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If a metal snap is to much for your crew, tying a knot probably is too

Yeah, that wasn't available two years ago. I wonder why treestuff made the soft shackle after the chook came out

They have that too.. called the chook or something

http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=17201 Hmm that looks familiar. Even the same color as mine. Apparently it was a good idea.

I second the video request

Got any pics showing the other side of the hitch?

That's cool, why can't you tie that with a loop?

Yeah no need to follow ANSI when rec climbing I guess.... Just wanted to make sure I said I'm not stoked about your idea. If you need a carabiner, hit me up. If you're just playing around, be safe.

NOT... LIFE... SUPPORT... could get snagged and open fairly easily when climbing, not double locking, not three actions to open, would wear hard from constant movement against d rings unlike steel or aluminum. Why frig with something that doesn't improve on a carabiner or snap? would take two...

I hope you are talking about a chainsaw lanyard... soft shackle is def not life support!

Nice bump. I left my job in November and haven't worked with a chipper winch since, so no field trials... Might be using a tractor winch sometime this month, I'll try and knock a few together, toggled/knot, and report back. It's such a neat splice I feel compelled to find a use for it! Anyone...

Thanks for the replies everyone, Cory, my name is Sean. The winter in Maine was great until two weeks ago, but we've had 6 feet of snow since then. I had this idea during the blizzard and haven't done any serious tree work since, so no chance to test it out. I don't much care for tying knots...

Our summer intern sent the winch line through our chipper this year, and the next week another local company did the same thing. It ended up being a cheap fix for us, but cost the other guys a few thousand. For both of us, most of the damage was done by the steel carabiner on the line. That got...