Swiss tree grippers/tree bike

[Sgriff]

$1k you pay shipping, lightly used

Swiss Tree Grippers

Move safely up, down, or around a tree without damaging the bark! Your hands are left free to work. Constructed of durable, high quality materials for maximum user safety. Use to climb trees up to 26˝ in diameter. Includes two suspension assemblies, a large one for the right foot and a small one...

www.forestry-suppliers.com

 

[MasterBlaster]

They sure do look interesting, but they will also require regular spur for those particular non-Palms.

 

[Burnham]

Looks mighty familiar . Contact Gigi...she wanted them badly, when I sold them to you. User name @vharrison.

 

[RamonZepedaJr]

$1k you pay shipping, lightly usedView attachment 98119View attachment 98120View attachment 98121View attachment 98122

Swiss Tree Grippers

Move safely up, down, or around a tree without damaging the bark! Your hands are left free to work. Constructed of durable, high quality materials for maximum user safety. Use to climb trees up to 26˝ in diameter. Includes two suspension assemblies, a large one for the right foot and a small one...

www.forestry-suppliers.com

Are they still available?

 

[T Collins]

I take those if nobody else has yet!

 

[Clwhitby]

Are they still for sale ?

 

[SeanKroll]

I take those if nobody else has yet!

Where would you use them?
Same trees as you.
Just curious.

 

[T Collins]

I would use them on coconut palm back in Hawaii. Maybe a d-fir if I was doing a skirt lift (fun way to say removing lower limbs). Coconut palm is not a tree and never mends from being spike climbed.

 

[Tree09]

Does spiking them hurt them?

 

[T Collins]

Yes and no. It's unattractive the massive gouges that can occur from routine spike climbing but many palms are 30+yrs old on resorts and golf courses that don't care about the chatty look. The worst thing that can be done is the "rooster tailing". A skirt lift so extreme that it renders a plume like crown of only nearly vertical fronds sadly resembling a cock sure tail.

 

[T Collins]

 

[lxskllr]

That tree on the right's pretty gnarly, but it isn't a bad look, at least from that small picture. If it doesn't really harm the palm, I might be inclined to use spikes if it were on my property.