O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[brendonv]

I picked up a Stihl HT-131 telescoping pole saw today. I've been pondering one for a while, but kept talking myself out of it. I've got a few jobs where they want some trees raised and I was tired of putting ropes in trees to go up 15'.

The thing sounds mean, it's got that 4 stroke thumper sound.

 

[rumination]

It's a nice machine and it's the bees knees for crown raising. You'll like it.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Don't bend the shaft.

Seriously, don't do that. Might near everyone else does...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Very expensive to bend shaft... Bad very very bad!

 

[rumination]

Agreed. And be very careful about getting that bar pinched in the cut.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

And if you don't have a pole saw box on your rig... It ALWAYS gets loaded last and on top of everything else....

 

[SkwerI]

I had to cut the shelf in the side box on my truck to get my pole pruner to fit. But it worked and now it rides nice and secure without having to pull it out of the way on every job. I suspect over half of the bent shafts are caused by accidents when the pole pruner isn't being used.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Very true Brian! Most issues I have had is just bad judgment on someones part in stowing or unloading it... My new one is watched like a hawk....!

 

[stehansen]

I used mine so seldom that sometimes parts would vibrate loose just riding around.

 

[sotc]

My rack showed up today!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool!

Now, when will you ever use it? In place of a figure eight?

 

[Burnham]

Set for left hand braking with all 5 bars, right hand with 4...that the way you want it, I reckon?

Looks nice.

 

[sotc]

I'm flexable, guss i'll try it and see.
Probably just rec climbing Butch

 

[Burnham]

It's easy to reverse, if you want to. I can walk you through it if you can't figure it out yourself.

 

[sotc]

What would be the advantage? I laced it the way the paper said.

 

[Burnham]

Just change the brake hand to the other side.

 

[squisher]

Nice rack Willie.............man that seems weird to type.

 

[sotc]

I'll try it both ways.
Thanks Justin, I think

 

[squisher]

I'll try it both ways.

If you go both ways Willie then I retract my previous statement.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Nice! I see a big tree with that racks name on it...

 

[stehansen]

If you go both ways Willie then I retract my previous statement.

I became suspicious when his hardhat matched his shirt.

 

[sotc]

If you go both ways Willie then I retract my previous statement.

You skeered?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

It was the "cherry wood" that got me
Willie you sly dog!

 

[sotc]

Man, I never relized! My buddy used to tell me "if your looking for yourself, don't look in the closet!" Hmmmm, gonna check.....

 

[stehansen]

Ha!