Wall of Shame: Wannabe Experts

[stig]

At least they had their priorities straight.
Saved the saw before the guy.

 

[vl2007]

Saw this guy going from house to house today.

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[CurSedVoyce]

Must have just bought those gaff and belt on Ebay... Lawwd

 

[MasterBlaster]

Now THAT'S one hella production climber!!!

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Hey. Looks like he's tied in twice! ha!

 

[blue]

Unbelievable!

Not for this thread it ain't!!

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Hey. Looks like he's tied in twice! ha!

His lanyard is so loose that it's hard to call it "tied", even in twice.:what:

 

[Jack]

Looked like a pole-strap & a lineman's belt to me ... probably pole gaffs, too.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I use pole gaffs. I used long shanks for ages, but went back to shorties. Big cottonwoods are about the only time I'd need them, and I do those about one every other year.

 

[rumination]

I use pole gaffs. I used long shanks for ages, but went back to shorties. Big cottonwoods are about the only time I'd need them, and I do those about one every other year.

Same here.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I actually had both sets, but after a year of disuse, I sold them to Burnham.

 

[Jack]

Yeah, I've got both. We've got mostly old thick bark oaks and black gums = long shanks. Shorties are fine, even best, for thin bark and could have been fine in that vid if it weren't for that pole strap.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Ditto... Long shanks, thick bark and short shanks on thin.. Saves the ankles and the hips in my book.

 

[canadiantreeman]

I'm just waiting on a movie I took from my phone today. Guys were 'felling' trees with an excavator to push. No face cut, just angled backcut. Two guys standing on the ground an the op...real safety conscious!

 

[Bermy]

Sheesh, that guy had a death grip on that coconut! He had the ole' "butt out in the air, I think I'm not too happy up here" posture and I think he spotted you filming him...

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Haven't worn long spikes for residential work for well over a year, maybe two or more.

 

[SimplyArbor]

Pole gaffs for me too! Sometimes it's a bummer on real thick bark pondos, but just have to be conscious of foot placement on the last 30 or so feet. Tried tree gaffs for a while, was like balancing on pencils.

 

[Tucker943]

Ive only ever used long spikes? Should I switch? I work in mostly thin skinned trees. A few shaggy ones here and there.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Thin skinned trees? Heck yea, give them a shot... you'll never look back, I bet.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

I concur, Doctor!

I got mine for $25 on ebay, steel, fixed points. Not fancy, but my legs never get tired from heavy spurs. Almost always, all the spur weight is on the tree.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Some guys laughed at me for switching back and forth between pole and tree gaffs. Works great though. I just use the long gaffs on the conifers, black oaks and valley oaks... thick barks. Live oak removals are sweet on pole gaffs.

 

[Koala]

Now THAT'S one hella production climber!!!

Saw the video than read your comment....still laughing...

Nice technique too at the end of the video...the wounded bear technique

 

[Marc-Antoine]

So ... What about "no stub" and PPE ?
They don't apply : military training
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[CurSedVoyce]

Well, that was painful to watch...

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's amazing. I left a message...