Home made things for tree work

[cory]

Well damn I either missed it or .... forgot. Anyway, sweet saddle!

 

[Porkbrick]

i used it for quite a while. its still in good working order. there were a few things i would do different if i made another, all to do with how i fastened the stiffening elements to the leather and how the padding went on to that. i made a poor choice and used uhm plastic for the backing. FYI absolutely nothing sticks to that kind of plastic!

 

[Raj]

Same kinda idea I have if I ever got a MCRS.

 

[Climbhigh]

I made a larger saw lanyard ring out of an old SS car antenna to replace the factory one for easy on and off the carry tool.

 

[DMc]

Nice! Clean work, you got skills brother. Is that saw strap long enough for a cross body one arm stretch?

 

[Climbhigh]

Thanks Dave. Here it is next to a weaver, both maxed out. 55" eye2eye on the TS one.

 

[stig]

I made a larger saw lanyard ring out of an old SS car antenna to replace the factory one for easy on and off the carry tool.

Taking a Jaguar SS100 apart to make a lanyard ring may not have been such a great idea, economically!

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/jaguar/ss100

 

[Bermy]

 

[CurSedVoyce]

For those sketchy roofs you can't quite just blow off......

 

[MasterBlaster]

Derp?

 

[Jonny]

I saw some supplier selling rake heads that mount on Jameson poles. Cool idea, and probably pretty useful arborist times.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Ahhh, I see it now. Uhhh...

Cool?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I just order the male and female connectors. I usually have a smashed pole lying about that can be cut into 1 or 2 or 4' lengths. Rakes with broken handles work well....
I have roofs that are crap up here. Guess most of us do. One in particular I prune regular over is tin on 2X3s spaced 36". Aint no way.

 

[SeanKroll]

One thing that I don't really deal with, crap roofs. I'll take it.

 

[Mick!]

Thats a good idea!

 

[Nutball]

Why not extend the tube on a backpack blower?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Blow up roof to other side of roof to?
Rake drags brash down...

 

[Steve Mack]

I made one out of a extending pool cleaning pole I picked up somewhere. Just stuck a rake in the end and drilled a hole through to keep it in, small bolt with a wing nut and the rake comes out. Adjusts to what height I need.

Too late to get a pic.

 

[flushcut]

I like it!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Just raking the roof wouldn't cut it here - they want the roof blown spotless and I don't blame them!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

If you have a roof bowing under its own weight, covered in moss with signs of dry rot, ain't gonna get blown. No stepping foot on it.

 

[treesmith]

Why not extend the tube on a backpack blower?

Having had a roofing business for 17 years, I almost never use a blower on a roof, due to potential damage/future issues. When I do, I make CERTAIN to blow directly down slope. Lots can go wrong with a blower on a roof. Any loose tabs flap up, allowing trash/debris to get under it....too many variables to be worth it to me.

 

[MasterBlaster]

If I have to tell someone not to blow upwards on the shingles, I always ask if they had stupid biscuits with breakfast.

 

[squisher]

The rake on a pole seems like a great idea to me.

 

[flushcut]

If I have to tell someone not to blow upwards on the shingles, I always ask if they had stupid biscuits with breakfast.

My response lately to the guys has been "I bet you were a square peg in a round hole kinda kid". Now it's just "hey peg boy" or "FFS peg boy".