tough for our crane.. So for far reach I like working tandem with lift to go small , keep it boring and go home safe.. its still faster than span whipping from this tree to that tree across the yard one limb at a time and were well rehearsed in that act too
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Maybe it's a mental block but I'm not tracking on what you're saying. Can you explain the above statement for the slow kid? I understand the switching of the hook and the tie in using the manual. It does create a gap between the climber and the hook. Its not too bad at a 45. Straight up and down you end up with the climber way below the hook and that's a messy set up for the climber. I'm generally to a 45 angle when I go from the saw to the slings. Most of my critical lifts are 45 or below. I'm just not exactly sure what you mean with the hard on the crane statement. Are you just referring to your chart?
 
Treetopflyer said:
I'm not a huge fan these slings They're okay for wood picks, bout as far as i go with them. I could whip a cow hitch faster and with better set than fiddling around with these personally. Not sure who made them up for Rick. They were beefy, I know that. I run the wespur quantums 5/8 & 9/16 and 1/2 all gear proforce slings for smaller stuff. They all knot very easy and resist snags well. I'll find out more about those in pic if your interested, Craig
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No need to ask more about the slings, but thank you. Your post is mirroring what everyone else is suggesting in the thread I started in the Crane forum. I only asked because I saw your pic and was wondering if you had a different review.

The only difference ....you mentioned they're okay for spar work. I'm looking at the hook and chain slings for that.
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Thank you
 
Steve Connally said:
Maybe it's a mental block but I'm not tracking on what you're saying. Can you explain the above statement for the slow kid? I understand the switching of the hook and the tie in using the manual. It does create a gap between the climber and the hook. Its not too bad at a 45. Straight up and down you end up with the climber way below the hook and that's a messy set up for the climber. I'm generally to a 45 angle when I go from the saw to the slings. Most of my critical lifts are 45 or below. I'm just not exactly sure what you mean with the hard on the crane statement. Are you just referring to your chart?
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I think “tough for our crane” refers to the challenge for the climber on his particular boom due to how far the hook is from the climber tie in, whereas it would be easier in a lift.
 
Steve Connally said:
Maybe it's a mental block but I'm not tracking on what you're saying. Can you explain the above statement for the slow kid? I understand the switching of the hook and the tie in using the manual. It does create a gap between the climber and the hook. Its not too bad at a 45. Straight up and down you end up with the climber way below the hook and that's a messy set up for the climber. I'm generally to a 45 angle when I go from the saw to the slings. Most of my critical lifts are 45 or below. I'm just not exactly sure what you mean with the hard on the crane statement. Are you just referring to your chart?
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Yes exactly Steve, your not slow!! I just quickly bang on the keyboard and let it fly, nothing like my crane picks! My chart all the way out on all extensions on fly under 45 is 700#. They only thing I'd add is basically anyone under 45 stretched out should consider those critical lifts as you mentioned that phrase its a good one. If I had a pal88 for instance picking 700# at 75 feet under 45 isn't such a calculated event. I have a small single axle 25m/tonne crane with 90 vertical feet 1700# under 45 degrees all the way out only good for like I said #700. So saying hard on crane is misleading its hard for us to take small picks lol , but we must stay under capacity and take 500# pieces. Sure beats negative rigging!
 
A rather large broken limb hanging sixty feet up in a leaning pine with a plastic/aluminum greenhouse and a small landing zone below. Green is the TIP. The end of the greenhouse is below the orange arrow.
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After tying the limb off at the top, I kept cutting pieces off to get it to a manageable weight and size that I felt comfortable I could get into the landing zone,
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It took four climbs and a bunch of hand sawing with the razor saw. Summer is southwest Georgia is brutal, and I needed the exercise. Seeing it piled up for the yard debris truck was nice.
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Winchman said:
A rather large broken limb hanging sixty feet up in a leaning pine with a plastic/aluminum greenhouse and a small landing zone below. Green is the TIP. The end of the greenhouse is below the orange arrow.
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After tying the limb off at the top, I kept cutting pieces off to get it to a manageable weight and size that I felt comfortable I could get into the landing zone,
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It took four climbs and a bunch of hand sawing with the razor saw. Summer is southwest Georgia is brutal, and I needed the exercise. Seeing it piled up for the yard debris truck was nice.
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I agree, it has been especially hot here lately.
 
Treemuel said:
This morning there was a hint of Fall in the air, but still fairly warm during the day. Weird season with all the rain this year though.
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True that. We had more rain than usual this year, but it came down too heavily and quickly to get the most out of it.
 
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