Recent content by Hunnicutt

I've had some miraculous gear recovery stories. I've lost the same impact block twice and recovered it both times. Once it got left way up in the woods when we were using it as a redirect. A week went by before I realized it was missing. It took a couple of days for me to remember where it was...

All or nothing descents have been a plague for mechanical devices for a long time. My advice for a SpiderJack is to have lots of finesse and thumb strength!

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Unfortunately, after confirming with a continuity test, it is indeed the wire that passes through the crank case from the kill switch to the ignition coil :(

Missin' this video is like being on the outside of a particularly enticing inside joke. It's worse than being the one guy on the crew who forgot to charge his Sena!

I've got a decent running 200T, but the grounding wire that runs from the ignition coil to the kill switch has faulted. It's the very first saw I ever bought so I've got a little bit of a connection with it. I recently replaced the piston and some other things and now it runs better than when I...

Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery! I had a pretty bad TIP failure years ago, but I was a whole lot luckier than you were. I shared my experience a year ago or so, but I'll just repost here.

Well no water bottle, but it definitely counts as a close call. I was contract climbing in a graveyard and the guy I was working for had underbid the job. I was under pressure to finish quickly to make the job more profitable. I chunked the tree down to around 60 ft and decided that was short...

I've been using those buffs that Treestuff sends for free as a headband for years. Not only do they absorb most of my headsweat, but they help a ton with the fogging issue. My favorite glasses were always those Treestuff branded glasses that came in blue, clear, and smoke. I don't know what the...

Bought a new climbing line the other day, Yale Sumac 11.7mm. Naturally the first thing I wanted to do was put a splice in it, but it's been a while since my last splice. About a year ago I broke my TS wire fid and I bought a Brian Toss wand to replace it. This was the first opportunity I've had...

If the tree is too dangerous to climb, I don't see much of an alternative. If it couldn't be reached by crane, I'd rather bring in a tracked aerial lift than a bucket truck. Thanks for sharing, Tree Muggs. It's better to damage a gravestone than to end up underneath one.

I just stick with the old Carlton File-o-Plate for my rakers. It produces a consistent result without me having to pay attention to what I'm doing. Plus, I'm not the only person who uses my saws and the last thing I need is a groundie getting a bad case of chainsaw to the face.

I always wanted to get certified, but I never had any driving force to push me to spend the money. None of the homeowners in my area have ever heard of the ISA and at most I'll get one or two jobs a year because of my certification. The folks around here care 10% about my insurance 10% about my...

Merle, thank you! Now I'm stuck sitting here trying to decide which one I want. They are both monster sized saws, but I'm leaning towards the Ibuki

Hey my pleasure, August. My name's Kyle. I wouldn't compliment the saddle unless I meant it. Right, I noticed that about the hitch taking up too much space immediately. I tried to setup everything to keep my hitch as short as possible. Obviously there will be the occasional 'accidental...